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This section contains printed information about the Scottish Horse Brigade in 1915, part II of the printed report of the Dardanelles Commission and a small group of instructions, reports, notes, and maps related to Butler's work as an intelligence officer on the General Staff in France.

The collection is comprised of letters, writings, documents, printed material, and photographs relating to Sir James Butler's life and work, as well as a considerable amount of papers belonging to members of his family, particularly his father Henry Montagu Butler, who served as Master of Trinity from 1886 to 1918. H. M. Butler's papers include a large group of correspondence, writings, appointment diaries, travel journals, and photographs. There are also significant groups of papers relating to Sir James's grandfather George Butler, headmaster of Harrow, and Sir James's brother Gordon, who died in World War I, and smaller groups of papers relating to his mother Agnata Butler and his brother Sir Nevile Butler.

Photograph taken by R. H. Lord, Cambridge

Photograph taken by Palmer Clarke, Cambridge

G K M Butler would have been elected a Fellow if there had been four vacancies instead of three, F A Simpson particularly pleased with his performance in history, electors think him safe for the following year, Nevile Butler working at the Foreign Office.

Peterborough Deanery. Encloses a proof of an appeal to Old Harrovians for speech bills wanting from his publication.

Action against Bertrand Russell, many years before good relations with the Germans will be restored.

49 Marina, St Leonards. Sends epigrams by Shilleto.

Typed copy. Turf Club, Cairo. Description of a visit to Luxor.

Cairo. Does not care for the comparison of Asquith and Lloyd George with Newcastle and Peel, DAW has been moved from Alexandria to Cairo.

49 Marine, St Leonards. Asks him for details regarding his property, sketch of GB's property, encloses lines by Shilleto:

Birnam Hotel. Thinks Nevile Butler might get a military staff appointment, war against Bulgaria.

Nevile Butler visiting Harrow and to dine with Lord Haldane, Agnata Butler "active amongst the Belgians and the invalids", death of Charles Eyre.

Latin line on the rose by [ ] Wodehouse

Birnam. J R M Butler heading through France, hopes he learned much from Nevile Butler, H M Butler has forgotten much of Horace, wishes to find out more about Gordon Butler's death.

Typed copy. Chatby Camp, Alexandria. Visited J D Ramsay in Hospital, plans leave in Cairo, Alexandria "a pretty foul town, very cosmopolitan and not very Eastern".

49 Marina, St Leonards. Absence of tides in the Mediterranean, encloses a piece by [Temple] Chevallier [wanting].