| Title |
Miscellaneous |
| Reference |
FISR 13 |
| Covering Dates |
1877–1915 |
| Extent and Medium |
7 archive boxes |
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| Churchill/FISR 13 contains: |
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1-13/6
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Charts of the North Sea, Mediterranean, World etc. with several showing the positioning of the fleet in wartime. |
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7
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Miscellaneous papers. Includes: "The Grand Fleet" a wartime sketchbook; naval writings; a compilation on naval tactics by Admiral Hornby (1877-1885); and "The mystery of two-two-six and a cruise to the Falkland Islands: a romance by a totally unreliable correspondent featuring Lord Fisher and Sir Doveton Sturdee", a skit on the Battle of the Falkland Islands in dramatic form. |
1877–1885 |
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8
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Miscellaneous papers. Includes: "Some remarks on modern naval tactics" by "A captain of a battleship" [CCP Fitzgerald] (1896); "The Committee of Imperial Defence-its functions and potentialities", a lecture by Lord Esher (1912); and "The navy league: the naval situation" by Lord Sydenham (1915). |
1896–1915 |
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9-13/12
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Miscellaneous. Various naval articles and journals. |
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13-13/14
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Miscellaneous: poems. |
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15-13/16
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Miscellaneous: booklets. |
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17
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Miscellaneous: diaries and account books kept by Lady Fisher. |
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18
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Miscellaneous: maps and plans. |
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19
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Miscellaneous: souvenirs. Includes invitations and visiting cards; souvenirs of Edward VII and Alexandra including photographs, pressed flowers, etc.; and menus and programmes. |
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20
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Miscellaneous: souvenirs. Includes greetings cards; decoration of the Osmanie conferred on Fisher while Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet; and certificate of Fisher's honorary membership of the N E Coast Institution of engineers and shipbuilders (1915). |
1915 |
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21
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Miscellaneous: biographical material compiled mainly by Admiral Bacon. |
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