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Papers of John Sanders, c 1689, comprising a manuscript volume in Latin and English, titled small tract of Chirurgerie and Phisical plants etc, all which I have faithfully gathered from divers Learned Authors, Besides mine owe practise, and what I have seen of others, in this citty of Doublin. Containing notes on treatments for various medical conditions, including gun shot wounds, ulcers, and the King's Evil (Scrofula), and advice on how to provide the Chirurgeons Chest for Military occasions; a list of medicaments bought from an Apothecary in Bow Lane, London, in 1689; a list titled Medicamentorum formulae apud medicos Londinenses usilationes; a list of herbal plants used in remedies; and a table of diseases.

Photocopies of correspondence and photographs, taken from five albums, relating to Sclater's career, 1898-1927, including letter from FM Sir (Henry) Evelyn Wood, Adjutant General to the Forces, confirming Sclater's appointment as Bde Maj, Aldershot, 1898; seventeen copies of photographs and nine sketch maps relating to the Second Boer War, South Africa, 1899-1902, including photographs of Bloemfontein and Brandfort, Orange Free State, and sketch maps of the Battles of Modder River, Nov 1899 and Paardeberg Drift, Feb 1900; two photographs of the 13 pounder Quick Fire gun, newly issued to the Royal Horse Artillery, 1904; letter from Lt Col Rt Hon Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, thanking Sclater for congratulatory letter on the award of a peerage to Stamfordham, 1911; three photographs of Indian Army sepoys, 1912; correspondence, 1912- 1917, including letters relating to recruitment, military inspections and the availability of manpower from FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces, Feb 1917, Gen Sir (Henry Macleod) Leslie Rundle, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, Feb-May 1916, and Lt Gen Sir (Cecil Frederick) Nevil Macready, Adjutant General to the Forces, Jul 1917; letter to Slater from Gen Sir (Francis) Reginald Wingate, relating to riots in Egypt, Jun 1920; letter to Sclater from Lt Gen Sir George Fletcher MacMunn, Quartermaster General, India, dated Jun 1921, relating to the political and military situation in India, particularly in the aftermath of the massacre of 479 Indian civilians by troops of the Indian Army, commanded by Brig Gen Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, Amritsar, Punjab, Apr 1919; printed obituary of Sclater [1927].

Navy Office records belonging to Charles Sergison comprising Navy Board Minutes, 1673 to 1718 (seventy-six volumes), and copies of Admiralty orders to the Navy Board, 1603 to 1717 (thirteen volumes), mostly after 1674. There are also a large number of miscellaneous documents, including lists of ships in Sea Pay, 1660 to 1685 and 1684 to 1718, lists of officers, 1688 to 1716, Instructions for Ordnance, 1660 to 1688, Instructions for the Navy, 1686 to 1688, an abstract of Navy Board Warrants, 1660 to 1717, an abstract of numbers of dockyard workmen, 1686 to 1718, the Ordinary Estimate, 1692, papers relating to a victualling enquiry, 1710 to 1713, and an account of the Select Committee to Examine and State the Debt of the Navy, 1714. Finally there are copies of Hollond's 'Discourse on the Navy' and 'Survey of the South Coast' by Edmund Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy between 1692 and 1699.

Papers and photographs, 1888-1924, 1972, mostly manuscript letters by Simpson-Baikie to his wife, Marion Evelyn Simpson-Baikie, Lady Simpson-Baikie, 1906-1919, including letters whilst on active service on the Western Front, Gallipoli, Salonika and Palestine, 1914-1918; four manuscript letters from Simpson-Baikie to his mother-in-law, Emilita Miller, 1904-1918, and three manuscript letters from Simpson-Baikie to his daughter, Jean Simpson-Baikie, 1917-1918. Also, manuscript letter from Gen Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton to Jean Miller Hamilton, Lady Hamilton, asking her to inform Marion Evelyn Simpson-Baikie that Simpson-Baikie has been chosen to serve at Gallipoli, 1915; manuscript letter to Simpson-Baikie from Gen Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, Governor of Gibraltar, on adverse comments about Smith-Dorrien in 1914 (Spiers, London, 1919) by FM John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Viscount of Ypres, 1920. Eleven photographs and two negatives relating to Simpson-Baikie's career, 1888-1920, including three photographs of Simpson-Baikie, 1888, [1904]; Lt Gen Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Baron Kitchener of Khartoum, General Officer Commanding in Chief, South Africa, with his Aide de Camp, Lt Francis Aylmer Maxwell [1901]; Maj Gen Hubert Ion Wetherall Hamilton, Maj Gen General Staff, Mediterranean Command, 1911; Gen Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton at Charing Cross station, London, on his departure for Gallipoli, 13 Mar 1915; aerial photograph of the French camp at Sedd el Bahr, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. Typescript letter to Jean Morley Kennerley (née Simpson-Baikie) from Professor Robert Clifford Walton concerning Smith-Dorrien, 1972.

Papers, mainly on World War One compiled by Sir Edward Louis Spears, 1851-[1974]; notably including official World War One correspondence and telegrams, to GHQ, 1 Army, Gen Douglas Haig, Lt Gen Sir Henry Wilson and other officers, on infantry composition, munitions and artillery, lists of officers, colonial troops, morale, observation and intelligence gathering, the lessons of specific campaigns, the employment of tanks, casualties, prisoners of war (POWs), training, public opinion, operational orders for the French 6 Army by Gen Emile Fayolle, and more generally relations between the French and British armies, meetings, views and opinions by and concerning French C-in-C Henri-Philippe Petain, French Northern Army Commander, Ferdinand Foch, and Robert Nivelle, French C-in-C, 1916-1917, an interview with Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister from Nov 1917, US, Japanese, Greek and other correspondence and communications over Siberia, Japan, Finland, Bulgaria, and demands for independence by Eastern European peoples, US participation in the War and opinions on President Woodrow Wilson, Italian military offensives, precis of interviews with corps and army commanders, manuscript diary (1915), on the Russian civil war, post-war commerce, correspondence with Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill on post-war claims, the current political and military situation, especially in Russia, and Versailles peace conference papers, 1914-1920 (Spears Section 1); unpublished material collected by Spears for his publications on the War, including a report of events for 122 Bd, Royal Field Artillery (1916), detailed memoranda and correspondence concerning operations notably comprising copy letters between FM Sir Douglas Haig, Gen Nivelle, and others including to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and on reinforcements, the German postions, the Calais Agreement of February 1917, 1 and 3 Army operations, Franch Army mutinies in 1917, extracts from a diary covering the Battle of Arras, Apr 1917, the politics of liaison, interviews with French and British officers, including French C-in-C Henri-Philippe Petain and Lt Gen Sir Launcelot Edward Kiggell reflecting on strategic and other concerns, 1916-1938 (Spears Section 2); printed material by other authors on World War One used by Spears in his published studies, [1917-1964] (Spears Section 3); draft notes and chapters for Spears' published works on World War One, [1919-1974] (Spears Section 4); original source material and notes by Spears on the 1870 Siege of Paris, mainly rough notes and draft chapters on the Siege, original and copy letters from participants describing events and an exercise book containing lecture notes redating the Franco-Prussian War, [1851-1974] (Spears Section 5); newspaper reviews of Spears' books and critics' letters, 1930-1969 (Spears Section 6); material relating to a war memorial at Mons, 1936-1968 (Spears Section 7); personal papers, mainly articles on the life of Spears [1918-1974] (Spears Section 8), maps, principally of Arras, Bullecourt and Mons, during 1917 [1917]-1959 (Spears Section 9); photographic material, post cards and watercolour sketches, including of trenches, damaged buildings, troops and officers, and a visit to the Balkans in 1920, 1914-[1920] (Spears Section 10); photocopies of some items of Second World War material transferred to Churchill College, Cambridge, mainly on the fall of France, General de Gaulle, and French resistance, [1940-1943].

