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Location: SC Thompson Correspondence: MS 277/1.35-36, 1.39, 1.41, 1.43-47,

1.49-58, 1.60-70, 1.73, 1.139

Note: 1) On his omission from the Brevet, etc. 4 pp. 2) On horses. 5 pp. 3) On learning Arabic. 8 pp. 4) On Arabic, and rifles. 4 pp. 5) Advice on rifles. 9 pp. 6) On learning Arabic, and on the purchase of a troop. 5 pp. 7) On the purchase of a troop. 4 pp. 8) About Arabic. Postscript for the House of Commons. 5 pp. 9) Political news. 4 pp. 10) Family news. End of letter dated 7 April, about Fergus O'Connor, the Chartist. 4 pp. 11) On learning Arabic. 3 pp. 12) On learning Arabic, and the building of the railway nearby. 3 pp. 13) About natural history, and the purchase of a rifle. 7 pp. 14) About rifles. 6 pp. 15) Family news, advice on rifles, French political news, etc. 4 pp. 16) About sea-serpents, and thermometers. 4 pp. 17) On trigonometry. 4 pp. 18) On rifles. On verso is unsigned addition in Nancy Thompson's hand. 2 pp. 19) Advice on rifles. 3 pp. 20) About rifles, and old soldier, etc. 4 pp. 21) Advice on rifles. 3 pp. 22)
Advice on rifles. 4 pp. 23) On shooting tigers. 2 pp. 24) On Indian banks, and natural history. At end are two pages from Nancy Thompson, on a cholera outbreak. 25) On Hawkins, Senior Officier of the Bombay Marine. At end

are a few lines from Charles William Thompson, JWT's brother. 4 pp. 26) About books on fortifications, and the cholera epidemic, etc. 4 pp. 27) On learning Arabic. 4 pp. 28) On hunting buffalo, and natural history. 4 pp. 29) On bison. 6 pp. 30) On financial matters. 4 pp. 31) On the purchase of a troop, and natural history. 4pp. 32) On the date of his brother's death. 1 pp.

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Location: SC 709/63, 94, 95, 99, 101, 103-111, 113, 116, 121, 122, 124,

127, 131, 135, 138, 139, 141-154, 156, 161, 164, 190, 192

Note: 1) Matters arising from memorandum on agriculture. 2 ff. 2)

Anxiety about Federal Union. 3) Arrangements about bases. 4)

Possible publication of memoranda. 5) Suggestion that Arthur

Bryant rewrite HDW's material for publication. 6) Suggestion

that Sir Frank Fox edit HDW's work. 7) American drive against

imperial preference. 8) Lease Lend Agreement. 9) Hindu-Moslem deadlock. 10) Acknowledgment of memorandum to be passed on to Fox for editing. 11) Suggestion that HDW's book be published in the UK as well as Canada. 12) Death of HDW's father; publication of book underway. 13) Publication of "The Foundation of the Future". 14) Encloses review of "The Foundation of the Future". 15) Utley appointed to edit HDW's papers. 16) Revision of HDW's memoranda. 17) General election results. 18) Cassation of land-lease. 19) Utley's abridgment of HDW's 1944-1945 reports. 20) Renewal of covenant with Bendor (i.e. Duke of Westminster). 21) Address of Scribner's agent. 22) Sends copy of "In the Rain and the Sun". 23) Typescript copies of 4 letters, May 1947. 24)

Imperial preference. 25) Meeting in Geneva. 26) Memorandum

on "Non-discrimination, customs union and preference. 27)

Beaverbrook's attitude to imperial preference. 28) Suitability

of pamphlet for American circulation. 29) Printing costs. 30) International trade. 31) "The Declaration of Independence". 32) Possible review of "The Declaration of Independence"; requests for help for Michelle Thomas, former fiancee of John Amery. 2 ff. 33) Grateful for money sent to Michelle Thomas. 34) "The Delaration of Independence" received by King Paul of Greece. 35) Activities of the Empire Industries Association. 36) Promises to send copy of his speech made to the English Speaking Union. 37) Anxious to meet HDW for discussion. 38) Problem of national nomenclature and the Crown. 39) Contact with Winston Churchill. 40) Tory conference at Blackpool. 41) International political

situation. 42) Use of economic terms for English readers. 43) Correspondence with Professor Taylor.

