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Typescript of procedure for march past and recruiting rally of the local defence forces, at Ashford, Kent. 2pp

Text of radio broadcast by Hamilton to Glasgow and Aberdeen, proposing the benefits of the construction of the Mid-Scotland Canal. Broadcast 21 Dec 1923. 5pp

Typescript of radio broadcast by Hamilton regarding his judgement on the question posed by the Caledonian Society of South Africa as to wearing of the kilt by girls. 5pp

Text of radio broadcast and article by Hamilton for Our empire (published 25 Apr 1931), entitled 'The landing at Gallipoli', referring especially to the events of 25 Apr 1915 at Anzac Beach, Lancashire Landing and Kum Kale, Turkey. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton presiding at a lecture by Henry Woodd Nevinson, Bermondsey, London. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the inaugural meeting of the Westminster Branch British Legion, London, referring to his book The millennium? (Edward Arnold, London, 1919) as being currently read by Rt Hon James Ramsay MacDonald MP, Prime Minister. 5pp

Speech by Hamilton to a dinner of the New Vagabond Club, praising FM Sir Henry Evelyn Wood for the help he had given Hamilton during his military career. 7pp

Typescript copy of Hamilton's speech to soldiers and sailors at a British Empire gathering, Crystal Palace, London, on the benefits to the defence of the Empire achieved by the Imperial General Staff. 3pp

Manuscript of Hamilton's speech to unspecified meeting of British Empire Forces, on the heroic work undertaken by Scottish and New Zealand troops following the battle of Rooiwal, Second Boer War, 11 Apr 1902, on the benefits to the defence of the Empire achieved by the Imperial General Staff, and by the reforms of army organisation carried out following the Second Boer War, and urging the Empire to contribute men to the BEF. 4pp

Typescript of 'A military and medical view of the temperance question', speech by Hamilton at the Valletta Gymnasium, Malta, promoting temperance. 9pp

British Legion magazine, containing 'On letting bygones be bygones', Hamilton's address as President-Elect of the Legion's Metropolitan Area, recommending the construction of the Forth-Clyde Canal building and extending relations towards German ex-service-men. 7pp

Text of speech by Hamilton as President of the Glasgow and Lanarkshire Association of London, replying to the toast, 'City, County and Association'. 7pp. With manuscript copy of the address of the Rev Dr Lauchlan Maclean Watt at the Cenotaph, Glasgow, [5 Sep 1926]. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at a concert for the British Legion at Ealing Town Hall, London, relating his story of butterflies at Motienling Pass, Russo-Japanese War, 1904, and urging civic authorities to maintain Armistice Day commemorations. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at a British Legion dinner, Claridges Hotel, London, on the presentation to the Legion of the Preston Hall estate settlement, Aylesford, Kent, for the use of tubercular ex-servicemen, including his remarks on the opportunities lost by the failure of Allied ex-service organisations to be reconciled to their German counterparts. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the British Legion annual conference dinner, Pillar Hall, Victoria Station, London, proposing the health of the American Legion. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the fete of the British Legion, South Norwood, London, advocating British non-commitment to continental alliances in order to avert future wars. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Southend-on-Sea British Legion fete, Essex, on the miners' strike; role of the Legion in securing pensions and in aiding families to emigrate to Canada. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the fete of the British Legion, Stroud, Gloucestershire, on his preference for farming over fighting; the position of the British Legion and its leadership during the General Strike. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at a fete held by West Ham British Legion in aid of war orphans, London, on Legion relief work for children, and the importance of their visits to the British countryside. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the British Legion mass meeting, Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the pacific intentions of the Legion, and how reconciliation with former enemies could lead to disarmament. 6pp