Letter from Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise [Chairman of the Prison Commission] to [WSC] in response to a letter from [WSC], saying that he has prepared a draft letter to the P[rime] M[inister] and a memorandum on prison reform, and has left instructions concerning [WSC's] visit to Dartmoor [prison, Devon] and Borstal. Signed manuscript.

Letter from Henry Massingham [editor of the Nation] (14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London) to WSC asking him to write an article on prison reform for the Nation. He suggests several possible subjects including young offenders and solitary confinment, and says that the fee would be 20 guineas. Signed manuscript annotated by WSC.

Letter from John Heaton (33 Eaton Square, London) to WSC thanking him for replying to him about the Shops Bill, and informing him that the pamphlet about prison reform [see CHAR 12/4/36 and CHAR 12/4/37] has been well received "in all thoughtful circles". He also suggests that WSC establish a prison farm, as this idea proved successful in Jamaica. Signed manuscript.

Letter from Constance, Lady Battersea [earlier Constance de Rothschild], a member of the Prison Board of Aylesbury [Buckinghamshire] (The Pleasaunce, Overstrand, Norfolk) to WSC expressing appreciation for the "spirit of reform" in prison management. She mentions the provision of chairs in prison cells, plain glass windows, lectures and concerts. Signed manuscript annotated with a note to Edward Marsh.

Confidential report entitled "Abatement of Imprisonment Committee: Report" addressed to WSC concerning a proposed Bill covering imprisonment for minor offences and prison treatment. Annotated with handwritten corrections [in the hand of Sir Edward Troup, Permanent Under Secretary of State, Home Office].

Letter from Lord Pentland (earlier John Sinclair, Secretary for Scotland) (Scottish Office) to WSC concerning an enquiry into reformatory schools in England and Wales, suggesting that a concurrent enquiry should be set up for Scotland. Signed typescript.

Letter from Horatio Bottomley (John Bull Editorial Offices, 93 Long Acre, London) to WSC concerning WSC's refusal to allow him to see the shorthand notes of evidence given at the Akbar School enquiry. He encloses articles from John Bull [not present] relating to claims made by witnesses that their evidence has been distorted. Signed typescript annotated by Charles Masterman [Under Secretary of State, Home Office].

Letter from Charles Smith (62 Hunny Hill, Newport [Isle of Wight]) concerning the refusal of his application to visit Parkhurst prison [Isle of Wight]. He asks that his application be reconsidered and states that he could achieve his object "in an otherwise than open manner" and that he will ensure that WSC is asked a question in Parliament on the subject. Signed manuscript. See CHAR 12/10/38.

Letter from Sir Arthur Bigge [later 1st Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary to King George V] (Buckingham Palace) to [Edward] Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC] asking him to tell WSC that the King has read his letter about the convict Garrad and agrees that reprieve would have been impossible. Signed manucript.

Note from [a Home Office official] to Edward Marsh concerning the application of [Charles Smith] to view Parkhurst prison [Isle of Wight] and suggestions for a reply declining his renewed application. Manuscript signed with initials [?] BS annotated by Edward Marsh (27 June). See CHAR 12/10/34.

Telegram from George V (Sandringham) to [WSC] thanking him for his telegram reporting events in Stepney [the "Siege of Sidney Street"]. He expresses approval of WSC's action and regret that Sergeant Leeson was injured. Manuscript.

Printed inquest report on the bodies of two unknown men found at 100, Sidney Street, Mile End [London] including depositions made by WSC, local residents, members of the Metropolitan Police, and the London Fire Brigade.

Draft letter from WSC (Home Office) to the Coroner for the County of London concerning his actions at the "Siege of Sidney Street". His statement includes: his authorisation of the dispatch of 20 infantry soldiers to Sidney Street; decision to go to the scene; and initial confirmation of orders given to the Fire Brigade not to attempt to put out the fire until firing had stopped. Typescript with manuscript alterations by WSC. See CHAR 12/11/6-7.

Draft letter from WSC (Home Office) to the Coroner for the County of London concerning his actions at the "Siege of Sidney Street". His statement includes: his authorisation of the dispatch of 20 infantry soldiers to Sidney Street; decision to go to the scene; and initial confirmation of orders given to the Fire Brigade not to attempt to put out the fire until firing had stopped. Typescript with manuscript alterations by WSC, annotated "not sent". See CHAR 12/11/4-5.

Letter from Sydney Holland [later 2nd Lord Knutsford] (Kneesworth Hall, Royston, Hertfordshire) to WSC offering to corroborate WSC's letter to the Times as he was witness to WSC's actions [during the "Siege of Sidney Street"]. Signed manuscript.

Letter from Sydney Holland [later 2nd Lord Knutsford] (Kneesworth Hall, Royston, Hertfordshire) to WSC including a newspaper cutting from the Times of a letter from George Beer (Kandersteg, Heather Road, Grove Park, Kent) which suggests that the London County Council should alter the coroners' districts in the light of the inquest [into Sidney Street]. Holland agrees with this proposal, and suggests that the police should be armed with pistols or short guns. Signed manuscript.

Capital sentence schedule containing the following information: Home Office number, convict's name, judge's name, location of assize court, date of conviction, prison, date on which time for appealing expired, provisional and final dates of execution, and note of whether the prisoner was executed or respited. Includes a record for Hawley Harvey Crippen. Manuscript.

Letter from Sir Hubert Llewellyn-Smith [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade] (Board of Trade) to [WSC] covering various issues including; the reception given to his speech on unemployment insurance; his opinion of proposals by the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George] to combine legislation on unemployment and invalidity insurance; and consideration of suggestions for altering the law on imprisonment for debt. Signed manuscript.

Letter from Francis Wellesley, a Justice of the Peace, (Westfield Common, Near Woking [Surrey]) to WSC praising WSC's measures to exclude petty offenders from prison for their effect on the juveniles with whom he works. He encloses a letter from one of his colleagues at Wandsworth prison [see CHAR 12/2/89] and a newspaper cutting from the Times (dating to 30 August 1910) of a letter he has written to the editor on the reforms. Signed manuscript.