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Bound volume of correspondence and notes of interviews relating to Stern's chairmanship of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply, notably papers relating to the continuing work of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply, involving making modifications to the TOG 2 tank; correspondence between Stern and the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, Minister of Supply, Apr 1942-Apr 1943; correspondence between Stern and the Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister of Defence, Jul-Sep 1942 and papers relating to proposals for the TOG 3 tank.

Blue book with obituary notices of John Frederick Maurice and reviews of his biography by Frederick Barton Maurice "A Record of his Work and Opinions and Essays".

Philosophy, 1795' Manuscript volume of notes by Martin Tupper, headed introduction to natural philosophy with subheadings indicating chapters and sections which suggest they are notes from a published volume. 40pp

Folio day book in calf-skin binding including descriptions of chapel ornamentation in London; lists of architectural subjects; copies of letters by John Carter, principally concerning the role of the antiquarian; brief observations on the architectural content of scenes from plays by William Shakespeare, in particular, Richard III. 1 volume

Manuscript volume of notes of antiquarian and historical ephemera by John Anstis, Garter King of Arms, listing memorials at Windsor Castle, descriptions of funeral processions; women bearing arms; patents; the manner of the creation of various nobles. 1 volume

Manuscript folio volume by Francis Harrison, formerly a pupil of Christ's Hospital, entitled, 'The elements of navigation', comprising mathematical tables with problems, including trigonometry, estimation of distances, oblique sailing, reckoning of longitude, compass variation, astronomical observations. With tables, colour charts and illustrations of sailing vessels. 1 volume

Scrap book compiled by Ismay, Staff College Quetta, India covering the Battle of Sadowa (Konniggratz) 3 Jul 1866; ethical training; campaign in Thrace 1912; miscellaneous thoughts on war; geography; Western Front, World War One; North West Frontier of India with Afghanistan; Persia and Russia; Middle East; military history; American Civil War; the Battle of Sedan, France, 1 Sep 1870; notes from Sir Frederick Barton Maurice's Forty Days in 1914 (Constable & Co.: London, 1920); notes from Shelley, on wars and imperialism, 1688-1815; notes on India, notes from new field service regulations; savage warfare; organisation of Indian army into commands and districts and reorganisation of Indian army under FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome; notes from Alfred Thayer Mahan's Influence of sea-power on history 1660-1783 (Sampson Low and Co. London 1890); new constitution of India; small wars; air defence. Manuscript bound volume 93pp

Bound volume containing manuscript notes by Stern, first of recommendations about postwar British trade, second relating to the opposition of the War Office to him during his service in World War One, including an account of the way in which an order by the War Office to hand over the plans of the tank to Russia in 1916 was evaded by substituting a spoof drawing and also advocating the importance of developing mechanical warfare for future conflicts (subsequently the basis of an article on Stern by the Evening Standard, Sep 1919).

‘Members of the Amalgamated Clubs of St Thomas Hospital 1893-1912’ Volume containing lists of individual members of the Amalgamated Clubs of St Thomas Hospital, and recording payment of subscriptions, 2 Oct 1893-1913.

Bound volume of minutes of Committee Meetings of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply.

Bound volume of official meetings, notes of interviews and memoranda relating to the work of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply.

Bound volume of official meetings, notes of interviews and memoranda relating to the work of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply.

Manuscript volume containing devotional exercises and describing liturgical forms, possibly preparatory notes for divine service, compiled by Richard Woodroffe of London. Including commentary on the Eucharist, thanksgiving, and the value of prayer, 1691. With insert containing extracts from Monthly review, April 1813, and European magazine, April 1813, mainly concerning the episcopate, and on George Wither, poet, from Monthly magazine, October, 1817. 1691, 1817. 1 volume with loose inserts

Manuscript volume of biblical extracts including verses of the Epistle of St Paul, the apostles Peter and John and the apocrypha, mid to late 14th century. Bound with name 'Richard Triplett, 1724' inscribed on cover. Manuscript insert by Leathes including extract from the Vulgate, presented to him by The British and Foreign Bible Society, via the Reverend John Owen, 1813, [1350-1400]. 1 volume

