Correspondence with Sir Ernest Swinton

Scope and Content

Correspondence with Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton (1868-1951), army officer and writer, relating to discussion of a request by Scott for an article from Swinton on the mechanisation of the army for publication in the Manchester Guardian, with reference to what the article might address, length and rate of payment. Also included is Scott's inability to meet the rate of payment suggested by Swinton, and decision not to commission an article on the subject. There is also a letter from Spencer Wilkinson, military historian, declining to write the article, and recommending Swinton in his place.