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A holograph manuscript, 1932, of Fugue written by Olive Moore.

A manuscript of The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections, 1918, with a letter attached.

A manuscript fair copy of the opera Gabriella Di Vergy, c 1825-1845, with passages written in the hand of the composer, Gaetano Donizetti.

Arthur William Symons' holograph manuscript of 'London Nights' in ink with occasional corrections and two poems, 'At Corinth' and 'Ada', which were not included in the published volume of poems.

Papers of John Masefield comprising brief handwritten passages, which appear to stand on their own rather than being extracts from longer works and are most unlikely unpublished. One is entitled 'The Ong of Highworth Ridden' and a note by the other descibes it as 'Lines for Mosquito Day, and in the Memory of Sir Reginald Ross, a patient observer of little things'. They are accompanied by letters from Geoffrey Handley-Taylor concerning depositing Masefield material at the University of London Library (now Senate House Library).

Fragmented manuscript of The Vision of Piers Plowman by William Langland. Some decoration can be seen on the partial first pages and the first letter of each passus is raised in gold with coloured inks. Some characters appear in red or blue throughout the text and words and paraphrases in Latin are in red.

Papers and correspondence of John Masefield, 1910-1967. SL V 92-7 are letters and SL V 98 are book tokens inscribed by Masefield. SL V 99 are proofs for Sea Life in Nelson's Time (1971).

Records, 1791-2005, of the University of London, separated into the following categories: Academic Council (AC); the Athlone Press (AP); Accountant (AT); Audio-Visual Centre (AV); British Postgraduate Medical Federation (BPMF); Brown Animal Sanatory Institution (BR); Botanical Supply Unit (BS); Centre of International and Area Studies (CA); Careers Advisory Service (CB); Collegiate Council (CC); Commerce Degree Bureau (CD); Central File (CF); Children's Outing Group (CG); College Hall (CH); Institute of Computer Science (CM); Convocation and Committees (CN); University Computing Services (CP); Central Registry (CR); Central Secretariat (CS); Court (CT); Institute of Commonwealth Studies (CW); External Council (EC); Examination Department (EX); Finance and General Purposes Committee (FG); University of London Graduates Association (GA); Human Resources (HR); Labour Party (LP); Library Resources Co-ordinating Committee (LR); Military Education Committee (ME); Medical Graduates Society (MG); Miscellaneous (MI); University Observatory (OB); Organisation and Methods Unit (OM); Physiological Laboratory (PL); Public Relations (PR); Purchasing Group (PU); Registrar's Office (RO); Registrar's Collection (RC); Registration Officer (RG); Central Staff Association and Affiliated Clubs (SA); School of Advanced Study (SAS); Standing Conference of School Training Officers (SC); School Examinations Board (SE); Standing Conference of the Librarians of the Libraries of the University of London (SCOLLUL)(SL); Senate (ST); Services Department (SV); Training Management Board (TM); University Entrance Requirements Department (UE); University Library (UL); University of London Computer Centre (ULCC); University of London Union (UN); University Publications (UP); Vice Chancellor and Principal (VP).

The collection comprises the archives of the Cusichaca Trust. The Trust undertook three main projects, as described above, which are represented in subfonds 2, 3, and 4. The materials in other subfonds mostly relate to these three projects, but are in a specific format (such as photographs) or are a distinct type of record (such as Trust Governance). There are further details as to how these sections relate to each other in the arrangement note section. Overall, the archive includes seven subfonds (CUS/1-7), and one additional series (CUS/8), which includes:

