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Papers relating to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1952. (Manuscript) 1952-01-18 - 1952-12-31 CNM/45
Papers relating to second term of office as LHC 18 Feb-Jun(?) 1952. Mainly correspondence with Church of Scotland officials but also letter from Churchill (49 items).
List of the January 1897 intake to HMS BRITANNIA. (Manuscript) circa 1922 CNM/53
Typescript list of naval cadets including Cunningham who formed the January 1897 intake to HMS BRITANNIA, with some annotations about their later careers.
Drafts of various speeches, 1942-1946. (Manuscript) 1942-01-26 - 1946-12-31 CNM/17
Drafts of various speeches by Cunningham 1942-46 (34 items in 2 files) (some speeches removed to other files) .
Papers relating to the award of various foreign decorations, 1941-1943. (Manuscript) 1941-1943 CNM/15
Certificates and correspondence relating to award of various foreign decorations to Cunningham - Greece, USA, Tunisia, France, Algeria(?) (6 items).
Papers relating to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1944-1950. (Manuscript) 1944-01-10 - 1950-12-31 CNM/21
Papers relating to Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) 1944-50 (but some items undated) (14 items).
Correspondence relating to various honorary memberships, 1942-1953. (Manuscript) 1942-1953 CNM/19
Correspondence relating to award of Honorary Membership (for life or without period) of various societies to Cunningham (11 items).
Drafts of parts of Cunningham's autobiography 'A Sailor's Odyssey'. (Manuscript) circa 1950 CNM/65
Drafts of parts of Cunningham's autobiography entitled 'A Sailor's Odyssey' (2 items). Note the page numbers in this draft pages do not correspond to page numbers in the book published in 1951.
Papers relating to ceremonial events, 1945-1953. (Manuscript) 1945-01-13 - 1953-12-31 CNM/27
Papers relating to ceremonial occasions - various menus, speeches, papers relating to appointment as Lord High Steward at Elizabeth II coronation, 1945-53.
Papers relating to debates on defence in the House of Lords, 1953-1954. (Manuscript) 1953-01-08 - 1954-12-31 CNM/59
Papers relating to debates on defence in the House of Lords, 8 October 1953-Mar(?) 1954 (some items undated). Includes correspondence with Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick R. McGrigor, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alfred E.M. Chatfield, Admiral Sir Gerald L.C.…
Papers relating to schools and naval colleges, 1945-1954. (Manuscript) 1945-1954 CNM/29
Papers relating to boys' schools, naval colleges etc - mainly speeches and newspaper articles 1945-54.
Papers relating to The Navy League, 1946. (Manuscript) 1946-01-31 - 1946-12-31 CNM/38
Papers relating to The Navy League 31 May 1946-18 September 1946 (4 items).
Correspondence relating to the Imperial Service Trust, 1954-1960. (Manuscript) 1954-01-13 - 1960-12-31 CNM/51
Correspondence relating to the Imperial Service Trust 13 July 1954-20 June 1960 (8 items).
Correspondence regarding Government policy on nuclear weapons, 1955-1956. (Manuscript) 1955-1956 CNM/50
Correspondence with Rear-Admiral Sir Anthony W. Buzzard and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon U. Willis regarding Government policy on nuclear weapons, 1955-1956 (some letters undated) (18 items).
Papers relating to various honorary academic distinctions, 1945. (Manuscript) 1945-01-14 - 1945 CNM/24
Papers relating to various honorary academic distinctions awarded to Cunningham at Edinburgh University (LLD), Birmingham University (LLD) and Cambridge University (LLD) 14 Mar-29 November 1945.
Various papers relating to the Honourable Artillery Company, 1927-1948. (Manuscript) 1927-01-4 -1948-12-31 CNM/6
Various papers on Honourable Artillery Company of which Cunningham was a member 1927, 1948 (6 items).
Messages of congratulations relating to the award of Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 1945. (Manuscript) 1945-01-1 - 1945-12-31 CNM/23
Messages of congratulations sent to Cunningham on his becoming Knight of the Order of the Thistle and Cunningham's replies 1 January-23 Feb 1945 (40 items). Includes messages from various high ranking allied officers.
Letters received from Lord Birdwood, Sir Colin Keppel, Viscount Cunningham and others, 1927-1949. (Manuscript) 1927-1949 COW/10
Letters received from Lord Birdwood 1865-1951, Sir Colin Keppel 1862-1947, Viscount Cunningham 1883-1963 and others 1927-49, see printed catalogue for index of letters in this collection.
Broadcast for the Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Austraila, 1951. (Manuscript) 1951 CNM/47
Handwritten text of a broadcast relating to celebrations in Melbourne for the Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Austraila, 1951.
Various papers relating to war memorials, 1921-1952. (Manuscript) 1921-01-16 - 1952-12-31 CNM/5
Various papers relating to War Memorials 1921, 1948-52 (14 items).
Correspondence relating to Cunningham's involvement in various societies, 1939-1948. (Manuscript) 1939-1948 CNM/12
Correspondence relating to Cunningham's presidencies and patronages of various societies.
Official papers relating to Italian aggression, 1940-1941. (Manuscript) 1940-1941 CNM/13
White Paper on Italian aggression and accompanying letter (2 items).
Correspondence relating to awards, 1946. (Manuscript) 1946-01-09 - 1946-06-11 CNM/57
Correspondence relating to awards. Letter from Churchill relating to commemorative medallion and letter re award of Grand Cordon of the order of the Cloud and Banner from China (2 items).
Notes and drafts of speeches for various occasions, 1946-1959. (Manuscript) 1946-1959 CNM/58
Notes and drafts of speeches for various occasions including lectures on naval strategy, 1946-1959 (some items undated) (7 items).
Papers relating to the award of Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 1945. (Manuscript) 1945-01-13 - 1945-12-31 CNM/22
Papers relating to the award of Knight of the Thistle to Cunningham, including the certificate and correspondence with Admiral Dickson and Captain Shaw regarding the ceremony, 13 October 1945 to October 1945.