Smith-Dorrien, Arthur Hale, Rear-Admiral, 1856-1933.

The collection consists of a picture journal in four volumes, containing watercolours, photographs, newscuttings and documents relating to Smith-Dorrien's career, from his schooldays to the end of this naval service, 1865 to 1904. There are also three volumes of caricatures and sketches.

Note that Smith-Dorrien and Dorrien-Smith are variant names of branches of the same family, the Dorrien-Smiths of Tresco Abbey, Scilly, being previous owners of the 'Valhalla' figurehead collection there until it also became part of the National Maritime Museum collection in the 1970s.