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Correspondence of V Adm John Michael de Robeck, including telegraph signal, 18 Mar 1915, from de Robeck to the Admiralty, reporting naval bombardment on the Dardanelles forts and loss of RN battleships HMS IRRESISTIBLE and HMS OCEAN, and French battleship BOUVET; letters, 18-19 Mar 1915, from de Robeck and R Adm Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Senior Naval Officer, Mudros, to Hamilton, regarding the losses to the Allied fleet from mines; letter, 24 Mar 1915, from de Robeck to Hamilton, deprecating the insistence of the British authorities to hurry the Allied offensives in the Dardanelles; typed copy of telegram no 140, from Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill MP, First Lord of the Admiralty, to de Robeck, with appreciation of situation and urging de Robeck to consider renewal of naval attack, 25 Mar 1915; typed copy of telegram 278 from de Robeck to Churchill, suggesting that a combined operation should be considered, 26 Mar 1915; telegram from Hamilton to de Robeck, suggesting continuation of naval bombardment of forts while plans were made for landing troops [undated, 30 Mar 1915]; telegram from de Robeck, 23 Apr 1915, informing Hamilton that all arrangements had been made for landings on Gallipoli to proceed on 25 Apr 1915; telegram from Hamilton requesting de Robeck's decision to proceed or delay the Suvla Bay landings due to climatic conditions, 5 Aug 1915. 1 file, 19 items

Correspondence relating to Edinburgh University, including with FM Edmund (Henry Hynman) Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe, regarding Allenby's election to the rectorship of Edinburgh University; edition of Allenby's Own, published by the Allenby Rectorial Committee, supporting Allenby's candidacy for the rectorship, Oct 1935; obituary for Allenby by Hamilton from The Daily Sketch, 18 May 1936 and typescript obituary of Allenby for The Student, May 1936; draft of Hamilton's poem dedicated to students who waved him goodbye on his departure for the last time as Lord Rector. 1 file

Correspondence between Hamilton and French Gen Henri Joseph Étienne Gouraud, comprising letters of greeting, and including letter from Gouraud regarding the recent death of French Gen Pierre Marie Casimir Girodon, former Chief of Staff of the French Corps Expéditionnaire d'Orient, 27 Oct 1916. With photograph of Gouraud and other French officers, on board ship during his visit to the Dardanelles in 1930 to inaugurate the French war memorial at Morto Bay. 1 file, 19 letters, 1 photograph

Hamilton's personal financial correspondence, mainly relating to his bank accounts, shares and investments, including correspondence with his brothers-in-law Sir (Alexander) Kay Muir, 2nd Bt, and James Finlay Muir on financial matters. 1 file

Correspondence relating to Hamilton's rectorship of Edinburgh University, including with Ian Mackenzie, Secretary of the University Union, regarding Hamilton's electoral campaign for the rectorship; with Alec J Mackenzie, editor of The Hamiltonian, Hamilton's rectorial campaign newspaper; with David C Cousland, editor of the Students Representative Council Charities Committee magazine Eurogonnah!; with Sir James Matthew Barrie, Chancellor of Edinburgh University, and Sir Thomas Henry Holland, Principal of Edinburgh University, regarding Hamilton's inauguration as Lord Rector; with Lady Cynthia Asquith, regarding Barrie's health; with Compton Mackenzie, Rector of Glasgow University, and Sir Robert Sangster Rait, Vice Chancellor of Glasgow University regarding student collections for charities in Glasgow. 1 file

Correspondence relating to Hamilton's rectorship of Edinburgh University, including with Gen Rt Hon Jan Christiaan Smuts, Minister of Justice, South Africa, inviting Smuts to open the British Universities Congress at Edinburgh; with the editors of Euragonnah 1934 and 1935, regarding Hamilton's literary contributions for the magazine; draft of Hamilton's speech to a dinner of The Student, Edinburgh; correspondence with the Students' Representative Council of the University of Edinburgh relating to Hamilton's presentation of student grievances before the visiting University Grants Committee at Edinburgh. With programme for the British Universities Congress, 1934, under Hamilton as honorary president, and editions of the Edinburgh Varsity Athletic News. 1 file

