Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel David Henderson to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, enclosing the parole papers of Martinus Theunis Steyn, President of the Orange Free State, and of his aide, Cornelius Johannes du Preez.
Letters from Sir Dighton Probyn to Birdwood, discussing current affairs, the chance of Birdwood becoming Commander-in-Chief of India and various other matters.
Letters, cards and correspondence to Birdwood from members of the Royal Family congratulating and thanking him. Includes appointment as Gold Stick to the Royal Household in Mar 1933. People include Prince Edward (1919/25), Charlotte Knollys (1925) and George VI (1942).
Papers covering the period Birdwood served in South Africa including Army Orders showing his appointments; various correspondence concerning army affairs; four pencil sketches (landscapes in South Africa?)
Correspondence, certificates and papers of the Birdwood family including correspondence between Birdwood and his mother Edith Marian Sidonie Birdwood; correspondence with his wife Jane Jeanette; with B Bromhead and others; and materials on Sir George Birdwood (Birdwood's uncle).