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Letter from [L K S] for the Editor, Tit Bits, to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/149 · Item · 11 Sep 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper with engraved illustrations of premises: George Newnes Limited Editorial Department, Tit Bits, London. Counting House and Editorial Offices, 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand; Publishing Department, Exeter Street, Strand. Signed.
'I am very much obliged to you for your letter of 10th inst., and desire to inform you that the idea of Tit-Bits free day arose out of some successful days on the same lines at the Manchester White City and the New Brighton Tower. I am certain that the idea was not taken from 'John Bull', but was developed in the manner indicated. The idea of publishing the Prize Tit-Bits in book form has been suggested to us scores of times and I am afraid that the idea has occurred to you as well as to many others. Many thanks, however, for bringing the matters under my notice.'
Draft letter from Herbert Allingham to Mr. Murray
ALL/11/15 · Item · 5 Nov 1904
Part of Herbert Allingham

Signed.
Allingham is agreeing to do Xmas story - 14000 words £5 10/- and will provide copy by Nov 19th. Says it will be a bit of a rush as he has quite a lot of work on. Hopes Mr. Murray won’t mind if the serial stands over for the present – ‘I take it that does not matter to you as you have 7 numbers in hand. By the way how long do you want the serial to be? I thought about 12 or 13 numbers but perhaps when I have written say 10 numbers we might wait and see if it caught on and if it did of course it could go on as long as you like. I rather fancy this story myself and think it will go [133] I think your idea for plot of Xmas story is good and will work it along those lines.’

Mr. Murray was one of the two Editors (brothers) at The Aldine Press.
Receipted invoice from Mrs.G. Ninnes to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/150 · Item · 14 Nov 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Mrs G. Ninnes, 59 and 60 Chancery Land (second floor), London EC. Signed.
Receipt for typewriting or duplicating services provided for the following stories: 'Lights of London Town', 'The Love of a Flirt', 'The Duke that went astray', 'A Modern Santa Claus', 'David Yes', 'Adventures of Hand William', amounting to £2.1.5½.
Stamped and receipted 14 November 1908.
Letter from C Lavell to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/151 · Item · 25 Feb 1909
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: George Newnes Limited Publishers, Southampton Street, Strand London WC. Signed.
‘The writer has an opening for powerful, brightly-written short stories, either humorous or dramatic (preferably with happy endings), length 1,500 – 3,000 words - not more.’
Letter from F C Cordwell to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/152 · Item · 4 Aug 1909
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 25 Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London EC. Signed.
'I have read the enclosed story and I think it is very good indeed. I shall of course have to place it before Mr. Cantle, and if you can have it typewritten and let me have it at once I shall be much obliged as I want to start the story as soon as possible,’
[hand-written] PS ‘I think the title a bit too long. However we could discuss that later.’
Letter from Robert Scotland Liddell to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/153 · Item · 7 Aug 1909
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Ideas, E Hulton & Co. Ltd., proprietor, Manchester.
'Many thanks for your letter of the 6thinst. I hope to use your story entitled 'The Surprising Adventures of Andy Yale' at an early date, but owing to the large amount of MA that I have in hand, it has been impossible for me to publish this sooner.'
Letter from F C Cordwell to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/154 · Item · 29 Sep 1909
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 25 Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London EC. Signed.
‘I think that Plucky Polly Perkins is going along Splendidly but it you could manage to bring her away from the seaside I should be much obliged. It is rather late in the season to be at a summer resort.Will you kindly let me have an instalment of ‘Driven from Home’ by next Monday if possible.’
Letter from F C Cordwell to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/155 · Item · 5 Oct 1909
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 25 Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London EC. Signed.
'I have read the third instalment of 'Drive From Home' and think it is going along excellently. The fifth instalment will be for the Christmas Number, so I shall be obliged if you will bear this in mind. I can give you an extra two columns for this instalment. Enclosed please find reproduction of poster, it may possibly be of use to you.'
Letter from F C Cordwell to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/156 · Item · 7 Oct 1909
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 25 Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London EC. Signed.
‘Owing to the large amount of advertisements that will appear in The Butterfly for the next month, I shall have much difficulty in squeezing in all the features into the small amount of space.Will you therefore make your Polly Perkins not more that 2,000 words in length and Driven from Home 3,000 words. I am very sorry indeed to have to ask you to cut your stories down, but you will easily understand that as I have only three pages left for copy it is difficult to have space sufficient to take two serials and two series. One whole page is devoted to advertisements.’
Letter from John A to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/157 · Item · 19 Oct 1909
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: The Christian Globe Newspaper Association Limited, 185 Fleet Street, London. Signed.
‘Mr. Fox informs me that the story 'Love the Foe' will wind up next Thursday Nov 26th. This will suit us admirably, as we shall be able to commence a new story in our Xmas No. (Nov 26th). I will send you Mrs. L.T. Mead’s Xmas story when I return home. I have a capital subject for the front pages – a lively one which I think will suit.’