Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The first deposit of 8 boxes, HURD 1, is extremely interesting because Hurd corresponded with many of the leading figures of his time, particularly in the maritime world. Amongst his correspondence are preserved 142 letters from Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher of Kilverstone, dating from 1905 to 1920; 52 letters from Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon, dating from 1918 to 1939 and 91 letters to Hurd from Admiral Lord Jellicoe, as well as details of the agreement between Hurd, Jellicoe and the...

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Also includes a copy of Stephen Roskill's, 'The Dismissal of Admiral Jellicoe'.

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Copies from the Oswald Frewen papers (from [?] BM).

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33 letters to Hurd and 2 enclosures

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Agreement between Jellicoe and Hurd regarding Jellicoe's book on the Great War. Business correspondence between Hurd and A.H Dakers of Curtis Brown Publishing Bureau, New York, regarding Jellicoe's book and Jellicoe as a lecturer

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Manuscript of part of Jellicoe's history

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32 letters and 1 telegram to Hurd

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26 letters to Hurd 1922-1925 1 letter to Hurd from Gwendoline Jellicoe n.d

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Correspondence between Hurd, Jellicoe, Admiral Bacon and Newman Flower of Cassells Publishers regarding Bacon's biography of Jellicoe, comprising:

20 letters from Jellicoe to Hurd 1925-1935 8 letters from Bacon to Hurd 1935 2 letters from Newman Flower to Hurd 1935 1 letter from Newman Flower to Bacon May 1935 1 letter from Watkin Williams to Bacon Dec 1935 1 letter from Edith L. Jellicoe to Hurd Dec 1935

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Papers comprising correspondence, a diary, articles, lectures, broadcasts and press cuttings
Including letters from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Jellicoe, 1906-34 (168), with other letters and papers about Jellicoe; papers about the Battle of Jutland, 1916-55; and papers about the Invergordon Mutiny, 1931-7.