1 Enlarge specimen sketch, Lt Col Banon. 2 1st lecture. Artillery, Lt Col Furse. 3 On writing papers connected with mil subjects, :t Col Sackville-West. 4 Marches, Lt Col Sackville-West. 5 2nd lecture - artillery, Lt Col Furse. 6 [Map of] Waterloo campaign - theatre of war, Lt Col Sackville-West. 7 Waterloo campaign, no 1, Lt Col Sackville-West. 8 Discuss offensive v defensive strategy with reference to Napoleon's decision in June, 1815, Lt Col Sackville-West. 9 Paper on comparative advantages of division and mixed brigade as peace and war organization in British Army, Lt Col Furse. 10 No 2 combined training, operation orders, Lt Col Sackville-West. 11 IVth lecture. Artillery in attack, Lt Col Furse. 12 No 2 Waterloo campaign. Positions night of 15th and 16th June, 1815, Lt Col Sackville-West. 13 Vth lecture. Artillery in defence, Lt Col Furse. 14 Memory sketch, Lt Col Banon. 15 Plot field-book traverse, Lt Col Banon. 16 IVth lecture. Fire tactics, Lt Col Furse. 17 Explain teaching of C.T re reconnaissance of hostile position, and suggest means of overcoming difficulties, Lt Col Sackville-West. 18 C.T operation orders, No 3, Lt Col Sackville-West. 19 No 3, Waterloo campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 20 W.O administration 1856 to 1904, Lt Col Banon. 21 VIIth lecture. Fire discipline, Lt Col Furse. 22 No 4 Waterloo campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 23 Attack of position with special reference to role of artillery. Map - 6 syndicates, Lt Col Furse. 24 Marching by compass bearing, Mt Col Banon. 23a VIIIth lecture - manoeuvre, Lt Col Furse. 25 Notes on formation of committee of Imp.Def, Lt Col Banon. 26 Precis certain correspondence, Lt Col Banon. 27 IXth lecture - heavy artillery and howitzers, Lt Col Furse. 28 Defence of positions. Opposite to scheme 2 (no 23). Map. 6 syndicates, Lt Col Furse. 29 i. Advanced, flank and rear guards. ii. No 5, Waterloo campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 30 Tactical occupation of a position - re. battle of Ligny, Lt Col Sackville-West. 31 Xth lecture. Horse artillery, Lt Col Furse. 32 XIth lecture. Mountain artillery, Lt Col Furse. 33 Memo re ammunition supply of territorial division in the field. 8 syndicates, Lt Col Furse. 34 No 6 Waterloo campaign. Quatra Bras, Lt Col Sackville-West. 35 March orders for mixed brigade, Lt Col Sackville-West. 36 Appreciation of a situation, Lt Col Sackville-West. 37 XIIth lecture. Organization, Lt Col Furse. 38 Army administration & HQ staff in India, Lt Col Banon. 39 Instructions for finishing sketches, Lt Col Banon. 40 Outposts, Lt Col Sackville-West. 41 Road sketch, Lt Col Banon. 42 Memo describing and discussing former and present systems of military administration in India, Lt Col Banon. 43 As Napoleon's CGS appreciate situation, 8am 17.6.1815, Lt Col Sackville-West. 44 i. No 7 Waterloo campaign. ii. Map of field of Waterloo. iii. Positions of Wellington's army 16, 17th & 18th June, Lt Col Sackville-West. 45 XIIIth lecture. Ammunition supply, Lt Col Furse. 46 Selection of defensive position for divn, Lt Col Furse. 47 No 8 Waterloo campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 48 Constitution and work of Colonial Defence Committee, Lt Col Banon. 49 Preparations necessary before night march, Rough sketch - orders for march, 8 Synds, Lt Col Sackville-West. 50 Re report while attached to other arms, The Commandant. 51 Appreciation as CGS to Duke of Wellington beginning of 1815. 8 Syndicates, Lt Col Sackville-West. 52 XIVth lecture. Coast defence i, Lt Col Furse. 53 What lessons of Waterloo campaign most valuable for modern war? Lt Col Sackville-West. 54 XVth lecture. Coast defence ii, Lt Col Furse. 55 Panoramic sketch, Lt Col Banon. 56 XVIth lecture. Coast defence iii, Lt Col Furse. 57 Continuation of no 46 - sketch and range-taker's card for brigade of 18prs, Lt Col Furse. 58 Memo explaining system of providing foreign drafts, Lt Col Banon. 59 Outpost scheme. 8 syndicates, Lt Col Sackville-West. 60 Plane-table sketch, Lt Col Banon. 61 XVIIth lecture. Coast defence iv, Lt Col Furse. 62 March orders for division. 8 syndicates, Lt Col Sackville-West. 63 XVIIIth lecture. Coast defence v, Lt Col Furse. 64 XIXth lecture. Coast defence vi, Lt Col Furse. 65 Course of instruction in artillery, Lt Col Furse. 66 Horseback sketch, Lt Col Barrow. 67 2 maps 1862, general and Virginia, Lt Col Braithwaite. 68 Reconnaissance (with reference to artillery) for attack on enemy's rear guard, Lt Col Furse. 69 No 1 campaign in E Virginia, Lt Col Sackville-West. 70 Outposts (newly joined officers), Lt Col Hon G Morris. 71 Operation orders (1st lecture) with examples, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 72 Outpost scheme - report & sketch. Work in pairs, Lt Col Sackville-West. 73 Operation orders (2nd lecture), Lt Col Hon G Morris. 74 No 2 American war, 1862, Lt Col Sackville-West. 75 Billeting and camping scheme. 11 syndicates, Lt Col Perceval. 76 Appreciation of situation E Virginia, Feb '62, Lt Col Sackville-West. 77 Attack and defence, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 78 Attack on a position. 1st day, reconnaissance. 2nd day, orders for attack. 8 syndicates, Lt Col Banon & Lt Col Sackville-West. 79 XXth lecture. Siege artillery, Lt Col Furse. 80 Battle of Kernstown 23/3/62, Lt Col Sackville-West. 81 River reconnaissance, Lt Col Barrow. 82 Reconnoitre and select position for defence, writer orders for occupation &c. 8 syndicates, Lt Col Braithwaite. 83 Battle of Bull Run 21.7.61, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 84 Compare Bull Run operations with Rappahannock & Rapidan, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 85 No 4 campaign in E Virginia, 1862, Lt Col Sackville-West. 86 Camping scheme for a division, Lt Col Perceval. 87 Lecture on reconnaissance, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 88 Operation orders. Retirement of Red force, northwards across Blackwater. 14 syndicates, Lt Col Sackville-West. 89 No 5 1862, Battle of McDowell, Lt Col Sackville-West. 90 Battlefield of Gettysburg, Lt Col Furse. 91 No 6 1862, Battle of Winchester, Lt Col Sackville-West. 92 Mounted sketch, Lt Col Barrow. 93 Panorama sketching by Captain Moberly, Lt Col Banon. 94 Fortified post on L of C, Lt Col Harper. 95 No 7 1862, Cross Keys - Port Republic, Lt Col Sackville-West. 96 Organization & mobilization of foreign armies, Lt Col Barrow. 97 Cavalry No 1, Lt Col Furse. 98 Defensive position covering town & arsenal, Lt Col Harper. 99 No 8 1862, Stuart's Raid, Lt Col Sackville-West. 100 Cavalry No 2, Lt Col Furse. 101Select positions for rear guard, writer orders for occupation, &c, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 102 Supply & transport No 1. 8 syndicates, Lt Col Banon. 103 Cavalry no 3, Lt Col Furse. 104 Discuss 4 principal strategical lessons of 1862 campaign between 24th Mar and 17th June, Lt Col Braithwaite. 105 Ammunition supply of a division, Lt Col Sackville-West. 106 Continuation of No 96, Lt Col Barrow. 107 List of parties (5) for Staff Tour 22nd-24th. Draw up schemes &c, The Commandant. 108 Reconnaissance of area of country, Lt Col Barrow. 109 Cavalry No 4, Lt Col Furse. 110 Specimen operation orders, see no 101, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 111 Tactical exercise with historical parallels. 4 parties. 5 situations, Lt Col Sackville-West. 112 General & special ideas for 5 parties. Appreciations to be in by 7pm 20/7, Directing Staff. 113 Cavalry No 5, Lt Col Furse. 114 Syllabus of examn: fd sketching and reconsnce, Lt Col Barrow. 115 Continuation of No 106, Lt Col Barrow. 116 Syllabus for examination in military history & geography, strategy & tactics, Lt Col Sackville-West. 117 No 1 1866 campaign & map of Germanic confederation, Lt Col Sackville-West. 118 Reconnaissance & sketch, Lt Col Barrow. 119 General map 1866 (mounted - to be returned), Lt Col Sackville-West. 120 No 2 1866 campaign, and 2 small maps. i general. ii strategical. iii the quadrilaterals, The Commandant. 121 No 3 1866 campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 122 Supply scheme. 4 parties, Lt Col Banon. 123 On Moltke's projects for the campaign of '66, Lt Col Braithwaite. 124 No 5 1866 campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 125 Austerlitz. Notes of 1st & 2nd lectures, composition of "Grande Armee" and 2 maps, i. general. ii. Battlefield, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 126 Showing positions of forces, Nov 25th '05, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 127 Paper on points most worthy of note in operations in Valley of Danube Lintz to Austerlitz, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 128 Tactical exercise, night operations, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 129 Infantry No 1, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 130 Syllabus of work - staff duties, supply, transport and remounts and military law, Lt Col Banon. 131 Syllabus of military engineering, Lt Col Harper. 132 Infantry No 2, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 133 No 6 1866, campaign & map of deployment and operations up to 3rd July 1866, Lt Col Sackville-West. 134 Paper on criticism of deployment and movements of Prussian forces May 15th to June 15th 1866, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 135 Imperial organization, Lt Col Barrow. 136 Tactical exercise. Advance of invading red army. 4 exercises as OC advanced guard, GOPC division &c; 5 parties, Lt Col Sackville-West. 137 No 7 1866 campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 138 Two general maps to illustrated "cavalry studies", Lt Col Furse. 139 No 8 1866 campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 140 No 9 1866 campaign and map of operations on the Iser, Lt Col Sackville-West. 141 Austerlitz. Notes of 3rd and 4th lectures, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 142 Foreign armies, no 4 Switzerland & Norway, Lt Col Barrow. 143 Two maps to illustrate "cavalry studies", Lt Col Furse. 144 Chain of supply from WO to units in field, Lt Col Banon. 145 Salamanca. Lecture notes and 3 maps to illustrate campaign, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 146 Torres Vedras & Sebastopol, Lt Col Harper. 147 No 10 1866 campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 148 Frame exercise upon historical example (Salamanca). 14 syndicates, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 149 No 11 1866 campaign & sketch of billets &c of VI Austrian corps, 27.6.1866, Lt Col Sackville-West. 150 Mobilization of expeditionary force. Syndcs, Lt Col Barrow. 151 Night operations with plate of explanatory sketches, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 152 Infantry formations for artillery fire, with set of examples of actual QF practise, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 153 No 12 1866 campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 154 Criticise criticism on generalship of Prince Fk. Charles up to action of Jicin, Lt Col Sackville-West. 155 No 13 1866 campaign & map of positions, 2nd July, Lt Col Sackville-West. 156 Organization of colonial forces, Lt Col Barrow. 157 No 14 1866 campaign, Lt Col Sackville-West. 158 Intelligence scheme, obtaining certain information while attaché incontinental state, Lt Col Banon. 159 Certain correspondence between Benedek, CP of Saxony and Clam Gallas, Lt Col Sackville-West. 160 1866 campaign. Sadowa, 1st and 2nd lectures and map, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 161 Comment on salient features of Battle of Sadowa, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 162 Port Arthur, Lt Col Harper. 163 1866 campaign. Sadowa, 3rd lecture, Lt Col Hon G Morris. 164 Port Arthur, Eastern defences & Fort Kuropatkin, Lt Col Harper. 165 North Keikwansan Fort, Lt Col Harper. 166 Chain of command, territorial forces, Lt Col Banon. 167 Lectures of military law by Colonel Pemberton, Lt Col Banon.

