The Papers of Leopold Amery

Papers and correspondence, particularly on the Montagu House Central Committee for co-ordinating the work of Territorial Associations in connection with the new army recruits. Correspondents include: Lord Midleton [former Secretary of State for War, earlier William Brodrick] on difficulties in recruitment; Sir Herbert Creedy [former Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War] on his recollections of the committee (2); General Sir Henry Wilson [Assistant Chief of General Staff, Expeditionary Forces in France] on poor training of new recruits and officers.

Also includes: draft by Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War] amending a memorandum by LSA on the role of Territorial Associations in recruitment; paper on the function of the Montagu House Committee, minutes of the committee, circular letters and memoranda; memorandum by Lord Midleton for the committee on army clothing contracts; notes by LSA on organisation of the higher command, the county associations and expansion of the Territorial Force; draft letters to Territorial Force Associations; memorandum by Sir Hugh Bell [Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding, Yorkshire] on Yorkshire battalions; notes of interviews with members of the Army Council on recruitment.