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Typed copy of A Soldier True (Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1963), a biography of FM Sir William (Robert) Robertson, 1st Bt, by Bonham-Carter, with a rough index, handwritten corrections, and instructions for the printer. 1 file.

Synopsis for programme twenty-five of The Great War, an overview of the victory in the Balkans and Italy, written by John Williams. 4pp.

Synopsis for programme sixteen of The Great War, on the Nivelle attack, the French army mutiny, and the air war, 1916-1917, written by John Williams. 8pp.

Synopsis for programme fifteen of The Great War, an overview of 1916, including the Rt Hon David Lloyd George's domestic problems and the Nivelle offensive, written by Corelli Barnett. 5pp.

Synopsis for programme fourteen of The Great War, a review of 1916 and the peace moves on both sides, written by Corelli Barnett. 3pp.

Revised summary of the script for programme fourteen of The Great War, written by Bonham-Carter. 3pp.

Revised version of script of programme fourteen of The Great War, written by Bonham-Carter, with handwritten notes and corrections. 22pp.

Various handwritten and typed research notes by Bonham-Carter for A Soldier True, (Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1963), mainly taken from secondary sources and including notes on the history of the British army and intelligence service; the early life of FM Sir William (Robert) Robertson, 1st Bt; the French Gen Robert Georges Nivelle and his relations with Britain and her army commanders.

Notes and extracts by Bonham-Carter from published sources, including Smith-Dorrien, by Brig Gen Colin Robert Ballard (Constable & Co, London 1931), The Fire of Life, by Gen Sir George de Symons Barrow (Hutchinson & Co, London 1942), The Development of the British Army 1899-1914, by Col John Dunlop (Methuen, London, 1938), The Big Push, by Robert Brian Gardner (Cassell, London, 1961), and The Military Staff: its history and development, by Lt Col James Donald Hittle (The Military Service Publishing Co, Harrisburg 1948).

Bound final proof copy of A Soldier True: the life and times of Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, Bart. GCB, GCMG, KCVO, DSO 1880-1933, (Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1963), with some handwritten corrections, and an enclosed postscript to the introduction. 1 vol.

Papers relating to preliminary work on The Great War.

Documents used by Bonham-Carter during research for A Soldier True (Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1963), namely a guide to Welbourn Church, where FM Sir William (Robert) Robertson, 1st Bt, was born and there is a memorial tablet, genealogical notes of the Robertson family with a transcript of the wording on the memorial stone, and a copy of Robertson's birth certificate.

Memorandum by D W King, War Office Librarian, on the establishment of the Prince Consort's Library, and its relationship to the structural reorganisation of the army at that period. 5pp.

Notes made by Bonham-Carter from published sources on civilian life during World War One, the Allied blockade of Germany in 1914-1916, and the various peace overtures in 1917. 5pp.

Notes by Bonham-Carter entitled 'Basic narrative re Jutland', and giving a detailed description of the background to and events of, the battle. 6pp.

Notes by Bonham-Carter entitled 'Revised headings for programmes 14 and 15'. 1p.

Notes made by Bonham-Carter from published sources on wartime propaganda in Germany and Great Britain. 3pp.

Extracts taken by Bonham-Carter from leaders in The Times of 1916, relating to the Battle of the Somme. 2pp.

Notes made by Bonham-Carter from published sources on pacifists and war-resisters, and the wartime press. 5pp.