The Churchill Archives Centre is now closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We are still able to offer a limited remote enquiry service and can be reached by email at archives@chu.cam.ac.uk. Do also check out our existing online resources here. We look forward to welcoming you back as soon as is possible and wish you and your families all the very best.
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Frequently asked questions on visiting the Archives Centre, our collections, and obtaining and using copies from the archives.
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Discover a wide range of documents by more than 570 political, military & scientific luminary figures from the Churchill era and beyond.
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Where to find general contact details for the Archives Centre as well as for individual members of staff. .
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Details of our upcoming public programme of events, exhibition loans and group visits.
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Stay up to date with the latest news from the Archives Centre and explore our collections through our blog posts.
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A range of our collections are available to view on the Churchill Archives Centre Flickr account.
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The Churchill Archives Centre relies on the support and generosity of trusts and individuals.
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The Centre exists to preserve and make available the raw material of our recent past.
DetailsPurpose-built in 1973 to house Sir Winston Churchill's Papers, the Churchill Archives Centre is now home to the papers of almost 600 important political, military and scientific figures from the Churchill era and after. Contemporaries of Winston Churchill sit alongside major political, military and scientific figures such as: Margaret Thatcher, Ernest Bevin, John Major, Neil Kinnock, Admiral Ramsay, Field Marshal Slim, Frank Whittle and Rosalind Franklin.
Situated within the grounds of Churchill College, itself the national and Commonwealth memorial to Sir Winston, the Archives Centre is a valuable academic and cultural research hub. Its collections form one of the country’s most important sources for twentieth-century British history. The Archives Centre's mission is to preserve and make available to the public the unique materials in its care.
The Archives Centre and its staff have been supporting various events and initiatives to mark VE Day on 8 May.
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Are you aged 11-16 and currently locked down at home due to Corona Virus? This is your chance to be part of history.
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The Archives Centre is delighted to announce the winners of its diary competition capturing life in lockdown.
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Although we have all been working from home, the collections in our storage areas have to be physically checked now and then and maintained in a safe state.
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In 2015 we discovered that the maintenance department at the College had a thermal imaging monitor. Out of interest, we borrowed it for a short while to have a look ...
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