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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
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(Untitled), 11 Feb [1886]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/100/10-11
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill (Somerby Grove, Oakham [Rutland]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: the success of a concert in which she played [the piano]; the resignation of [4th Lord] Dunraven [as Under Secretary of State for the Colonies] which has counterbalanced the effect of [George] Goschen's successes; an invitation from Alice, Lady Salisbury and the recommendation of George [Lord Curzon, later 4th Lord Howe] that she should attend as [the Conservative Party] would like...
Dates:
11 Feb [1886]
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers. Letters from Lady Randolph Churchill to Lord Randolph Churchill during his travels subsequent to his resignation. The letters chiefly describe political affairs. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 23 Feb [1886]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/100/22
Scope and Contents
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she thanks him for his letter about Biskra [Algeria], expresses indignation at the omission of [Robert, 3rd]Lord Salisbury's comments about him by the press and reports that she is to play the piano in a concert at St James' Hall [London, for the Primrose League].
Dates:
23 Feb [1886]
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers. Letters from Lady Randolph Churchill to Lord Randolph Churchill during his travels subsequent to his resignation. The letters chiefly describe political affairs. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 01 Sep 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/27/54-56
Scope and Contents
Letter from WSC (Villa Cassel, Moerel, Valais, Switzerland) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his wish that George [Cornwallis-West] had a better opinion of the government; financial affairs; correspondence with King [Edward VII] about WSC's [visit to see German army manoeuvres] and the King's instruction that WSC is not to be "too frank with 'his nephew'" [Kaiser Wilhelm II]; a description of his stay with [Ernest] Cassel; his disappointment at losing money at bridge; a legal...
Dates:
01 Sep 1906
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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(Untitled), 06 Nov 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/27/75-79
Scope and Contents
Letter from WSC (Camp Thika, "half way between Nairobi and Fort Hall [Kenya]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: description of game hunting from a train, including rhinoceros and lions; his official work and meeting the natives, presents to him; a visit to Embo; impressions of the country; and his authorisation of the extension of British control of the natives. Three typed transcripts of this letter at end of CHAR 28/27.
Dates:
06 Nov 1907
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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(Untitled), 04 Nov 1887
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/8/45
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Floors Castle [Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including descriptions of his success at fishing and the hospitality of the Duchess of Roxburghe [formerly Lady Bowmont and Lady Anne Churchill], although he did not like the other people present at the party, who included [1st Marquess] Breadalbane.
Dates:
04 Nov 1887
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters and telegrams from Lord Randolph Churchill to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to Lord Randolph's visit to Africa. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 02 Dec 1887
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/8/47-48
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Hotel Bristol, Paris [France]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] reporting the names of those he has been introduced to, who include Ferry Clemenceau; a description of a visit to the opera to see "Tosca"; and excitement over the French presidential election.
Dates:
02 Dec 1887
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters and telegrams from Lord Randolph Churchill to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to Lord Randolph's visit to Africa. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1888
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/8/58
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Cairnton, Banchory [Kincardinshire, Scotland]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for her letters, describing his lack of success at fishing and annoyance at requests for speeches from local politicians.
Dates:
01 Apr 1888
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters and telegrams from Lord Randolph Churchill to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to Lord Randolph's visit to Africa. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1888
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/8/60
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket [Suffolk]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for the souvenir which she sent him and discussing his success at the races.
Dates:
15 Apr 1888
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters and telegrams from Lord Randolph Churchill to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to Lord Randolph's visit to Africa. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 11 Aug 1888
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/8/74
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Trouville [France]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he refers to meeting the "wretched people", describes his luck at the races and a dinner with "Tommy" [W H Trafford] and Gustave de Rothschild, and refers to Gaston's attachment to Madame de Miers.
Dates:
11 Aug 1888
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters and telegrams from Lord Randolph Churchill to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to Lord Randolph's visit to Africa. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 25 Oct 1888
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/8/89
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket [Suffolk]) to [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] inviting her to dinner with himself and [Lady Randolph Churchill] and describing his lack of success at the races and the friendliness of [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales].
Dates:
25 Oct 1888
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters and telegrams from Lord Randolph Churchill to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to Lord Randolph's visit to Africa. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 24 Jan 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/9/3
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Le Grand Hotel, Monte Carlo [Monaco]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes the company of "Johnny" Willoughby and [Archibald] Merry, his gambling record and the politicians who are present and who include [Aretas] Akers-Douglas [later Lord Chilston] and Henry Bonsor, and makes observations about the affairs of [Lady] Sarah [Churchill, later Sarah Wilson] whom he describes as a fool.
Dates:
24 Jan 1889
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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(Untitled), 28 Jan 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/9/4
Scope and Contents
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill ([Monte Carlo, Monaco] on the notepaper of 2 Connaught Place) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes a visit to Nice [France] to see [Lord] Portarlington, his lack of success at gambling, the arrival of the "wretched people" and his interest in the election results.
Dates:
28 Jan 1889
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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"With flight commander Gerrard", 1914-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 1/59
Scope and Contents
WSC standing with a small group of people in front of the propellor of an aeroplane, wearing an overcoat and leather flying hat and goggles.
Dates:
1914-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
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"With Sir Philip Sassoon", 1922 - 1924
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 1/97
Scope and Contents
Photo shows WSC wearing riding breeches and hat and leaning on a polo mallet, talking to Sir Philip Sassoon.
Dates:
1922 - 1924
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
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"Worcester Park", 1925-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 1/98
Scope and Contents
Photo shows WSC riding a grey polo pony, carrying a polo mallet.
Dates:
1925-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.