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Diary kept by Brooke, 1915, notably covering his service in World War One in France as Staff Capt, Royal Artillery, 2 (Indian) Cavalry Div, Jan-Nov 1915, and as Bde Maj, Royal Artillery, 18 Infantry Div, Nov-Dec 1915, notably action around Neuve Chapelle, March 1915, and the Battle of Festubert, May 1915. With snapshot, [1911-1919].

Letters from Brooke to his mother, Alice Brooke, covering service in India with Royal Field Artillery, Oct 1908-Sep 1909, and with Royal Horse Artillery, Oct-Dec 1909, including training manoeuvres, preparation for the Indian Staff College entrance exams, racing and pig-sticking meets and hunting expeditions. Bound with various related papers, mainly press cuttings, photographs and sketches. Back pocket contains supplement of The Times of India Illustrated Weekly, 14 Apr 1909, including photographs of the Kadir Cup racing and pig-sticking meet.

Typescript copies of letters from Brooke to his mother, Alice Brooke, 6 Jan 1908-3 Jan 1911, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to the Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1954].

Evolution of artillery in the Great War, 1914-1918', bound copy of offprints of articles by Brooke from the Royal Artillery Journal, vols 51-53, based on his lectures to Senior Division, Staff College, Camberley.

The preparation of combined appreciations for a major war', text of Imperial Defence College lecture by [Brooke], 1933. With amended version, 1934.

Staff lists and course attendence lists for School of Artillery and Imperial Defence College, [1929-1934]. With routine orders by Col Lawrence Taunton Raikes, Officer Commanding, School of Artillery, 20 Jan 1931.

Papers relating to 8 Infantry Bde battlefield tour, 1935, including itinerary and list of attendees, 1935; texts [by Brooke, 1935,] on Battle of Nery and Battle of the Aisne, Western Front, Sep 1914; printed sketch maps and War Office maps of the Aisne area, [1934-1935]; letter from Col Robert Francis Brydges Naylor to Brooke, 11 Feb [1936], thanking him for loan of the above papers; photographs of Aisne and Nery battlefields, France, annotated to show towns, roads and other geographical features, [1935].

Lists of [Brooke's army colleagues] indicating those invited to dinner and tennis parties, compiled by Brooke's wife, Benita Blanche Brooke.

Letter, 18 Nov 1937, to Brooke from Maj Gen Arthur Edward McNamara, congratulating him on his appointment as Commander of Mobile Div. With manuscript copies of two extracts from confidential reports [on Brooke], [1930]

Correspondence and papers relating to Brooke's military commands, 1941, including letter to Brooke from Lt Gen Arthur Nugent Floyer-Acland, Military Secretary to Secretary of State for War, 2 Jan 1941, informing him of his appointment as Col Commandant, Royal Horse Artillery; letter to Brooke from Jack Collins, Staff College, Camberley, 9 Feb 1941, enclosing draft of his proposed broadcast on Home Defence and asking for Brooke's comments; letter from Rt Hon Sir (Percy) James Grigg, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War, 14 May 1941, informing him of his promotion to General.

Brooke's personal diary as Commander, 2 Corps, France and Belgium, notably covering final arrangements for advance into Belgium in the event of German invasion of Low Countries, Apr 1940, start of German offensive, 10 May 1940, advance of 2 Corps to Dyle River, 10-12 May, and subsequent retreat to Dunkirk, 16-30 May 1940. Gives detailed descriptions of official meetings and informal conversations with French commanders and other British Expeditionary Force (BEF) commanders, notably Maj Gen Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander 3 Div and Gen John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, Commander-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Also includes entries on Brooke's lack of confidence in the fighting quality of Belgian Army.

Brooke's personal diary as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, notably covering plans for landings in Northern France and Sicily and for recapture of Burma; operations in North Africa, Oct 1942-Apr 1943, notably Battle of El Alamein, Oct-Nov 1942, and landings in French North Africa, Nov 1942. Contains details of Chiefs of Staff, War Cabinet and Defence Committee meetings; official meetings and informal conversations with Allied army commanders and members of British and US High Command, including Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Gen Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India, Gen George Catlett Marshall, Chief of Staff of US Army, and Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Commander of European Theatre of Operations.

Brooke's personal diary as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, notably covering visits by Brooke and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, to Cairo and Moscow, Aug 1942. Contains details of discussions with members of Middle East Command, notably Gen Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, on reorganisation of Middle East Command, and with members of Russian High Command, notably Stalin and Marshal Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, member of Soviet State Defence Committee, on defence of the Caucasus, plans for landings in North Africa and postponement of planned offensive in Northern France.

Notes for my memoirs', vol 4, based on his diaries as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, Jun-Jul 1940, and as Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces, Jul 1940-Oct 1941. Includes list of contents.

Notes for my memoirs', vol 9, consisting of annotated transcripts of his diary entries as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 19 Jan-May 11 1943. Includes list of contents.

Notes for my memoirs', vol 11, consisting of annotated transcripts of his diary entries as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 18 Aug-Nov 28 1943. Includes list of contents.

Two copies of 'Childhood, soldiering in peace, First World War', vol 1 of 'Notes on my life', covering his life and career, 1883-1918, notably his service in India, 1907-1914, and in World War One, 1914-1918. Includes list of contents and personal name index.

BEF: France and Flanders', vol 3 of 'Notes on my life', based on his diaries as Commander, 2 Corps, British Expeditionary Force (BEF), Oct 1939-May 1940, and General Officer Commanding, British Troops in France, Jun 1940. Includes list of contents and personal name index.