1 History of the British army, Lt Col Whigham. 2 Exercise: calculation of time and space, Lt Col Whigham. 3 Marches: exercises I, II, III and IV, Lt Col Ballard. 4 1796 campaign, I, Lt Col Stewart. 5 Exercise in writing orders (1st), Lt Col Whigham. 6 Artillery lecture, No 1, Lt Col Furse. 7 Artillery lecture, No 2, Lt Col Furse. 8 Artillery exercise No 1, Lt Col Furse. 9 1796-7 campaign, No 2 - Rivoli, Lt Col Stewart. 10 A) Arms administration prior to Crimean War. B) Mr Cardwell's system, Lt Col Whigham.

11 1800 campaign - Marengo, Lt Col Stewart. 12 Notes on strategy (Col Henderson), Lt Col Stewart. 13 Artillery lecture, No 3, Lt Col Furse. 14 Artillery lecture, No 4, Lt Col Furse. 15 1805 campaign - Ulm, Lt Col Stewart. 16 1805 campaign - after Ulm to Austerlitz, No 2, Lt Col Stewart. 17 1805 campaign - Austerlitz, Lt Col Stewart. 18 Exercise on 1805 campaign, Lt Col Stewart. 19 Exercise in writing orders (2nd), Lt Col Whigham. 20 1806 campaign - Jena, Lt Col Ross. 21 Tactical lecture (5) - 'Defence', Lt Col Ballard. 22 Exercise - railway calculations, Lt Col Bols. 23 Artillery lecture No 5, 'In Defence', Lt Col Furse. 24 Artillery lecture No 5, 'fire tactics', Lt Col Furse. 25 Organization exercise - M.I - 'war', Lt Col Hoskins. 26 Appreciation of a situation, hints on, the Commandant. 27 Instructions on writing papers on military subjects, The Commandant. 28 Artillery lecture No 7 - 'horse artillery', Lt Col Furse. 29 Military engineering exercise (1), Lt Col Fowler. 30 Exercise in writing orders, No 3, Lt Col Whigham. 31 Cardwell reforms, Lt Col Whigham. 32 "Return" showing rank and file sent to India, Lt Col Hull. 33 Reorganisation of the T and S, Col Foster. 34 '1812' (skeleton map), Lt Col Ballard. 35 Military engineering exercise No 2, Lt Col Fowler. 36 Artillery lecture No 9 (heavy artillery and Howitzers), Lt Col Furse. 37 Artillery exercise No 2, Lt Col Furse. 38 'Colenso', Lt Col Furse. 39 Artillery lecture No 10 (mountain artillery), Lt Col Furse.

