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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.

Printed serial letter sent from the Office of the Adjutant General to Corps District, Divisional, District and Area Commanders, 'Manpower', (Serial No. 1), explaining War Office policy on manpower to Commanding Officers.

Printed serial letter sent from the Office of the Adjutant General to Corps District, Divisional, District and Area Commanders, 'Selection of personnel' (Serial No. 2), which sets out the development of selection testing and how the system works. 17pp.

Printed serial letter sent from the Office of the Adjutant General to Corps District, Divisional, District and Area Commanders, 'Administration of discipline' (Serial No. 3), including details on the most common military offences and the punishment for such crimes. 20pp.

Printed serial letter sent from the Office of the Adjutant General to Corps District, Divisional, District and Area Commanders, 'The Soldiers' well-being' (Serial No. 4), setting out the basics for good physical, mental and moral well-being. 13pp.

Printed serial letter sent from the Office of the Adjutant General to Corps District, Divisional, District and Area Commanders, 'Army education and the Army Bureau of Current Affairs', (Serial No. 5), setting out how to tackle problems like illiteracy in the army, and summarising the work of the Army Bureau of Current Affairs. 13pp.

Printed serial letter sent from the Office of the Adjutant General to Corps District, Divisional, District and Area Commanders, 'The health of the Army' (Serial No. 6), setting out the most common forms of illness in the Army, and how best to treat them. 10pp.

Papers prepared for APWPC (Armistice and Post War Planning Committee) on Army Education, mainly relating to post-war Army education; the future of the Army Educational Corps and militia education. 15pp.

Typescript report by Adam on his tour as Adjutant General of the Middle East, India and West Africa, to the Executive Committee of the Army Council. Adam notes a high level of morale, but states the need for more officers in Egypt, and for better medical services in India. 12pp.

Typescript report by Adams on his overseas tour as Adjutant General Apr to May 1943, for Executive Committe of the Army Council. Includes reports on Gibraltar, North Africa, India and Malta. Adam suggests measures for the improvement of morale in India, and states the need for more air ambulances. 10pp.

Typescript report by Adams on his overseas tour as Adjutant General, Nov to Dec 1943, to Executive Committe of the Army Council. Includes reports on Mediterranean, Middle East and India. Adam states the need for an improvement in the mail system, and suggests a larger reinforcements to be provided for the Italian Front. 11pp.

Typescript report by Adams on his overseas tour as Adjutant-General, Jan to Feb 1945, to Executive Committe of the Army Council. Includes reports on Italy, Middle East, India, Ceylon and Burma. Adam notes the level of desertion among 8 Army in Italy and suggests measures to combat problems of morale overseas. 13pp.

Typescript report by Adams on his overseas tour as Adjutant-General, Jan to Feb 1946, to Executive Committe of the Army Council. Includes reports on India, Iran, Middle East, Greece and Italy. Adam notes the drain on manpower in Italy with the need to guard POW's and ammunition dumps. 2 copies. 13pp.

Adam's appointment diaries for 1941 to 1944. 4 vols.