Among the books, pamphlets, periodical articles, and textual records acquired from various gifts over the years, the collection also includes many interesting examples聽of Churchill ephemera or memorabilia (鈥淐hurchilliana鈥�). These items can prove to be an invaluable resource for material culture scholars, media scholars and scholars of Churchill as a popular figure. Douglas Hall’s聽The Book of Churchilliana聽(2002) [] is an invaluable companion resource for anyone interested in Churchilliana.
Some examples are Churchill’s personal visiting card, an Ogden’s Guinea Gold Cigarettes card portrait from 1900, a 1914 souvenir portrait on silk, and a tear-off card for readers to send to Churchill on his聽80th听产颈谤迟丑诲补测.
Another postcard with an attached reply card of a more serious intent is Churchill’s 1936 “Message” urging support for the New Commonwealth Society, “in order to prevent the horror and ruin of another World War”.
The collection also includes porcelain figurines, framed prints, commemorative plates and vinyl recordings of Churchill鈥檚 speeches.