First World War (1914-1918)
Found in 1497 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Rivers from C. S. Myers on 'shell shock' and repressed memory, 1917-08-20
Myers writes that he envies Rivers his freedom to publish his findings, since Myers was prevented by the military from circulating his work on 'reassociative' treatments.
Letter to Rivers from C. S. Myers with thanks for sending the 'Lancet' paper and commenting on it, 1917-08-02
Myers praises Rivers for his work, but goes on to try to convince Rivers that hypnosis can be used effectively to reveal repressed memories (something Rivers is against).
Letter to Rivers from Edward A. Bolt of the University of Toronto, 1917-09-13
The writer explains that, having visited some centres of rehabilitation and treatment in France, he is now on his way to Canada and so will be unable to join Rivers at Craig Lockhart as hoped. The letter is written from the Berners Hotel, Berners Street.
Letter to Rivers from Leonard Blumgart, a practitioner in New York, 1917-07-24
Blumgart asks if Rivers would consider entering into an exchange with him, since he has been following Freud's methods in New York for five years and would like to discuss results.
Letter to Rivers from Maurice Nicoll with thanks for sending the paper on Freud's theories, 1917-07-16
Nicoll writes from the Empire Hospital for neurological cases at Vincent Square, Pimlico, and hopes that Rivers's work will influence young practitioners for the good since there are too many smug and complacent doctors who do not know how to treat neurological cases.
Letter to Rivers from W McAlpine about progress at the Red Cross Military Hospital at Maghull, near Liverpool, 1917-09-11
McAlpine is treating patients and trying to study at the same time, and comments on the complexity of the field and how much there is to learn. He himself is recovering but writes that he is gaining strength and speaking better. See also McAlpine's later letter (dated 1919) which is WHRivers/3/19.
Letters and memoranda, 1898-01 - 1919-12
Letters from Archer Geoffrey Lyttelton to Margaret Lucy Becher and photograph of Lyttelton, 1914 - 1916
Lyttelton writes of experiences during the war, of his experience at Ypres in 1914 as Lieutenant Colonel - he writes on a typewriter, missing the P. Includes a letter regarding Archer being fit for service again.
Letters from ELS, 1918-01 - 1918-10
Love letters from ELS to MS with other subjects including support from Winston Churchill, his difficulties with General Sir Henry Wilson and Marshal Ferdinand Foch, their marriage settlement, his promised promotion to Brigadier-General, the Supreme War Council at Versailles and her health.
Also includes letters from her former husband [George] Douglas Turner.
Letters from Fisher to George Lambert and papers collected by Lambert, 1901 - 1971
Letters from Fisher to Lambert [Civil Lord of the Admiralty], papers relating to Fisher's part in the Dardanelles Inquiry, other letters and papers by Fisher, and correspondence with Fisher's friends on his letters, collected by Lambert as Fisher’s literary executor, for use in his biography.
Letters from Indian Army Troops
English translations by D.C. Phillott of letters from Indian Army troops serving in Palestine.
Letters from Lady Gwendeline ("Goonie") to Jack Churchill and Peregrine Churchill, 1914 - 1940
Letters from Maurice and Adeline Hankey to Robin Hankey and Ursula Hankey [later Benn], 1919-02-17 - 1919-04
Subjects covered include: a trip to France including visits to St Germain and the battlefield at Chemin des Dames and [Georges] Clemenceau's shooting.
Letters from Maurice to Adeline Hankey, 1917-07-03 - 1917-07-26
Subjects covered include: Maurice's trip to Rome [Italy]; his work for David Lloyd George [Prime Minister] and the War Cabinet; concern that the War Cabinet is overburdened; hopes to return home; meeting the [8th] Duke of Rutland; and Maurice's influential report on the Admiralty.
Letters from Maurice to Adeline Hankey, 1917-08-07 - 1917-09-05
Subjects covered include: a diary of one of Maurice's typical days, the workload of the War Cabinet, his hopes to return home and account of an air raid.
'Letters Home from Members of Cambridge University in the War, 2014-12
Within the volume is one letter from Alston, written from Germany.
Letters on ELS, 1971-05 - 1972-10
Letters to Beatrice Bateson, 1917-1918, 1917 & Jan. 1918
Includes letters sent by Bateson from France and England. Some are written on the back of torn pages from the Journal of Genetics (items 10-11 & 13-14). Two 1918 letters are on paper headed ‘Y.M.C.A. On Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force’ (items 15 [15:1r] and 20 [20:1r]).
Letters to Churchill from William Hozier and C P Scott, 1916-01 - 1916-03
Letters to Clementine in praise of Churchill , 1915-06-01 - 1915-11-18
Comprising a letter from Sir John Simon, accepting an invitation to dine and praising Churchill [for his conduct over the Dardanelles Campaign], 1 June 1915, and a letter from James Masterton-Smith [former Private Secretary to Churchill] on how he had been the greatest First Lord that the Admiralty had ever had, 18 November 1915 [following Churchill's resignation from the Government].
Letters to Edgar W. Cox, 16 Jun 1912 - 30 Apr 1915
Letters to ELS, 1913 - 1917
Letters to ELS, 1918-01 - 1918-10
Love letters from MS to ELS with other subjects including her recuperation [from a miscarriage] and divorce negotiations with her former husband [George] Douglas Turner.
Letters to Gregory, John and Martin Bateson: originals, 1911-1925
Letters to Gregory, John and Martin Bateson: transcripts, 1911-1925
Transcripts of the letters from William Bateson to his sons which are catalogued at [MS Add.8634/A.26]. Contents of an envelope.
The transcript for the letter to John dated 25 Sep. 1918 is annotated with a note stating that the letter was found in John’s breast pocket when he was killed (item 3 [3:2]). The transcripts also include two additional letters to Gregory dated 22-23 Apr. 1922 informing him of Martin’s suicide (items 6-7 [6:1]).