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Papers of Sir Geoffrey Chandler: reports, correspondence and publications relating to Greece 1944-1949, including reports by field personnel, Maj Ronald R Prentice and Maj T C Johnson, on the situation in the Macedonia and Pajko areas, Greece, 1945; reports to Force 133 Headquarters Greece and press reviews from AIS (later Anglo Greek Information Service), Salonika for the Macedonia region, 19 Nov 1944-28 Dec 1945; reports from Anglo Greek Information Service (AGIS), Corinth, Jan-Mar 1945; reports from AGIS, Florina, Apr-Nov 1945; 1944-1945; reports and press reviews from the Information Department, Salonika, Aug 1946-1947 Aug; Geoffrey Chandler's correspondence as press officer, British Embassy, Salonika, Aug-Nov 1946; typescript report on Greece, Oct-Nov 1949, by Chandler; Ministry of Information publications and pamphlets on Greece (Greek, English and French), 1938-1952, notably relating to the political situation in Greece and charitable appeals for relief of Greek people and map of Macedonia and surrounding area 'Grece du Nord: zones des groupes d'observation', scale 1:1,000,000, United Nations map number 134 (F), Aug 1948.

Papers of Sir Derek Dodson, 1935-1986, relating to his service in Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Greece and Italy, comprising papers including message books, notes, reports and correspondence related to service in the Allied Military Mission to Greece, Sep 1943-Mar 1945; messages, notes, and diary relating to service with partisans in Italy, Apr-May 1945; photographs of Dodson; maps of Greece, Italy and France; report by the Salonika Bureau, 'The Macedonian Autonomy Movement in North West Greece: its setting and recent histor', Oct 1945.

Papers of Lady Kathleen Liddell Hart chiefly relating to Capt Sir Basil Liddell Hart and Adrian Liddell Hart, [1929-1997].Papers relating to Basil Liddell Hart including typescript transcripts of his appointment diaries, 1940-1953; draft of History of the Second World War by Basil Liddell Hart and Kathleen Liddell Hart's related correspondence with the publisher Cassels; letters from Basil Liddell Hart to Jessie Liddell Hart; Basil Liddell Hart's wallet; drafts of letters, lectures and articles by Basil Liddell Hart, 1929-1969; papers of Basil Liddell Hart on the history of fashion and manners; press cuttings including with quotations from Basil Liddell Hart's writings and book reviews of his work; letters relating to Basil Liddell Hart's death; papers relating an exhibition on the life of Basil Liddell Hart, 1977; papers relating to the centenary of Basil Liddell Hart's birth, 1995; Kathleen Liddell Hart's correspondence with researchers on Basil Liddell Hart, 1971-1980s; correspondence with solicitors about Basil Liddell Hart's estate and papers relating to royalties, 1981-1990.Papers relating to Adrian Liddell Hart including Basil Liddell Hart's correspondence on Adrian Liddell Hart, 1939-1952; letters from Basil Liddell Hart to Adrian Liddell Hart, 1939-1965; letters from Adrian Liddell Hart to Basil Liddell Hart, 1935-1948; letters from Kathleen Liddell Hart to Adrian Liddell Hart; letters to Adrian Liddell Hart, 1952-1991; typescript drafts of Adrian Liddell Hart's [unpublished] books 'Unconditional Surrender' a novel based on his time serving on control commission, Berlin. (London, Nov 1950) and 'The State of Canada'; sympathy letters on the death of Adrian Liddell Hart; papers relating to winding up the estate of Adrian Liddell Hart and obituaries.Personal photos of Basil Liddell Hart and Kathleen Liddell Hart; Kathleen Liddell Hart's correspondence, chiefly 1970s-1990s but also including early letters from Basil Liddell Hart and letters to her family, 1940-1946; Kathleen Liddell Hart's appointment diaries; guest books; draft of Kathleen Liddell Hart's memoirs, and correspondence with the editor, Jennifer Schofield; tributes to Kathleen Liddell Hart and drafts of a book on Richard Aldington by Frank Crawford and related correspondence.

Papers, photographs and maps, relating to operations in Greece and Italy, 1943-1945. Papers relating to the Allied Military Mission to Greek guerrillas (andartes) in German occupied Greece include: military instructions; financial papers; correspondence; Maj Ronald R Prentice's accounts book and account of Lingen's return to Grevena after the war. Papers relating to the political and military liaison mission to Italian partisans in Vittorio Veneto, including the Nino Nannetti Garibaldini Division, led by Col Francesco Pesce 'Milo', (Operation GELA BLUE), 1944-1945 and papers relating to establishing Allied Military Government in North East Italy following German withdrawal, 1945-1946, including correspondence, radio messages, notes, instructions, and papers relating to the Nino Nannetti Garibaldini Division. The collection also includes papers relating to Lingen's military training; Lingen's official and personal documents; photographs, chiefly from Allied Military Mission to Greece and Italy; maps of Palestine, Greece and Italy and testimonials and notes for Lingen's curriculum vitae.

Papers of Eric Templeton Lummis including correspondence, photocopies and research notes on the following topics: D-Day landings, 1944; County Regiments, Lt Col Wallace (Commander 1st Battalion Suffolk 1912-1915) and Corporal Todd (1725-1763); Lummis' pay file and Men's Pay Book, 1937-1938; typescript personal accounts: 'What did you do Grampa?', Lt Col Gough and 'A Canloan Officer' R.F. Fendick; pamphlets: 'Volunteers in Suffolk', Major ER Cooper (1935); 'The Cambridgeshire Regiment', WF Badcock [1990-1999]; 'Called Up', GJ Scriven (1976); Regimental Stretcher Bearers in Action, GJ Scriven (1972) and 'The Price of Citizenship', Ngata (1943); Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, 1981-2000; Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, 1989-2000 and The Military Historical Society Special Number, 1987, 1988 and 1998.Papers of William Murrell Lummis including The Soldier's Small Book, HMSO, 1902; Soldier's Pay Book for use on Active Service, 1916-1917 and typescript extracts of First World War diary.

Papers of Barrie Pitt relating to military history, 1940-1991, including draft of book Special Boat Squadron by Pitt, annotated with corrections; draft of book Crucible of War: Western Desert 1941 by Pitt, annotated with corrections; transcripts of radio and television broadcasts on the First and Second World Wars including transcripts of the BBC 1 series 'Grand Strategy' on the Second World War, 1972; scripts and other papers relating to the BBC TV series, 'The Great War', 1964 and transcripts of 'European Service: General News Talk' 26 Jun 1964-20 Aug 1964; correspondence chiefly on the subject of historical research; photographs of Malta during the Second World War; copy photographs used by Pitt to illustrate his books and articles, chiefly photographs of the North African Campaign, to illustrate Pitt's book Crucible of War: Western Desert, 1941, also photographs of Adolf Hitler, Albrecht Kesselring; Sicily, 1943 and aerial warfare, Malta, 1940-1943; papers used for research including press cuttings, magazines and magazine cuttings, offprints of articles and correspondence notably on the subject of Europe 1900-1914 and the Middle East; papers relating to Basil Liddell Hart including photographs, draft articles by Liddell Hart, copies of Liddell Hart's correspondence and press cuttings; draft papers by Eric Dorman O'Gowen and related correspondence and copies of British History Illustrated.