40 Artillery lecture No 11 (organisation), Lt Col Furse. 41 Exercise 'drafts', Lt Col Hull. 42 Horse and remount establishments, Lt Col Bols. 43 Tactical exercise; 6 syndicates under directing staff, Lt Col Stewart. 44 1814 tactical campaign, No 1. Maps 1) France etc 2) 1814 and insert 3) Vauchamp 4) General theatre, Lt Col Stewart. 45 Reconnaissance (1) - exercise, Lt Col Roper. 46 1814 campaign, No 2, Lt Col Stewart. 47 1814 campaign No 3, Lt Col Stewart. 48 Scheme. Report and sketch required. 12 syndicates, Lt Col Furse. 49 1815 campaign, No 1, Lt Col Stewart. 50 Organisation of staff duties in the field, Lt Col Whigham. 51 1815 campaign, No 2 (before Waterloo), Lt Col Stewart. 52 "Billets" (lecture), Lt Col Roper. 53 'Training with other arms' - (attachment) - report reqd, Col Gough.

54 Campaign of 1815, No 3, Lt Col Stewart. 55 Campaign of 1815, No 4, Lt Col Stewart. 56 Paper required on 1815 campaign (memoir), the Commandant. 57 Reconnaissance for 31st March, Lt Col Roper. 58 Analysis peace establishment, Sqdn Br. Cavalary, Lt Col Whigham. 59 Resume of Napoleonic warfare (1), Lt Col Stewart. 60 Resume of Napoleonic warfare (2), Lt Col Stewart. 61 Cavalry indoor scheme, No 1, Lt Col Greenly. 62 Reconnaissance for 12th, Lt Col Roper. 63 "Frederick the great", Lt Col Ballard. 64 'Co-operation between the various arms' (Conference on paper on), The Commandant. 65 messages and signals, instructions re, Lt Col Whigham. 66 Mobilisation exercise (indoor), Lt Col Hull. 67 American Civil War (outline United States), Lt Col Ballard. 68 Reconnaissance (4) for 1/5 (mounted), Lt Col Roper. 69 Instructions for finishing sketches, Lt Col Roper. 70 American Civil War (4), Lt Col Stewart. 71 American Civil War, exercise on, Lt Col Stewart. 72 Cavalry scheme (22nd-23rd May), Lt Col Greenly. 73 Tactical exercise (for 25th May), Lt Col Stewart. 74 American Civil War (5) - Kernstown, Lt Col Stewart. 75 Reconnaissance exercise, Lt Col Roper. 76 Outdoor exercise (staff duties in action), Lt Col Whigham. 77 Field fortifications (exercise) - May 30/31, Lt Col Fowler. 78 Reconnaissance exercise, 1st June, Lt Col Roper.79 Paper on machine guns, Lt Col Hoskins. 80 Tactical exercise, Lt Col Stewart. 81 Artillery lecture "coast defence" (1), Lt Col Furse. 82 Artillery lecture "coast defence" (2), Lt Col Furse. 83 Artillery lecture "coast defence" (3), Lt Col Furse.

84 Reconnaissance (mounted), Lt Col Roper. 85 Railway control exercise (1) - 9th June, Lt Col Bols. 86 Tactical exercise 'advanced guard', Lt Col Ballard. 87 Intelligence and reconnaissance course (indoor), Lt Col Whigham. 88 Notes on the printing company, RE, Lt Col Whigham. 89 Artillery lecture 'coast defence' (4), Lt Col Furse. 90 Staff tour 27th - 29th June, Lt Cols Whigham, Hoskins. 91 Staff tour 27th - 29th June, Lt Col Ross. 92 Staff tour 27th - 29th June, Lt Col Ballard. 93 Tactical exercise 'retreat after an action', Lt Col Stewart. 94 Course of instruction in artillery (syllabus), Lt Col Furse. 95 Reconnaissance 'defensive position', Lt Col Roper. 96 Appreciation of the situation, 12/6/1815, The Commandant. 97 Memory reconnaissance (mounted), Lt Col Roper. 98 Paper on staff duties (Egypt), Lt Col Whigham. 99 Mil. Engineering, practical examination (syllabus) Lt Col Fowler. 100 Tactical exercise, July 10th, Lt Col Ballard. 101 Railway control exercise (2) - 11th July, Lt Col Bols. 102 Work in No10 district and record office, Lt Col Hull. 103 American Civil War, Notes No 8, Lt Col Stewart. 104 Reconnaissance, 18th July, Lt Col Roper. 105 'Protection' - July 21st, Lt Col Hull. 106 Transport and supply services, Col Foster. 107 American Civil War, 1862 'Gettysburg', Lt Col Furse. 108 Exercise 'use of demolitions and obstacles', Lt Col Fowler. 109 Cavalry exercise, 28th July (indoor), Lt Col Greenly. 110 'Stars surrounding North Pole', Col Perceval. 111 Railways: designation of personnel, Lt Col Bols. 112 Egypt: establishment of staff office at HQ; and memo for guidance of staff of army of occupation, Lt Col Whigham. 113 Reconnaissance, 4th October, Lt Col Roper. 114 Railway systems of Australia, Lt Col Hoskins. 115 Allotment of staff duties in a territorial division, Lt Col Hull. 116 Syllabus for examination in 'military history and geography' and 'strategy and tactics', Dec 1911, Lt Col Stewart. 117 Syllabus of military engineering, Lt Col Fowler. 118 Reconnaissance, 9th October, Lt Col Roper. 119 Paper on imperial general staff, Lt Col Hoskins. 120 Cavalry tactical exercise, 13th October, Lt Cols Whigham & Greenly. 121 Administrative exercise, 17th October, Col Foster. 122 Campaign of 1866, notes No 1, Lt Col Stewart. 123 Campaign of 1866, notes No 2, Lt Col Stewart. 124 Campaign of 1866, notes No 3, (Moltke's projects), Lt Col Stewart. 125 Campaign of 1866, exercise I, Lt Col Stewart. 126 Territorial force: pay & allowances (W.O letter No 9 / General no/2339 F4, 17.12.10), Lt Col Hull. 127 Campaign of 1866, notes No 4, Lt Col Stewart. 128 Night operations, 24th/25th October, Lt Col Whigham. 129 L. of C. establishments - organization administrative services (war), Col Foster. 130 Syllabus for examination in staff duties, organisation, and administration, Lt Col Gough. 131 Syllabus for examination in supply, transport and remounts, Col Foster. 132 Syllabus for examination in military, martial, and international law, Lt Col Bols. 133 Tactical exercise - 26th and 30th October, Lt Col Stewart.

134 Military aviation, Captn Brooke-Popham. 135 Preparation of schemes for tactical exercises, Lt Col Whigham. 136 Exercise in preparation of schemes for field operations, Lt Col Whigham. 137 Paper on education of officers, Lt Col Roper. 138 Campaign of 1866, notes No 5, and Moltke's orders, 22nd June, Lt Col Stewart. 139 Correspondence between Benedek, Crown Prince and Clam Gallas, Lt Col Stewart. 140 Campaign of 1886, notes No 6, Lt Col Stewart. 141 Campaign of 1886, notes No 7, Lt Col Stewart. 142 Campaign of 1886, exercise (2), Lt Col Stewart. 143 Campaign of 1886, notes No 8, Lt Col Stewart. 144 Campaign of 1886, notes No 9, Lt Col Stewart. 145 Map of Zululand, etc, Lt Col Ballard. 146 Campaign of 1866, notes No 10, Lt Col Stewart. 147 Advantages and disadvantages, billeting v bivouacking cavalry, Lt Col Greenly. 148 Graphic illustration of the march and supply of 2 divisions, Col Foster. 149 Military law. Notes by Col. Pemberton, D Judge Advocate, Lt Col Bols. 150 Franco-German war, notes and exercises, Lt Col Bols. 151 The laws and usages of war on land, Lt Col Bols. 152 Strength of European and native armies in India, Lt Col Roper. 153 French and German lines of communication of an army, Lt Col Bols. 154 Administrative exercise, 7th December, Col Foster. 155 Transport - India, Lt Col Bols. 156 [Map of] Worth, Col Perceval.

