Cunningham, Andrew Browne, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Admiral of the Fleet, 1883-1963.

The papers mostly relate to the period after Cunningham's retirement. There are seven copies of the 'Tenedos Times' newspaper, 1914 to 1915, notes and drafts of speeches, and papers relating to the many honours bestowed on Cunningham and to his membership of various societies and institutions. The bulk of Cunningham's papers went to the British Museum (now the British Library).

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ID:	CNM
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1897-1960
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 183 cm
Parts:	Cunningham, Andrew Browne, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Admiral of the Fleet, 1883-1963. 'Tenedos Times' newspaper, 1914 - 1915. (Manuscript) (CNM/1) Mentions in dispatches of Cunningham during the First World War, 1915-1916. (Manuscript) (CNM/2) Distinguished Service Conduct certificate and pamphlet, 1916. (Manuscript) (CNM/3) Various papers relating to the First World War, 1915-1916. (Manuscript) (CNM/4) Various papers relating to war memorials, 1921-1952. (Manuscript) (CNM/5) Various papers relating to the Honourable Artillery Company, 1927-1948. (Manuscript) (CNM/6) Newspaper cuttings, 1930-1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/7) Foreign awards and decorations, 1930-1947. (Manuscript) (CNM/8) Papers relating to the award of Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1934-1935. (Manuscript) (CNM/9) Certificate of appointment as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, 1938. (Manuscript) (CNM/10) Papers relating to the award of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath, 1939. (Manuscript) (CNM/11) Correspondence relating to Cunningham's involvement in various societies, 1939-1948. (Manuscript) (CNM/12) Official papers relating to Italian aggression, 1940-1941. (Manuscript) (CNM/13) Papers relating to the award of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, 1941-1942. (Manuscript) (CNM/14) Papers relating to the award of various foreign decorations, 1941-1943. (Manuscript) (CNM/15) Mention in dispatches of Cunningham during the Second World War, 1942-1943. (Manuscript) (CNM/16) Drafts of various speeches, 1942-1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/17) Pamphlet 'The Art of War - Twentieth Century Version', 1943. (Manuscript) (CNM/18) Correspondence relating to various honorary memberships, 1942-1953. (Manuscript) (CNM/19) Pamphlet 'Your Ship - Notes and Advice to an Officer on Assuming his First Command'. (Manuscript) (CNM/20) Papers relating to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1944-1950. (Manuscript) (CNM/21) Papers relating to the award of Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 1945. (Manuscript) (CNM/22) Messages of congratulations relating to the award of Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 1945. (Manuscript) (CNM/23) Papers relating to various honorary academic distinctions, 1945. (Manuscript) (CNM/24) Pamphlet 'Thanksgiving Week 1945'. (Manuscript) (CNM/25) Various speeches. (Manuscript) (CNM/26) Papers relating to ceremonial events, 1945-1953. (Manuscript) (CNM/27) Papers relating to civic distinctions, 1945-1956. (Manuscript) (CNM/28) Papers relating to schools and naval colleges, 1945-1954. (Manuscript) (CNM/29) Correspondence relating to various honorary memberships while First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, 1943-1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/30) Letter to Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/31) Papers relating to the award of the title Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/32) 'Encaenia Addresses' given at Cunningham's honorary degree ceremony at Oxford University, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/33) Certificate of the Order of Merit, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/34) Edinburgh University student handbooks 1945-1947. (Manuscript) (CNM/35) Pamphlet 'Factors Underlying British Foreign Policy', 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/36) Papers relating to academic distinctions, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/37) Papers relating to The Navy League, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/38) Various speeches, 1949-1950. (Manuscript) (CNM/39) Newspaper cuttings, 1947. (Manuscript) (CNM/40) Papers relating to the presidency of the Institute of Naval Architects, 1947-1948. (Manuscript) (CNM/41) Various private and official papers, 1947-1956. (Manuscript) (CNM/42) Correspondence relating to honorary membership of the Lucifer Golfing Society, 1951. (Manuscript) (CNM/43) Papers relating to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1950-1951. (Manuscript) (CNM/44) Papers relating to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1952. (Manuscript) (CNM/45) Book entitled 'Reports to the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1952'. (Manuscript) (CNM/46) Broadcast for the Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Austraila, 1951. (Manuscript) (CNM/47) Photograph and book relating to naval memorials, 1952. (Manuscript) (CNM/48) Book relating to the Liverpool Memorial to Merchant Seamen serving with the Royal Navy, 1952. (Manuscript) (CNM/49) Correspondence regarding Government policy on nuclear weapons, 1955-1956. (Manuscript) (CNM/50) Correspondence relating to the Imperial Service Trust, 1954-1960. (Manuscript) (CNM/51) Pamphlet 'A Military Danger, the Revelation of Secret Strategic Plans'. (Manuscript) (CNM/52) List of the January 1897 intake to HMS BRITANNIA. (Manuscript) (CNM/53) Short biographical notes on Cunningham. (Manuscript) (CNM/54) Various telegrams and official papers, 1942-1958. (Manuscript) (CNM/55) Messages of goodwill on leaving the Admiralty, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/56) Correspondence relating to awards, 1946. (Manuscript) (CNM/57) Notes and drafts of speeches for various occasions, 1946-1959. (Manuscript) (CNM/58) Papers relating to debates on defence in the House of Lords, 1953-1954. (Manuscript) (CNM/59) Articles reprinted from 'United States Naval Institute Proceedings', 1952-1954. (Manuscript) (CNM/60) Various naval articles, 1953-1956. (Manuscript) (CNM/61) 'Malta Invicta' series of articles, 1942. (Manuscript) (CNM/62) Papers relating to ceremonial events, 1945. (Manuscript) (CNM/63) Draft of 'The Naval War in the Eastern Mediterranean' Parts 1 and 2. (Manuscript) (CNM/64) Drafts of parts of Cunningham's autobiography 'A Sailor's Odyssey'. (Manuscript) (CNM/65) Typescript 'The End of a Beginning'. (Manuscript) (CNM/66) Newspaper cuttings, 1930-1952. (Manuscript) (CNM/67) Letters received, 1929-1952. (Manuscript) (CNM/68) Printed material relating to ceremonial events, 1935-1948. (Manuscript) (CNM/69) Plan of the Diamond Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead, 1897. (Manuscript) (CNM/70) Book 'Fotografla Turkiye', 1940. (Manuscript) (CNM/71)

Cunningham, Andrew Browne, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Admiral of the Fleet, 1883-1963.

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