Winston Churchill and family

Churchill Archive Centre looks after archives of Winston Churchill, his wife Clementine Churchill, their children (Randolph Churchill, Mary Soames and Sarah Churchill), and other extended family members including the 7th Duke of Marlborough. We also hold family photograph albums and press cuttings books, and other collections relating to Winston Churchill such as the Churchill Additional Collection. Highlights here include letters between Sarah Churchill and Clementine Churchill, letters from Clementine Churchill to Winston Churchill, audio recordings of Winston Churchill dictating his book ‘The Second World War’, and Clementine Churchill’s photograph albums.
Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/18
Date:
1963-1977 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters and postcards written from Evreux and Chartres in France, about a journey with Henry Audley from England to Spain, June 1963 (2); from 58 Chester Row in London, about the death of Henry Audley, 18 July 1963 (1); from Marbella in Spain, about her plans to return to the United States, 26 September 1963 (1); from Rome, October-December 1964 (2); from the Campden Court Hotel in London, 3 December 1964 (1); from Lancashire during a theatrical tour, 18 September 1966 (1); from 53 Eaton Square in London, partly about the sale of one of her father Winston Churchill's paintings, April-May 1972 (2); on an Air Canada flight, 18 December 1974 (1); from London, October 1975-February 1976 (2); from New York, June-August 1976 (2); from London, October 1976-October 1977 (5); and from New York, about exhibitions of her paintings in the United States, undated [1977] (2).
With an invitation to an exhibition of her paintings in London, 19 November 1975.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/17
Date:
1958-1963 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from the Hotel Waldhaus Dolder in Zurich, Switzerland, about her treatment at the Bircher-Benner Clinic, March-April 1958 (2); from the Grand Hotel in Rome and the Gritti Palace Hotel in Venice, 31 May 1958 (1); from 7 Randolph Mews in London, July-September 1958 (2); from Southampton, about appearing in a tour of the play "Peter Pan", February 1959 (2); from London, 1961; and from Marbella in Spain and Fez and Marrakesh in Morocco, about her marriage to Henry Audley, March 1962-January 1963 (6).
With enclosed letters from Henry Audley to Winston and Clementine Churchill, April 1962-January 1963 (5); and a letter to her father Winston Churchill, 27 November 1962.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/16
Date:
1956-1957 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from 28 Hyde Park Gate in London, including a poem for her parents, undated, 29 July 1956 (2); from a theatre in Sacramento and from 8722 Shoreham Drive in Los Angeles, about appearing in the play "The King and I", September 1956 (2); from the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo and La Pausa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, about a holiday with her father Winston Churchill and about her financial situtation, February-May 1957 (6); and from Los Angeles, 18 December 1957 (1).
With a letter to her father Winston Churchill, about an exhibition of his paintings in the United States, 2 August 1957.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/15
Date:
1953-1955 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from 40 Central Park South in New York, 15 February 1953 (1); from 8714 St Ives Drive in Los Angeles, about filming the Hallmark "Hall of Fame" television series, October 1953-February 1954 (3); from the Hôtel Ritz in Paris, about a stay at Chequers with her father Winston Churchill and Oscar Nemon, 1 May 1954 (1); from 186 Ebury Street and 86 Vincent Square in London, about Anthony Beauchamp's film career and Churchill family news, June-December 1954 and undated (5); from the Hotel St Moritz in New York, about the end of her marriage to Anthony Beauchamp, February-March 1955 (2); from the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel in Los Angeles, about her acting career, Winston Churchill's resignation as Prime Minister, and viewing an atomic bomb test in Nevada, May 1955 (2); from hotels and theatres in Matunuck in Rhode Island, Cazenovia in New York, Marblehead in Massachusetts, and Hinsdale in Illinois, about her tour in the play "No Time for Comedy", June-September 1955 (6); from 28 Hyde Park Gate in London, 9 November 1955 (1); and from the Hotel St Moritz in New York, 21 December 1955 (1).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/14
Date:
1951-1952 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from 113 East 61st Street in New York, about her tour in the play "Gramercy Ghost", Anthony Beauchamp's career as a photographer, and visits to London, February-August 1951 (8); from Yellow Stone Farm near Templecombe, in Somerset, about her birthday celebration with her parents, [October 1951] (1); from a hotel in New York, 28 November 1951 (1); and from 910 Fifth Avenue in New York, about her appearances in the Hallmark "Hall of Fame" television series, dramatised readings, and a planned holiday in Europe, February-June 1952 (4).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/13
