Diary

Reference Code:

HNKY 1/7

Date:

1923-01-07-1942-08-31 (creation)

Description:

Diary Vol. 4. No entries for 1926-1928, 1930, 1936, 1940. See also HNKY 1/9.

Collection:

The Papers of Maurice Hankey

Diary

Reference Code:

HNKY 1/8

Date:

1923-1944 (creation)

Description:

Loose diary pages for 3 Feb. 1923; 12 Dec. 1927-13 Jan. 1928; 3-17 Dec. 1928; 26 Jan., 30 May, 4-28 Aug. 1929; 26 Sept.-3 Oct. 1931; 12-14 Jan. 1935; 19 & 20 Jan. 1936; 2 Oct. 1938; 7 & 25 May, 2 June 1944

Collection:

The Papers of Maurice Hankey

Egypt diary

Reference Code:

HNKY 1/9

Date:

1939-01-11-1939-02-02 (creation)

Description:

Diary during visit to Suez Canal. Covers every aspect of the Company's organisation and work. Also describes all the leading personalities he met during the trip.

Collection:

The Papers of Maurice Hankey

Manuscript diary

Reference Code:

JACB 1/11

Date:

1941-12 (creation)

Description:

Operation "Arcadia", the Washington Conference

Collection:

The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob

Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow

Reference Code:

JACB 1/15

Date:

1942-08 (creation)

Description:

Manuscript diary.

Collection:

The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob

Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow

Reference Code:

JACB 1/16

Date:

1942-08 (creation)

Description:

Typescript and illustrated.

Collection:

The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob

Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow

Reference Code:

JACB 1/17

Date:

1942-08 (creation)

Description:

With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.

Collection:

The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob

Notebook about the preliminary reconnaissance of "Operation "Symbol"

Reference Code:

JACB 1/18

Date:

1942-12 (creation)

Description:

Typescript and manuscript contents.

Collection:

The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob

Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca

Reference Code:

JACB 1/19

Date:

1943-01-1943-02 (creation)

Description:

Manuscript.

Collection:

The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob

Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca

Reference Code:

JACB 1/21

Date:

1943-01-1943-02 (creation)

Description:

With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.

Collection:

The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob

Memoir

Reference Code:

KBRM 2

Date:

2019-08 (creation)

Description:

Memoir of Katharine Broome's work with the Churchills, including working at Chartwell [Kent] and various important dinners and events, particularly Churchill's 80th birthday, the presentation of Graham Sutherland's portrait of him as a gift from Parliament, his retirement as Prime Minister the following year and the 1955 General Election.

Collection:

The Papers of Katharine Broome

Poland

Reference Code:

KNNY 1/5

Date:

1918-12-20-1919-01-26 (creation)

Description:

Comprising a diary of the Paris Peace Conference written in Paris, Berne and Warsaw and concerning negotiations over Poland written when Rowland Kenney was Assistant Commissioner in the British Mission to Poland.

Collection:

The Papers of Rowland Kenney and Kit Kenney

Admiralty diary of Commander Michael G. Goodenough, 1939-1941

Reference Code:

MISC 117

Date:

2023-01-24 (creation)

Description:

Commander Michael Grant Goodenough RN joined Admiralty Plans Division on 28 August 1939. Within barely a week, Britain had declared war on Germany and Winston Churchill had become First Lord of the Admiralty, returning to the position he had been forced to relinquish in 1915. In October 1939, having served for a few weeks at the Admiralty, Michael Goodenough bought a large, soft-back foolscap notebook in which he started a diary that he kept until June 1941. The original manuscript is held by the Goodenough family. This transcript was prepared in 2020 by his eldest son, Sir Anthony Goodenough (born in 1941, a month after the diary ends). Sir Anthony’s brother Simon (born in 1945) contributed to this work. The diary has been edited to remove most family material as well as a few personal remarks on colleagues. This is a full PDF copy of the diary. A published hard copy exists in the Roskill Library at Churchill College.