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Location: SC 709/316, 360, 371, 399, 400, 443, 451, 474, 481, 482, 485,

487, 490, 502, 510, 511, 517, 519, 522, 524, 531, 534, 535, 538,

541, 550, 553, 558, 562, 563,564, 569, 574, 584, 586, 587, 589,

590, 591, 594, 599, 601, 604, 606

Note: 1) Proposed autumn campaign. 2) Acknowledgment. 3) Debate on Commonwealth trade. MS. 4) Commonwealth trade. 5) General agreement on tariffs and trade. 6) Acknowledgment. 7) Acknowledgment. 8) Requests financial support for the Common Market Safeguards Campaign. 9) Appreciation of HDW's help in setting up the Common Market Safeguards Campaign. 10) Acknowledgment of donation. 11) Examples of literature being

sent to all election candidates. 12) Acknowledgment. 13)

Campaign progress report. 14) No advantage in linking the

Commonwealth Policy Safeguards Campaign to the Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 15) Acknowledgment of donation. 16) Confirms receipt of cheques. 17) Distribution of "Sovereignty and Fiscal Freedom". 18) TUC vote against entry. 19) Acknowledgment of donation. 20) In agreement with HDW's memorandum. 21) Campaign strategy following signature of the Treaty of Accession. 2 ff. 22) Requests payment of third annual donation. 2 ff. 23) Acknowledgment. 24) Acknowledgment of donation; second reading of the EEC Bill passed by only eight votes. 25) Acknowledgment; demand for referendum. 26) Acknowledgment; passage of the EEC Bill. 2 ff. 27) Campaign to continue until the next General Election; financial appeal from Ron Leighton on reverse. Printed

circular. 28) Acknowledgment; request for donation. 29)

Appreciation of promised donation. 30) Labour Party conference. 31) Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 2 ff. 32) Current campaign strategy. 2 ff. Photocopy. 33) Problems of establishing Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. as a charity for tax purposes. 2 ff. 34) Progress with the Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 35) Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. and the Common Market Safeguards Campaign. 3 ff. 36) Memorandum to be sent to Peter Shore. 37) Acknowledgment. MS. 38) Documents to be passed to Peter Shore. MS. 39) Discussion with Peter Shore; request for donation. 40) Referendum result. 41) Political situation after the referendum. 2 ff. 42) Acknowledgment. 43) Process of setting up new organisation. 44) Aims of the campaign.

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Location: SC 709/333-4, 345, 346, 347, 348, 352-5, 357, 359, 362, 367, 369-70,

372-4, 378, 380, 384-5, 388, 397, 428-30, 432-3, 436-7

Note: 1) Arrangements for meeting with Garfield Weston 2) Tactical objectives of setting up an anti-Common Market Organisation 3) Development of the Commonwealth Association. MS. 4) Distribution of copies of "The Commonwealth", with a copy of: 346a. Covering letter accompanying the pamphlet 5) Possibility of appointing full-time paid staff; with a copy of a letter to Nevil Henle (347a); 28 March 1963; about the Commonwealth Association 6) Discussion with Alan Plane about directorship of the Commonwealth Association 7) Development of the Commonwealth Association in a pre-election period. 2 ff. 8) Board of Trade's rejection of "Commonwealth Association" as name for the organisation 9) Membership of the Council. 2 ff. 10) Organisation and political balance of the Council. 3 ff. 11) Suggests Prince Phillip be invited to be Patron or President of the organisation; MS. (357a Newspaper cutting of speech by Prince Phillip) 12) Progress in building up the organisation. MS. 13)
Correspondence with Henle on the "Memorandum" and "Articles of Association" of the proposed company. 2 ff. 14) Discussions with John Paul, Leslie etc. 15) Legal delays; Chandos and Harold Watkinson to be approached 16) "Memorandum" and "Articles of Association" obtained from Henle. 2 ff. 17) More names of possible chairmen 18) Company documents received 19) Names of possible chairmen 20) Registration of the Company. 2 ff. (378a another copy) 21) Lord Normanbrook's refusal of chairmanship. Telegram. 22) Acknowledgment of ?1000 cheque for the Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 23) Question of

