Elections
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Found in 1062 Collections and/or Records:
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Public and Political: General: Political: papers and correspondence concerning Conservative and Unionist Central Office., Feb 1946 - Feb 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/11
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Correspondents include: Ralph Assheton [later 1st Lord Clitheroe], Chairman of the Conservative Party [until July 1946] on the Heywood and Radcliffe [Lancashire] by-election and party morale; George Christ [Parliamentary Liaison Officer, Conservative Party, and Editor Weekly News Letter] (2); Stephen Pierssene, Central Office General Director; 1st Lord Woolton [earlier Frederick Marquis], Chairman of the Conservative Party [from July 1946] (3). Also includes notes and copies of...
Dates:
Feb 1946 - Feb 1951
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Public and Political: General: Political: public opinion poll information and analyses., Nov 1949 - Aug 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/109
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Correspondents include: Geoffrey Geoffrey-Lloyd on Gallup polls (5); Arthur Christiansen, [Editor] of the Daily Express (9); David Butler; Edward Pickering, [Managing Editor] of the Express. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Chips Gemmell, Elizabeth Gilliatt, Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow], and Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of Elvel]; and from WSC to some of those mentioned above and to 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry, Editor-in-Chief]...
Dates:
Nov 1949 - Aug 1951
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence A - D., 04 Jul 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/140
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Correspondents include: Max Aitken, MP for Holborn [London]; John Addis [Junior Private Secretary to the Prime Minister]; 17th Duke of Alba (2); "Alex", Field Marshal Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis], Supreme Allied Commander [Mediterranean], on subjects including WSC's visit to Italy (5); Leo Amery on subjects including Britain's place in Europe (3); General Wladyslaw Anders [former Commander, Polish forces in Iran and Palestine]; Frank Giles [Private Secretary to the...
Dates:
04 Jul 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence C., 22 Nov 1946 - 29 Dec 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/161
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Correspondents include: "Bill", 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry] on racing; Ruby, Lady Carson on black swans; Douglas Chandor on his portraits of WSC and CSC (5); "F T Cheng", Tien-Hsi Cheng [Chinese Ambassador to Britain] on gifts and invitations to WSC (2); Frank Clarke on subjects including the United States elections, sending cigars to WSC, and a projected visit by WSC to the United States (15); Walter Graebner [London representative for Time-Life International]; Randolph...
Dates:
22 Nov 1946 - 29 Dec 1949
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence C - D., 25 Dec 1946 - 22 Oct 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/168A-B
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Correspondents include: William Hughes [former Prime Minister of Australia] introducing Archibald Cameron, Speaker of the Australian Parliament; "Bill", 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry, owner of the Daily Telegraph] on racing, and Daily Telegraph criticism of Conservative taxation pledges (7); Tilly Losch-Carnarvon [Ottilie, Lady Carnarvon]; Admiral Robert Carney, Commander- in-Chief, Allied Forces in Southern Europe (2); Sir Robert Cary (2); Richard Casey, Australian Minister...
Dates:
25 Dec 1946 - 22 Oct 1951
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence E - G., 04 Jun 1946 - 17 Nov 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/169
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Correspondents include: Charles Eade; Sir Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] (2) on subjects including his intention to divorce Beatrice Eden; Nicholas Eden [later 2nd Lord Avon]; [2nd] Lord Beatty (2) and Walter Monckton (4) on the affair between Beatty's wife [Dorothy, Lady Beatty, earlier Dorothy Bragg, later Dorothy Hewitt] and [Anthony Eden] and the possibility of divorce; Leif Egeland [High Commissioner in London for South Africa] on the illness of Jan Smuts [former Prime Minister of...
Dates:
04 Jun 1946 - 17 Nov 1951
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence H., 20 Dec 1945 - 16 Dec 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/150A-B
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Correspondents include: Lord Hacking, Vice-President, the Travel Association (2); Edward [1st Lord Halifax, earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] on subjects including speeches by WSC on foreign affairs and the funeral of Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser to Franklin Roosevelt, former President of the United States] (4); Sir Lionel Halsey; Sir Ian Hamilton (2); Nina, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon; Sir Patrick Hannon; May, Lady Harcourt (2); Douglas...
Dates:
20 Dec 1945 - 16 Dec 1948
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence H - N., 26 Mar 1946 - 04 Jan 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/163A-B
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Correspondents include: Nina, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon [President, Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society] on animal rescue; Roy Harrod on "The Gathering Storm" [Volume 1, "The Second World War"], his own political position and his biography of 1st Lord Keynes [earlier John Maynard Keynes] (3); Sir James Hawley on revoking WSC's deed of covenant in favour of his late wife (2); Alan Hillgarth [earlier Alan Evans]; Agatha, Lady Hindlip; Violet Hoare on her son's death in Malaya...
