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SBS's hand-written record of his 'war services'.

Type-written extract of Commission report.

Miscellaneous reports - Declaration of Hendrik Christoffel [Reyter] before Justice of the Peace, [Albert S. Botha], re: the siege at Ladysmith. Hand-written; photocopy.

Handwritten and numbered 'B' Divisional Orders.

Smith, F. A Manual of Saddles and Collars, Sore Backs and Sore Shoulders. 3rd ed. London: Harrison and Sons, 1897. (‘Colonel S.B. Steele, C.B. MVO’ signed at front of book by [Marie Steele])

Letter to Steele from Lord Strathcona, re: command of Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes approved invoice.

Letters and telegrams sent to Colonel Steele from individuals applying to or providing references for commissions to serve with Lord Strathcona's Horse in South Africa.

Letters and telegrams sent to Colonel Steele from individuals applying to or providing references for commissions to serve with Lord Strathcona's Horse in South Africa.

Telegram sent to SBS from a volunteer applying for an appointment in South Africa. Handwritten.

Telegram sent to SBS from Lord Strathcona; he is pleased with Colonel Steele's command. Typewritten.

Correspondence from Lord Strathcona to Colonel Steele regarding the Boer War, and the conclusion of Lord Strathcona's Horse's services in South Africa; congratulatory telegram to Steele from Lord Minto.

Handwritten letter from a volunteer seeking a position with the contingent going to South Africa.

Correspondence from Lord Strathcona to Colonel Steele regarding the ongoing Boer War in South Africa and related matters.

Handwritten letter from two boys, M.A. Scott and D.I. Kerfoot, volunteering to join the contingent going to South Africa

A note sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse, re: S.S. Monterey (transport ship) information, and a letter regarding a scheme to place bombs in balloons.

Letter to SBS from D. [McKay] Murray of High River, Alberta with a proposed scheme for the British forces to place bombs in balloons as a military strategy in fighting the Boer War.

A handwritten note related to directions for the Transport Monterey en route to South Africa from Halifax.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes information on horse purchases.

A telegram sent to Colonel Steele from Lord Minto offering congratulations. Hand-written.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; various matters including a letter from the Mayor of Cambellton, New Brunswick presenting Lord Strathcona's Horse contingent with a flag prior to their departure for South Africa.

Typewritten letter to Steele and LSH from Mayor D. Murray of Campbellton, N.B. presenting colors as a "parting souvenir from a loyal people'.

Handwritten letter regarding horses to be transported on the S.S. Monterey for South Africa.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; various matters.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes intelligence messages between the High Commssioner and Admiral; and correspondence with Bank of Montreal representatives who handle financial matters for Lord Strathcona's Horse.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes a telegraph on the movement of horses, vehicles, and mules; a telegraph from the High Commissioner; a late pass issued by Steele (and received by Harwood Steele years later); a code sheet; and copy of an outgoing letter possibly written by Steele asking about transport.

Handwritten note by Maye Steele acknowledging receipt of advance pay for SBS from F.W. Taylor of the Bank of Montreal.

Handwritten letter from I.H. William confirming that SBS will be visiting 'His Excellency' at Government House, Capetown.

Typewritten letter from F.W. Taylor, Bank of Montreal regarding LSH accounts and payments.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes a note about Strathcona's Horse 'Marching out State'; and a letter about transport.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; commission request and parade details.

Handwritten letter to SBS from [? Lennon] Government House, Capetown, acknowledging Steele's report to 'His Excellency'.

Handwritten letter to SBS from Lord Dundonald, re: transport complaint.

Reports to Steele on outstanding LSH men.

Letters related to horses for mounted infantry in South Africa; a letter from [J.L.] Biggar relating his plans for after the war; a listing of stores for Strathcona's Horse; and a letter from an infantryman transferring to the R.C.A.

Handwritten letter to SBS from Lt. Percy Fall at Sabi Drift reporting on men in his command.

