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The collection, c 1914 contains notes and transcripts of letters made by Godfrey Fox Bradby on the French Revolution.

The collection contains working notes by Charles Frederick Hardy, c1960, written from secondary sources on various subjects, chiefly travel.

Transcripts and documents made by Jones for his book on the American loyalists, The Loyalists of Massachusetts: Their memorials, petitions and claims (St Catherine Press, 1930).

Photographs and photostats, many annotated, and manuscript material relating to early church drama, covering 8th-16th century manuscripts collected from throughout Europe. The collection includes a manuscript of the song Doochary with music by Smoldon. The Music of the Medieval Church Dramas by W. L. Smoldon, edited by Cynthia Bourgeault was published by Oxford University Press in 1980.

Two manuscript fragments, formerly pastedowns, containing part of Gratian's Decretum, bound in a volume dating from 1546.

A letter, 1836, from the trustees and mortgagees of the Birmingham and Bromsgrove Turnpike to Fielden requesting compensation for loss of income.

Alphabetical list for applicants for the post of porter with the railway, giving name of applicant, residence, age, former employment, by whom recommended and remarks. Undated, probably c1837.

Compositions by Stephen and George Elvey as well as Highmore Skeats, the younger and the elder, c1815-1840?

Account written by Owen Lewis, clerk of the Cooperative Society, about his friendship with Thomas Sturge Moore, writer and wood-engraver, [1933-1944].

Six manuscript fragments used as binding materials in a book dating from 1598.

Copy of a violin Sonata composed by Francesco Geminiani in 1739, dated 20 Mar 1829.

Incomplete thesis on the French writer Stephane Servant, 1869-1916. Includes a transcript of Servant's manuscript entitled Traite de l'Art Poetique.

Material relating to the documentary film series Watergate, 1960s-1990s, concerning the Watergate scandal and the fall of President Richard Nixon, made by Brian Lapping Associates Ltd and broadcast in 1994, including U-matic cassettes of video taped interviews with members of Richard Nixon's administration and those that prosecuted Watergate, notably H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, Charles Colson and John Dean; typed transcripts of the above interviews, including both original research interviews and transcripts from the final production interviews; U-matic tapes of the newsreel used in the programme; transcripts of the White House tapes containing President Nixon's conversations with his aides taped by his hidden system, 1971-1973; copies of Haldeman's handwritten notes of conversations with the President and others, especially relating to Watergate, 1970-1973; other research material, including Books of Information compiled by the House Judiciary Committee relating to Watergate, transcripts of evidence given to the Senate Watergate Committee in private session, copies of newspaper articles, books and unpublished memoirs, as well as VHS and audio tapes containing Nixon's press conferences of 1972, John Dean's testimony and previous documentaries made on the Watergate scandal.

The material comprises correspondence between Thomas Sturge Moore (TSM) and various members of the Moore, Sturge and Appia families, friends, literary colleagues, including R.C Trevelyan, A.H Fisher, W.B Yeats, Robert Ross, Wyndham Lewis, George Bernard Shaw and Charles Ricketts, publishers and various others; diaries, notebooks and journals; drafts, proofs and published copies of his poems, articles, speeches and lectures; sketches and designs for costumes, book covers and bookplates for both his own work and that of others, most notably W.B Yeats; personal and family papers and photographs. Also included are copies of correspondence between the artist Charles Ricketts and friends, colleagues and various others; copies of his journals and diaries; material relating to his work and art collection; draft notes for a biography of Ricketts by Ursula Bridge and personal papers of the artist Charles Shannon.

Papers of Professor Andrew Rutherford, including material relating to the teaching of literature at University level, such as lectures dating from his time at the University of Aberdeen, and reports to the British Council on his lecturing tours abroad; documents concerning the admission of Goldsmith's College as a School of the University of London; appointment diaries and a file of speeches made while Vice-Chancellor of the University of London; research material compiled by Rutherford relating to his book book The literature of war: five studies in heroic virtue (Macmillan, 1978) and his editorship of seven volumes of Kipling's stories and poetry , most notably Early verse by Rudyard Kipling (Oxford University Press, 1986), comprising working notes, photocopies, correspondence and drafts.

