Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] on the contract for his lecture tour of the United States, stating that 90 minutes was too long for a lecture, suggesting 60 minutes, with a 15 minute introduction. [Copy].

Letter from Captain W W Galbraith, Naval Attache, United States Embassy, London, to WSC, passing on an invitation from Ralph Earle, President of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, to speak at the Institute during his lecture tour of the United States.

Cutting from the Hartford Daily Times, announcing that WSC would speak in Hartford, Connecticut on 17 October, during his lecture tour of the United States.

Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC, on the announcement of his lecture tour of the United States, asking him to mention the name of the Alber-Wickes Agency, to state that he would be covering the whole country from Boston to Los Angeles, and say something about the lecture subjects.

Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated], suggesting subjects for his forthcoming lecture tour of the United States: "The Destiny of the English Speaking Peoples"; the "Foundation of World Peace"; "How the Great War Came"; "Great Britain and Indian Progress"; Youth and Adventure". [Copy, marked "draft"].

Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated], on the contract for his lecture tour of the United States, stating that he would not accept lower terms than those already offered, but agreeing that if after 45 lectures, Alber could prove a loss, he would give a further five lectures free of charge. [Copy].

Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC, on the terms of the contract for WSC's lecture tour of the United States, stressing the depth of the financial depression in the United States, and asking if he would be prepared to accept a lower fee of 45,000 dollars for 45 lectures.

Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC on the terms of the contract for WSC's lecture tour of the United States, suggesting limiting WSC's liability to 10,000 dollars if the contract was voided after 1 June.

Letter from Louis Alber, President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated, to WSC on the contract for WSC's lecture tour of the United States, stating that he was willing to pay 50,000 dollars for the two months, 15 Oct - 15 Dec 1931, and giving WSC the right to cancel up to 1 June, but that there should be no cancellation clause after this date.

Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated], stating that only a General Election, or appointment to ministerial office in October or November 1931 would cause him to cancel his lecture tour of the United States, but insisting on a figure limiting his liability if he was forced to cancel at short notice.

Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC, on the contract for his lecture tour of the United States.

Letter from R Halford Forster, (Times Building, New York) to WSC, on his contract with Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] for a lecture tour of the United States.

Draft contract between Louis Alber, President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated, and WSC, for a lecture tour of the United States, consisting of 45 lectures between 15 October and 15 December 1931, at a fee of 35,000 dollars plus 25 per cent of profits. [2 typescript copies, with significant manuscript annotations by WSC, suggesting a flat fee of 50,000 dollars rather than the percentage].

Letter from Louis Alber, President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated, to WSC, on the contract for his lecture tour of the United States in October 1931, sending a draft of the press announcement.

Telegram from WSC to R Halford Forster (Times Building, New York), on his proposed lecture tour of the United States in 1931, stating that he would consider a 45 date tour between October and December. [2 copies].

Letter from R Halford Forster (Times Building, New York) to WSC, on his proposed lecture tour of the United States in 1931, stating that Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] had offered to meet WSC's terms of 5,000 pounds per month for a two month tour.

Telegram from R Halford Forster (New York) to WSC, asking if he would be willing to make a lecture tour of the United States in 1931, at a fee of 5,000 pounds per month.

Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to R Halford Forster, stating that the Association would take a lecture tour by WSC, for one or two months in the autumn of 1931, [at a rate of 5,000 pounds per month].

Draft contract between the Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association and WSC, for a lecture tour of the United States consisting of 45 lectures between 15 October and 15 December 1931, at a fee of 10,000 pounds, with a memorandum by WSC on the terms of the contract. [Carbon].

Letter from Randolph Churchill (North Irish Horse, BNAF) to WSC, praising his broadcast of 21 March on post-war planning "technically the best speech I have ever heard...You spoke a good deal faster than usual - which was good - and your voice sounded young, eager and vigorous", also commenting on the political situation in North Africa, which had improved since Giraud had been persuaded to take a more liberal line.

Letter from C B Fernald (The London Play Company, 51 Piccadilly, London) to WSC (2 Sussex Square) asking whether he would be interested in giving a lecture tour in the United States to be organised by George Whipple, commenting that such a tour would be good for international relations and would be lucrative for WSC. Signed typescript.

Letter from Walter T. Williams to WSC, on the success of his speech in Cardiff [Wales] on the fiscal question, asking if he would be willing to address annual dinner of the Higher Grade Old Boys Club.

Letter from J.H. Whitley to WSC, congratulations on speech on the fiscal campaign at Halifax [Yorkshire].