The Papers of Sir Edward Spears

Correspondence, particularly with Rupert Hart-Davis, Director of Jonathan Cape Limited, and with other correspondents including: [Willoughby] Clive Garsia on his book "A Key to Victory" (2); [Alfred] Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich]; Cyril Connolly, Editor of Horizon, asking ELS to write an article for the magazine; Philip Pilditch; Margot, Lady Oxford and Asquith on subjects including agreeing with ELS's critical view of David Lloyd George; Field Marshal 10th Lord Cavan; 1st Lord Tweedsmuir [earlier John Buchan]; [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton], Macmillan and Company Limited; Brigadier-General Hugh Headlam (2); Walter Ross Taylor; Cyril Falls, Military Correspondent of the Times and member of the Historical Section (Military Branch) Committee of Imperial Defence (10); John Kitto, Librarian, House of Commons; Edward Beddington-Behrens; Winston Churchill (2); General Sir Walter Kirke [Commander-in-Chief of Home Forces] on "Prelude to Victory", also regretting that he had been unable to find a position for ELS; Colin Coote; [Herbert] Jonathan Cape, Chairman and founder of Jonathan Cape Limited; [Henry] David Margesson; Edward Marsh; Hamish Hamilton, Chairman and Managing Director of Hamish Hamilton Limited, Publishers; Major-General Sir Frederick Sykes; Edward Bridges, Secretary to the Cabinet, on publishing secret documents (6); Leslie Bradley, Director-General of the Imperial War Museum (2); Sir [George] Leslie Clive; Brigadier-General Sir James Edmonds, Officer in charge of Military Branch, Historical Section, Committee of Imperial Defence (7); Basil Liddell-Hart (2); 1st Lord Kemsley [Chairman, Kemsley Newspapers, Limited, earlier James Berry]; Arthur Watson, Managing Editor of the Daily Telegraph; Colonel Philip Shears, Commandant Army Technical School (Boys) (18). Includes annotated draft texts from "Liaison 1914"; memorandum of a conversation with General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, General Officer Commanding 2nd Army Corps, on the retreat from Mons [Belgium], 1916; proofs, lists of illustrations, notes and publishing agreement for "Prelude to Victory".