Dates:
26 Mar 1946 - 04 Jan 1950
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence K., 03 Jan 1946 - 12 Oct 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/171
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Correspondents include: Edward Keeling; Rear Admiral Piers Kekewich on the funeral of Admiral Sir Max Horton; Sir Gerald Kelly, President, Royal Academy of Arts, on subjects including a speech by WSC and adverse press comment on the Academy (4); 1st Lord Kemsley [earlier Sir James Berry, Chairman, Kemsley Newspapers] on subjects including covering the General Election in Manchester, and supporting the Conservative Party (5); General George Kennedy, United States Air Force; Marina, Duchess of...
Dates:
03 Jan 1946 - 12 Oct 1951
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence N - Z., 20 Jan 1940 - 07 Jan 1946
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/142
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Correspondents include: Sir Jooda Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Nepal, on WSC's illness and his own abdication (2); Basil Neven- Spence; Hubert Pierlot [Senator of Belgium] on WSC's visit to Belgium; Harold Nicolson on reactions in the army to WSC's loss of the General election, and on WSC's example to new MPs; Dr Berggrav, Bishop of Oslo; George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, on Berggrav's visit; Ridley Pakenham-Walsh [former literary assistant to WSC]; John Winant [United States...
Dates:
20 Jan 1940 - 07 Jan 1946
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence Sa - Sm., 21 May 1941 - 27 Oct 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/176A-B
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Correspondents include: Frank Salisbury (2); "Bobbety" [5th Lord Salisbury, earlier Lord Cranborne] on WSC's views on postponing the Festival [of Britain] and embarrassment to "Pug" [1st Lord Ismay, Chairman, Festival of Britain Council], and his own inability to be a delegate to the Council of Europe (5); Sir Arthur Salter; 1st Lord Samuel; Sir Malcolm Sargent, Musical Director, Savoy Theatre, inviting WSC to the opening night of "Patience"; David Sarnoff; John Howard, Chairman, Eastern...
Dates:
21 May 1941 - 27 Oct 1951
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence with and on Charles Crisp, 07 Oct 1900 - 26 Jul 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/215
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Copies and originals of correspondence 1900 - 1948 between WSC and Charles Crisp, second Conservative candidate for Oldham [Lancashire], on subjects including WSC becoming MP for Oldham, Crisp standing for the Carlton Club, constituency business, shares held by Crisp for WSC, Crisp finding a different candidacy, Crisp standing again for Oldham, and Crisp trying to quote from or sell WSC's letters.Other correspondents include: Joseph Chamberlain on Crisp finding a new candidacy (2). Also...
Dates:
07 Oct 1900 - 26 Jul 1953
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Open, except for folios 88 - 89, closed since they contain sensitive information on living individuals. Open date: 1 Jan 2025.
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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence with Sir Anthony Eden and Clarissa, Lady Eden., 12 Apr 1952 - 14 Jun 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/216
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Correspondence between WSC and Eden [later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister] on subjects including gifts from WSC, [the dismissal of] Lavrenti Beria [head of Soviet Ministry of International Affairs], the timing of the 1955 General Election, the 4-Power summit at Geneva [Switzerland], United States policy on the Middle East, rail and docks strikes, the Suez Crisis [Egypt], Eden's health, the Canadian elections, the Canadian and American attitude to Suez, supplying arms to...
Dates:
12 Apr 1952 - 14 Jun 1958
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Public and Political: General Public Correspondence L-M, 01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/541
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Correspondence dealt with by Kathleen Hill, and Elizabeth Layton, WSC's Personal Private Secretaries, with some notes and replies by Private Office Staff including Miss E M Watson, John Peck, George Harvie Wattand John Colville.Correspondents include Sir Eugene Ramsden on visit to Yorkshire during election campaign; Thomas Levy on election defeat; Lord Ashfield, London Passenger Transport Board, sending poster for display at stations quoting from speech by WSC; Prof A M Low, enclosing...
Dates:
01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Public and Political: General Public Correspondence N-P Correspondence dealt with by Kathleen Hill, and Elizabeth Layton, WSC's Personal Private Secretaries, with some notes and replies by Private Office Staff including John Colville, John Martin and Miss E M Watson., 01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/542
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Correspondents include Dr M A Phillips (4) on his part in the development of the sulphonamide drug M & B 693, request for signed photograph of WSC, and recommendation of Dr Arthur Ewins (Director of Research at May & Baker) for an honour Subjects include correspondence on gifts (particularly books, cigars, wines and spirits), requests for patronage, requests for signed books and photographs, Victory in Europe and the General Election campaign and result.
