Audio recordings

Including interviews, oral histories and radio programmes. Highlights here include an interview between Mark Abrams (social scientist and businessman) and his grandson, and interviews conducted throughout 2019 with Female MPs, Rebel MPs and Academics.

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Miniature of Oral history: Professor Dame Athene Donald
Oral history: Professor Dame Athene Donald
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/76
Date:
2024-01-31 (creation)
Description:
Includes appointment to the Mastership; Admission and chairing meetings; Master's Lodge and privacy; impact of Mastership on personal and professional life; the Covid-19 pandemic; Moller Institute; Development and Fundraising; Challenges; Looking ahead.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of Oral history: Edith George and daughters, Carol, Frances, and Tamara
Oral history: Edith George and daughters, Carol, Frances, and Tamara
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/77
Date:
2024-05-24 (creation)
Description:
An oral history recording with Hywel George's widow, Edith and their daughters, Carol, Tamara and Frances, which was recorded shortly after Hywel's death. Hywel andEdith lived with their daughters at 70 Storey's Way from 1971 until Hywel retired as Bursar in 1991. This recording captures some of their reminiscences about Hywel's life in College during this period, and of living in the house.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of Oral history: Matthew Donald
Oral history: Matthew Donald
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/78
Date:
2024-09-25 (creation)
Description:
This is one of a series of recordings with Master's spouses. Includes: first impressions; living and working in the Master's Lodge; supervising; the pandemic; College events; dinners, talks, postprandials and Burns' Night; MCR Conference on Everything; mentoring; Churchill Scholars; Churchill staff.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of Oral history: Colin Fraser (interview 1)
Oral history: Colin Fraser (interview 1)
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/79/1
Date:
2024-09-27 (creation)
Description:
This recording focuses on Colin Fraser's first period on the Hanging Committee in the 1980s, and also on the circumstances leading to his appointment as Senior Tutor in 1995. Includes: Peter Lyon; the appointment of Dhruva Mistry as Artist By-Fellow and acquisition of sculpture; the Churchill College Art Foundation; and the Scientific Drawings Collection.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of Oral history: Colin Fraser (interview 2)
Oral history: Colin Fraser (interview 2)
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/79/2
Date:
2024-11-06 (creation)
Description:
This recording covers the period of Colin Fraser's Senior Tutorship (1995-2000); addressing academic results; academic standards; the Baxter Tables and student attitudes. Includes reflections on the Hanging Committee in the 2000s, and the Anthony Caro and Jeppe Hein sculptures.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of Denis Kelly
Denis Kelly
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/DEKE
Date:
1979-1986 (creation)
Description:
Interviews with [Richard] Denis Kelly, former archivist (1947) and research assistant (1948-57) to Winston Churchill. Two interviews, one conducted by Correlli Barnett (1979) at Kelly's flat, one conducted by Pat Ackerman (1986) at Churchill College.
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Doreen Pugh
Doreen Pugh
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/DPGH
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Doreen Pugh, former personal secretary to Winston Churchill (1955-65).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Evan Davies
Evan Davies
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/EDVS
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Evan Morydd "Bish" Davies, former Detective Sergeant with the Special Branch, on his personal reminiscences of Churchill, 1948-50.
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Elizabeth Gilliatt
Elizabeth Gilliatt
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/GLTT
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Elizabeth Gilliatt, former personal secretary to Winston Churchill, (1945-55).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Cecily "Chips" Gemmell
Cecily "Chips" Gemmell
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/GMLL
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Cecily Gemmell, former personal secretary to Winston Churchill (1947-51) and Clementine Churchill (1951-53).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Grace Hamblin
Grace Hamblin
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/HMBL
Date:
1985 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Grace Hamblin, former assistant secretary to Winston Churchill, (1932-38), secretary to Clementine Churchill (1939-45), secretary and administrator at Chartwell [Kent] (1945-65).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Kathleen Hill
Kathleen Hill
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/KHLL
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with [Rose] Kathleen Hill, former personal secretary to Winston Churchill, (1937-45).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Sir Anthony Montague Browne
Sir Anthony Montague Browne
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/MGBN
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Sir Anthony Montague Browne, former Private Secretary to Winston Churchill, later seconded to the Foreign Office (1955-65).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Sir John Martin
Sir John Martin
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/MRTN
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Sir John Martin, former Private Secretary (1940-41) and Principal Private Secretary (1941-45) to Winston Churchill.
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Nina, Countess of Onslow
Nina, Countess of Onslow
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/ONSL
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Nina, Lady Onslow [earlier "Jo" Sturdee], former personal secretary (1941-45) and principal personal secretary (1945-53) to Winston Churchill.
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Sir John Peck
Sir John Peck
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/PECK
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Sir John Peck, former Private Secretary to Winston Churchill (1940-45).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Patrick Kinna
Patrick Kinna
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/PKNN
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Patrick Kinna, former confidential assistant to Winston Churchill, (1941-45).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Roy Astley Richards
Roy Astley Richards
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/RRDS
Date:
1978-10-12 (creation)
Description:
Talk 'Churchill the man' by Roy Astley Richards OBE, personal bodyguard to Sir Winston Churchill 1945-46, given at the River Thames Society, Marlow, in 1978, along with a copy of the notes for the speech.
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Lettice Shillingford
Lettice Shillingford
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/SLFD
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Lettice Shillingford, former personal secretary to Winston Churchill (1946-53).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Catherine Snelling
Catherine Snelling
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/SNLG
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Catherine Snelling, former personal secretary to Winston Churchill (1957-65).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Marian Spicer
Marian Spicer
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/SPCR
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Marian Spicer, former Civil Service clerical officer and secretary to Winston Churchill (1943-45).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Jane, Lady Williams
Jane, Lady Williams
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/WLMS
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Lady Williams [earlier Jane Portal], former personal secretary to Winston Churchill (1949-55).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History
Miniature of Soundscriber recording of a conversation about using the Soundscriber machine
Soundscriber recording of a conversation about using the Soundscriber machine
Reference Code:
CHWL 6/5/16 side 1
Date:
1947-08 (creation)
Description:
Conversation between WSC and others including Mary Soames [earlier Mary Churchill] and "Tommy" [? Commander Charles Thompson, former Personal Assistant to WSC], including the phrase "it’s a great lesson against megalomania".
Collection:
Chartwell Manuscripts
Miniature of Soundscriber recording of a draft version of "The Second World War", Volume 1, "The Gathering Storm": chapter 7 "Air Parity Lost", pp 97, 99
Soundscriber recording of a draft version of "The Second World War", Volume 1, "The Gathering Storm": chapter 7 "Air Parity Lost", pp 97, 99
Reference Code:
CHWL 6/5/24a side 1
Date:
1947-08 (creation)
Description:
Subjects include reaction to the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin’s admission of the loss of air parity with Germany, including the poem "Death and his brother sleep". Note that there is no side 2.
Collection:
Chartwell Manuscripts
Miniature of Soundscriber recording of a draft version of "The Second World War", Volume 1, "The Gathering Storm": chapter 17 "The Tragedy of Munich", c pp 243-50
Soundscriber recording of a draft version of "The Second World War", Volume 1, "The Gathering Storm": chapter 17 "The Tragedy of Munich", c pp 243-50
Reference Code:
CHWL 6/5/9a side 1
Date:
1947-08 (creation)
Description:
Subjects include Generals von Beck and von Halder and a German Army plot against Hitler.
Collection:
Chartwell Manuscripts
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