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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 224 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/194B/150
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Letter from WSC to the Burgomaster and Aldermen of Antwerp [Netherlands] accepting the Freedom of the City and regretting that it was not possible for him to come to Antwerp on the suggested day of VE day plus 30 [carbon].

Dates: 29 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/194B/170
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Letter from WSC to 2nd Lord Cornwallis [earlier Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis] acknowledging receipt of his letter of 17 Jun [1945] and expressing his appreciation of the proposal by the Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men to elect him an Honorary Life Member [carbon].

Dates: 07 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Mar 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/72/134
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Telegram from WSC to Major Randolph Churchill (Middle East) asking him to convey to the Colonel of the 4th Hussars the value he places on being Colonel of the Regiment.

Dates: 29 Mar 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Mar 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93A/99
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Letter from WSC to Sir Adrian Pollock [City Chamberlain and Treasurer] accepting the invitation of the Court of Common Council of the City of London to the Freedom of the City Signed.

Dates: 23 Mar 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93B/116
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Letter from WSC to Dr Salvador Diaz Valdes thanking him for conferring upon him Honorary Citizenship of the province of Pinar del Rio [Cuba] and for presenting the diploma granting this honour, to Sir George Forbes [British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Cuba] on his recent visit there Signed.

Dates: 01 Apr 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Jun 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93B/188
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Letter from WSC to J S Hill, Lord Mayor of Manchester, stating that he is honoured to hear that the Freedom of the City of Manchester might be conferred upon him but regrets that he could not attend the ceremony until the war is over Initialled.

Dates: 17 Jun 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Jun 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93B/192
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Letter from WSC to Sir Alfred Webb Johnson accepting his offer to become an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Signed.

Dates: 21 Jun 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93A/14-15
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Letter from WSC to Air Marshal Sir Bertine Sutton [Air Member for Personnel] informing him of his delight at having been awarded honorary wings by the RAF. Signed.

Dates: 01 Apr 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Sep 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/131-132
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Letter from WSC to J R Cairns, Town Clerk of Dover, Kent, informing him that he is greatly honoured by the proposal to grant him Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Dover, but asking if it would be possible for the conferment of it to take place after the end of the war as he has postponed his installation as Lord Warden until then and adding that he has declined a number of similar offers in the area Signed.

Dates: 30 Sep 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 07 Oct 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94B/178
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Letter from WSC to [1st] Lord Ebbisham [earlier Sir George Blades, Chancellor of the Primrose League] informing him that he accepts his invitation to become Grand Master of the Primrose League and stating that he has no objection to being so described on the League's headed paper Signature in typescript.

Dates: 07 Oct 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 03 Jul 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/3
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Letter from WSC to Sir Samuel George Joseph the Lord Mayor of London thanking him for the great honour done to him at the Guildhall and the Mansion House on June 30th [Freedom of the City of London].

Dates: 03 Jul 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 31 Jul 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/69
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Letter from WSC to J S Hill, Lord Mayor of Manchester, thanking him for a recent letter which conveyed that he was now a Freeman of Manchester and that he looks forward to visiting the city for the ceremony at the earliest opportunity. Signature in typescript.

Dates: 31 Jul 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 04 Aug 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/83
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Letter from WSC to Henry Wall the Lord Mayor of Bristol accepting his offer of the Freedom of the City but stressing that it may not be possible for him to come to Bristol to receive this honour before the end of the war Initialled.

Dates: 04 Aug 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/126
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Letter from George Adam Smith, Principal of the University of Aberdeen, to WSC, informing him of his election as Rector of the University. [Annotated and initialled by WSC].

Dates: 07 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/127
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Telegram from WSC to the University of Aberdeen, accepting the post of Rector of the University, undertaking to represent the students to the best of his ability. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 07 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/128-133
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Telegram from Robert Forgan and Gilbert Rose, University of Aberdeen Liberal Association, and Archibald Hyslop and Bernarde Davis, University of Aberdeen Unionist Association, to WSC, informing him of his election as Rector of the University. [3 copies].

Dates: 07 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/76
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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood, then Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] to WSC with invitation from University of Rochester, United States, to receive Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws in absentia, and make a broadcast speech to United States on commencement day. [see CHAR 20/38/123 for reply.].

Dates: 06 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/123
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Telegram from WSC to Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood, then Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] accepting invitation of Honorary Degree from University of Rochester [United States]; and confirming that he will make speech to University on June 16. [see CHAR 20/38/76 .].

Dates: 14 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/20/36-37
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Letter from WSC [to King George VI] accepting the appointment of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, but suggesting he does not take up the position until the war has ended. [carbon].

Dates: 22 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/21A/15
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Letter from WSC to the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects [William Ansell] accepting his election to an Honorary Fellowship.

Dates: 08 Jan 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/21B/163
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Letter from WSC to the President of the Royal Society [Sir Henry Dale] accepting the proposal of nomination to the society.

Dates: 24 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/22B/185
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Letter from WSC to Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice [President, British Legion] accepting the Certificate of Life Membership and the gold badge of the Legion.

Dates: 14 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/53A/38
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Letter from WSC to Sir Felix Cassel declining the invitation to become an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn.

Dates: 09 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/53A/39
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Letter from WSC to Sir Malcolm Hilbery accepting the invitation to become an Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn.

Dates: 09 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/53A/40-42
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Letters from WSC to Sir Herbert Cunliffe and 1st Lord Hailsham [earlier Sir Douglas Hogg] declining the invitation to become an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn.

Dates: 09 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open