1 History of the British army, Lt Col Roper. 2 Diagrams (3): army administration prior to Crimean War; after; arid system introduced by Mr Cardwell, Lt Col Roper. 3 Exercises I, II, III and IV “Marches”, Lt Col Ballard. 4 General syllabus of lectures on artillery, Lt Col Jeudwine. 5 Artillery lecture No 1, Lt Col Jeudwine. 6 Artillery lecture Nos 2 and 3, Lt Col Jeudwine. 7 Artillery lecture No 4, Lt Col Jeudwine. 8 Hints on the writing of an appreciation of a situation, Col Gough. 9 English composition, Lt Col Ballard. 10 Tables 1 to 4, 'organisation and duties of the staff', Lt Col Whigham. 11 Marches and time and space, Lt Col Whigham.

12 Transport for artillery (brigade, howitzer brigade, heavy battery, etc), Lt Col Whigham. 13 Artillery communications, Lt Col Jeudwine. 14 Artillery lecture No 5, Lt Col Jeudwine. 15 1st exercise in writing orders, Lt Col Whigham. 16 Artillery lectures nos 6 and 7, Lt Col Jeudwine.17 Notes on defence, Lt Col Ballard. 18 Tactical problem I, Col Gough. 19 Artillery lecture No 8, Lt Col Jeudwine. 20 Messages and signals, Lt Col Whigham. 21 Notes for lecture on attack, Lt Col Ballard. 22 Artillery, exercise No 1, Lt Col Jeudwine. 23 Field engineering, 'exercise in the strengthening of a position against frontal attack', Lt Col Fowler. 24 Table: liability to service of the various classes German Army, Lt Col Hoskins. 25 Expenditure of ammunition, Lt Col Jeudwine.

26 Appreciation of a situation, Lt Col Ballard. 27 Supply and transport arrangements (tables), Col Foster. 28 Staff duties in connection with marches, Lt Col Whigham. 29 2nd exercise in writing orders, Lt Col Whigham. 30 Indoor exercise – advanced guard, Lt Col Ballard. 31 Artillery exercise no 2 (see also 40 below), Lt Col Jeudwine. 32 Indoor exercise (duties of Brigade Major in the field), Lt Col Roper. 33 3rd exercise in writing orders, Lt Col Whigham. 34 Appreciation of a situation, Lt Col Ballard. 35 Graphs: march and supply of two divisions on one road, Col Foster. 36 Exercise in the defence of a post on the line of communication, Lt Col Fowler. 37 Suggested instructions for Lieut Stumm., Maj Howell. 38 Indoor cavalary scheme – no 1, 12th March, Maj Howell. 39 (See no 36). 40 Artillery exercise No 2 (see no 32 above). Suggested appreciation by CRA 1st division, Lt Col Jeudwine. 41 Artillery exercise no 2 – graphic to show advance of artillery, Lt Col Jeudwine. 42 4th exercise in writing orders, Lt Col Whigham. 43 Transport and supply exercise, 15th March, Col Foster. 44 Notes for lecture on Napoleonic strategy, Lt Col Ballard. 45 Artillery exercise No 3, Lt Col Jeudwine. 46 Marengo, Maj Howell. 47 Road space tables exercise, Lt Col Whigham. 48 Outdoor billeting exercise, Lt Col Roper. 49 Road spaces, Lt Col Whigham. 50 War game (2 parties under Lt Cols Whigham and Ballard), Col Gough. 51 Reconnaissance exercise – 27th March, Lt Col Roper. 52 Paper on staff duties, Maj Davidson.

53 Col Henderson’s notes on strategy, Lt Col Ballard. 54 Indoor exercise, Col Gough. 55 Indoor cavalry scheme No 2 – 6th April, Maj Howell. 56 Memoir on 1815 campaign, The Commandant. 57 Night operations – 8th and 9th April, Lt Col Whigham. 58 Training with other arms, Col Gough. 59 Intelligence reconnaissance course, Lt Col Whigham. 60 Reconnaissance, Lt Col Roper. 61 Training with other arms (visit to artillery gun parks, etc), Lt Col Jeudwine. 62 Synopsis of course of instruction in artillery, Lt Col Jeudwine. 63 Reconnaissance, Lt Col Roper. 64 Strengthening of a position by military engineering, Lt Col Fowler. 65 Supply problem, Col Foster. 66 Exercise in delaying action & night withdrawal, Lt Col Ballard. 67 Reconnaissance (mounted) – 28th May, Lt Col Roper. 68 Exercise in the employment of signal service units, Lt Col Fowler. 69 Conduct of a cavalry reconnoitring detachment, Maj Howell. 70 Continuation of tactical problem no 1 (10th Feb), Col Gough. 71 Organisation by sections and sub-section of Brigade and divisional ammunition columns, Col Gough. 72 1st paper – American civil war, Lt Col Ballard. 73 Map to illustrate American Civil War, Col Gough. 74 Area reconnaissance, Lt Col Roper. 75 Outdoor tactical problems 6, 7, 13, 14th June, Lt Col Jeudwine & Maj Davidson. 76 Results of coast artillery practise seen at the Isle of Wight, Lt Col Jeudwine. 77 Effect of depth of quartering on a march, Maj Davidson. 78 Graphic showing relation between march and depth of quarters, Maj Davidson. 79 Problem on grand marches, Maj Davidson. 80 Jackson’s Shendoah campaign, March-June 1862, Lt Col Ballard. 81 Reconnaissance of halting-place for a division during march, 25th June, Lt Col Roper. 82 Exercise on cost fortresses and coast artillery, Lt Col Jeudwine. 83 Exercise in the defence of a locality, Lt Col Fowler.

84 Notes on the situation – March 1st, 1862, Lt Col Ballard. 85 River reconnaissance – 2nd July, Lt Col Roper. 86 2nd paper – American Civil War, Lt Col Ballard. 87 Field engineering – demonstration of demolitions, etc, Lt Col Fowler. 88 Exercise; division crossing unbridged river, Lt Col Fowler. 89 Practical examination in military engineering, The Commandant. 90 Map (no 285) to illustrate American war, Col Gough. 91 Maps (nos 290 and 287) to illustrate American war, Col Gough. 92 Map (no 291) to illustrate American war, Col Gough. 93 Reconnaissance (mounted) of a position with a view to attack, Lt Col Roper. 94 Exercise: staff duties in connection with general headquarters in the field, Maj Davidson. 95 Staff tour – in July, Col Gough. 96 Outdoor tactical problem – 11-12/7/12, Maj Davidson. 97 American Civil War. Positions nights 27th, 28th, 28th-29th, Maj Davidson. 98 Outdoor day, 19th July; system of correspondence in the field at general headquarters, Maj Davidson. 99 American Civil war: positions of Federals, midnight 29/30 and midnight 30/1, Col Gough. 100 An appreciation of the situation by an officer of the French staff, '1815', Lt Col Ballard. 101 Reconnaissance of a position to secure the flank of an army, 23rd July, Lt Col Roper. 102 Indoor scheme: action of a covering force, Maj Howell. 103 Reconnaissance of a position to secure the flank of an army, Lt Col Roper. 104 American Civil War: Chancellorsville, showing Federal positions at 8am May 2nd, 1863, Col Gough. 105 American Civil war: Federal right wing at 5am May 3rd, Col Gough. 106 American Civil war: Jackson’s column on May 2nd, Col Gough.

