Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Great Men of Our Time": "Kitchener" on 1st Lord Kitchener of Khartoum [Sudan]; "Admiral Fisher" on 1st Lord Fisher; "King George V"; "Sir John French" on 1st Lord Ypres; "Douglas Haig" on 1st Lord Haig; "Asquith" on 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith [earlier Herbert Asquith].Also includes: "Truth about the Bacon Letters", a cutting of an article by Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon in answer to WSC's article on Fisher.

Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "The Crime that Shook Civilisation" on the build-up to the First World War; "Tragedy of the Torpedoed Lusitania"; "The Decisive Factor in the Allied Victory" on the turning points in the First World War, especially the defeat of the German U-boat campaign.

Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Great Men of Our Time": "Lloyd-George" on David Lloyd George; "Birkenhead" on 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith]; "Curzon" on 1st Lord Curzon of Kedleston; "Clemenceau" on Georges Clemenceau; "Balfour" on 1st Lord Balfour; "Chamberlain" on Joseph Chamberlain; "John Morley" on Lord Morley of Blackburn.

Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "When the Crash Came to the United States" on the Wall Street Crash; "The Dominions are Partners of Empire" on the strengths of the British Empire; "Chief Factors in our Social Revolution" on the development of social legislation.

Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "This Age of Government by Great Dictators" on the rise of Benito Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and Mustapha Kemal Ataturk; "Will Japan Decide to Accept the Olive Branch?" on divisions between moderate and war parties in Japan, Japanese expansion and the need to protect Western trading interests in the Far East; "Japan's Swift Rise to Her Place in the Sun" on the rise of modern Japan.

Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Mankind is Confronted by One Supreme Task" on the need to control scientific progress; "A Federation for Peace is the Hope of the World" on the impersonality of modern war and the need for a strong League of Nations.Also includes: annotated proofs from "Thoughts and Adventures".

Includes galley proofs for an article on the Battle of Omdurman [Sudan]; proofs for articles on "Socialism and Communism", comparing socialist and communist parties and their potential effect on the British system of government, and "Electric grid system" on establishing a national grid; an annotated page of notes from an article on the British Empire.

Includes press cuttings of WSC's letters to the "Daily Graphic" from Cuba and to the "Daily Telegraph" from the Malakand Field Force.The Cuba letters are dated 1898 in this volume, but they date to 1895.

Proofs and notes for the following articles by WSC: "The Truth About Myself"; "Queen of the Seas" on RMS Queen Mary; "The Tragic Story of Parnell" on Charles Parnell.Also includes: a copy of the Strand Magazine; a note from Shane Leslie on his research on Parnell.

Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "How the Jews Can Combat Persecution" on the separateness of the Jews, prejudice against them, and their need to combat this with greater openness; "King George VI" marking the coronation of George VI.

Correspondents include: Edward Martell, Director of Burke Publishing Company Limited on WSC's foreword to the dictionary (6).Also includes: a draft list of the dictionary's contents; a carbon copy of WSC's foreword.

Correspondents include: Brendan Bracken (3); and Nicholl Manisty [lawyer for WSC] (28).Includes: correspondence regarding world serialisation rights for WSC's "The Eastern Front" including a legal dispute with London General Press.

Correspondents include Curtis Brown Ltd (3) on serialisation of articles; Charles Scribner Jr. (2), on United States sales of "The World Crisis"; "The Times" (3) on serialisation of "The World Crisis Vol.II;.

Correspondence with representatives of Curtis Brown Limited concerning: negotiations with Charles Scribner on the publication of an American edition; negotiations with Thornton Butterworth Limited; world-wide serialisation of the books; contracts; financial agreements on advances and commission to be paid to WSC; and sales figures for "The Aftermath".Includes material on the disruption caused by the General Strike.

Correspondence with representatives of several organisations about Volume 3 of "The World Crisis" including: Lloyds Bank on financial terms; Butler and Tanner on preparation of proofs; Charles Scribner's Sons on the publication of an American edition and Geoffrey Dawson, editor of the Times, on serialisation of sections of the book.Includes agreements relating to a guarantee from WSC to write the book and to its publication.

Correspondence with representatives of Thornton Butterworth Ltd concerning: the receipt and preparation of proofs, forecast of demand for the book, preparation of graphs and maps, the serialisation of the book in the Times and the possibility of Butterworths publishing the memoirs of 1st Lord D'Abernon [earlier Sir Edgar Vincent].Includes an agreement between WSC and Butterworths about commissioning the work, publication rights and royalties.

Includes correspondence with representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited concerning: the publication date of the book; sales figures; bills to WSC for costs incurred; receipt and preparation of proofs; WSC's progress in writing the book; the world-wide serialisation of the book and its serialisation in the Times; and publication of a volume of WSC's speeches.Includes an agreement between WSC and Butterworths about commissioning the work, publication rights and royalties.

Correspondence with Thornton Butterworth, (Thornton Butterworth Ltd., Publishers, London), on "The World Crisis", including details of sales, and the postponement of publication of volume 3, due to his appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Correspondence between WSC and representatives of Butler and Tanner Limited on printing costs to be paid by WSC and the preparation and correction of proofs of various articles by WSC and "My Early Life".

Correspondence between WSC and representatives of Charles Scribner's Sons (including Charles Scribner) on various books including American editions of an abridged version of "The World Crisis", an additional volume of "The World Crisis" entitled "The Eastern Front" and "My Early Life" [published in the United States as "A Roving Commission"]. Includes agreements between WSC and Charles Scribner; financial terms, book sales and royalties due to WSC and discussion of publication dates.