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Poems by Christina Roberts, Tom Wintringham's girlfriend at Oxford University. 1 file

Manuscript poems by Tom Wintringham written while at Gresham's School, Holt. 1 file

Correspondence and other papers relating to World War One including letters to Tom Wintringham from his brother John chiefly describing his experiences in Egypt with the Lincolnshire Yeomanry; letters from Wintringham's sister Elizabeth ('Jim') to Wintringham during his time with the Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front, chiefly giving news of home; letters from Wintringham to his mother, Eliza Mapson Wintringham, Apr-Jul 1918; letter to Wintringham's father John Fieldes Wintringham, as he convalesced in hospital at Newton Abbott after a motorcycle accident 26 [Nov] 1918; various official papers and French bank notes. 1 file

Essays by Tom Wintringham, possibly from his time at Balliol College, Oxford, 'Theory and practice in the French Revolution' and 'The acceptance of empire by the French people'. 2 items

Manuscript poems by Tom Wintringham on World War One including notebook of poems in three sections, 'Peace, 1915-1918', 'War, 1916-1918' and 'Afterwards, 1919'. 1 file

Papers relating to Tom Wintringham's visit to Russia with Esmond Higgins, 1920 including manuscript diary of his visit and official papers in Russian. 1 file

Papers relating to Tom Wintringham's early life including copy of Gresham School's alternative magazine The Merman, edited by Wintringham and class lists, 1915-1916; and personal correspondence with Christina Roberts, his sister Margaret Wintringham and others. 1 file

Draft of unpublished novel by Tom Wintringham, White Paper , 'dedicated to all unwise politicians'. 1 item

Photocopies of letters from Tom Wintringham to his wife Elizabeth (née Arkwright) during his time in prison for sedition. 7 items.

Manuscript poems by Tom Wintringham written in prison including poems in a prison issue notebook, issued 1 Jan 1926. 1 file

Typescript drafts with annotations of unpublished novel by Tom Wintringham, Jim , written in prison. 1 file

Papers relating to Tom Wintringham's proposed development of the internal combustion engine including letters patent and specification for patent for 'improvements in driving gear for use with internal combustion engines', 29 Aug 1929 with correspondence with a patent agency; manuscript proposal for an experiment on the combustion engine, with accompanying diagrams; press cuttings 'Heavy-oil aircraft engine' and 'Crude oil engines'; typescript paper 'The hydraulic connecting rod and aero-engine design'; typescript paper of suggestions on high-compression engines; letter to the Automobile Engineer 'A new field of research' on methods of applying hydraulic engineering to the internal combustion engine and correspondence with Research Engines Ltd, Oct 1929. 1 file

Collection of poems by the Wintringham family including poems by Tom Wintringham, Mary Marshall Wintringham, Elizabeth Florence Waring Wintringham, Lesley Wintringham, Charles Richard Fildes Wintringham and Margaret Wintringham. 1 file

Manuscript and typescript poems by Tom Wintringham compiled (possibly for publication), under four headings 'When that I was and a little tiny boy', 'Armour', 'Silk' and 'Wandering' including poems from Wintringham's school days, World War One and Moscow. 1 file

Manuscript poems by Tom Wintringham on various subjects including poems written while at Balliol College, Oxford, 1919, and in Moscow, 1920. 1 file

Typescript notes written by Katherine Wise Bowler (later Katherine 'Kitty' Wintringham) from her trip to the USSR as a foreign correspondent, 1936, consisting primarily of observations about the economic, cultural and social atmosphere in the Soviet Union, 1936. 1 file

Draft typescript article by Tom Wintringham, 'Anniversary of the forming of the red army'. 1 item

Poem by Walter Duranty entitled 'Solomons cat', possibly given to Katherine Wise Bowler (later Katherine 'Kitty' Wintringham) during the Spanish Civil War. 1 item

Papers related to a book by Tom Wintringham entitled The Coming World War including introduction by John Strachey and draft of additional material on a year's changes for the second edition, 1936. 2 items

Correspondence between Katherine Wise Bowler (later Katherine 'Kitty' Wintringham) and her mother, Charlotte Everett Bowler ( née Miller), in New York, chiefly on Bowler's experiences during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War. 1 file