107 American Civil war: Stoneman’s Raid, 29th April-7th May, Col Gough. 108 American Civil war: Stuart’s cavalary before the battle of Gettysburg, Col Gough. 109 American Civil war: positions – June 13th, Col Gough. 110 American Civil war: situation on June 24th (evening), Col Gough. 111 American Civil war: positions on June 27th (evening), Col Gough. 112 Campaign 1866 – subjects of lectures, Lt Col Jeudwine. 113 American Civil war: notes to Major-General Stuart, from General Lee, Col Gough. 114 Reconnaissance of ground for bivouacs of a division, Lt Col Roper. 115 Outdoor tactical problem. Brigade in rearguard action, Maj Davidson. 116 General map to illustrate Austro-Prussian war of 1866, Lt Col Jeudwine. 117 Frontiers, mountains, rivers and railways (1866), Lt Col Jeudwine. 118 Northern Bohemia (1866), Lt Col Jeudwine. 119 Deployment and operations up to 3rd July (1866), Lt Col Jeudwine. 120 Outdoor tactical problem – defence and counter attack, Lt Col Jeudwine. 121 Important dates in connection with Moltke’s projects(1886), Lt Col Jeudwine. 122 Notes on opposing armies (1866), Lt Col Jeudwine. 123 1866 campaign, Exercise no 1, Lt Col Jeudwine. 124 Notes on the Balkan armies, Maj Howell. 125 Reconnaissance of a rearguard position, Lt Col Roper. 126 Reconnaissance exercise – 14th October, Col Gough. 127 Tactical problem in continuation of reconnaissance exercise of 14th October, Col Gough. 128 Initial positions of assembly of the Prussian armies (frontiers of Saxony and Bohemia), Lt Col Jeudwine. 129 Problem (no 2) on marches, Maj Davidson.

130 Campaign, 1866. Situation of armies on the outbreak of war (15th June), Lt Col Jeudwine. 131 Moltke’s orders, 1866, Lt Col Jeudwine. 132 Organisation and administration of remount services. Channels of replacement and evacuation of remounts of expeditionary force, Maj Perceval. 133 Syllabus for examination in field sketching for reconnaissance, Col Gough. 134 Notes on the Balkans, Maj Howell. 135 1866 – correspondence, etc, Von Benedek, Lt Col Jeudwine. 136 Syllabus of examination in supply, transport and remounts, Col Gough. 137 Syllabus of examination in military engineering, Col Gough. 138 Syllabus of examination in military history and geography, Col Gough. 139 Syllabus of examination in military, martial and international law, Col Gough. 140 Syllabus of examination in strategy and tactics, Col Gough. 141 March of the 4th German division, Soultz to Steinbourg, 7-9-70, Maj Howell. 142 Syllabus of examination in staff duties, organisation and administration, Col Gough. 143 Outdoor (day) – systems of dealing with correspondence in the field, Maj Davidson. 144 Siege operations, Lt Col Fowler. 145 1866 – positions evening of 25th, 26th and 27th – operations on the Iser, Lt Col Jeudwine. 146 1866 – exercise No 2, Lt Col Jeudwine. 147 Supply and transport in India, Maj Perceval. 148 1866 – positions June 29, 30; July 1, 2 and 3 (3 pos), Lt Col Jeudwine. 149 Indoor problem; 'resumption of march', Maj Davidson. 150 Operation orders (sample of), Maj Howell. 151 Paper on education of officers, Lt Col Roper. 152 Night operations (6t and 7th November), Maj Davidson. 153 Astronomy, Lt Col Fowler. 154 WO Letters on courts martial proceedings, Maj Percival. 155 1st exercise on the war of 1870, Lt Col Ballard. 156 2nd exercise on the war of 1870, Lt Col Ballard. 157 Notes on a lecture on evidence, Col Gough. 158 Wood fighting (sketch map of wilderness), Lt Col Roper. 159 Diagram (mobilization), Lt Col Jeudwine. 160 Diagram (mobilisation) – responsibility for ditto, Lt Col Jeudwine. 161 Re-allotment of ASC Transport Units – 1st October, Maj Perceval. 162 Indoor tactical problem, 'Writing orders and messages', Maj Davidson. 163 Diagram to show organisation of Army Reserve, Lt Col Jeudwine. 164 Diagram to show organisation for recruiting, Lt Col Jeudwine. 165 Notes on recruiting problem, Lt Col Jeudwine. 166 1870 campaign. Notes from French official account, Lt Col Ballard.

Papers, 1940-1942, including correspondence, reports and memoranda relating to gunnery techniques and tactics, when Stanford commanded Support Group, 8 Armoured Div, Middle East, 1941-1942. Typescript summary of points arising from Exercise DRAGON, Jan 1941, with typescript precis of lecture 'Tactical handling of German and Italian armoured formations'; typescript memoranda by Maj Gen Charles Wake Norman on armoured tactics, Apr 1941; typescript memorandum on point of aim for the 2 pounder anti-tank gun, [1941]; typescript memorandum relating to the organisation of self propelled artillery, Royal Horse Artillery, Jan 1942; typescript papers on the role of an air observation post in an armoured division, with typescript precis of lecture entitled 'The air observation post', 1942. Correspondence with Lt Col Rawdon Hoare, Commanding Officer, 5 Regt, Royal Horse Artillery, 1940-1942, on anti-tank exercises; deployment of Royal Horse Artillery when supporting armoured troops and regimental targets.

Papers relating to his role in the development and production of armoured fighting vehicles, dated 1914-1959, 1964, 1994, principally comprising correspondence, memoranda and minutes relating to the Landships Committee, 1915-1916, and the Tank Supply Committee, Tank Supply Department (later Mechanical Warfare Supply Department) and Mechanical Warfare (Overseas and Allies) Department, 1916-1918; progress reports and memoranda on design and construction of landships, 1915; plans, drawings and blueprints for landships and tanks, 1915-1916; 'Notes on the employment of tanks' by Col Ernest Dunlop Swinton, printed at the Foreign Office, 1916; 'Mechanical warfare, a summary of British tank development, 1914-1918', typescript text by Stern, [1925]; papers relating to the establishment of the Allied Tank Factory at Neuvy Pailloux, Chateauroux, France, dated 1917-1918; notes and reports by Lt J Rackham and George Watson relating to the use of tanks on the Western Front, 1917; 'The tactical employment of tanks in 1918', unofficial report by Col John Frederick Charles Fuller, 1917; correspondence and memoranda relating to Ministry of Supply Special Vehicle Development Committee and the Tank Board, 1939-1943, and the design and development of TOG heavy tanks, 1939-1944, including correspondence with Rt Hon Edward Leslie Burgin, Minister of Supply, 1939-1940, Rt Hon Herbert Stanley Morrison, Minister of Supply, 1940, Rt Hon Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, Minister of Supply, 1940-1941 and 1942, Rt Hon William Maxwell Aitken Beaverbrook, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Minister of Supply, 1941-1942, Sir James Lithgow, Chairman of the Tank Board, 1941, and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill 1940-1942, Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister of Defence, Sir William Tritton of Tritton, Foster and Co, and Cdr R H Stokes-Rees, 1943-1944; official reports by Lt Col Gordon Hall on British and Italian use of tanks in the Middle East, 1940-1941, dated 1941; specifications and technical reports relating to tanks, 1939-1944; minutes of Special Vehicle Development Committee, 1939-1942; papers relating to investigation of Stern's position in the Ministry of Supply, 1942, dated 1939-1942, including transcriptions of interviews with Stern, 1942; correspondence and memoranda relating to Stern's evidence before the Sub-Committee on National Production and Supply of the House of Commons Select Committee on National Expenditure; publications and printed material relating to tanks, 1915-1919, 1939-1946, 1959; photographs, 1915-1918, 1939-1945, principally comprising British, French and Canadian photographs of tanks, 1915-1918; photographs of TOG tanks, 1939-1942; films concerning the development of the tank, 1918, 1941-1942, 1957. Other papers relating to his life and career, notably including photographs relating to his service with the Royal Naval Air Service, 1914-1915; copies of personal correspondence, 1918-1919.

