Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Hotel del Monte, California, to WSC, on WSC's desire to join the cavalry rather than the 60th Rifles, pointing out that the Duke of Cambridge would be extremely angry, and that he would also oppose the change strongly, also on Lord and Lady Randolph's visit to the United States, and forthcoming Voyage to Japan.

Letter from William A Hazard, merchant (29 Broadway, New York, [United States]) to James Caird (Dundee, [Angus], Scotland) on the tariff reform issue in the United States. Encloses related cuttings and correspondence [see CHAR 2/44/108-111] Signed typescript.

Cutting from the New York Times [United States], 13 May 1910: speech in favour of the Payne-Aldrich tariff by Sereno E Payne in the House of Representatives; proof sheets of articles supplied by the Tariff Reform Committee of the Reform Club of New York, 1910. Printed. Details of other pages supplied by the American Press Association on reverse of proof sheets. Sent with CHAR 2/44/106-107.

Letter from William A Hazard [merchant of New York [United States]] to Otto T Bannard [President of the New York Trust Company] passing on the request of James Caird for literature on the tariff issue in the United States. Hazard describes how protective duties have hindered his business as American representative of the biscuit manufacturers Huntley and Palmer. Signed typescript copy. Sent with CHAR 2/44/106-107.

Letter from Otto T Bannard, president of the New York Trust Company (26 Broad Street, [New York, United States]) to William A Hazard, [merchant] (29 Broadway, New York) enclosing monthly reports of the Bureau of Commerce and Labour [not present] in response to Hazard's request on behalf of James Caird for information on the tariff question in the United States. Signed typescript. Sent with CHAR 2/44/106-107.

Table showing the difference between government revenue and expenditure in the United States between 1902 and 1909.

Cutting from the "Daily Mail": editorial on the note from the United States government to Germany which in effect asks whether, in the aftermath of the sinking of the Lusitania, Germany will "abandon her policy of indiscriminate submarine warfare on neutral non-combatants.".

Letter from R Borlase Matthews (106 Earl's Court Road, Kensington, [London]) to WSC criticising the Air Board's decision not to supply technical information to the United States. Signed typescript.

Cuttings from Brooklyn Standard, New York Evening Journal, New York Mail and Express, New York Post, New York Commercial Advertiser, Brooklyn Eagle, and the New York Evening World, on WSC's arrival in New York at start of U.S. lecture tour.

Cuttings from New York Tribune, Brooklyn Citizen, New York Morning Telegraph, New York Herald, New York Tribune, Paris Messenger, Westminster Gazette, St James's Gazette, and the Bradford Argus on WSC's U.S. lecture tour.

Transcripts of interview between WSC and Edwin Hill for the Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] broadcast on the Hart Schaffner and Marx Trumpeters radio programme, 10 March, on subjects including WSC's road accident, superstition, the future chances of war, the world depression, the importance of co-operation between the English-speaking peoples and the strength of the monarchy; also includes list of preparatory questions.

Letter from Rene Leon (Hotel Mayflower, Washington) to WSC, on the economic situation in the United States and WSC's possible influence to improve it.

Letter from Louis Alber to WSC, on his appointment as head of the Speakers Division of the United States National Recovery Administration, also on the success of WSC's lecture tour of the United States in 1931, commenting that his influence, operated through Bernard Baruch, was to be seen in some phases of the recovery programme, asking if he would be interested in making another lecture tour when conditions were better.

Article on the comparison between the imports and exports of Britain, the United States, Germany and France in 1903 and 1910. Printed. Sent with CHAR 2/54/26.

Remarks on a report on the poor conditions for child labourers in the textile industry in the United States. Annotated typescript. Sent with CHAR 2/54/26.

Memorandum from W E Dowding to G Wallace Carter on proposals for Anglo-American exhibitions illustrating how protection has increased the prices of certain items in the United States. These are to be made available to every branch office of the Free Trade Union. Signed typescript. Originally attached to CHAR 2/54/51- 58.

Letter from Shane Leslie (22 East Street, New York [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: thanks her for a photograph; the American presidential elections; the likelihood that the United States will avoid involvement in the war; the lack of solidarity as a nation among the Americans; the position of the Irish and the opinions of [John] Redmond. Envelope present.

Letter from Shane Leslie (St Johnsbury, Vermont [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses pleasure at WSC's appointment [as Minister of Munitions] and comments on support in the United States for WSC's policy in Gallipoli and view that WSC is "seven eighths Yankee and one eighth Blenheim"; discusses the actions of [President Woodrow] Wilson regarding Germany and the impressive power of [William] Bourke [Cockran] as an orator.

Letter from Shane Leslie (2127 Leroy Place, Washington [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he criticises the British administration's treatment of Sinn Fein, expresses disappointment at the news that [Sir Cecil] Spring Rice is to be replaced [as British ambassador to the United States] as his policy of "diplomatic self-effacement" had been very successful with [President Woodrow] Wilson and had won support from the Irish and Catholics in the United States.