Manuscript volume entitled 'Collectanea ad historiam ingenii human spectantia', a collection of excerpts and commonplaces derived from a large variety of ancient and modern reference sources including the writings of Tacitus and Charles de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu, covering topics as diverse as the kings of England, the history of medieval Germany, Spanish drama and modern developments in agriculture. 1 volume

Green cloth-backed book labelled 'cuttings' with following letters to Frederick Barton Maurice from: (1) Maj Gen A. Montgomery 15 May (2) Maj Gen Wigham 15 May (3) Brig Gen Elles 8 May (4) Maj Gen Franks 10 May (5) Maj Gen Thwaites 8 May (6) Maj Gen Hugo Montgomery 8 May (7) Lt Gen Currie 8 May (8) Maj Gen A. Montgomery 8 May (9) Maj Gen H.S. Jeudwine 8 May (10) Maj Sir Samuel Scott M.P. 7 May (11) Lt Gen Charles Fergusson 8 May (12) Gen Sir Hubert Gough 7 May (13) Maj Gen Davidson 14 May (14) Brig Gen Etlington 13 May (15) General Mance 15 May (16) Maj Gen Sir H. Lynden Bell 15 May (17) Brig-Gen Waters 15 May (18) Maj Gen Romer 21 May (19) Gen Horne 19 May (20) Philip Sassoon, M.P. 21 May (21) Lt J.H. Balty 10 May (22) George Lambert M.P. 11 May (23) Admiral Lord Jellicoe 13 May (24) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7 May (25) Sir Frederick Macmillan 14 May (26) E.H.Pearce, Archdeacon of Westminster 14 May (27) George Macmillan 12 May (28) E.S.Duchesne 13 May (29) Col. T. Green 13 May (30) Col. H.W. Hime 15 May (31) Revd F.E. Chester 16 May (32) Revd F. Wade 14 May (33) Mrs Taylor 11 May (34) Mrs Walter Hoare 12 May (35) Mr Pascoe 15 May (36) R.H. Blair 26 May (37) Col. D. Webb 10 May (38) Col. Bowman 13 May (39) Maj L. Longfield 24 May (40) Maj Gen G. Cory 18 May (41) [?] Thompson 21 May (42) Dick Stuart Wortley 15 May (43) Archbishop of Canterbury 10 Aug (44) Col Steel 25 May (45) Brig Charles Grant 11 May (46) F. Shaw 30 July The book contains a list of most of those above. It includes Lt-Gen Lawrence, Lt-Gen Sir Archibald Murray, Brig-Gen Wigram and Col Kirke whose letters are not in the book

Lectures on chronic diseases by George Fordyce MD FRS, Censor of the Royal College of Physicians, Readers of the Practice of Physic in London, and Senior Physician to St Thomas's Hospital, taken by Daniel Jarvis, 1786'.Manuscript volumes of 53 lectures, Volume 1, folios 1-186, containing index to all three volumes; Volume 2, folios 189-380; Volume 3, folios 381-585.

Manuscript volume entitled 'Pedigrees of Cumberland and Westmorland gentry', by Thomas Beckwith, painter and historian, comprising pedigrees and genealogical information relating to leading northern families. 1 volume

Bound volume of official correspondence, minutes and memoranda relating to the work of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply, notably correspondence between Stern and Sir James Lithgow, Chairman, Tank Board; notes of a conversation between Stern and French Gen Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle on the future of tanks in war, 17 Dec 1940 and papers relating to the design and testing of the TOG 2 tank, including correspondence and notes of interviews with Maj Gen Vyvyan Vavasour Pope, Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, War Office. Part of 'Duplicate Set'.

Bound volume of official correspondence, minutes and memoranda relating to the work of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply, notably correspondence between members of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply and the Rt Hon Herbert Stanley Morrison, Minister of Supply and correspondence and minutes of meetings between the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply and the Tank Board, Minstry of Supply. Part of 'Duplicate Set'.