Date:
1950 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written in the train between Chicago and Seattle and from hotels in Portland in Oregon, San Fancisco and Atlanta, about her tour in "The Philadelphia Story", January-April 1950 (3); from New York, about her visit to her family in London and at Chartwell, 17 May 1950 (1); from the Beverly Hills Hotel and her home at 1022 Ocean Front in Santa Monica, about her life with Anthony Beauchamp, her contract with MGM in Hollywood, and making the film "Royal Wedding"with Fred Astaire, May-August 1950 (6); and from New York, about her television appearances, October-December 1950 (3).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/12
Date:
1948-1949 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from Champneys at Tring, in Hertfordshire, about a holiday with her sister Diana, 21 February 1948 (1); from Flat 157A, 55 Park Lane, London, about her theatrical career, 9 April 1948 (1); from the Langmoor Hotel at Lyme Regis, in Dorset, and in the train to Brighton, about making the film "All Over the Town", 22 June and 11 October 1948 (2); from the home of Justus Lawrence at 445 Park Avenue, New York, about touring New England in a summer stock theatre production, 29 August 1949 (1); from Sea Island, Georgia, about her marriage to Anthony Beauchamp, October 1949 (2); and letters from hotels in New York and Detroit, about her Theatre Guild tour in "The Philadelphia Story", November-December 1949 (2).
With a letter to her father Winston Churchill, 20 November 1949.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarh Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/11
Date:
1947 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from Rome, 10 March 1947 (1); from Flat 157A, 55 Park Lane, London, about an evening with her Italian friends at Chartwell, 26 August 1947 (1); and from the Hotel de la Mamounia in Marrakesh, Morocco, about her holiday with her father Winston Churchill, including their stay in Paris and their dinner with Thami El Glaoui, December 1947 (6).
With a photocopy of a note from Clementine Churchill about Sarah Churchill's letters from Marrakesh, 4 January 1948.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/10
Date:
1946 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from Flat 157A, 55 Park Lane, London, about her film career, 6 September 1946 (1); from Rome, about making the films "Daniele Cortis" and "Sinfonia Fatale" or "When In Rome", her illness, and Mary Churchill's visit to Rome and engagement to Christopher Soames, October-November 1946 (5); and from Vicenza and Gardone Riviera, in Italy, December 1946 (3).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/8
Date:
1945-01-1945-07, January-July 1945 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written during the Yalta Conference, and from Malta during the journey out and Cairo during the journey home, January-February 1945 (10), with copies; and from Chequers, about a weekend with her father Winston Churchill and other guests, 7 April 1945 (1).
With a letter to her father Winston Churchill, about the General Election defeat, 27 July 1945.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/9
Date:
1945-09 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from Villa delle Rose at Moltrasio on the shores of Lake Como, in Italy, about her holiday with her father Winston Churchill, September 1945 (3).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/7
Date:
1943-1944 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written during the Cairo and Tehran Conferences, and from Malta during the journey out, November-December 1943 (5); and from RAF Medmenham, about her work in the Photographic Interpretation Unit and the end of her marriage to Vic Oliver, 1944 (6).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Clementine Churchill to Sarah Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/2/1
Date:
1941-1945, 1941-5 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from 10 Downing Street, about Sarah Churchill's appearance in J. M. Barrie's play "Mary Rose", 2 July 1941 (1), enclosing a letter from Lady Cynthia Asquith, 1 July 1941(1); from Himley Hall in Dudley, during a visit to Lord Dudley, November 1941 (2); from 10 Downing Street, reminding Sarah Churchill of her promise to help on Flag Day, 28 July 1943 (1); from Quebec in Canada, during the Quebec Conference, 22 August 1943 (1); from 10 Downing Street, about Mary Churchill, 29 November 1943 (1); from Chequers, partly about a visit from John Gilbert Winant, 12 December 1943 (1); from 10 Downing Street, January-July 1944 (3); from 10 Downing Street, partly about Randolph Churchill, February 1945 (2); from Cairo in Egypt, en route to the Soviet Union, 29 March 1945 (1); from 10 Downing Street, 12 June 1945 (1); from Chartwell, about Mary Churchill's return, 12 September 1945 (1), and from 67 Westminster Gardens in London, [1945] (1).
