Scope and Contents Correspondents include: "Bobbety" [5th Lord Salisbury, earlier Lord Cranborne] on WSC's party political broadcast (22 December 1951); 1st Lord Samuel (2); Samuel Hammersley; Thomas Driberg [later Lord Bradwell] on a proposed broadcast debate between WSC and Herbert Morrison [Deputy Prime Minister]; Michael Foot on the proposed debate; Donald Murray, Foreign Office; "Pepe", Duke de San Lucar la Mayor; Sir John Dalton on the Savage Club; Sir Douglas Savory on forecasts of the 2nd World War;...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (3 July, Grosvenor House Hotel [London]) at the English Speaking Union dinner for General Dwight Eisenhower, on the English Speaking Union as a foundation for peace and an advance towards a united Europe.Speech notes and typescript for WSC's speech (10 July, Royal College of Physicians [London]) entitled "Lord Moran" (for the presentation of his portrait to 1st Lord Moran [earlier Charles Wilson, former President, Royal College of Physicians]), on subjects...

Scope and Contents Typescript speaking notes and press cuttings for WSC's speech (2 Mar 1944, London) entitled "The Royal College of Physicians" proposing the health of the College and on the National Health Service. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp 6895 - 7.Press cutting from The Times reporting WSC's speech (23 Mar 1944, London) to United States troops. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp 6905 - 6.Typescript speaking notes, and press cuttings for WSC's BBC broadcast (26 Mar 1944) entitled "The Hour of...

Scope and Contents Speech notes and typescript for WSC's election campaign (30 September - 10 October) on subjects including the grim economic outlook, regaining Britain's prestige abroad, the advantages of not winning the last election and improving the National Health Service. Source material includes: notes by 1st Lord Moran [earlier Charles Wilson] on the National Health Service, national unity and peace through strength, the tone of WSC's election broadcast, rearmament, Labour attempts to take credit for...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's broadcast (21 March) on post war plans including: his illness; the difficulty of forecasting post war expenditure; anticipation of victory against Germany and Japan; the need for a 4 year plan; the Beveridge report; WSC's conviction of the need for social reform; agriculture; public health; education; unemployment. Extracts from the draft [unused] notes include criticism of Gandhi's fast and of the Beveridge report. See CHAR 9/193A/85-116 for description of draft...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (2 March, Royal College of Physicians, London) on advances in medicine and science and the importance of a National Health Service. Also includes correspondence and source material from: 1st Lord Moran [earlier Charles Wilson] President of the Royal College of Physicians (2); Michael Reed [Private Secretary to Minister of Health]; notes and copies of correspondence from Leslie Rowan [Principal Private Secretary to WSC] and John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC];...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's election broadcast (4 June) entitled "Party politics again" on the forthcoming election including: his regret that it was not postponed until the end of the war against Japan; the establishment of a "National Government" composed of Conservative Party members; criticism of the behaviour of the Liberal and Labour parties and of socialism "No Socialist government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (10 July, Woodford [Essex]) at an open air constituency meeting entitled "A new parliament" on subjects including: praise for Sir James Hawkey as Chairman of the Woodford Conservative Association; the strength of the Conservative Party; his involvement with social policy; the National Health service; the need to oppose communism; the possibility of war with the Soviet Union; the Labour government's economic policy; and the pledges of the Conservative Party. Also...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (9 October, Annual Conservative Party Conference, Llandudno, Wales) entitled "Perils abroad and at home" on subjects including: the recovery of the Conservative Party since 1945; the part played by Wales in British affairs; relations with the Soviet Union and the likelihood of a third world war; the degeneration of the United Nations; the importance of nuclear weapons belonging to the United States in countering the threat posed by the Soviet Union; the...

Scope and Contents Notes for WSC's speech (24 September, [Theatre des Ambassaduers] Paris [France]) on the democracies, Nazism and Bolshevism, the need for Franco-British co-operation, and support for the League of Nations. Part published: Complete Speeches VI pp 5788-90.Notes for WSC's speech (3 October, Oxford High School, memorial unveiling ceremony) on the career and writings of Lawrence of Arabia [T E Lawrence, later T E Shaw]. Also includes cutting from the Times containing the text of WSC's speech, and...

Scope and Contents Notes for WSC's speech (18 February, [Grosvenor House, London] British Iron and Steel Federation Annual Dinner) on the state of the iron and steel industry and defence spending. Part published: Complete Speeches VI pp 5827-8.Notes for WSC's speech (22 February, [Porchester Hall] Paddington [London]) supporting the Municipal Reform Party in the London County Council election, criticising local Labour policy and Herbert Morrison [Leader of the LCC]. Source material includes election notes,...

Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, February 1944. Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chiefs of Staff; Colonel Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Thomas Dugdale [later 1st Lord Crathorne, Chairman of the Conservative Party];...

Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, December 1940.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Colonel Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; [Pierre] Dupuy [First Secretary Canadian Legation, Paris]; F A Lindemann [later 1st...

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Note from CSC to John Martin, Private Secretary to WSC, asking for help over an enclosed memorandum [missing] from [? Mary], Duchess of Marlborough on the shocking insanitary conditions at No. 14 General Military Hospital in Oxford; with reply from Martin referring the matter to the War Office.

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Printed proposals on town and village development, housing and sanitation by the chairman of the National Housing Reform Council. 8p.

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Letter from Rev Frank Johnson, founder and honorary secretary of the International Anti-Cigarette League (57 & 59 Ludgate Hill, London) to [WSC] enclosing a copy of the Juvenile Smoking Bill and asking whether he can suggest any amendments to its wording [See CHAR 2/26/37]. Signed typescript.

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The Juvenile Smoking Bill. Printed with annotated comments in WSC's hand 2, 2, [2]p Originally sent with CHAR 2/26/36.

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Letter from Eliot Crawshay-Williams (Colonial Office) to Frank Johnson, [founder and honorary secretary of the International Anti-Cigarette League], giving WSC's views on the Juvenile Smoking Bill. Draft.

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Letter from [Rev Frank Johnson, founder and honorary secretary of the International Anti-Cigarette League] to [WSC] [to be sent to leading newspapers] describing the support for the Juvenile Smoking Bill. Typescript draft copy drawn up before the initial presentation of the bill and including WSC's name as a supporter Probably originally sent with CHAR 2/26/41. For later drafts, see CHAR 2/26/42, 44 & 45.

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Letter from Rev Frank Johnson, founder and secretary of the International Anti-Cigarette League (57 & 59 Ludgate Hill, London), to [WSC] enclosing a draft of a letter describing the support for the Juvenile Smoking Bill to be sent to leading newspapers and asking for WSC's comments. See CHAR 2/26/40. Signed typescript. Annotated that WSC has no objection to his name being mentioned as a supporter of the bill.

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?postdated Letter from [Rev Frank Johnson, founder and honorary secretary of the International Anti-Cigarette League, 57 & 59 Ludgate Hill, London] to [WSC] [to be sent to leading newspapers] describing the support for the Juvenile Smoking Bill. Draft copy typescript probably originally sent with CHAR 2/26/43. Annotated that WSC is sympathetic but does not think his name should be put to a letter designed to put pressure on a government of which he is a member.

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Letter from Rev Frank Johnson, founder and honorary secretary of the International Anti-Cigarette League (57 & 59 Ludgate Hill, London) to WSC enclosing three copies of the revised draft of a letter to be sent to leading newspapers describing the support for the Juvenile Smoking Bill [see CHAR 2/26/42, 44 & 45] Signed typescript.

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Letter from T C Horsfall (Swanscoe Park, near Macclesfield, [Cheshire]) to WSC arguing that medical insurance has proved more useful to the working class in Germany than old age pensions.

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Letter from Stanley Udale (11 Birch Grove, Ealing Common, [London]) to WSC inclosing a statement of the results of his survey of slums in Lincoln in 1895 [see CHAR 2/30/11].

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Extract from the Lincoln Gazette and Times: statement of the results of Stanley Udale's survey of the slums of Lincoln. Printed. Sent with CHAR 2/30/10.