Correspondence relating to Hamilton's rectorship of Edinburgh University, including with Col Ronald Bruce Campbell, Director of Physical Education at Edinburgh University, and Lt Col Alexander Stevenson Blair, Lord Rector's Assessor, regarding prospective acquisition of sites for university athletic grounds; drafts of Hamilton's poems 'The Euradays-a summons' and 'The Euradays-a respite', for the magazine Eurogonnah, 1935; Hamilton's draft preface for the Fresher's handbook, 1935; letters from FM Edmund (Henry Hynman) Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe, accepting Hamilton's invitation to stand for election as the next Lord Rector of Edinburgh University; with Sir Thomas Henry Holland, Principal of Edinburgh University, regarding Allenby's candidature; typescript of Hamilton's speech to medal winners of the intervarsity sports, Edinburgh, 5 Jun 1935; 'Sir Ian Hamilton's Christmas card-peace and goodwill', article by Robert Jamieson on Hamilton's visit to Germany, to receive the drums of 2 Bn Gordon Highlanders which were left in Belgium and brought to Germany during World War One, The Cosmpolitan, Jan 1935. 1 file

Correspondence relating to Hamilton's rectorship of Edinburgh University, including with Sir Robert Sangster Rait, Vice Chancellor of Glasgow University, thanking Hamilton for his presence at a dinner; with Sir William Johnston Thomson, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, regarding siting of bus termini in Edinburgh; with Maj Gen Bernard Cyril Freyberg, regarding Freyberg's inspection of the Edinburgh University Officer Training Corps; with Lionel H Daiches, former editor of The Student, regarding his prospective career; Hamilton's draft preface for the Fresher's handbook, 1934; with W J D Lyford-Pike, Secretary of the National Union of Students of Scotland, regarding Lyford-Pikes visit to Germany; with Col Ronald Bruce Campbell, Director of Physical Education at Edinburgh University, regarding progress of his department; draft of Hamilton's article on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Students Representative Council. With printed minutes of the meetings of Edinburgh University Court, and editions of the Edinburgh Varsity Athletic News. 1 file

Correspondence relating to Hamilton's rectorship of Edinburgh University, including with Ian Mackenzie, former Secretary of the University Union, and Alec J Mackenzie, former editor of The Hamiltonian, regarding their respective careers; with Augusta Mary Monica Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness Bute, regarding transfer of her nephew, a medical student, from Dublin to Edinburgh University; with Lt Col Alexander Stevenson Blair, Lord Rector's Assessor, regarding business before Edinburgh University Court; letter from Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill MP, enclosing reminiscences of Eileen S Sye, who had purchased a copy of Eurogonnah!, autographed by Churchill. With University Grants Committee, returns from universities and university colleges in receipt of Treasury grant, 1931-32 (HMSO, London, 1933), and editions of the Edinburgh Varsity Athletic News. 1 file

Correspondence relating to Hamilton as Lieutenant of the Tower of London, mainly comprising requests to visit the Tower, and including correspondence regarding tercentenary commemorations of the death of Sir Walter Raleigh, 29 Oct 1919. 1 file

Correspondence relating to Lullenden Farm, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, including with Mr Jeffery, farm bailiff, regarding management of the estate; with John Kincaid, of Knockbrex, Kirkcudbright, farmer, regarding establishment of a herd of Belted Galloway cattle at Lullenden, and the formation of the Dun and Belted Galloway Cattle Breeder's Association; with Maj Walter Valentine Jephson Cary Elwes, Deputy Assistant Director of Remounts, Eastern Command, regarding military remounts stabled at Lullenden; memorandum of agreement between Hamilton and his tenant Maj Harry Cuthbert Jeddere-Fisher, regarding condition of hedges at Lullenden; letter from Lt Richard Frederick Robertson regarding allocation of heavy German gun to Hamilton as a war trophy. 1 file

Correspondence between Hamilton and his solicitor, George E R Shield, of London, relating to proposals for litigation against The Patriot magazine in regard to its article 'Mutilation of war memorials' in the edition of 4 Sep 1930, alleging Hamilton had criticised the appearance of the World War One memorial of the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Marble Arch, London, 25 Sep-14 Nov 1930; correspondence between Hamilton and Shield relating to a bequest from the estate of Miss Edith N Kirk to the South African War Veterans Association, 4 Jan-27 May 1936. 1 file

Correspondence relating to social engagements. 1 file

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