chairmanship. 2 ff. Presumably refers to the Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 24) Problems of chairmanship and finance still outstanding. 2 ff. 25) Letter to "The Times"; with a copy of a

letter of congratulations to Douglas Jay (397a) 26) Government Policy 27) Cutting from "Financial Times". MS. 28) Draft of proposed letter to "The Times". MS. 29) Fund-raising problems. MS. 30) Covering note, MS. (433a Copy of letter to "The Times"; list of signatories. 2 ff.) 31) Public Opinion and the Common Market. 2ff. 32) Swing in opinion polls against joining the EEC.

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Location: SC MS 742/316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 328, 332,

338, 339, 340, 343, 345, 349, 366, 367, 382, 383, 386, 388, 390,

392, 394, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 404, 405, 406, 779

Note: 1) Opinion of Sir Geoffrey Taylor on aerodynamics. 2 ff. TS. 2) Further to item 316. TS. carbon. 3) Further to 316. Rivalry between ministries. TS. 4) Long-range supersonic flight; ground level flight and other matters. 3 ff. TS. 5) Low-level flight; manned aircraft v. missiles. 2 ff. TS. 6) Difference of opinion between ministry experts and others. 2 ff. TS. 7) Same topic. 2ff. TS. 8) His credibility; "Swallow" project. 2 ff. TS. 9) Congratulates HLB on his speech in House of Commons. TS. 10) List of those who support the "Swallow" project. 3 ff. TS. 11) Meetings. TS. 12) Lunch with Sir Frederick Brundrett 13) Forwarding a copy of the paper which he read at Eton college; further meetings. 14) Enclosing a copy of his paper delivered at Eton college. TS. 15) About a quotation. TS. 16) Visit by Brundrett to Weybridge; future visit by NATO officials. TS. 17) Cooperative development of weapons with USA. TS. 2 ff. 18) American support for "Swallow" project; attitude of Ministry
of Supply. TS. 19) Arrangement for HLB to visit RAE Farnborough. 2 ff. TS. 20) An error in HLB's speech in House of Commons. 2 ff. TS. 21) Various meetings. 22) Conflicting opinions of Sir George Edwards and NASA staff on variable geometry aircraft; Chapman Pincher. TS. 23) Suspects interference in relationship between Sir George Edwards and himself. TS. 24) Reproduction of Wallis's paper on "The Strength of England". TS. 25) The same topic. TS. 26) Arrangements for lunch. TS. 27) Thanks for lunch; preparing a paper for HLB on training scientists. 28) Science and education; Einstein and the vagaries of inspiration. 2 ff. TS. 29) Personal. TS. 30) Mainly personal. TS. 31) Plowden Report, science, engineering and the British aircraft industry. 2 ff. 32) A meeting with directors of Vickers. TS. 33) A lunch appointment. TS. 34) Unable to accept an invitation to dinner. TS. 35) Personal. TS. 36) TS.

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Location: SC Thompson Correspondence: MS 277/1.84, 1.87-90, 1.97-113, 120,