Copies of papers relating to Stone's career, 1939-1982, including typescript account entitled 'Duck shooting in the upper Jordan valley, 1938-1939', a shoot organised by Maj Gen Bernard Law Montgomery, General Officer Commanding 8 Div, northern Palestine, 1939; typescript extracts from letters by Stone to his wife whilst serving in Palestine, 1938, and extracts from letters to his wife whilst serving as Chief Engineer, Berlin, Germany, 1945-1946; letter from Lt Col Desmond Harrison, Royal Engineers, dated 26 Jun 1940, relating to the campaign in France and the evacuation of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) from Dunkirk, 26 May-Jun 1940; typescript 'Chief Engineer's diary', 16 Apr 1942-5 Nov 1945, with an account by an unknown English woman who spent the war in Germany, entitled 'Notes on Berlin in April 1945'; typescript account by Stone of the Normandy invasion and advance of 2 Army to the Netherlands, Jul-Oct 1944; typescript extracts from letters by Stone to his wife, Greece, Feb-Oct 1946, and letters from Mount Zion College, Jerusalem, Palestine, Jul 1946; typescript autobiography, 1895-1950; typescript notes on Atomic Research Centre, Aldermaston, Berkshire, 1950-1958; printed booklet in French and English entitled Keep in mind. La Batisse aux Anglais (1977) by Philippe Bauduin, with related correspondence, 1976; typescript draft obituary, 1983.

Six photographs showing the merchant ship 'Challenger' damaged with a puncture in the side of the vessel, and the Thames Forts.

'The diary of 85 (Essex) Medium Battery, Royal Artillery, 1943-1945', notably covering their service in North West Europe, 1944-1945, written by Tilney and other members of the officers' mess, printed in 1947.

Papers relating to bombardment of Hartlepool by three German battle cruisers, 16 Dec 1914, dated 1914, 1920, 1922, [1930-1940], 1934, 1938, notably including Trechmann's official report to Lt Col L Robson, Officer Commanding, Durham Royal Garrison Artillery, dated 16 Dec 1914; Robson's official report to the Fortress Commander, West Hartlepool, dated 16 Dec 1914; 'The bombardment of the Hartlepools' by Capt W A Murley, an offprint from the [Royal Regiment of Artillery] journal, [1930-1940]; The Great War: I was there! part 7 (1938), including an anonymous article on 'British pluck and luck at the Hartlepools'. Typescript text on his military service, 1914-1917, notably his experiences with the Heugh Battery, Hartlepool, 1914-1915, and with 41 Siege Battery at the Battle of the Somme, 1916, and Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917.

Mainly official publications and printed reports, memoranda on rearmament and supply before and during World War Two, with some photographs and personal papers, 1938-1953; notably including typescript copy of reminiscences by Brown with press cuttings and notes relating to the Ministry of Supply and other correspondence, 1938-1960; detailed diary by Turner, 1940; private papers by Turner on his domestic life, accounts, diary summaries, some correspondence and photographs, 1914-[1946]; files containing mainly typescript memoranda, correspondence and statistics relating to the Committee of Imperial Defence, War Office and Ministry of Supply, predominantly concerning rearmament and Second World War production, including progress reports on production and preparations for war, with printed reports on tanks and anti-tank guns, 1936-1943; minutes of a Committee of Imperial Defence sub-committee meeting on the supply of war material to Portugal, 1938; typescript review of air defence, including statistics of anti-aircraft guns, factory planning, civil defence, 1939-1940; file on munitions supply preparations incorporating some minutes of the Informal Army Council on munitions, 1937-1939; papers of the Industrial Capacity Committee including on US supplies to the UK in time of war, 1941; typescript briefing papers prepared for ministers for Commons' speeches, 1942; file of typescript retrospective analyses of war production contracts, 1948; printed reports and official publications on armed forces structure and expenditure, production and ordnance factories, national expenditure, post-World War One reconstruction, Ministry of Supply on inspection regimes, Whitley Councils 1917-1955, notably including 'Investigation of the Heavy Crossbow installations in Northern France', 2 vols, (1945), Ministry of Supply booklet entitled 'Progress in scientific research' (1947),'Statistics relating to the war effort of the United Kingdom' (HMSO, 1944), 'War-time tank production' (London, 1946), 'Review of Defects Disclosed by the Czechosolvak Crisis', 1938, report of a committee chaired by Sir Percy Mills on the organisation of the Royal Ordnance Factories, Apr 1951; 'Central planning and control in war and peace' by Sir Oliver Franks (1947), 'Interdenominational Advisory Committee on Army Chaplains Services', 1953,'Contracts and Finance Copy No. 2', Jun 1948; additional papers on a Royal Institute of Public Affairs Group Research Project on Changes in the Structure of Executive Government, 1956, and Report by Sir Keith Hancock on the Official History of the War: Civil Series, 1957.

Papers relating to his military service, 1938-[1943], 1948-1951, principally comprising papers relating to anti-aircraft searchlight training, 1938-[1943], including 'The training of the anti-aircraft searchlight spotter' by Capt Lancelot Edgar Conhop Mervyn Perowne, reprinted from The Royal Engineers Journal, Sep 1938, and School of Anti-Aircraft Artillery and School of Anti-Aircraft Defence course notes and papers, [1939-1943]; military and War Office editions of Ordnance Survey maps of North Midlands, Lincolnshire and East Anglia, 1939, 1941, 1948-1949; 'The officer and fighting efficiency', pamphlet issued by War Office, 1941; notes relating to Company and Battery Commanders' Course No 5, Army School of Chemical Warfare, 1944; 5 Anti-Aircraft Group training directives and operational orders, 1949; orders, instructions and other papers relating to 58 Anti-Aircraft Bde, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) Exercises DERWENT and CORGI, 1950.

Papers, 1938-1983, mostly concerning the Hollerith (prototype computer) and the Army Statistics Club, including printed booklet entitled 'The Inns of Court Regiment (the Devil's Own)', 1938; newspaper cuttings and obituaries, 1944-1983, with nine photographs relating to Webster's Army career, notably photographs of 25 pounder gun and crew [1944]; printed volume entitled 'Administrative history of 21 Army Group, 6 Jun 1944-8 May 1945' (Restricted publication, 1945); eight typescript editions of 'The Bulletin of the Stats Club', 1949-1953, with related administrative correspondence, 1946-1979; two editions of The Tabulator. A journal devoted to Hollerith electrical punched card accounting, 1953 and 1958; edition of 'The history of 353 (London) Medium Regt RA (TA), 1861-1961' by Maj B J Grimwood, Col John Ewart Marnham and Lt Col E H Beasley [1962].

Papers of Arnold White. The topics covered by the collection include gunnery, 1903 to 1905 and naval policy and strategy, on which White exchanged letters with Lord Fisher (1841-1920), Lord Charles Beresford (1848-1930) and Sir Percy Scott (1853-1924). On lower deck conditions the correspondence is largely with Lionel Yexley (1861-1933) and there are notes and letters on Ireland, emigration and eugenics.

Cinefilm of preparations for atomic bomb tests, Christmas Island, 1958.

Photographs relating to his service in the Middle East, 1941-1943, and North West Europe, 1945, including official photographs and diagrams of the flak control tower at Nansum, Netherlands, 1945, and official photographs and report on the Möhne Dam and its defences, Germany, [1943]. Notebook relating to his work as a gunnery instructor, ND, including photographs, [1939-1945].

