| Title |
Correspondence with and about Sir Winston Churchill |
| Reference |
LASL 8/7 |
| Covering Dates |
1932–1966 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 file |
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| Index Terms |
| Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965) Knight, statesman and historian |
| Churchill/LASL 8/7 contains: |
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1
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Copy memorandum by Lord Bessborough [Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough]. Memorandum of a conversation with Sir Winston Churchill, giving his views on the Byng Case, ie whether Lord Byng, when Governor General of Canada, was right to grant a dissolution to Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister of Canada, which he had previously denied to William Mackenzie King, in the first year of the new Canadian Parliament. 1 item. |
6 March 1932 |
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2
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Letter to Jock Colville. Letter containing a draft Royal announcement on the death of Sir Winston Churchill. 1 item. |
3 January 1948 |
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3
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Letter from Sir Winston Churchill. Letter thanking Alan Lascelles for attending his birthday party and for sending a book. 1 item. |
13 December 1953 |
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4
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Letter from Sir Winston Churchill. Letter praising Alan Lascelles for his work, especially his part in the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 1 item. |
1 January 1954 |
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5
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Letter from Sir Winston Churchill. Letter asking Alan Lascelles to get in touch. 1 item. |
30 April 1956 |
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6
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Letter from Jock Colville. Letter reviewing Sir Winston Churchill's attitude to Princess Margaret's wish to marry Peter Townsend. 1 item. |
1955 |
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7
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Letter from Anthony Montague Browne [Private Secretary to Sir Winston Churchill]. Letter thanking Alan Lascelles for a "most agreeable compliment". 1 item. |
3 February 1965 |
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8
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Letter from the Duke of Norfolk [Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk]. Letter of thanks for congratulations on arrangements for Sir Winston Churchill's funeral. 1 item. |
22 February 1965 |
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9
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Letter from Lord Ismay [General Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay]. Letter on Lord Ismay's illness following attendance at Sir Winston Churchill's funeral. 1 item. |
4 February 1965 |
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10
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Letter from Lord Chandos [Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos]. Letter thanking Alan Lascelles for his praise of Lord Chandos' review of the diaries of Lord Moran [earlier Charles Wilson, doctor to Sir Winston Churchill]. Includes a press-cutting of a letter from Anthony Montague Browne on the subject, published in The Times. 1 item. |
6 June 1966–24 June 1966 |
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11
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Letter from Lord Birkenhead [Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead]. Letter on Lord Birkenhead's review of the diaries of Lord Moran [earlier Charles Wilson, doctor to Sir Winston Churchill]. 1 item. |
28 May 1966 |
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12
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Press cuttings of reviews of the diaries of Lord Moran [earlier Charles Wilson, doctor to Sir Winston Churchill]. 1 item. |
22 June 1966–23 June 1966 |