Collection:

Churchill Archives Centre Miscellaneous Holdings

Diary

Reference Code:

PEAK 1/1

Date:

1941-01-14-1941-12-26 (creation)

Description:

Diary covering Charles Peake’s time as Lord Halifax’s Personal Assistant from 14 January to 26 December 1941. Subjects covered for January include: travelling across America; attending church; Halifax’s love of corduroy trousers; drafting Halifax’s speeches; meeting US President [Franklin Roosevelt] on the destroyer; reflections on the use of oil and electricity in the ship’s kitchen; reviewing a delegation of American admirals; travelling to the US Embassy; Peake’s concern about Halifax’s deafness; Halifax’s frustrations over photographers choreographing him during photoshoots; the subjective nature of his diary-keeping; comparisons between British and American food; Halifax’s remarks on his wife’s [Dorothy Onslow Wood] happiness; Peake finding a new purpose in life; sharpening of Peake’s spiritual qualities; reflections on Dorothy; comments on keeping a diary. Subjects covered for February include: visiting zoo; American women’s party attire; exchanges between Lord and Lady Halifax; receiving Senator Byrnes [James F. Byrnes] and Speaker Rayburn [Samuel Rayburn]; Halifax’s memory of King George V approaching Ramsey MacDonald for wearing orders too far down coat; travelling to Baltimore; reflections on diary-keeping as a discipline inspired by Halifax; travelling to Charlottesville; observations on the architecture of the University of Virginia [United States]; Peake’s amusement at Halifax’s vocabulary; meeting the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway; Halifax’s unhappiness with Lend-Lease bill. Subjects covered for March include: flying to New York and Montreal [Canada]; meeting the Canadian press; discussions with Halifax over the use of Christian names in the family; dining with the mouth organist Larry Adler; arranging for Halifax to travel to Harvard to receive honorary degree; Halifax’s indiscretion with press correspondents in speech to the Pilgrims [Pilgrim’s Society]; travelling to Pennsylvania for Halifax to give a speech; attending meeting of Council of Foreign Relations at the Ritz; meeting film stars at Radio City [New York]; reflections on Halifax’s experiences at the Cheshire Hunt. Subjects covered for April include: Halifax’s difficult mood; Peake’s wife [Catherine] wanting him to return home; row between Halifax and his wife Dorothy over church attendance; reflections on keeping diary; Halifax’s advice to Peake to be more introspective; religion; travelling to New York; Halifax presenting medals to survivors of bomb damage; dining with Cornelius Vanderbilt; visiting housing settlement in Red Hook [New York]; celebrating Halifax’s birthday; writing Halifax’s speeches; visits to Georgia and Atlanta. Subjects covered for June include: inaugurating window in honour of the late Lord Halifax; arrival of Halifax’s family; Halifax dining with Republican senators; dining with Rhoda Clarke and Fanny Holtzman; fall of the British government and suggestion for Halifax to become Prime Minister which he declined; Halifax and Peakes’ low spirits; Halifax’s reading of ghost stories and memories of parents. Subjects covered for July include: preparing speech for Halifax on home defence; meeting Walter Lipmann; meeting journalists at The Telegraph; travelling to Chicago, LA and San Diego [United States]; Halifax briefly driving the train to LA; encountering female anti-war protesters during Halifax’s visit; visiting factories; Dorothy sending the 1000th bomber to Britain; travelling to San Francisco [United States]; visiting shipyards; visiting naval dockyard at Maine Island; travelling to Hollywood and Beverly Hills and meeting film stars; travelling to San Diego; joining Lady Halifax in reluctantly accompanying Lord Halifax on a fishing trip. Subjects covered for August include: Dorothy travelling to Montreal [Canada] in ‘The Liberator’; Halifax’s recollections on his great grand-father’s [Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey] marital affairs and illegitimate children. Subjects covered for September include: Halifax’s memories of Hugh Cecil [1st Baron Quickswood]; travelling to Lisbon and Azores [Portugal]; attending mass in a Portuguese Church; nightmares. Subjects covered for October include: heated argument between Peake and Halifax; travelling to Mirador [historic home in Greenwood, Virginia] and Virginia [United Sates], memories of fighting during the First World War; Halifax meeting with the Duke of Windsor [Edward VIII]; writing a speech on India; reflections on Russia. Subjects covered for November include: arriving into Montreal; staying at Ridean Hall [Ottawa, Canada]; Halifax’s speech to the Canadian Club; travelling to Norfolk county [Canada]; arriving at Old Parish Comfort; visiting Service Co-operative [US equivalent of NAAFI]; travelling onboard the aircraft carrier [HMS Illustrious] and colliding with the Formidable; meeting Arthur Talbot [Royal Naval Officer]; arriving back in Glasgow. Included in the back of this diary is a typescript review of ‘Roosevelt and Churchill 1939-41’ by Joseph P. Lash, ‘A Rendezvous with Destiny’ by Elliott Roosevelt and James Brough, and ‘Churchill in America 1895-1961’ by Robert H. Pilpel. Comprising a ring-bound diary, mainly handwritten with a few typed pages.