Typewritten letter to SBS from J. Lyons Biggar discussing various matters and with an attached stores list.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse, including letters with men serving under his command.

Typewritten letter to SBS from J. Lyons Biggar, various matters.

A letter to Steele from Earl Douglas Dondonald, and from Lt. Colonel Pennington Macpherson.

Handwritten letter to SBS from Lord Dundonald, tribute to Steele and LSH.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes copies of the telegram sent from the Military Secretary representing Lord Kitchener on the day Lord Strathcona's Horse embarked for home.

Handwritten letter to SBS from Mrs. I.A. Johnstone asking for information about her son's death in South Africa.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes plans for honouring the Corps in England (with medals, processions, special programs, etc.) and general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, and tying up loose ends; includes a hand-written memo from Steele.

Letter prepared by J.S.O'Halloran, Secretary, Royal Colonial Institute, with added annotations by SBS, re: London visit.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, and tying up loose ends; includes a list of the non-commissioned officers and constables of the NWMP who served with the Corp under Steele's command and a letter from Minister F.W. Borden acknowledging Steele's request that men from LSH be allowed to join the South African Constabulary.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, medals distribution, discharge papers, and tying up of loose ends.

Handwritten letter to SBS from Thos. J. Davis asking about the particulars surrounding his son's death in South Africa.

Handwritten letter to SBS from Chas. {Wooly?] thanking Steele for the interest he took in his son Tom who served with LSH under Steele.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence around final payments and discharge papers.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, discharge papers and tying up of loose ends.

Typewritten letter to SBS from Joseph Colmer, Lord Strathcona's secretary, re: various matters.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, medals distribution, insurance claims, and death reports for men killed while serving with LSH during the Boer War. Included are two detailed letters went to the mother of a young man (Douglas Brayfield) killed during the war.

Typewritten letter to SBS from Joseph Colmer, Secretary to Lord Strathcona, with attached memo sent to the Bank of Montreal, re: payment to Steele from W. Munro.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, medals distribution, discharge papers and tying up of loose ends. There are also letters from Minister F.W. Borden discussing his son's grave site in South Africa.

Handwritten letter to SBS from R.H. Moir who served under him in LSH; various matters discussed including issueing death reports and request for recommendation.

Typewritten letter to SBS from Henry J. Brereton, asking for an address of an LSH Captain.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around medal disbursements, final payments, death reports, discharge papers, and tying up loose ends.

Correspondence related to LSH corps and military matters post Boer War; includes plans for establishing a permanent Strathcona Corps in Canada and related correspondence with Lord Strathcona and J. Lyons Biggar; also a letter detailing a planned painting to honor South African War participants.

Typewritten letter to SBS from Aubrey White, Assistant Commissioner, re: military land grants.

Letters sent to Colonel Steele, re: acquiring a sculptor to create a monument erected to the members of Lord Strathcona's Horse who fell in action in South Africa, for placement in Calgary. Includes an explanatory letter from SBS describing the horses used by LSH (and with the NWMP and Canadian Mounted Rifles).

Correspondence from SBS's brother-in-law (Auguste); various matters but includes a discussion about the design of a statue to honor the role of the LSH during the South African War, attached sketches and news clipping.

Correspondence related to the death of Sgt. John Brothers or Lord Strathcona's Horse, and the questions surrounding what became of Brothers' personal effects.

Handwritten letter to SBS from H.F. Nicholls requesting a signature on his discharge papers from LSH so he can pursue his B.C. scrip.

Typewritten letter to SBS from F.W. White, NWMP Comptroller, mentioning that Lord Strathcona is requesting a copy of a diary of Strathcona's Horse while in South Africa.

Boer War Affidavit; includes blank form and completed report by Gideon Petrus Pretonia.

Telegrams sent to Colonel Steele over the course of Lord Strathcona's Horse's service in South Africa.

Correspondence related to Boer War affidavits obtained by Colonel S.B. Steele from Boer leaders defending General Buller and his difficulties in relieving Ladysmith in the South African War.

