Letters from Winston Churchill to Harold Laski
- Reference No:
- U DLA/18
- Dates:
- Oct 1940-21 Sep 1944
- Description:
i) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from London. Thanks Laski for pamphlet, 'The Rights of Man'. October 1940
ii) Handwritten letter signed (1p) sent from London. Sends his sympathy over death of Laski's father. 31 October 1941
iii) Typescript letter signed (2 pp) sent from London. Thanks Laski for words of support which enable him to 'bear the load which is fastened on my shoulders'. 2 March 1942
iv) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from London. Views on Socialism and Free Enterprise and the need for a parliamentary majority. 25 March 1942
v) Typescript letter signed (2 pp) sent from London. Answers Laski's concerns over invitation to address the Assembly of the International Student Service, Washington. Also refers to Lord Halifax. 18 July 1942
vi) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from London. Refers to the Guildhall speech, Hitler and the Jews. Refers to a 'permanent settlement'. 5 July 1943
vii) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from London. Thanks Laski for the proclamation by Queen Anne [book?]. 6 October 1943
viii) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from London. Thanks Laski for tributes. 21 September 1944, with envelope addressed to Frida Laski dated 1968
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 8 items
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
- Records of Harold Laski (and Frida Laski)