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Scrapbook kept by Brooke, 1901-1904, notably including letters to his mother, Alice Brooke, 1902-1904, press cuttings, 1902-1904, progress report from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 1902, certificate of commission, 1903, Civil Service Commission Interpreter's Certificate examination papers, 1904, photographs relating to his service in Ireland, [1904], and racing programmes, 1904. With envelope of ephemera and mementos, [1884-1914], including drawings and sketches by Brooke, [1897-1905], and family photographs, [1884-1885].

Scrapbook kept by Brooke, mainly containing notes, correspondence and printed rules and regulations relating to game hunting in various regions of India.

Scrapbook kept by Brooke, notably including racing programmes, 1905-1906, press cuttings, 1905-1906, and letters to his mother, Alice Brooke, and his brother, Victor Brooke, 1906. With two exercise books, 1905, containing essays on the US Civil War, 1861-1865.

Scrapbook comprising press cuttings, photographs and other papers, mainly relating to Allenby's service in South Africa, 1901-1902, and Army maneouvres in Essex, 1904, and on Salisbury Plain, 1908. 1 vol

Scrapbook, including typescript of Hamilton's speech, 'Proposing the toast of success to the Mounted Infantry', given at the Mounted Infantry Dinner, 31 May 1911; newspaper cuttings on his promotion to Adjutant-General to the Forces, and appointment as Second Military Member of the Army Council, Jun-Jul 1909; on his invitation by Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, to attend Russian Army manoeuvres at Ropsha, Tsarskoe Seloe, Russia, The Anglo-Russian Gazette, [Jul 1909]; letters to The Times (12, 18 and 20 Jan 1910), from Gen Rt Hon Sir Henry Brackenbury, Col Lonsdale Augustus Hale and Hamilton (writing as 'Active List') on the ability of the Territorial Army to resist an invasion of Britain by German forces; on Hamilton's appointment to General Officer Commanding Mediterranean Command and Inspector General of Overseas Forces, Jun 1910; on his address as President of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, in which he proposed compulsory cadet training for boys in all schools, The Birmingham Post (25 Sep 1912). 1 vol

Scouting and patrolling' issued by the General Staff (Harrison and Sons, London, Dec 1917). 1 booklet

Typescript 'Report on events leading to evacuation from Calais', with manuscript preparatory notes, May 1940; five printed maps and plans showing the extent of No 73 Wing Area, the distribution of anti-aircraft guns, and aircraft losses during the Battle of Britain, 1940; personal RAF documents, 1940-1945, including 'Service and Release book'; typescript unit history, by Scott-Taggart, entitled '73 Wing in action. Being a record of the work and operations of No 73 (S) Wing of No 60 Group, RAF, with special reference to the eight months ending 31st July, 1944'; correspondence relating to RAF service and radar equipment, 1940-1950; edition of Customs of the services (Gale and Polden, Aldershot, 1940) by 'AHS', Comrades in arms. Three talks to junior officers or officer cadets to assist them in the handling of their men (HMSO, London, 1942) and magazine entitled International broadcast engineer, containing article by Scott-Taggart on his career, Jul 1968. Also, manuscript document of commission, Corps of Royal Engineers, 1917, and two Mention in Despatches certificates, 1940 and 1945; letter, confirming the recommendation of the MC to Scott-Taggart, from Maj A G Richardson, Officer Commanding 55 Div Signal Company, Royal Engineers, 1919.

Scottish International 6 (Edinburgh, 1969): includes review of Norman Mailer novels by Edwin Morgan, and article on Tennessee Williams plays by Marshall Walker

Copies of papers, 1953-1981, including typescript article by Scotter entitled 'Streamlining the Infantry Division', 1953; three typescript articles by Scotter, 'Streamlining the Infantry Division' [1954], 'Tactics in nuclear war' 1955, and 'Unification-Management and Command' 1970; typescript notes for Joint Services Staff College Exercise GAZETTE, 1959; typescript essay by Scotter on future options for global deployment of British forces, Staff College Camberley Bertrand Stewart essay competition, 1961; correspondence with Maj Gen Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin, General Officer Commanding 3 Div, on Army relations with civilians, 1968; correspondence with Gen Sir John Mogg, General Officer Commanding in Chief Army Strategic Command, on future planning for Army administration, 1969; typescript memorandum entitled 'Needs for Canadian forces', 1970; correspondence with Maj I E Kerr, Royal Corps of Signals, 1976, on Scotter's command of 19 Infantry Bde (1967-1969); typescript texts of speeches, 1977-1981, including address as Vice Chief of the General Staff to the Director of Infantry's Conference, 1977, and speech made at Headquarters 1 (British) Corps Study Period, Bielefeld, West Germany, 1980; lecture text by Scotter on command and motivation, 1981, prepared as a Kermit Roosevelt lecture to be delivered shortly after his new appointment as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe  (DSACEUR), though Scotter died before taking office.

The attack on the Asopos Viaduct in German occupied Greece', May-Jun 1943, written in 1993.