The collection contains printed volumes, mainly on Shakespeare and a collection of typescript and manuscript notes for a book, which was being prepared on the life and times of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.

Certificate of burial in wool, 1738, for Mary Wilbey of the parish of St Benedict, Cambridge.

Letter dated 1741 from Nathaniel Lardner to the Rev [Joseph] Hallett junior of Exeter, which continues a discussion based on biblical references to strangers among the Jews.

Manuscript draft for a speech to the City Council (Ayuntamiento) of Madrid by the Alcade of Madrid, proposing the erection of an equestrian statue of Charles III, 18th century.

Two typescript letters to Professor W.A. Davenport, Oct-Nov 1967, relating to Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse.

Large bound scrapbook entitled 'Madrid Plans II', and containing prints and engravings of plans and views of Madrid and certain buildings in the city. The material is generally not dated, but depicts scenes from the 15th to the 19th centuries. There are also some 19th century newspaper cuttings relating to buildings in Milan.

The majority of this material consists of papers relating to the Akers family business interests in the West Indies, although there is a small amount of more personal material listed under MS999/8. Much of the material was created during the lifetime of the first Aretas Akers, but the annotations found on the majority of the documents demonstrate that the material has been subsequently used and re-used to bring order to the family's financial affairs and to fulfill the demands of Aretas Akers' will.

Manuscripts written in and about shorthand, 16th-20th centuries.

A list of 79 subscribers to the British Linen Company, giving their status or occupation with amounts subscribed.

The British Linen Company was incorporated by royal charter on 5 July, 1746, "to do every thing that may conduce to the promoting and carrying on "the manufacture of linen. (For a manuscript copy of this charter see MS.112.)

The papers of Garrick Club comprise one volume containing playbills for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden between 28 September 1825 and 23 June 1826 with occasional notices of cast changes.

Programmes for services at Christ the King; newsletters; orders of services, 1981-1986.

"A history of Newgate with an account of some notorious criminals", [1910]: manuscript volume, which includes press-cuttings on prisons policy and pamphlets by the Penal Reform League.

The Forth Bridge Railway Company: Letter to Challinor and Company, solicitors, 1899; interest warrants, 1913-1927.

Papers of Ted Crawford, [1966-1978] comprise periodicals including Workers News, c 1975; Israc, 1969 May-1971 March (incomplete), 1970 March; Socialist Appeal, 1978 March-April; The Spark, 1971 September, November; The Bulletin [United States edition], 1970 July -August; The Bulletin [British edition], 1974; Marxist Bulletin, 1975-1976; pamphlets, especially about Israel, including "Les Democarties Populaires - sont elles des etats socialistes", Paris, 1966.

Papers of Mudie's Select Library, 1842-1888, [1955-1972], comprise title index to principal works of fiction in circulation and their occurrence in the Mudie catalogues for 1876 and 1884 (1955); bibiography of fiction in Mudie's catalogues, 1848, 1858, 1869; typescript drafts including "George Moore, Mudie's Library and Public Opinion" (1972); notes on Mudie's advertisements in The Athenaeum, 1842-1888.

Admission book of St Peter's Sunday School, 1913, comprising a list of students in class 3; details of teaching materials; details of payments for teachers; and the liturgy for Church of England Sunday Schools.

Typescript copy of poem, "A sedative at daybreak" by Laurie Whistler. With etchings by Joan Hassall. This copy was a gift to Walter de la Mare. Inscribed "And to dearest WJdlM with love, always, from LW".

A manuscript volume containing a transcript by George Chalmers of a discourse, [1558], by John Yonge recommending the establishment of a bank of money for the relief of the poor. The proposal is for this bank to be formed by the payment of a death duty by all members of society, consisting of the best garment of the deceased. The manuscript also contains a proposal for the reformation of the coinage and a dedicatory epistle to Queen Elizabeth I.

