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Beatty, David, Admiral Of The Fleet, Earl, 1871-1936 (Manuscript)
1912-1920
BTY/23/5
Loose Photographs: photographs taken during Mediterranean cruise(s) ca.1912-1920
Beatty, David, Admiral Of The Fleet, Earl, 1871-1936 (Manuscript)
1905-1930
BTY/23/4
Loose Photographs: photographs of family, friends and informal occasions ca.1905-1930
Beatty, David, Admiral Of The Fleet, Earl, 1871-1936 (Manuscript)
1889-1919
BTY/23/3
Loose Photographs: portrait of Admiral Sir Colin Keppel (1862-1947) in 1889, Admiral Allan F Everett (1868-1938) in 1896, Adm-Fleet John de Robeck (1862-1928) in 1904 and Sir Eric Geddes (1875-1937) in 1919
2 copies entitled 'Grand Fleet Battle Instructions', one copy annotated: 'Secret Fleet Orders', 1 January-11 March 1918. (Manuscript)
1918
BTY/7/4
Commander-in-Chief 1916-19: 'Grand Fleet Battle Instructions', 1 January 1918, one copy is annotated: 'Secret Fleet Orders', 11 March 1918. (Related Material BTY/22/11, 12).
'C-in-C's (Commander-in-Chief's) Private Record' detailing ship movements, Dec 1916-September 1917. (Manuscript)
1916-12 - 1917-09
BTY/7/5
Commander-in-Chief 1916-19: 'C-in-C's (Commander-in-Chief's) Private Record' detailing ship movements Dec 1916-September 1917.
Further papers on Grand Fleet matters including papers on procedure of the naval terms of the Armistice, 2 July 1918-2 May 1919. (Manuscript)
1918-1919
BTY/7/10
Commander-in-Chief 1916-19: further papers on Grand Fleet matters 2 July 1918-2 May 1919 including papers on procedure in the carrying out of the naval terms of the Armistice; and 'Notes on matters affecting Naval Interests connected with the Peace Settlement', Admiralty Dec 1918.
File containing papers entitled 'Odd Papers on Tactical questions etc.', including secret papers on Grand Fleet Battle Tactics, 15 Feb 1913-1 November 1918. (Manuscript)
1913-1918
BTY/7/2
Commander-in-Chief 1916-19: file entitled 'Odd Papers on Tactical questions etc', containing papers, 15 Feb 1913, 16 Dec 1916-1 November 1918, including secret papers on Grand Fleet Battle Tactics.
File entitled 'Honours-Men (Revised list)' containing reports 13 Aug-2 November 1916, and a second file containing 'Additional recommendations', 12 November 1916-2 Feb 1917. (Manuscript)
1916-05-31 - 1917-02-02
BTY/6/13
Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916: file entitled 'Honours-Men (Revised list)' containing reports 13 Aug-2 November 1916, and a second file containing 'Additional recommendations' 12 November 1916-2 Feb 1917.
Telegrams relating to the appointment of Commander-in-Chief, a letter from Trevylyan Napier, and a copy of a letter to Walter Cowan, 22-28 November 1916. (Manuscript)
1916
BTY/7/1
Commander-in-Chief 1916-1919: telegrams relating to appointment of Sir David Beatty as Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, and other changes in command, 22-27 November 1916; a letter from Trevylyan Napier (fl.1916) 24 November 1916; and a copy of one to Walter Cowan (1871-1956) 28 November 1916.
File entitled 'Reports of Commitees on Lessons learnt from Action, 31 May-1 June 1916. (Manuscript)
1916-05-31 - 1916-06-24
BTY/6/17
Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916: file entitled 'Reports of Commitees on Lessons learnt from Action 31 May-1 Jun' containing also a summary of damage done to German ships, and remarks on the effect of British and German shell 7-24 June 1916.
Lists of casualties and survivors, 3-10 June 1916. (Manuscript)
1916-05-31 - 1916-06-10
BTY/6/10
Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916: lists of casualties and survivors 3-10 June 1916.
Letters, King George V, 2 Oct 1909-25 July 1918. (Manuscript)
1909-10-02 - 1918-07-25
BTY/15/4
Royalty: George V, King (1865-1936), letters 2 Oct 1909-25 July 1918.
Letters, David Lloyd George, 1st Earl, 16 April 1917-5 August 1919. (Manuscript)
1917-04-16 - 1919-08-05
BTY/14/8
Politicians and government officials: Lloyd George, David, 1st Earl (1863-1945), letters 16 April 1917-5 August 1919.
Papers relating to torpedos fired including 'Vernon's analysis of the torpedoes fired at and by the enemy', 18 and 21 September 1916. (Manuscript)
1916-05-31 - 1916-09-21
BTY/6/7
Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916: papers relating to torpedos fired including 'Vernon's analysis of the torpedoes fired at and by the enemy' 18 and 21 September 1916.
File containing papers entitled 'Congratulatory telegrams and letters', 25 January-24 Feb 1915. (Manuscript)
1915-01-25 - 1915-02-24
BTY/4/4
Battle of Dogger Bank 24 January 1915: file entitled 'Congratulatory telegrams and letters' containing papers 25 January-24 Feb 1915.
File containing papers entitled 'Officers and Men who distinguished themselves', 30 January-5 March 1915. (Manuscript)
1915-01-30 - 1915-03-05
BTY/4/3
Battle of Dogger Bank 24 January 1915: file entitled 'Officers and Men who distinguished themselves' 30 January-5 March 1915.
Reports of the action and related papers, 26 January-15 March 1915. (Manuscript)
1915-01-26 - 1915-03-15
BTY/4/6
Battle of Dogger Bank 24 January 1915: reports of the action and related papers 26 January-15 March 1915.
Letter, Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl, 28 July 1927. (Manuscript)
1927-07-28
BTY/14/1
Politicians and government officials: Baldwin, Stanley, 1st Earl (1867-1947), letter 28 July 1927.
22 letters and 2 enclosures from Ethel to Beatty, March, May, December 1908 and undated. (Manuscript)
1908-03-04 - 1908-12-01
BTY/18/7
Ethel Beatty to her husband David Beatty, letters fos. 1-122, 4-18 March 1908, May and December 1908.
15 letters, 7 enclosures and newspaper cuttings from Ethel to Beatty, 01-30 September 1914. (Manuscript)
1914-09-01 - 1914-09-30
BTY/18/19
Ethel Beatty to her husband David Beatty, letters fos. 1-116, 1-30 September 1914.
10 letters, 4 enclosures and 1 empty envelope from Ethel to Beatty, 02-31 Oct 1914. (Manuscript)
1914-10-02 - 1914-10-31
BTY/18/20
Ethel Beatty to her husband David Beatty, letters fos. 1-75, 2-31 October 1914.
3 letters from Ethel to Beatty, 03-05 August 1909. (Manuscript)
1909-07-01 - 1909-07-11
BTY/18/13
Ethel Beatty to her husband David Beatty, letters fos. 1-73, 1-11 July 1909.
16 letters from Ethel to Beatty, 01-30 Dec 1909. (Manuscript)
1909-12-01 - 1909-12-30
BTY/18/16
Ethel Beatty to her husband David Beatty, letters fos. 1-79, 1-30 December 1909.
File entitled 'Official Despatches and accompanying reports', 2 Jun 1916-3 Dec 1918 (Manuscript)
1916-06-02 - 1918-12-03
BTY/6/1
Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916: file entitled 'Official Despatches and accompanying reports' 2 June 1916-3 Dec 1918.
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