122, 124-132, 136-138, 140-143

Note: 1) Invitation to dine. 1 p. 2) Enclosing letters from J.W. Thompson. 1 p. 3) About shrimps, etc., at the sea-side. 4 pp. 4) On sea-side fish. 4 pp. 5) On crabs and razor-fish. 4 pp. 6) About singing and dancing letters in Boulogne. 3 pp. 7) About his book "Just Intonation" and Signor Carulli, the Boulogne singing-master, etc. 2 pp. 8) About Boulogne. 4 pp. 9) About singing. 4 pp. 10) On a book about to be published, and Swift's "Directions to servants". 4 pp. 11) On grass-hoppers, snails, and places on the Isle of Wright. 4 pp. 12) Family news. 4 pp. 13) About singing lessons and his book. 4 pp. 14) About a remark of hers on American affairs. 1 p. With it is a note in ET's hand explaining allusions. 15) About singing lessons, his organ, and frogs. 4 pp. With it is a note in ET's hand explaining allusions. 16) About astronomy. 5 pp. 17) About Roman Catholics, a crocodile, and family news. 4 pp. 18) About his book "Just Intonation", the
Boulogne museum, and earthquakes. 4 pp. 19) About a passage in the "Edinburgh Review". 1 p. 20) About the singing class at Jewin Street. 4 pp. 21) On a monument to two Danish soldiers at Beverley, etc. 5 pp. 22) About Miss Northcote at Jewin Street. 2 pp. 23) About singing lessons with Signor Lablanche. 2 pp. 24) About songs, and Vergil's "Aeneid". 3 pp. 25) On Sydney Smith, "Just Intonation", and a magistrate at Bow Street. 6 pp. 26) On Sydney Smith, etc. 5pp. 27) About a hunt ball, geese, and ships. 4 pp. 28) On a ball-dress, and birds. 4 pp. 29) On ancient stones at Cottingham, fox-hunting, and woodcuts. 4 pp. 30) On stamps, geese, and a fire at the Zoological Gardens. 3 pp. 31) On a translation by Lord Derby, fox-hunting, and meteors. 6 pp. 32) On meteors, pepper, and Jewin Street. 3 pp. 33) On scorpions, Glastonbury, the atmosphere. 4 pp. 34) About plants. 3 pp. 35) Enclosing Hannah Adams' remarks on the five points distinguishing
Calvinists from Arminians. 2 pp. 36) On the Fenians. 4 pp. 37) On the Fenian troubles, capital punishment, and an anecdote about two Yorkshiremen. 6 pp. 38) About Bridlington in the Civil War, wasps and hornets. 4 pp. 39) About the Methodists at Cottingham, John Bright, and Jewin Street. 2 pp. 40) On the Methodist Chapel in George Yard, George Hall. 1 pp. Sender is grand-father of reipient, by his daughter Ellen.

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Location: SC 622/906, 909, 910, 913, 920, 927, 928, 1049, 1055, 1072,

1097, 1102, 1107, 1125, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132,

1133, 1137, 1162, 1170, 1173, 1195, 1211, 1215, 1217, 1239,

1240, 1248, 1268

Note: 1) His activities since meeting FB ten years ago, especially in

Middle East; proposed work on circulating libraries. TS. Attached, brochure on his "The Gothic Flame". 2) Will contact Paul Kaufman; new research on old themes. TS. 3) American scholarship; seeks guidance on recent literature on reading habits. TS 4) Contact with Paul Kaufman; plans to visit England; proposed research. TS. 5) His work; Miss Hamlyn; items in bookshops. 2 ff. 6) His research in London on circulating libraries; proposed visit to Stratford-on-Avon and Leeds; Professors R. Irwin and Bonamy Dobree. 7) Postponement of his visit to Leeds because of his wife's illness. 8) Encloses for comment a synopsis of a book on circulating libraries. TS. 7 ff. including the synopsis. 9) Work on the "Seven Horrid Novels" mentioned by Jane Austen in "Northanger Abbey". TS. 10) Enquires about the health of FB. 11) Offers complimentary copy of his "Gothic Flame". TS. 12) Personal; his reprint of "Seven Horrid Novels" being produced by the Folio society; seeks information on some of their
authors. TS. 13) Further on "Seven Horrid Novels"; notes on Mrs Eleanor Sleath; unhelpfulness of some Americans. TS. 14) Arrangements for his visit to England. TS. 15) His arrival in England. 16) His movements; proposed visit to Leeds. 17) Same subject. 18) Same subject; reflection on his visit to England. 19) Visit to Leeds. 20) Appreciation of his visit to Leeds; his work on circulating libraries; opinion from Bonamy Dobree. 21) Progress on his "Evergreen Tree" TS. 22) Thanks FB for his revision of the "Evergreen Tree"; work on "Seven Horrid Novels". TS. 23) His work on "Seven Horrid Novels", "The Italian" and circulating libraries. TS. attached: prospectus for "Horrid Novels". 24) Presentation of a set of "Seven Horrid Novels" to the Queen. TS. 25) Reception accorded to his edition of "Seven Horrid Novels". TS. 26) Sends a copy of his address to the Hollywood Count Dracula Society. TS. Attached, the address (9 ff.). 27) His sabbatical leave at Lexington; gothic novels.
Attached, two press cuttings about himself. 28) His plans. 29) Seeks location of a copy of Isabella Delly, "The Abbey of Saint Asaph" (1795); his plans TS. attached, a newspaper cutting. 30) Offers a copy of his book on circulating libraries. TS. 31) Forwarding a copy of his "Evergreen Tree"; plans to visit Romania. TS. 32) Recent visit to England and France; Kenneth Clark; Bonamy Dobree; Wilson Knight. TS.: attached, a press-cutting. 33) His recent visit to FB.