'Specification of the workmanship for the Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway', the specification itself is not in John Urpeth Rastrick's hand, but it includes notes added to the text by him. His signature appears on the dorse of the fly-leaf, with the date of 16 Oct 1829 and a note: 'the first specification for a railway that was ever made'.

Notebook of John Urpeth Rastrick headed: 'Cost price of timber in scantl[in]g', [1829].

Specification for Leeds and Selby Railway, contracts numbered 1 and 2, Sep 1830. This specification was owned by Rastrick but may not have been created by him.

Estimates in John Urpeth Rastrick's and another hand, usually endorsed and corrected by Rastrick, Dec 1843-Jul 1844.

The Laws and Regulations of the Beneficent Society of Tinwald, 1800.

Unpublished copy of Augustus de Morgan's 'On the syllogism, No. 6: on quantity and location; on identity in relation to the syllogism; on the history of the mnemonic words of the fourth figure, of Logic at Cambridge, of the occult quality; on the triadic system of enunciation'.

Manuscript concerning the proposed trial of the Earls of Essex and Southampton 1601: ff 6b. The Arraingement of the Earles of Essex and Southampton in Westminster haulle the 19th of februarie 1600/1 [the versos of ff.15 and 16 are written upside down]. ff 21b. The manner of the Demeaner of the Earle of Essex att the time of his Deathe.

A Mirrour of Virtues and vices in 2 decads by way of description and Characters manuscript by Thomas Bilson, successively Bishop of Worcester and of Winchester. In a prefatory note to his sister, Bilson characterizes the work as "the extract of the superfluous humour of youth's distemperature, which I hope maturity of judgment, and ripenesse of further experience will either purify or utterly extinguish." Perhaps written while he was at Oxford.

A Treatise of the Lord Franc: Bacon of Verulam: high Chancelour of England concerning the Wisdome of the Ancients: translated by M[ichael] N[ewman]. With the autograph of the translator on the last page.

Contains the following items: ff 3-8. Certaine replies and obiections Answered by William Lord Burleigh at the Councell Table vizt. whether it may stand with good polecy for her Majestie to ioyne with [ciphers] in their enterprize of [cipher]. ff 9-24. A collection of speeches by Sir Nicholas Bacon while Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (1558-1579) ff 27-31. An extract of House of Commons proceedings for Nov 1601. ff 32. A Speech made by the Lord Chauncellor of Fraunce [King?] at such time as he was by the kinges [Louis XIII] commaund willed to [resign] his office. ff 34-35. Wise and grave precepts. ff 36-47. Another collection of speeches by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper. ff 48-60. To Mr. Anthonye Bacon. An apologye of the Earle of Essex agaynst those that falslye and Maliciouslye taxe him to be the onlye hinderer of the peace and quiet of his Cuntrye. ff 64-77. Severall speeches made by Sir Francis Bacon Lord Keeper of the greate Seele of England. ff 80-118. A collection of certen letters written by Sir Frauncis Bacon Knight and others. [f 112 is blank].

