A typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill, 17 May 1963, to Sir Keith Joseph, Minister of Housing, opposing a proposed road through the grounds of Churchill College, Cambridge, the institution founded in 1958 as his living memorial. Churchill writes:
"I do trust that it will be possible to adopt another route that will not cause such damage to the amenities of our new Foundation. I am assured that there are alternatives that would meet the road needs equally well."
Churchill had taken a close interest in the college's creation, envisioning a modern Cambridge foundation with particular emphasis on science and technology, and the proposed road threatened its setting in its formative years. Joseph replied on 19 June, acknowledging the concerns and undertaking to consider alternatives; no such road was built.
Written two years before his death, this is one of Churchill's last interventions in public affairs — the elder statesman engaged not in war or politics but in the preservation of the institution bearing his name.
Single sheet, 242 x 191 mm, typed on the printed letterhead of 28 Hyde Park Gate, London, signed Winston S. Churchill. Blue Acknowledged stamp at head, punched filing hole to inner margin, horizontal folds and light toning; very good overall.
Provenance: Paul C. Richards, Templeton, Massachusetts; his catalog, 1983, item 162.
A typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill, 17 May 1963, to Sir Keith Joseph, Minister of Housing, opposing a proposed road through the grounds of Churchill College, Cambridge, the institution founded in 1958 as his living memorial. Churchill writes:
"I do trust that it will be possible to adopt another route that will not cause such damage to the amenities of our new Foundation. I am assured that there are alternatives that would meet the road needs equally well."
Churchill had taken a close interest in the college's creation, envisioning a modern Cambridge foundation with particular emphasis on science and technology, and the proposed road threatened its setting in its formative years. Joseph replied on 19 June, acknowledging the concerns and undertaking to consider alternatives; no such road was built.
Written two years before his death, this is one of Churchill's last interventions in public affairs — the elder statesman engaged not in war or politics but in the preservation of the institution bearing his name.
Single sheet, 242 x 191 mm, typed on the printed letterhead of 28 Hyde Park Gate, London, signed Winston S. Churchill. Blue Acknowledged stamp at head, punched filing hole to inner margin, horizontal folds and light toning; very good overall.
Provenance: Paul C. Richards, Templeton, Massachusetts; his catalog, 1983, item 162.
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