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Location: SC 622/724, 728, 730, 734, 737, 739, 740, 742, 745, 746, 747,

756, 757, 758, 760, 763, 764, 768, 776, 784, 789, 795, 825, 828,

832, 833, 834, 836, 851, 855, 859, 860, 864, 867, 889

Note: 1) A dispute with "The Book Collector". TS. 2) His research;

correspondence of James Losh; asks FB to support his application

for a research grant. TS. 3) Parochial libraries; Winchester

Cathedral Library; libraries of dissenters. 4) Enclosing a statement in support of his research grant application. TS. 2 ff.

5) His application for a grant; Stanley Gillam of the London Library also supporting his application; works of James Losh. TS.

6) His research; confusion of James Losh with James Loch; reprints. TS. 7) His application for signature; reference to Raymond Irwin. TS. 2 ff. 8) Forwarding material on Luddenden and Colne; observation on Stephens' book on Norwich City Library. TS. Attached, 15ff. of notes. 9) Failure to obtain books; a faulty reference; McLachlan and the libraries of dissent. TS. 10) Parochial libraries; various points on other libraries. 11) His award of a grant from American Philosophical Society. 12) Contribution to "Notes and Queries", work on Durham Cathedral Library and Birmingham Library. TS.; 3 ff. 13) Replies from County archivists about libraries and book clubs; his research. TS. 2 ff. 14) Little evidence from record offices; availability of old catalogues. 15) Queries about various libraries. 16) 18c catalogues; little help form county archivists. TS. 17) Microfilm copies; problems in his research. TS. Attached: Letter from John Bebbington, Central Library, Sheffield 1, dated 5 Oct
1960, about Sheffield Book Society, annotated by Paul Kaufmann (1 f.). 18) Receipt of microfilm of Leeds Library catalogue; a research assistant 19) Personal; progress on book clubs. 20) His application for a grant from American Academy of Arts and Sciences; FB to be a referee; suggested testimonial from FB. TS.; 2 ff. 21) Date of his arrival in Leeds. 22) Little data collected from his travels in British Isles; visit to J.W. Scott. 23) Dinner with two members of Leeds Medical School. 24) Work on references provided by FB. 25) Nomenclature of libraries. 26) Further on nomenclature; seeking opinions of Munby and Raymond Irwin. 27) Seeks location of some book clubs. 28) Book societies. TS. 2 ff. 29) A literary reference to Leeds Library; miscellaneous observations on old libraries. TS. 30) D. Daiches on Robert Burns; Rosenbach and York Minster library; a thesis on Priestley. 31) His work on Irish libraries; Owen Lattimore; visit to England. 32) More about library nomenclature.
Notes by FB on verso. 33) His

proposed visit to England. Attached, press cutting from "The Courier" (Syracuse University, March 1963, pp 25-6, about gypsy

collection at Leeds). 34) His visit to England. Letter head of

Authors' Club deleted. 35) His publications and work in progress.

TS.

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