Dates:
01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Public and Political: General Public Correspondence R-S., 01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/543
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Correspondence dealt with by Kathleen Hill, and Elizabeth Layton, WSC's Personal Private Secretaries, with some notes and replies by Private Office Staff including Miss E M Watson Correspondents include Sir Richard Redmayne, on gift of book "The Problem of the Coal Mines"; Sir Stanley Reed, asking if he would be willing to pass through Aylesbury during election tour, pointing out that it was a very marginal seat; H S Richards (3) on gift of "Victory" horse brasses (retained); Lt General Guy...
Dates:
01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Public and Political: General Public Correspondence T-Z., 01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/544
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Correspondence dealt with by Kathleen Hill, and Elizabeth Layton, WSC's Personal Private Secretaries, with some notes and replies by Private Office Staff including John Colville, Miss E M Watson, and John Peck.Correspondents include: Philip Tilden, Architect, on the election campaign, particularly Herbert Morrison's statement that houses built under a Conservative regime would be shoddy; Elsie and Doris Waters ("Gert and Daisy") sending photograph of his old bungalow in Bangalore, India,...
Dates:
01 Jan 1945 - 31 Jul 1945
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Public and Political: General: Ross and Cromarty By-election: Randolph Churchill's candidature., 10 Jan 1936 - 07 Apr 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/287
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Correspondents include: Randolph Churchill on subjects including his adoption as Conservative candidate for Ross and Cromarty [Scotland], his willingness to support a Liberal candidate, canvassing, the [National Government] candidate, Malcolm MacDonald, local support, press reaction to his candidature, local agricultural conditions and economic distress, and WSC's popularity in the area (9); Brendan Bracken on Randolph's poor chances; John Astor [owner of the Times] on a suggestion in the...
Dates:
10 Jan 1936 - 07 Apr 1936
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Public and Political: General: Various: "I worked for Mr Churchill" by Elizabeth Layton, typescript., 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/498A-B
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Includes typescript proofs of a book by Elizabeth Layton [later Elizabeth Nel] published as "Mr Churchill's Secretary" sent for WSC's approval. The book covers her experiences working for WSC between 1941 and 1945 and subjects and events including: WSC's work habits and methods of writing speeches; his personal health during the war; wartime events including the blitz and VE Day; visits to Washington [United States], Quebec [Canada], Cairo [Egypt], Teheran [Iran], Moscow; 10 Downing Street,...
Dates:
1947
Conditions Governing Access:
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Public and Political: General: Visits and Invitations: General Election, Oct 1951., Sep 1951 - Dec 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/283
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Correspondence and papers on WSC's General Election visits to Liverpool, 2 Oct; Huddersfield, 15 Oct, Newcastle, 16 Oct, Glasgow, 17 Oct and Plymouth, 23 Oct 1951.Liverpool [pp.1-24] Correspondence and papers on WSC's election visit to Liverpool, to speak at mass meeting, Liverpool Stadium, 2 Oct. File includes itinerary, correspondence with British Railways on travel arrangements and Liverpool Constitutional Association.Huddersfield [pp.25-63] Correspondence and papers on WSC's speech at...
Dates:
Sep 1951 - Dec 1951
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Public and Political: General: Wavertree, Norwood and Toxteth Elections., 01 Jan 1935 - 04 Nov 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/246
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Correspondence and papers on Randolph Churchill's candidature at Wavertree, Norwood and West Toxteth.
Dates:
01 Jan 1935 - 04 Nov 1935
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Public and political: letters congratulating WSC on his election for the Epping Division of Essex and on his appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer., 1924
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/138
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From the Series:
The papers in this class relate to WSC's activities as a person in public life other than those as MP for a particular constituency or as a Minister, and the class inevitably forms a miscellany of papers of widely differing kinds and value. They include notes and correspondence with colleagues, acquaintances, and the general public, on topics of contemporary general interest, on party political matters, and on appointments to various positions, together with invitations to speak at meetings...
Dates:
1924
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Public and political: memoranda and other papers produced or collected in connection with the general election of 1929., 1926-1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/167
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From the Series:
The papers in this class relate to WSC's activities as a person in public life other than those as MP for a particular constituency or as a Minister, and the class inevitably forms a miscellany of papers of widely differing kinds and value. They include notes and correspondence with colleagues, acquaintances, and the general public, on topics of contemporary general interest, on party political matters, and on appointments to various positions, together with invitations to speak at meetings...
Dates:
1926-1929
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Questionnaires on policy matters for General Election, issued by Conservative Central Office, 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 2/10
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From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1951
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Randolph Churchill, 1962 - 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 2/11
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Papers of Randolph Churchill, including: transcript of 1963 election diary; letter dated 1964 about thefts at Stour [Suffolk]; copy of 1962 correspondence; 2 black and white photographs of Randolph Churchill in the garden and working on the Official Biography.
Dates:
1962 - 1964
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.