Description | Many personal letters one from Jessie B Duguid which discusses English residents in neutral countries during World War I. Letters from friends and colleagues discussing William Robertson Nicoll's comments on the war in the press Religious propaganda and prayers used to encourage enlistment during World War I. Short note mentioning Lord Beaverbrook
Diaries: War 1914 (includes drafts of letters and an actual letter from William Robertson Nicoll to Catherine Robertson Nicoll) [Many pages are loose]. War 1915 [pages are loose, there are also additional notes at the back]. Summer 1916 . War 1918 (includes letter from the office of Prime minister of Australia, asking William Robertson Nicoll to visit Australian troops, Evelyn Smith and other personal correspondence, notes of a 'thanksgiving service' held at the Royal Albert Hall after armistice day 16th November 1918). Notes 16' 17' and 18' [Loose page with newspaper clipping]. Wartime notes: includes a loose note. Additionally there are various loose leaves which have possibly come from the diaries. |