Letters and Parliamentary speeches, [1600-1700]; Containing the following items: ff 1-100. A Collection of Divers Arguments and speeches delivered to Kinge James, and propounded to the House of Parliament. Touching the necessitie of calling of parliaments with divers Consideracions of his Majesties Estate, and his Majesties propositions thereof to the Lords of his Councell with the Councells Annswere thereunto, by Robert Cicill late Earle of Salisburie, and Lord Treasurer of England. [The pages containing the King's Propositions and the Council's Answer were evidently lost shortly after the MS. was written: for there are two indexes, the later of which (on f.2 before the original index), in a hand almost contemporary with the original MS., contains only those items which are still present.] ff 103-132. The Fore Runner of Revenge Uppon the Duke of Buckingham For the poysoning of the most potent King James ... And the Lord Marquis Hamilton and others of the Nobilitie. Discovered by Master George Eglisham one of King Jameses Phisitians ... Franckford 1626. [Evidently copied from the first edition of the English translation of "Prodromus Vindictae", which bears this imprint.] ff 134-159. The King's Propositions and the Council's Answer, missing from section (1). ff 161-175. An unhappie view of the whole behaviour of the Lord Duke of Buckingham at the Ile of Ree. [The expedition of 1627] Secretlie discovered by W.F. an unfortunate Comander in that untoward service. ff 177-181. Of Robert Devereux Earl of Essex and George Villiers Duke of Buckingham Some Observations By way of Parallell in the time of there estates and fortunes and measure of favours [By Sir Henry Wotton]. ff 182-203. The Disparitie Between the Earle of Essex and the Duke of Buckingham. [By Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. This version lacks the last thousand words of so of that printed in the "Reliquiae Wottonianae" 1685] ff 206-237. To Mr. Anthony Bacon. An Apologie of the Earle of Essex against those which falsly jeaslously and maliciously takes tax him to be the only hindrance of the peace and quiet of his Country compiled penned by himselfe Anno Domini 1599 1598. imprinted at lo[ndon] 1603. [The readings between ** are interlinear additions, in a different hand, which continue throughout the text. They correspond with the readings of the 1603 edition. There are occasional marginalia in a third hand, but they have been heavily cropped by the binder.] ff 240-271. A Speech delivered by Robert [Cecil] Earle of Salisburye Lord Treasurer of England by the appoyntment of the Kings Majestie unto the Lords Knights and Burgesses of both houses of Parliament ... [14th February] 1609 [n.s. 1610] Anno regni Regis Jacobi etc Septimo [Some marginalia in a different hand]. ff 272-285. An Apologie upon the death of Sir Robert Cecell knight late Lord Threr [Treasurer] of England written against his libellers and presented to Kinge James. ff 286-301. A Discourse written by Sir John Suckling Knight to the Earle of Dorsett. ["An Account of Religion by Reason". Preceded by an introductory letter. There are considerable annotations at the beginning and end of the text in a different hand; some of the matter is lost by cropping.] ff 302-348. A Collection of divers letters, written at sundry tymes, and upon severall occasions, to many of the Nobilitie and gentrie of this Kingdome, by that famous Councellor at lawe Sir Francis Bacon knight late Lord Chancellor of England. ff 351-390. An answere to Tom-Tell-Troth the Practise of Princes and the Lamentacions of the church. [By George Calvert, Baron Baltimore]. ff 393-403. A True relacion of the Treaty and ratificacion of the mariage concluded ... betweene ... Charles kinge of greate Brittaine ... and the Lady Henrietta Maria Sister to the French Kinge. [Dated 8 May 1625]. ff 407-438. A discoverie of the Hollanders fishing or Trades and their circumventing us therein and the meanes how to make proffit by the fishing with the profit honnour and security that will redound to his Majestie and all sorts of Subiects within his three Kingdomes by it.

Manuscript of a poem, Catullus, c1900 (manuscript 324) by Arthur William Symons.

Documents, including terriers and notarial instruments, relating to the church of Nuestra Senora de Atocha of Madrid.

Reconfirmation by Henry III of Castille of a grant made originally by Henry II and confirmed by John I, of the town of Astudillo to Ferrando de Sanches de Tovar, 15 Dec 1393.

Demonstrado por Pueblo en Verada, con Noticia de los Vecinos Casas Parroquias y Hermitas qua cada uno tiene.

'Comienza la Cronica del Illustrissimo Principe Enrique 4 Rey de este nombre de Castilla y Leon'.

A short history of the poor house Hospicio de San Fernando in Madrid and an account of its present (1747) constitution and administration; copies of documents (1734-1738) relating to the administration of the poor house unders its previous Governor, Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo; a letter of 24 October 1748 to Cardinal Infante, Luis Antonio, asking for financial help to meet increased food prices.