80 x 125 mm. Exact location unidentified, but probably Mephis, Tennessee .

72 x 73 mm. Frederick Tymms standing with a horse, possibly at Belvoir, Virginia.

80 x 110 mm.

68 x 47 mm.

90 x 140 mm. Photograph of the beach looking out to sea, taken at night.

An account of a journey undertook in 1953-1954 to Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Manila, North Borneo, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and the U.S.A. The volumes are undated, but the last entry in the epilogue is dated 1957.

110 x 70 mm. Showing Tymms and three women on horseback.

110 x 70 mm. Showing three men and a woman mounted on horses, with a spare horse between them.

Photographs taken in the United States (1918), S.W. England (1919), Europe (1920), Egypt and Sudan (1920), England and Wales (1920-1), Jersey (1921), Germany (1923), Saundersfoot (1923) and Spitsbergen (1924). Fifteen loose photographs from the album are in plastic sleeves.

Letter from WSC to His Majesty King George VI replying to the King's letter about the death of President Roosevelt: States that "Ties have been shorn assunder which years had woven. We have to begin again in many ways"; explains why he chose not to attend the funeral; comments on possiblity of visit to the United Kingdom by President Truman [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Lady Islington thanking her for her letter about President Roosevelt and confirming that: "His death was indeed a sorrow to me." With additional paragraph in pencil [? in hand of Miss Davies, Secretary] regarding his recent "flying" visit to "Ned and Joan at the Pyramids" which he describes as "pleasant" [carbon].

Minute [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on post-war trade arrangements with the United States. [annotated copy; given running number 419].

Part of a letter from WSC (763, Fifth Avenue [New York, United States]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he and [Reginald] Barnes are staying with [William] Bourke Cockran; describes meeting a Supreme Court Judge, Eva [Purdy], and future engagements with Cornelius Vanderbilt and comments on the lavish hospitality extended by Americans although he says that he is not impressed with the American press or currency.

Telegram from WSC to Field-Marshal Sir John Dill, appointing him head of the Joint Staff Mission to the United States, representing the British Chiefs of Staff in the Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee and co-ordinating with the British Supply Mission; a suitable post will be found for Lieutenant-General Sir [Henry] Colville Wemyss [Head of British Army Staff, Washington].

Telegram from WSC to Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to President of the United States] advising him of Field-Marshal Sir John Dill's new position as head of the Joint Staff Mission to the United States.

Telegrams from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Supreme Commander, South West Pacific] to WSC advising that as communication has been established with General Douglas MacArthur [Commanding General, United States Army Forces in the Far East] and Sharpe [Major-General William Sharpe], he will take over command of the Philippines; Singapore defences were aimed solely at seaward attack; reinforcements for Singapore, Java [part of Indonesia] and Sumatra.

Telegram from John Curtin [Prime Minister of Australia] to WSC with the views of the Chiefs of Staff on the threat of Japanese invasion of Australia and on defence: safety depends on maintaining the Allied position in Malaya [later Malaysia] and the Dutch East Indies [later Indonesia], and on the United States Fleet increasing pressure on Japanese southern communications; United States reinforcements required to increase land forces.

Telegram from Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to the President of the United States] to WSC advising that General George Marshall [United States Chief of Staff] and King [? Admiral Ernest King, Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations] are pleased with Field-Marshal Sir John Dill's appointment [as head of Joint Staff Mission to Washington]; the President [Franklin Roosevelt] is in good health.

Telegram from WSC to the Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] responding to criticism of Britain's conduct of the war: explains that Malaya [later Malaysia] cannot be defended and only Singapore is vital and supports the decisions of [General Sir Archibald Wavell], Supreme Commander, South West Pacific; discusses the general direction of the war, strategy in the 'Anzac' [Australian and New Zealand Army Corps] area and United States naval contribution towards defence.

Telegram from WSC to the Prime Minister of New Zealand [Peter Fraser] with proposals agreed by the United States Naval Staff and the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] for establishing a new Anzac [Australian and New Zealand Army Corps] naval area, including a definition of the area and allocation of forces.

Telegrams from WSC to John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia, on the safe arrival in Singapore of a convoy including the United States transport ship Mount Vernon; with proposals agreed by United States Naval Staff and the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] for establishing the new Anzac [Australian and New Zealand Army Corps] naval area, including a definition of the area and allocation of forces.

Telegram from the Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC advising that the Commanders-in- Chief endorse his proposals for a United States Military Mission in the Middle East, responsible for intelligence and operational liaison but he will wait to hear the United States reaction from the Chiefs of Staff.