Correspondents include: Professor Keith Feiling (3); Maurice Ashley, WSC's researcher, on various subjects including his progress, WSC's portrayal of the character of John 1st Duke of Marlborough and the structure of the book (16); [Albert, 7th Lord] Spencer; "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough] (3); George Harrap of George G Harrap and Company (6); [Sir] Bindon Blood on his ancestor, Brigadier-General Hodcroft Blood and affairs in India; Sir Reginald Storrs; 1st Lord Southborough [earlier Francis Hopwood]; [7th Duke of] Buccleuch [earlier John Montagu-Douglas-Scott] and his librarian, Francis Needham (4) offering the use of archives; Baron de Cartier de Marchienne enclosing notes on the Duke of Marlborough at Antwerp [Belgium]; William [6th Duke of Portland]; Shane Leslie (2); Kenneth Dewar and Sir George Franckenstein.Also includes a pamphlet (dating to 1884) by Charles Bradlaugh on John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.