Papers relating to the campaign in France, 1940, including copy of typescript War Diary, written by Scott Elliot, of 154 Infantry Bde, 1-30 Jun 1940, on the withdrawal and evacuation of 'Ark Force' from Cherbourg, 15 Jun 1940, and copy of typescript 'ARK Force Operation Order No 2', 11 Jun 1940. Papers relating to Sicily and Italy, 1943-1945, including copy of typescript War Diary, written by Scott Elliot, Commanding Officer, 8 Bn, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), on the attack on Centuripe, Sicily, Aug 1943, with typescript retrospective account entitled '8 Bn The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders at Centuripe' [1947]; typescript account by Scott Elliot on operations of 167 (London) Infantry Bde, Italy, Sep-Oct 1944; copy of typescript memorandum by Maj Gen John Yeldham Whitfield, General Officer Commanding 56 (London) Div, Italy, entitled 'Battle absentees', Apr 1944, with typescript article by Scott Elliot entitled 'The 5th casualty: battle absentees' [1947]; copy of part of map of northern Italy, entitled 'Coriano', scale 1: 50, 000 [1945]; typescript of 'Operations of British, Indian and Dominion Forces in Italy, 3 Sep 1943-2 May 1945. 56 (London) Div', with maps, prepared by the British Historical Section, Central Mediterranean Forces [1945]; typescript account by Capt Close Brooks, Adjutant, 7 Bn, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, entitled 'Anzio beach-head' [1946]. Typescript lecture notes by Scott Elliot entitled 'The mental training of the soldier' [1949].

Typescript draft tabulated scores for 159 randomly selected 8-9 year old children, Isle of Wight, Mar 1966, by William Yule, summarising the results of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) test, Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) test and Schonell's Graded Word Spelling Test, with subjects divided by gender and age.

Photocopies of correspondence and photographs, taken from five albums, relating to Sclater's career, 1898-1927, including letter from FM Sir (Henry) Evelyn Wood, Adjutant General to the Forces, confirming Sclater's appointment as Bde Maj, Aldershot, 1898; seventeen copies of photographs and nine sketch maps relating to the Second Boer War, South Africa, 1899-1902, including photographs of Bloemfontein and Brandfort, Orange Free State, and sketch maps of the Battles of Modder River, Nov 1899 and Paardeberg Drift, Feb 1900; two photographs of the 13 pounder Quick Fire gun, newly issued to the Royal Horse Artillery, 1904; letter from Lt Col Rt Hon Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, thanking Sclater for congratulatory letter on the award of a peerage to Stamfordham, 1911; three photographs of Indian Army sepoys, 1912; correspondence, 1912- 1917, including letters relating to recruitment, military inspections and the availability of manpower from FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces, Feb 1917, Gen Sir (Henry Macleod) Leslie Rundle, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, Feb-May 1916, and Lt Gen Sir (Cecil Frederick) Nevil Macready, Adjutant General to the Forces, Jul 1917; letter to Slater from Gen Sir (Francis) Reginald Wingate, relating to riots in Egypt, Jun 1920; letter to Sclater from Lt Gen Sir George Fletcher MacMunn, Quartermaster General, India, dated Jun 1921, relating to the political and military situation in India, particularly in the aftermath of the massacre of 479 Indian civilians by troops of the Indian Army, commanded by Brig Gen Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, Amritsar, Punjab, Apr 1919; printed obituary of Sclater [1927].

Newsletters of Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR), 1993-2003 (incomplete), previously known as Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (SANA)

Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (SANA): Invitation to MPs to a briefing on 'nuclear winter' in a House of Commons committee room.

Newsletters of Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (SANA), 1981-1990 (incomplete), renamed Scientists for Global Responsibility in 1992

Notes, graphs and related papers on topics including: x-ray diffraction theories, including Bragg laws; list of electron density figures for the bases within DNA; notes on the structure of crystalline lithium DNA, including an atomic map and a diagram with the helical axes of lithium DNA at 66% relative humidity; typescript draft paper, ‘On the treatment of crystalline fibre intensities which are less than some threshold values and/or made up of contributions from more than one reflexion’. Typescript draft article, ‘A study of the relationship between the molecular weight and the sedimentation coefficient of deoxyribonucleic acid’, by Herbert Rosenkranz and Aaron Bendich, [1961], with manuscript annotations by Wilkins. Typescript draft article, ‘Base pairing in DNA’ by Jerry Donohue and Kenneth Trueblood (subsequently published in Journal of Molecular Biology, 1960), with comments (possibly by Michael Spencer), illustrations used in the published article, and an offprint brief article, ‘The structure of crystals containing a hydrogen-bonded complex of 1-methylthymine and 9-methyladenine’, by Karst Hoogsteen, published in Acta Crystallographica, 1959. Also two letters received 1960 and 1961, requesting a signed photograph, and information on possible job vacancies, which include personal data CLOSED for review 2041. Original file title ‘Notes 2’

Principal correspondents have their own file(s). Shorter correspondence, with more than one individual, is grouped in folders bearing only the names of the first and last correspondents in that file. All correspondents are listed in the general index on pp.24-25.. When Hanson or her principal colleagues were abroad on conferences, or visiting fellow-scientists and their laboratories, they exchanged frequent and extensive letters. A detailed picture can thus be formed of her own research and general progress in the field, and also of the scientists involved both in her department and elsewhere. Some scientific correspondence is also included in Sections D and G.

Science Studies 2: 'Radio-location and the air defence problem: the design and development of Soviet radar 1934-1940' by Prof John Erickson Department of Politics, Edinburgh University.

Science Journal 3/10 (London, Oct 1967): articles on 'Forecasting the future';

Issue 4/2, Feb 1968: general interest articles;

Issue 4/3, Mar 1968: general interest articles;

Issue 4/10, Oct 1968: 'Special issue: Machines like men';

Issue 5A/6 (sic), Dec 1969: includes article on drug addiction