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5 Mar 2024: Guide to the papers of Sir Kenneth Hutchison, one of the figures credited with changing the fortunes of the British gas industry.

14 Feb 2022: The Oxford by-election gathered international interest. The news magazine Picture Post commented:. ... The centre of Oxford is dominated by its ancient university, where dons (university teachers) and students would read the latest newspaper reports and

11 Feb 2022: Compare three documents from 1908-1909 relating to the naval race between Germany and Britain, and answer questions about the documents.

14 Feb 2022: What was Churchill's reputation in the 1930s? General opinion of Churchill was much less favourable than it was of Baldwin or Chamberlain.

14 Feb 2022: In 1934 the League of Nations Union Ilford organised a local referendum on the League, Locarno treaties, disarmament and the arms trade.

28 Oct 2022: This exercise focuses on a report to London by Hugh Watson, Naval Attaché (naval expert) at the British Embassy in Berlin, 12 March 1913.

19 Jul 2022: Recordings of talks from the Keeping and Making Diaries conference, held over 3 days at Churchill College in March-April 2022.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Elizabeth Bennett, archivist (1987-1990). 1987. Appointment of Elizabeth Bennett, archivist (1987-1990). Share your memories of this year. Add your own

21 Dec 2022: Speaking on the news, Allen Packwood, Director of the Churchill Archives Centre said:. ... As the reaction to this news shows, there is huge research interest in her as a political figure and in the events of her life and premiership, and the material

8 Feb 2022: Our collections include records of women’s political work as politicians, suffrage campaigners, civil servants and ‘incorporated wives’.

27 Jan 2022: A list of recent national and international exhibitions to which Churchill Archives Centre loaned items from our collections for display.

11 Feb 2022: Take a look at Churchill's own judgement on Haig's handling of the 1918 crisis. What judgement do you reach on Haig's generalship?

5 Mar 2024: An introduction to the papers of the Eurosceptic Labour MP Nigel Spearing

14 Feb 2022: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Churchill’s impact. Churchill’s impact. As a backbench MP – i.e. a Member of Parliament but not in the Cabinet and holding no official position – Churchill had

22 Feb 2024: Examples of the life writing materials held at the Archives Centre, from autobiographies, diaries, and letters to more unusual sources.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Strongroom and archivist office added to the library. Strongroom and archivist office added to the library. Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories and

2 Nov 2023: Past By-Fellowship reports can be found by searching this site for ‘By-Fellowship report’, where they will appear in our news archives.

5 Mar 2024: Guide to the papers of Stephen Roskill, who played a key role in the early development of the Archives Centre, bringing many important collections of military and naval papers to Cambridge.

11 Feb 2022: As the twentieth century dawned, for the first time Britain's naval power was challenged, by the strong new empire of Germany.

18 Jul 2023: You can read an article by Edwin Welch, written for the archives journal Archivaria, in which he reflects on the new Archives Centre building.