Papers of Louis Edward Wilson, 1914-1959, relating to World War One Fundraising Tank Campaign and to the waterproofing of tanks during World War Two, including: booklet, The German Raid on the Hartlepools, December 16th 1914, with photographs of bomb damage and list of the dead, 1914; correspondence, photographs, brochures, programmes, invitations and publicity material relating to the National Tour around the UK of the Tank Campaign of the National War Savings Committee, 8 Jan 1917-19 Dec 1919; letters from Maj Gen Sir Ernest Swinton, contributor to the invention of the tank and first commander of the Tank Corps, 18 Aug 1922-18 Jul 1945; correspondence concerning Wilson's career and the process of tank waterproofing, 14 Sept 1939-28 Jun 1946 and 3 Jan 1959; papers relating to tank waterproofing, 1940-1945, including: notes on supplies for the Dieppe raid, Aug 1942; notes taken from minutes of Tank Committee meetings, Aug 1942-Jun 1943; lists of companies manufacturing tanks, 1945; summary of the uses of Bostik in tank wading, Aug 1940-Jan 1945; `A Tank Goes for a Swim', illustrated article from Picture Post, 21 Oct 1944; German aerial photograph of Coventry, showing Armstrong Siddeley aircraft engine works, Oct 1940; photographs of tank landings on manoeuvres in the UK, 1943, in Sicily and Italy, 1943, and in Normandy, 1944; booklets containing waterproofing and wading instructions, 1943-1944, for tanks including the Churchill Mk I, II, III, and IV; Light Tank M5, M5A1 and Howitzer motor carriage with radio equipment; Sherman Mk III and Mk V; Stuart Mk III and Mk V; Car, Scout and Humber Mk I and II; Armoured Car and Humber Mk I, II, III and IV; Valentine Bridgelayer; Armoured Car, Staghound; Churchill AVRE; Churchill ARV; Centaur Mk IV; 3in gun motor carriage M10; Carriers; Crusader, Gun Tractor Mk I; Cromwell Mk I, II, IV, V, VI and Centaur Mk I, III, IV. Also copy of We Planned the Second Front by Maj John Dalgleish (Gollancz, 1945) with mention of the waterproofing efforts.

Papers relating to his service with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1943-1945, principally comprising official report by [Woods] on waterproofing technology, 1945; official reports on the waterproofing of 'A' and 'B' vehicles and equipment, 1943-1945, by Brig Hugh Roberts Howard, Deputy Director Mechanical Engineering (Wading), War Office, 1944-1945; 'Waterproofing of army equipment for amphibious operations', official report by Woods, [1943-1945]; photographs of wading tests on army vehicles, 1944; Combined Operations pamphlets on the responsibilities of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1944, and the waterproofing of vehicles and equipment, 1944; 'The Army waded ashore', a typescript account of the role of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in the preparations for D Day, 6 Jun 1944, written by Woods in [1944-1945].

Photograph album entitled 'Ellichpur, Berar, India, September 1893', containing 136 captioned photographs, Sep 1889-Jul 1894, including visit to Brussels and Ostend, Belgium, 1889; Mandalay and Rangoon, Burma, Dec 1889; Bombay, India, 1892; the arrival, mounting and testing of 10 inch breech loading gun, Colabra South Battery, Bombay, Mar-Sep 1892; photograph of Lt Gen Hon Sir James Charlemagne Dormer, Commander-in-Chief, Madras, India, examining large calibre gun, Beder Fort, Beder, India, Dec 1892. Photograph album containing 150 captioned photographs, Jun 1894-Mar 1908, including Simla, India, 1894; the Bhori Ghaut Railway, and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India, 1896-1898; Burma, 1906-1907, with printed article by Woods entitled 'A motor car in the Southern Shan hills of Burmah' from Indian Motor News, Aug 1908. Photograph album containing 84 photographs on expedition in Mongolia, Apr-May 1902, with typescript report by Woods to the Deputy Quartermaster General for Intelligence, China Force, Tientsin, North China, entitled 'General report on tour to Lama Miao and back via the Wei Chang (Imperial hunting grounds)', Aug 1902; also, printed report entitled 'China Expedition - Despatches', 24 Sep 1902, by Maj Gen O'Moore Creagh, General Officer Commanding China Force, published in The Royal Engineers Journal, 1 Jan 1903. Photograph album containing 129 captioned photographs, many colour tinted, of Japan and the USA, 1904, and the UK and Switzerland, 1905. Two photograph albums containing 72 captioned photographs including Tientsin and the Yangtse river, China, 1904, and Kilkeel, Ireland, 1905.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers. The records were compiled from the early 15th century, but they include title deeds from 1290. Records include charters; ordinances; Court minute books; minute books of Master and Wardens meetings; papers relating to bursaries and benefactions; lists of Masters and Wardens; registers of apprentice bindings and freedom admissions; quarterage books; financial accounts; papers relating to charities and almshouses; papers relating to estates owned by the Company; inventories; plans of Armourer's Hall; deeds and other legal documents relating to property owned by the Company.

The archive also includes records of Camden almshouses, 1895 - 1947 (Ms 33960 and Ms 35052A, 2 production units). They include rules and orders, sale particulars, licences and correspondence. Further references may be found in other Company records such as minutes and accounts.

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Records of the Worshipful Company of Bowyers, 1679-2000 (the records were compiled from 1679, but they include copies of earlier material). Records include Court minute books; registers of freedom admissions; apprenticeship indentures; financial accounts and papers relating to bequests. Please note that MS32812/2-4 (minutes, 1971-1994) are subject to a 30-year closure period.

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Records of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers. The records have been compiled from 1442, but they include deeds from 1340. There are freedom admission registers from 1613 and registers of apprentice bindings from 1575. Other records include charters and ordinances; Court minute books; financial accounts; Clerk's letter books; papers relating to property and fire insurance policies.

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Records of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers. The records were compiled between 1467 and 1974, but they include some 20th century transcripts of records dating from the 14th century. The records also include freemen lists from 1519, freedom admissions from 1732, apprentice bindings from 1739, financial accounts and papers relating to property.

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Records of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers, 1637-1993, including registers of freedom admissions and apprentice bindings from 1656. Other records include Court minute books; correspondence; charter and ordinance book; papers relating to property; financial accounts; quarterage books; correspondence, notices and reports concerning new and amended proof rules; papers relating to relevant Parliamentary legislation; proof house ledgers and other papers and papers relating to court cases.

PLEASE NOTE: MS 21375 IS SUBJECT TO A 25 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD.

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Records of the Worshipful Company of Longbowstringmakers. The records include registers of freedom admissions, 1559-1797 (incomplete), and of apprentice bindings, 1604-68; ordinances and oaths; Court minute books and financial accounts.

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Typescript lecture notes on the training of officers, School of Military Engineering, Chatham, Kent [1940]; typescript memorandum by Young entitled 'Notes on Engineer intelligence', 1943; typescript notes by Young on the effects of bombing on port facilities in North Africa, 1943; typescript article by Young entitled 'The development of land mine warfare', 1944; typescript notes by Young entitled 'In Macedonia, 1916-1917', written in 1946, with a manuscript letter from Lt Col Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley, Commanding Officer 3 Bn, The Parachute Regt, thanking Young for the use of the notes, 1962; typescript volume entitled 'The Brigade Headquarter's Story. The story of the 130th Brigade HQ (43rd Wessex Division) 1939-1946', edited by S G M Liddle, with four photographs and typescript list of former 130 Bde officers, 1951; correspondence relating to Young's appointment as Hon Col, 121 Army Engineer Regt, Royal Engineers, Territorial Army, 1952-1959; edition of Salonika memories 1915-1919 by G E Willis (Salonika Reunion Association, Newbury Weekly News, Newbury, 1969); edition of Ten Chapters 1942 to 1945 by FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery (Hutchinson, London, 1946); articles from The Royal Engineers Journal, 1932-1934, including article by Young entitled 'The diary of an RE subaltern with the BEF in 1914'.