The Churchill Archives Centre is now (January 2019) working on a further 26 archive boxes of additional Churchill materials formerly in the possession of Sir Martin Gilbert.įurther information about additional material In April 1995 grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the John Paul Getty Foundation purchased the Churchill Papers for the nation. The Churchill Papers comprise an estimated 1 million individual documents. Some of the most memorable phrases of the twentieth-century are preserved in his own drafts and speaking notes for the famous wartime speeches. They include his personal correspondence with friends and family, and his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians and military leaders. The collection includes some 3000 boxes of letters and documents ranging from his first childhood letters to his final writings. In 2013 the collection was recognised by UNESCO, as part of its Memory of the World Programme, highlighting its particular importance to the heritage of Britain. The Churchill Papers consist of the original documents sent, received or composed by Sir Winston Churchill during the course of his long and active life.
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