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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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Typescript of preface by Hamilton to Letters from Helles by Col Sir Henry Clayton Darlington (Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1936). 5pp

Typescript of preface by Hamilton to Gordon and the Gordon boys by Lt Col Graham Seton Hutchison (Gordon Boys' School, Woking, 1944), on the failure of the First Sudan Expediton to rescue Gen Charles George Gordon. 4pp

Text of prayers by J Gardner Smart, Minister of the West Church, Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, at the unveiling of a memorial to Lady Jean Miller Hamilton's adopted son, Capt Harold Stone Knight, Scots Guards, at Kilmadock Cemetery, Doune. 1p

Typescript of poem by Hamilton for the cover of Reveille magazine. 1p

Manuscript of poem by Hamilton for Red Poppy magazine 'written during an air raid; to be sung to the wailing of the sirens'. 1p

Typescript of part of an Armistice Day radio broadcast by Hamilton to Scotland, defending the continued commemoration of Armistice Day. 4pp

Typescript of obituary by Hamilton on French Marshal Ferdinand Foch. 3pp

Typescript of obituary by Hamilton on FM Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. 2pp

Typescript of obituary by Hamilton on (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling for the Daily Sketch, including Hamilton's acquaintance of Kipling in India in 1886, and Hamilton's attempts to have Kipling's story, 'The mark of the beast' published in England. 4pp