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T. E. Lawrence Correspondence

This page includes digitized images of T. E. Lawrence's correspondence held in the Basil Liddell Hart Archives at King's College London included in LIDDELL HART 9/13/42 - Copies of letters from T E Lawrence to friends and colleagues, 1910-[1935]. The documents includes typescripts of original letters currently held in the University of Texas at Austin archives.

Correspondents in these letters include Flight Lt W E G Beauforte Greenwood; T W Beaumont; Capt R de la Bère; W H 'Stokes' Brook; John Brophy; George Brough; James A L Brown; Martin Burrell, Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada; Col Robin Buxton; Candler; A E (Jock) Chambers; Capt Archibald Cooper, RN; Dr A E Cowley, Oxford; Geoffrey Fenwick Jocelyn Cumberlege; Peter Davis; Dr Charles M Doughty; Mrs Fontana; Edward Morgan Forster (E M Forster); Dr A F Gibson; H Goldie; R G Goslett; T C Griffin; Arthur Hall; James Hanley; Leading Aircraftsman H G Hayter; David George Hogarth; Gertrude Bell; Walter Hudd; Flight Lt W M M Hurley; Lt Col Ralph Heyward Isham; W E Jeffrey, Royal Tank Corps; Col (Pierce Charles) Joyce; Eric Henri Kennington; Geoffrey Langdon Keynes; Arnold Walter Lawrence (brother of Thomas Edward Lawrence); Mrs Leslie Smith; George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd of Dolobran; Frank Lawrence Lucas; Ernest Mackay; Florence Meesham; Mrs J H Mitchell (Miss Hamilton); Flight Lt Norrington; Lorna Norrington; Ernest Rhys, editor of Everyman's library; Vyvyan W Richards; Mrs Rieder; Hon Francis James Rennell Rodd; S C Rolls; Carrol Romer, editor of The Nineteenth Century and After; Maj R H Scott; from George Bernard Shaw; Charlotte Frances Shaw; J Steinman, Press section, Air Ministry; Walter Francis Stirling; [Ronald Storrs]; Vincent Stuart, Tintern Press, Chepstow; Ernest Thurtle, MP; Richard C Warner; Maj Gen Archibald Percival Wavell; Lt Robin White, RN; Henry Williamson; Col Cyril Edward Wilson; Sir (John) Evelyn (Leslie) Wrench; Major Francis Yeats-Brown; the images also includes a letter from George H Milne, Lakeville, Connecticut, USA to Liddell Hart.

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LH 9/13/42 PART I

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Completed 3rd Set : coloured The text “This set will by E.H. Remington” is written. 31 letters to H. Williamson. 8 letters to Col. R.…

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Complied Set LH 9/13/42 – coloured The next 9 days set held by E.H. Keunington. 31 letters to H. Williamson. 8 letters to Col. R.…

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To … 48. v. 23 14. v. 17 4. 3. 24 5-4-24 (23g n c.m. 24. iv. 2a rv … … … … 23. vi.…

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Dear Allason, I have jibbed at writing this letter. I was as much haunted by the thought that you weren’t there as you were haunted…

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Rythe. 4th May, 1931. Flight Lieutenant Beauforte-Greenwood. Mr. Scott-Paine’s fitter, with Corporal Bradbury, this evening got the Perry engine in one of the dinghies to…

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Mount Batten. Sunday, 7th June. P/Lieut. W.H.C.Beaufort@-Greenwood. Sir, I attach the advance copy of my report upon the final trials of 200 at Hythe and…

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boat proved 5 miles an hour faster than anyone expected, but bumped very badly in choppy water. Uncomfortable, and entailing a loss of speed except…

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LH 9/13/42 Our detailed examination of the engine has not made us think any better of its design and workmanship. T.S.Shaw A/C X The other…

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Mount Batten 18.VI.31 Dear Flight Lieutenant Beauforte-Greenwood Here is an advance copy of the last notes upon R.A.F. 200. I see that in all I…

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through the Scheider period without battle-scars. I am sorry about the inconclusive trial of the baby target. It seemed to me extraordinarily promis- ing. The…

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boat, and the test was thus unfair on everything. If we can go on playing with it, and get the wire right, I shall try…

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LH 4/13/42 25th June, 1931. Den F/Lt. Beauforte Greenwood By all means keep the Seven Pillars as long as you feel inclined. I feel guilty…

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We took the target out at 15 m.p.h. the other day. Smooth water, so no wire trouble. We turned as sharply as we pleased (Ferry-Perkins…

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Mount Batten. 14. VII.31. Dear Flight Lieutenant Beauforte Greenwood, Here is a final report, so far as present arrangements go, on the little surf-board target.…

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This one slowed my light boat by about 3 miles an hour only, at its worst. I think any quantity of reconditioned 3 cwt drogue…

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On promotion. It is a great loss for flying boats and motor boats as he was keen on water work. Also he was a very…

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LH 9/13/P-2 Ref’ce’ce No. MH/226/Air ***——- Royal Air Force, Mount Batten, PLYMOUTH. 14th July, 1931. The Air Officer Commanding, Coastal Area, Royal Air Force, 33/34…

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begins to jump unmanageably. It could be re-designed, without difficulty, for high speed work, but in its present state is not recommended except for speeds…

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TOWING. Towing proved unexpectedly easy. It was all done with 600 y.rds of 5 cwt drogue-target wire, weighting 16 lbs in all. This is payed…

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LH 9/134-2 difficult target, making being more manoeuvrable than a submarine or battleship on turns, and as fast. In the absence of a fast Service…

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LH 9/13/42 Mount Batton 4.1X.31 Dear Flight Lieutenant Beauforte Greenwood About MacWord. He has built boats at Saltash for some years, and this winter bought…

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Mount Batten 12. IX. 31. Dear Flight-Lieutenant Beaufort@-Greenwood. There is a complication just arisen over Machford’s. They were two brothers, and the better of them…

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33617A A/b shaw, R.A.F. Mount Batton, Plymouth. 29.X.31. Dear Flight Lieutenant Beauforte Greenwood, Progress report on 801. We ran short of No.1 spirit, and ran…
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