Creswell Papers at Churchill Archives Centre
A list of the personal papers of Captain John Creswell in the possession of Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. The papers were given to Churchill Archives Centre by Captain John Creswell, 1970, and by his son, Simon Creswell, 1993.
CRES 1
Draft naval war manual. October 1938.
CRES 2
Notes and drafts for a book on the defence of seaborne trade. Comprising three draft chapters by John Creswell, 1935; earlier research notes on the same topic by Ralph Hudleston, 1911; letters from Hudleston, 1935 (3); letters from Guy Wyatt of the Admiralty Hydrographic Department, 1949 (2); letters from the Admiralty Historical Section, 1954 (2); and an introductory note by John Creswell, 1970.
CRES 3
Lectures given at the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich.
CRES 3/1
Compromising: "The Operations of 19th August 1916", 17 June 1931; "The Grand Fleet, 1917-1918", 26 June 1931; "The Battle of Heligoland Bight, 28 August 1914", 2 May 1932; and "The Scarborough Raid", 9 May 1932.
CRES 3/2
Including: "The Battle of the Dogger Bank", 13 May 1932; "Mediterranean 1914 I", 8 February 1932; "Mediterranean 1914 II", 15 February 1932; "Mediterranean 1914 III", 18 February 1932; "The Battle of the Dogger Bank", for the Junior Officers' War Course, 11 July 1932.
CRES 4
Publications and journal articles.
CRES 4/1
Papers by "Phormio" [Creswell's psuedonym] from R.U.S.I [Royal United Services Institution] Journal 1930-31. Includes "Economy of Forces" August 1940, "The Value of Time" November 1930, "Some Thoughts on Naval Tactics" November 1931, and letter 1934.
CRES 4/2
Reprint of "The Self-Defence of Merchant Ships in War" by Creswell in R.U.S.I [Royal United Services Institution]. 17 November 1937.
CRES 4/3
Reprint of "Air Co-operation in Naval Warfare" by Creswell in The Naval Review. November 1937.
CRES 4/4
Copy of "British Shipping at the end of the Eighteenth Century" by Creswell in The Mariner's Mirror. April 1939.
CRES 4/5
"Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses during the Second World War", Admiralty HMSO [Her Majesty's Stationary Office] publication. 1947.
CRES 4/6
Naval supplements to London Gazette and Her Majesty's Stationary Office official reports. 1943-1948.
CRES 4/7
Papers from the Journal of Royal United Service Institution. 1946-1949.
CRES 4/8
Papers by Creswell from the Journal of Royal United Service Institution. Includes "The German Navy in defeat", August 1947, and "The German Navy - The Last Phase", November 1947.
CRES 4/9
Papers from the Journal of Royal United Service Institution, 'Miscellaneous papers'. Includes loose press cuttings from other publications. 1950-1968.
CRES 4/10
Reprint of "Seek out and Destroy the Enemy" by Creswell in The Naval Review. August 1952.
CRES 4/11
Reprint of "The Bismarck Episode - The German Aspect" in the Royal United Services journal. February 1953.
CRES 5
The documents known as the "Führer Conferences" were among the German Naval Archives captured by the British and Americans at Tambach Castle during the Second World War. They are minutes of staff meetings between Hitler and his naval commanders and they were translated and published by the Admiralty in 1947.
CRES 5/1
"Führer Conferences on Naval Affairs, 1939-42". 1947.
CRES 5/2
"Führer Conferences on Naval Affairs, 1943-5" and "Index to Führer Conferences on Naval Affairs, 1939 - 1945". 1947.
CRES 6
Literary papers.
CRES 6/1
Letters about books, book reviews and research. 1950-1973.
CRES 6/2
Letters and press cuttings about books. 1935-1972.
CRES 6/3
Model maker's plans of H.M.S. Victory, 1759. Undated.
CRES 6/4
Letters and notes about "Generals and Admirals" (1952). 1953.
CRES 6/5
Correspondence (including literary contract) and notes for Creswell's research on 18th century naval history. 1936-1971.
CRES 6/6
Letters about "British Admirals of the Eighteenth Century" (1972). With press cuttings of book reviews. 1972-1973.
CRES 6/7
Draft chapter of the official naval history of the Second World War. Chapter entitled 'Defence against major warships, British dispositions and initial moves', never published. Undated.
CRES 6/8
Literary notes including material on Second World War naval subjects. April 1944.
CRES 6/9
Notes for a book on the defence of seaborne trade. With letters, 1949.
CRES 6/10
Letter from Arthur Marder. With papers and a copy of a lecture titled "The Foundation of Tactics" given at the Royal Navy Tactical School, December 1944. 1973.
CRES 6/11
Proof copies of maps of naval engagements, 1941-4. Undated.
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