Party Chairman's correspondence with, and concerning, Sir Winston Churchill, Nov 1959-May 1965
File
CCO 20/1/8
Correspondents include:-
- d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Major-General Sir Henry, MP for Walsall South
- Brook, Sir Norman, Cabinet Secretary (1947-1962)
- Butler, RA, Home Secretary (1957-1962)
- Cann, Sir Edward du, Party Chairman (1965-1967)
- Churchill, Lady Clementine
- Churchill, Sir Winston
- Douglas-Home, Alec, Leader of the Opposition (1964-1965)
- Eden, Sir Anthony
- Fraser, Michael, Director, Conservative Research Department (1959-1964)
- Macleod, Iain, Party Chairman (1961-1963)
- Macmillan, Harold, Prime Minister (1957-1963)
Subjects include:-
- Controversy concerning publication of a list of Life Peers, 1965
- Churchill's charitable legacies, 1965
- Sculpture of Sir Winston Churchill by Oscar Nemon for the entrance to Conservative Central Office, 1965
- Condolences upon the death of Sir Winston Churchill from the People's National Congress, British Guiana, 1965
- Text of telegrams sent to Sir Winston Churchill congratulating him on his 90th birthday, from Conservative Central Office, and Alec Douglas-Home on behalf of the Conservative Party, 1964
- Request from Churchill that a vacancy be found for his former Agent in Woodford constituency, Colonel William Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, 1960
- Preparation for an obituary and arrangements to broadcast formal tributes on the BBC and ITV in the event of Churchill's death, 1959-1961
Dates
- Creation: Nov 1959-May 1965
Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
Closed.
Shelfmark
CCO 20/1/8
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk