Scope and Contents The file consists of letters from Storrs to his mother, 'Fitz' [?Fitzgerald], and 'Nina' [Emmeline 'Nina' Cust] as well as letters from Margot Asquith, ?Ayoul ?Hemeid, Aziz Bahari, President of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe , Minnie Paget [wife of Sir Arthur Paget], Frank Hastings (British Red Cross Society), M. Crabtree, Prince Ibrahim Hilmi, W. P. [Winnie de Polignac], Robert Vansittart, C. ?Royers (Belgian Chargé d'Affaires), Mansur Mohamed Saleh, Abd Essied...

Scope and Contents The file consists of a typescript translation of a proclamation issued by the Commandant of the Fourth Turkish Army and Minister of the Navy and reports by Storrs sent back to the UK on the situation in Egypt referencing some individuals including Muhammad Crabtree, as well as translations of tracts then seen as seditious, 1 report summarises the visit of the Aga Khan to Egypt. There are also further reports from Cesar Karam [a local agent for Storrs 1914-1915]; letters to from Leopold of...

Scope and Contents The file consists of correspondence and administrative papers relating to Egypt. There are letters from Margaret Talbot [?wife of Major General Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot], Evelyn Ward, ?Cazalet, ?Haway Fazel, Christina ?Garvin, ?C. Asper, Brownlow [simply the surname, may be Peregrine Brownlow or his father], Margot Asquith, ?R. E. Hamilton, Lord Curzon, Percy ?While, O. F. ?Odill, Ismail Mohammed, Rennie MacInnes, the Sherif [?Sharif Abdullah], Abdalla Hasayn (son of the Sherif of...

Scope and Contents The file consists of a typescript copy of an article from Egypt (a monthly organ published in London) (April 1912) entitled 'The "Fortnightly Review" and Lord Kitchener'; a manuscript note by Storrs recording the publication as "now forbidden"; typescript copy of piece from Al Makattam entitled 'Lord Kitchener qui a longue vie rien ne le tue' (27 August 1913); typescript copy of a piece from Al Afkar entitled 'Lord Kitchener' (15 August 1913); typescript copy of a piece from Ar-Raid El...

Scope and Contents Written from the British Residency at Cairo and the Residency at Alexandria in Egypt, Viceregal Lodge at Simla in India, Queen's House, Colombo in Sri Lanka, the Yacht 'North Star', The Palace at Khartoum in Sudan and The Berkeley Hotel in London. Subjects include the difficulties of taking up a new command, the defence of the Suez Canal, the education of their daughter, the Hon. Alice Elizabeth Millicent Erskine-Wemyss, "the kitten" [later Alice Cunnack], the aftermath of...

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59 letters to the Duke from various correspondents, mostly soldiers, statesmen and colonial Governors. There are also 27 letters from the Duke to Sir Richard Airey. The letters cover action in the Crimea, the relief of Khartoum and General Gordon, Roberts' relief of Kandahar and a report on the coronation of the Czar by Lord Wolseley.

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142 x 218 mm.

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Contains prints by J and H King of Simla bound in padded red leather album inscribed on the cover: 'Presented to Her Royal Highness: The Princess of Wales: Rawalpindi Manoeuvres and Review 5th-8th December 1905.' The prints, 290-300 x 195-230 mm unless otherwise stated, are mounted on cardboard pages with printed captions.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...

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Lord Kitchener at review of troops.

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A letter from Horatio Kitchener to Sir Ernest Wilton, then British Commissioner, Tibet Trade Regulations, regarding the gift of a Chinese vase and Kitchener's collection.

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A typescript note by Robert Baily on the romance between Kitchener and Hermione Baker with some manuscript additions.

Scope and Contents The file consists of newspaper and journal cuttings featuring articles by Storrs. Some items are proof copies of articles. Subjects covered include the memorial service of Gertrude Bell, Cyprus, Lord Kitchener (with correspondence relating to the articles), Lawrence of Arabia film, 'Orientations', the Near East, Permanent Mandates Commission, Palestine, King Abdullah of Jordan and various book reviews. Also includes a proof copy of the introduction written by Storrs of ‘Mixed grill in Cairo;...

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A mounted photograph of Earl Kitchener given to W.B. Reynolds before Kitchener left India in 1909.

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The King with Lord Kitchener.

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130 x 100 mm. Showing people waiting for the raft to arrive at the crossing point on the near side of the river.

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Group including the King and Queen, The Khedive, and Lord Kitchener.

Scope and Contents Press cuttings from English, Arabic and French newspapers including the Egyptian Mail, the Near East, Morning Post, la Borse Egyptienne, Good Housekeeping, Daily Mail, Illustrated London News, Daily Graphic, Grantham Journal, Le Progres, The Times, though many do not record the publication they were taken from. Many of the cuttings have manuscript notes in Storrs's hand and reference Storrs directly as well at Lord Kitchener and Viscount Allenby. Also includes 1 manuscript letter signed from...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...

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77 x 82 mm. A view showing Kitchener and his staff on horseback. Individual figures are not identifiable. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Wad Hamed Camp. Sirdar's Review, August 25th'.

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78 x 79 mm. A view showing Kitchener and his staff on horseback. Individual figures are not identifiable. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Wad Hamed Camp. Sirdar's Review, August 25th'.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...

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The King and Lord Kitchener at Port Sudan.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...

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151 x 123 mm. A view showing Kitchener and his staff leaving the battlefield on horseback on the march to occupy the town of Omdurman (also known as Umm Durman).