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Undated sketches showing layout of trenches on Western Front from World War One.

Manuscript diary describing Adam's service in World War One with Royal Artillery in France and Italy. From April 1916, describes action around Amiens, France. Returns to Britain on 3 Sep 1916 after catching a fever. Returns toWestern Front May 1917 at Vimy Ridge. Stationed to Italian-Austrian Front, Nov 1917, at Clerganzi, near Vicenza, Italy, to defend the Caporetto offensive. Attack on Tomba, Austria-Hungary, 31 Dec, 1917, 1460 prisoners taken.

Manuscript diary describing Adam's service in World War One with Royal Artillery in Italy. Including his involvment in Piave offensive, Jun 1918, and Vittorio Veneto, Oct 1918.

Manuscript notebook by Adam, containing names of officers in 2 Bn 4 Royal Fusiliers, 2 Bn Manchester Regiment, 1 Bn East Surrey Regiment, 1 Bde Royal Horse Artillery, 7 Bde Royal Horse Artillery, Regiments.

File containing Adam's personal papers. Including Adam's record of services for World War One; notes for information of Adjutant-General for Tour in and around Florence Italy, 17-19 Jan 1945; and programme for the visit of Adam as Adjutant-General to Head Quarters BAOR.

Report on the Staff Conference held at the Staff College, Camberley, 13 to 16 January 1930 (HMSO, London)

Typescript lecture notes by Adam for Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, entitled, 'The Role of the British Army', concentrating on Imperial defence, stressing the importance for good sea communications to ensure the defence of overseas ports, and also the necessary strength of overseas garrisons in India the Far East and Egypt. Also details on the possibility of war in Europe and recommending that direct military assistance from a British Field Force, should be given to attacked countries in the event of war.

Typescript papers by Adam entitled, 'Re-organisation for war: Re-organization proposals. Urgent decisions', relating to defence expenditure and recommending amalgamation of tank and calvalry regiments.

Typescript notes entitled, 'Development of "Army Re-armament Programme"', describing the War Department's re-armament programme from April 1937 with a further note on developments since February 1939.

Manuscript notebook by Adam, containing information on the top ranking soldiers in the divisions of 3 Corps (5 div, 42 div, 44 div and 51 div).

Supplement to The London Gazette, containing the first two dispatches from Gen The Viscount Gort, John Standish Surtess Prendergast Vereker, Commander-in-Chief, BEF, covering operations in France, 3 Sep1939 to Jan 1940.

File containing press cuttings, mostly referring to Adam's service as General Officer commanding, Northern Command.

File containing various papers on Army Education, including manuscript note from Adam on the creation of the Army Bureau of Current Affairs; typescript memorandum dated 8 Nov 1940, sent by Adam as General Officer, Commanding, Northern Command, to areas under his control, concerning education in the war time army; copy of The Torch, the regimental journal for the Royal Army Educational Corps, vol 12, no 1, 1978.

Typescript report, by Adjutant General's Department for Secretary of State for War Rt Hon the Capt David Margesson, 'Notes for Secretary of State's estimates speech', dealing with personnel and organization of the Army, including sections on situation immediately prior to outbreak of World War Two; expansion and present strength; wastage; new corps formed since Sep 1939; Home Guard; Dominion troops; the career path of an enlisted soldier; Auxillary Territorial Service; Discipline; Medical and POWs.

Notebook containing manuscript biography of Adam's service, as General Staff Officer Grade 1 in War Office, 1935-1936; as Commander, Royal Artillery 1 Div, 1936-1937; as Commandant of Staff College, Camberley, 1937; as Deputy Chief of Imperial General Staff, 1938-1939; as Gen Officer Commander in Chief, Northern Command, 1940-1941; to Adjutant-General to the Forces, 1941-1946, and also includes his discussions with the French War Office over the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, 1936; War Office plans in the event of a British-Italian war, 1938; effect of the Munich crisis on British Army planning, 1938; Adam's role in the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk, 1940; descriptions of Adam's foreign tours as Adjutant-General, 1941-1946; planning of demobilisation, 1945-1946. 1 vol.

Notebook containing brief manuscript notes regarding Adam's role in the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1936, as a General Staff Officer in the War Office. 1 vol.

Personal photograph album focusing Adam's service from 1940-1946, and his roles as General Officer Commanding, Northern Command and Adjutant General to the Forces. Includes photographs of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Prime Minister; Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery; FM Alan Francis Brooke, 1 Viscount Alanbrooke of Brookeborough and Nuremburg War Crimes Trial, Germany. 1 vol.

Typescript memoirs byAdam on various administrative aspects of World War Two, from his experience of being Adjutant General, including descriptions on manpower; the selection of men and leaders; wastage of manpower; medical problems; The Auxillary Territorial Service; morale and discipline; welfare; education; prisoners of war; Anglo-American Relations and demobilization and resettlement. Annotated by Adam. 2 copies. 132pp.

Typescript report entitled, 'Paper by AdjutantGeneral on use of manpower in the Army', including a review of manpower in the Army from Jan 1939 to Nov 1941, with reference to the Territorial Army, the BEF and the Local Defence Volunteers.

Typescript report entitled, 'Notes for Secretary of State's estimates speech Feb 1943', from Adjutant-General's Department to Secretary of State for War, Rt Hon Sir James Grigg. With sections on personnel statistics; wastage of British troops; Home Guard; manpower; production of officers, and the Auxillary Territorial Service.