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Scrap notes by EAB; extract from a letter from Robin Benians 1952; notes relating to EAB extracted from Boys Smith's 'Memories of St John's College'; miscellaneous printed items including some relating to the society 'Autour du Monde'; typescript obit for EAB by Boys Smith; a few items relating to Mrs Benians; some handwritten and typescript verse.

'Papers read at a dinner of the Portcullis Club, St John's College, on March 12th, 1910'

Obituary for Alfred Marshall from 'The Eagle'

Preface to volume II of 'The Cambridge history of the British empire' (Cambridge, 1940) with a manuscript bibliography by EAB

Proofs of EAB's review of 'William Cunningham: teacher and priest' (SPCK, 1950) for the 'Economic Journal' 61:244 (Dec. 1951)

Typescript article on Thomas Wentworth

Manuscript notes on Hitler, c.1940

Typescript minutes and notes relating to the Board of Examinations, 1946-7; typescript minutes of a meeting of the Universities' Council for Unemployed Camps, 1950.

Lists topics and possible authors: Organisation of American science; American constitution (Goodhart); Civil War (Maurice); American Universities (C.K. Allen); Control of industry (Frankfurter, P. Sargant Florence); History of USA in 2 vols (Nevins); Labour organisation (Guillebaud, Fay); History of American literature; Historical geography of USA (Darley); History of agriculture, manufacturing, transportation; Foreign policy.

Headed 'to A. Flexner'.

Most history books used in schools treat the War of Independence in a manner sympathetic to the Americans; list of books on English history.

What faculty Chair be assigned to? What studies Chair be associated with? Should mention: national need for persons adequately instructed in American history to increase knowledge in the subject, attempt of History Board to assist in supplying this need by introducing subject into Tripos and to provide proper teaching of it. Suggests changes to text of report. Council seem not so much to want to establish on sound basis teaching of American history here as to promote general interest in things American. B feels Chair not have great reputation among historians in America if it filled at times by non-historians - it become Chair for almost any visiting American scholar.