With a letter and a typescript diary letter about the journey to Canada, the Second Quebec Conference, and Winston and Clementine Churchill's visit to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's home at Hyde Park, New York in the United States, 6-18 September 1944; a typescript copy of a letter from Clementine Churchill to Winston Churchill, from the Soviet Union, undated [April-May 1945]; and a telegram from Winston Churchill, undated [1945].
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/6
Date:
1940-1941 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from 66 Westminster Gardens, in London, about whether she and Vic Oliver would return to the United States, 30 June 1940 (1); from Morecambe, in Lancashire, about her training in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), October-November 1941 (3); and from Nuneham Park, in Oxfordshire, about her training in photographic interpretation, undated [1941] (1).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/5
Date:
1936-10 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters about her clandestine departure to join Vic Oliver in New York (2).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/4
Date:
1935 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from Chevithorne Barton, in Devon, about Christmas at Blenheim Palace and weekends at Watlington Park, Panshanger and Chevithorne Barton, 1 January 1935 (1); and from Liverpool and Chartwell, about Randolph Churchill's campaign during the Wavertree By-election, 22 January 1935-[March 1935] (3).
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/3
Date:
1931-1932 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from the Ozanne sisters' finishing school at 4 Avenue Octave Gréard, in Paris, 4 October 1931-4 June 1932.
Including descriptions of French literature lessons with Pierre Clarac, 23 October 1931-4 June 1932, and a music lesson, 6 December 1931, and a concert given by Marcel Ciampi, 7 March 1932.
Also including a description of Christmas at Chartwell, 26 December 1931.
With a letter from Clementine Churchill to Marie Ozanne, about Sarah Churchill's plans to marry Vic Oliver, 28 November 1936, and a letter from Sarah Churchill to Marie Ozanne, about her life in the United States including her travels to Chicago, San Francisco and Beverly Hills, 29 August 1937.
Also with a later note to her sister, Mary Churchill, about the letters from Paris, undated.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/2
Date:
1926-1931 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from her school North Foreland Lodge at Broadstairs, in Kent; and from Chartwell.
With a letter to 'Nana' [Maryott Whyte], undated.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Letters from Sarah Churchill to Clementine Churchill
Reference Code:
SCHL 1/1/1
Date:
1921-1926 (creation)
Description:
Comprising letters written from the family homes at 2 Sussex Square and 11 Downing Street, in London, and Chartwell, in Kent; and during holidays at Broadstairs and Westgate-on-Sea, in Kent.
Collection:
The Papers of Sarah Churchill


Lady Churchill's letters to Sir Winston
Reference Code:
CSCT 1/8
Date:
1914 (creation)
Description:
Subjects include: Clementine's health and her pregnancy [with Sarah Churchill, later Sarah Oliver, Sarah Beauchamp and Sarah, Lady Audley]; her appeals to Churchill not to fly; a swarm of bees in the house (Pear Tree Cottage [Overstrand, Norfolk]); King George V's speech on the State Opening of Parliament, July 1914 and a mention of civil war; the break down of the Home Rule conference and Clementine's fears that the Ulster rebels would force an election; the trial of Henriette Caillaux; the build-up to the First World War; the effect of the outbreak of war on the tourist season in Norfolk; the British Expeditionary Force; the capture of some suspected German spies; the arrival of Clementine's mother, Lady Blanche Hozier, from France, and the departure of her sister Nellie Hozier [later Nellie Romilly], to work as a nurse in Belgium; press coverage of the wreck of the German cruiser Emden; concerns about Jack Churchill [John S Churchill] going into action; staying with her mother in Dieppe (May-June 1914); the replacement of Admiral Sir George Callaghan by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe [as Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet]; Clementine's concern at Churchill's plan to visit Field Marshal SIr John French [Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in France, later 1st Lord Ypres] without warning the Prime Minister.
Collection:
The Papers of Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill of Chartwell


Lady Churchill's letters to Sir Winston
Reference Code:
CSCT 1/7
Date:
1913 (creation)
Description:
Subjects include: a speech by David Lloyd-George [Chancellor of the Exchequer] on land reform, Oct 1913, the reaction of Churchill's cousin Sunny [9th Duke of Marlborough] and a naval proposal by Churchill; Jack Mitford's engagement to a German heiress; Clementine's appeal to Churchill not to fly any more; hunting; her love for him.
Collection:
The Papers of Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill of Chartwell