Correspondence related to disputing reports that SBS had behaved inappropriately at a banquet given by Lord Strathcona in London on the return of the Regiment from South Africa. References are also made to a book by W.T.R. Preston and his depiction of the banquet event.

Handwritten letter to SBS from E.T. Logan in response to a request that he speak to Steele's character in light of rumors about inappropriate behavior at a banquet held in London for returning LSH military.

Diary of Lord Strathcona's Corps' Boer War - Colonel S.B. Steele C.B. M.V.O. Commanding (stamped in gold lettering on diary cover) Canada, South Africa, England Double hard-cover binding; type-written entries.

First page entry: "Militia Order No 26 issued for the formation of mounted corps for special service in South Africa, the Regiment to be called Strathcona's Horse in honour of the Right Hon: Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal at whose expense this force is to be raised and equipped.

Letterhead stationery sample.

Handwritten telegram to SBS from Lord Strathcona, re: congratulations.

Handwritten report sent from SBS to His Excellency, The High Commissioner, Cape Town, re: movement of troops and military strategy.

Enlistment state data and nominal listing.

Troop report extracts; hand-written notes and includes a draft report written by Steele for the High Commissioner in Cape Town.

Report extract from the intelligence diary of the Consul General at Laurence Marques regarding Komati Port.

Letter sent to SBS from Lt. Guy H. Kirkpatrick responding to charges of gold being removed from Glynn's Lydenburg Mine. Handwritten, 2 pp.

Reports around the controversial removal of gold from South African property by members of Colonel Steele's command.

Hand-written listing of names for LSH roll.

Roll of men killed in action or who died from other causes in South Africa; list of death certificates prepared for Ottawa.

Roll of men invalidated and in hospital in South Africa.

Typewritten nominal listing of Officers, N.C.O's and Men Invalided to England.

Roll of men remaining in South Africa on private business.

Handwritten roll of 'Names of Men Recommended for Distinction

Names of men recommended for distinction and a roll of names of individuals entitled to the South African medal granted by His Majesty the King.

Roll of men on board S.S. "Lake Erie" for the return trip to England.

Copy of correspondence sent to Steele, re: history of LSH and Steele's reply. Includes a list of names and addresses of original officers of Lord Strathcona's Horse in South Africa, 1900-1901. Original letter is retained in Series 2008.1.1.1.2 - Personal/General correspondence.

Printed Appendix No. 2 to "Notes on the Country to the East and North of Pretoria"; probably used for both Lord Strathcona's Horse and SAC.

Colonel Steele's final report as Officer Commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse.

Roll of men enlisted with Lord Strathcona's Horse, prepared in 1905 from information on the date of their discharge (15 Mar. 1901).

A warrant/certificate, 30.5 x 40.5 cm, issued to Samuel Benfield Steele and appointing him as an Officer in the Land Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Issued on February 21st, 1900 and effective from March 7th, 1900. A seal is attached to the certificate.

Programme for a concert held on Board the Transport "Monterey" ... to celebrate the event of LSH crossing the equator.

Colonel Steele's Record of War Service report and a hand-written summary of his military and policing experience up to and including the Boer War.

Printed song lyrics: "Transport Monterey", 1 pp.

Elder Dempster Line, S.S. Monterey Bill of Fare for lunch; blank on inside.

Small booklet: a Souvenir Libretto for a Grand Patriotic concert held at the Orillia Opera House on Thursday, February 8th, 1900. Included in the text is a contribution entitled "Canada" by Miss Esther Miller, SBS's cousin.

A page torn from "The Graphic" illustrated newspaper, with an illustration showing Sir Wilfrid Laurier bidding the Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment farewell on Parliament Hill.

A page torn from "The Graphic" illustrated newspaper, with a photograph and short write-up on 'Colonel Sam Steele'.

Regimental Concert program for the S.S. Monterey, 03 April 1900; typewritten on Elder Dempster Line Strathcona's Horse stationery. 1 pp.