Collection:

The Papers of Sir Charles Peake

Diary

Reference Code:

PEAK 1/2

Date:

1956-12-02-1957-04-05 (creation)

Description:

Diary covering Charles Peake’s time from 2nd December 1956 to 5th April 1957 when he worked as British Ambassador to Athens. Subjects covered include: work on departmental papers for the Colonial Policy Committee (CPC); discussions with colleagues on Cyprus constitutional affairs; Anthony Eden’s difficulties in re-establishing relationships with the White House [in the post-Suez era]; meeting of the CPC; addressing CPC at Downing Street; meeting colleagues at Brooks’s Club; dislike for self-righteousness of the Labour party; travelling to Hatfield for a meeting and touring grounds of Hatfield House; attending Cabinet meetings; meeting with the Minister of State at the Foreign Office; and discussions in the House of Commons and Cabinet about [Lord] Radcliffe’s proposals [concerning the Constitution for Cyprus]. Also includes a newspaper clipping reporting on Peake’s leave.

Collection:

The Papers of Sir Charles Peake

Diary

Reference Code:

PEAK 1/3

Date:

1955-08-16-1955-11-25 (creation)

Description:

Loose sheets of a typescript diary covering part of Charles Peake’s time as British Ambassador to Athens [Greece], including the Cyprus Emergency. Subjects include: Greek project for an oil refinery; meeting with Princess Nicholas; meeting with journalists; attending a wedding; arrangements for a conference on Greece and Turkey; hosting party at Kavouri for Greek princesses; meeting King Paul [Paul of Greece] and senior Ministers; dining and meetings with Harold Macmillan [Foreign Secretary]; attending various social engagements and dinners; chastising David Lloyd for poor treatment of Greek delegation; Macmillan’s recollections of Winston Churchill’s farewell dinner to the Queen [Elizabeth II] ahead of his resignation; various engagements at the Turkish and Greek embassies and clubs; meetings with Princesses Marina and Alexandra; reflections on dictating his diary; weekend visit to Salisbury as guests of Lady Shaftsbury at Wimborne; discussing religious matters with the Shaftsbury’s chauffeur; attending Mass with Edward and Dorothy Halifax; political and diplomatic situation in Greece and Cyprus; meetings with Leslie Kemp; naval missions; attending the funeral of Field Marshal Papagos [Greek Prime Minister]; meeting new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spyros Theotokis; Greek banking; holiday with Catherine [Peake’s wife] in Vytina, Peloponnese [Greece]; meetings with Ambassadors, senior church and political figures; the British Council; and meeting with Princess Alice.

Collection:

The Papers of Sir Charles Peake

Pocket diary

Reference Code:

SMVL 1/28

Date:

1937 (creation)

Description:

Including the Spanish Civil War.

Collection:

The Papers of Admiral Sir James Somerville

The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power

Reference Code:

MANP

Date:

1960-08 - 1980-08

Description:

Annotated typescript covering Power's career, particularly on his work with Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral Sir John Cunningham [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, from 1943] on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, his work with Admiral Sir Philip Vian and with Admiral 1st Lord Mountbatten. Includes further notes on Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.