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Election address of A Ernest Greaves, National Conservative candidate in the Wakefield by-election.

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Liberal Party Leaflet "A Few Reasons Why You Should Support the Liberal Party".

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Election address of Artro Morris, Liberal Candidate in the Wavertree by-election.

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Speech by Randolph Churchill, Independent Conservative Candidate at the Wavertree by-election [two typescript drafts].

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Presscutting on Richard Findlay, Independent Conservative candidate in the Norwood by-election.

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Printed cartoon by Harry Hill on Randolph Churchill's candidacy in the Wavertree by-election.

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Election leaflet by Randolph Churchill, Conservative candidate for West Toxteth "Randolph Churchill exposes Socialist Humbug".

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Election address of Randolph Churchill, Conservative candidate for West Toxteth, General Election, Nov 1935.

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Election leaflet of Randolph Churchill, Conservative candidate for West Toxteth, General Election, Nov 1935 "If you agree as we do that Churchills are good got you - Just give your vote to Randolph and see what two can do".

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Election leaflet of Randolph Churchill, Conservative candidate for West Toxteth, General Election, Nov 1935.

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"Final message" of Randolph Churchill, Conservative candidate for West Toxteth, General Election, 1935.

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Election leaflet of Randolph Churchill, Conservative candidate for West Toxteth, General Election, 1935.

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Cutting from the Liverpool Daily Post, reporting attack on Randolph Churchill by a crowd throwing bananas, orange peel and mud, during a tour of West Toxteth in a loudspeaker van.

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Letter from Edward Twentyman, Secretary, Royal Commission on the Private Manufacture and Trading in Arms to Violet Pearman, Private Secretary to WSC, on WSC's evidence to the Commission.

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Letter from Violet Pearman, Private Secretary to WSC to Edward Twentyman, Secretary, Royal Commission on the Private Manufacture and Trading in Arms, acknowledging receipt of papers [carbon].

Scope and Contents Letter from 5th Lord Howe [earlier Lord Curzon] (35 Curzon Street, Mayfair [London]) signed by his secretary (M Colquhoun) to WSC apologizing for not being able to find an election agent [? for Randolph Churchill while standing as an anti-India Bill Conservative candidate in the Wavertree, Liverpool by-election] as official agents are "too frightened to come forward owing to the fear of vengeance on the part of the official Party Organisation". He suggests asking Brendan Bracken's agent for...

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Letter from "O L L" [Oliver Locker-Lampson] (St Stephen's House, Westminster [London]) to WSC, saying that he "would have sent twenty people today but for the embargo the other end" [? in support of Randolph Churchill's campaign as an anti-India Bill Conservative candidate at the Wavertree, Liverpool by-election, which was against the official party line] and adding that he is, however, sending 3 from London and 2 from Accrington [Lancashire].

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Copy of a telegram from WSC to Oliver Locker-Lampson, thanking him for his offer [to bring people to support Randolph Churchill's campaign as an anti-India Bill Conservative candidate at the Wavertree, Liverpool by-election], but regretting that they cannot use his "young ladies".

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Copy of a telegram from "R C" [Randolph Churchill] to "Macdonald", asking if there is a Conservative candidate [for the Wavertree, Liverpool, by-election], who the prominent local Conservatives are and whether they are split about the official Conservative candidate; he has no objection to Macdonald unofficially encouraging his adoption [as an anti-India Bill Conservative candidate]. Unsigned.

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Letter from WSC to Otto Pickhardt on Randolph Churchill's campaign [as an anti-India Bill Conservative candidate at the Wavertree, Liverpool, by-election]: "Randolph made a very good fight at Wavertree, but he did not consult me about it beforehand and indeed dragged us all in at his tail". Unsigned copy.

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Letter from 8th Duke of Atholl [earlier Lord Tullibardine] (98 Elm Park Gardens [London]) to WSC on the political situation in East Perthshire [Scotland] between the outgoing Conservative MP, Lord Scone and the Liberal activist and possible candidate Francis Norie-Miller, and the bad effect it would have, both on Randolph Churchill and "Kitty" [Katharine, Duchess of Atholl, and MP for Kinross and Western] if Randolph Churchill also stood as a candidate.

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Newspaper cutting on rowdy scenes at 2 of Randolph Churchill's political meetings in Toxteth, Liverpool.

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Letter from [WSC] to 17th Lord Derby [earlier Lord Stanley], giving an account of the negotiations between Randolph Churchill and Sir Thomas White [member of Liverpool City Council, and Chairman and Managing Director of Bents' Brewery Company Limited] for finding Randolph a seat in Liverpool, and assessing his chances. Unsigned copy.

Scope and Contents Letter from "Archie" [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso, Leader, Liberal Parliamentary Party] (Dalnawillan, Altnabreac, Caithness [Scotland]), to WSC, regretting that he is unable to accept WSC's dinner invitation. He comments on his admiration for WSC's speeches, and his delight at seeing WSC's "stock soaring!", but thinks that "a November election would be a rotten trick to play", particularly unfair on the Labour Party and also the Liberals, as they have been supporting the...

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Letter from 17th Lord Derby [earlier Lord Stanley] (Derby House, Stratford Place [London]) to WSC, giving an account of his meeting with Sir Thomas White [member of Liverpool City Council, and Chairman and Managing Director of Bents' Brewery Company Limited] over Randolph Churchill and Peter Shaw contesting a seat in Liverpool.