Correspondence with Camille Huysmans

Scope and Content

Correspondence with Camille Huysmans (1871-1968), writer and politician, relating to Huysmans' employment as a correspondent for the Manchester Guardian in Belgium, with discussion of the form, subjects, and payment for articles, and with the suggestion by Scott of an article on the territorial demands of Belgian government. Also included are related internal memoranda, which make reference to the behaviour of British soldiers in Belgium.

Also included is correspondence relating to Huysmans' resignation, owing to his appointment [as minister of education], and recommendation of J. Saxe, journalist at Le Peuple, as a successor.