• CUS/1: Trust governance and directors (Ann Kendall) materials, relates to organisational management, administration, and the top-level organisation of the trust. This includes Ann Kendall's notebooks and correspondence.
• CUS/2: Cusichaca project materials (c.1977-1988), relates to the first project the Trust undertook. This was largely archaeological, and relates heavily to excavation, finds, analysis, reconnaissance, outreach, and project administration.
• CUS/3: Patacancha project materials (c.1987-1997), relates to the second major project undertaken by the Trust. During this period, the goals of the Trust's work became increasingly rural developmental, and this section of the archive includes specialist research relating to agriculture, environmental development, canal and terrace restoration. There are also papers relating to excavation work, reconnaissance, outreach, and project administration.
• CUS/4: Ayacucho and Apurimac project materials (c.1997-2013), relates to the last major project undertaken by the Trust. This was largely a rural development and agricultural project, aimed at reviving pre-Hispanic systems. These subfonds include materials relating specifically to archaeology, rural development, project finances, and outreach.
• CUS/5: Plans and maps relate to a variety of archaeological and excavation projects. Many of the plans and maps relate specifically to certain sites and locations such as Huillca Raccay and Patallacta. Some of the maps and plans relate to specific buildings. These materials relate heavily to both the Cusichaca and Patacancha projects respectively.
• CUS/6: Photographic materials relate to various people, locations, activities, and projects. Comprised of various formats, including slides, prints, and negatives. Some of the photographs are in large format. These materials relate strongly to all three major projects.
• CUS/7: Outreach and publicity materials produced to publicise and broadcast the Cusichaca Trust's work and achievements. These include posters, articles, interviews, and materials from the press. These materials relate strongly to all three major projects.
• CUS/8: Ann Kendall's personal, and additional administrative, materials. These relate specifically to the project founder and director and include a combination of personal and professional materials.

Collectively the materials form a combined study of a specific region in the South-Central Andes over several decades. The archaeology, archaeobotany and ethnohistorical work focused on human occupation of the area from the late first millennium BC, through Inca expansion and into the Spanish Colonial period. Furthermore, the archaeological record was placed in its geographical and cultural context through archaeological reconnaissance. The Trust's exploratory work established the existence of many previously undocumented archaeological sites. The collection includes unpublished specialist reports that have rarely been revisited since original creation.

The Trust's ethnographic and much of its environmental work examined the domestic and economic lives of local farming families in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The surviving papers of the Cusichaca Trust also offer a record of the administrative effort involved in sustaining major projects in archaeology, rural development and other disciplines over a 40-year period. They reveal the changing aims and practices of diverse sub-projects, as techniques and approaches within each discipline were shaped by the interests and requirements of academic, governmental and private sponsors.

The collection includes a variety of media types including paper records, photographic materials, maps, plans, and digital media. The types of media, and use of technology evolved as the project progressed. The Cusichaca project materials are exclusively analogue, while the Patacancha and Ayacucho and Apurimac papers are increasingly digital. The archive also chronicles the Trust's changing record keeping practices, and document management systems.

La colección comprende los archivos del Trust Cusichaca. El Trust emprendió tres proyectos principales, como se describió anteriormente, que están representados en los subfondos 2, 3 y 4. Los materiales en otros subfondos se relacionan principalmente con estos tres proyectos, pero están en un formato específico (como fotografías) o son distintos tipos de registro (como Trust Governance). Hay más detalles sobre cómo estas secciones se relacionan entre sí en la sección de nota de disposición. En general, el archivo incluye siete subfondos (CUS / 1-7) y una serie adicional (CUS / 8), que incluye:

• CUS/1: Materiales de gobierno y directores de Trust (Ann Kendall): se relacionan con la gestión organizacional, la administración y la organización de alto nivel del Trust. Estos incluyen los cuadernos y correspondencia de Ann Kendall.
• CUS/2: Materiales del proyecto Cusichaca (c.1977-1988): se refieren al primer proyecto que emprendió el Trust. Este fue en gran parte un proyecto arqueológico, y los materiales se relacionan en gran medida con la excavación, hallazgos, análisis, reconocimiento, divulgación y administración delproyecto.
• CUS/3: Materiales del proyecto Patacancha (c. 1987-1997): se relacionan con el segundo gran proyecto realizado por el Proyecto de Trust. Durante este período, los objetivos de trabajo del Trust se centraron cada vez más en desarrollo rural.Esta sección del archivo incluye investigaciones especializadas relacionadas con la agricultura, el desarrollo ambiental, la restauración de canales y terrazas. También hay documentos relacionados con trabajos de excavación, reconocimiento, divulgación y administración del proyecto.
• CUS/4: Materiales del proyecto Ayacucho y Apurimac (c.1997-2013): se refieren al último gran proyecto realizado por el Trust. Este fue en gran medida un proyecto de desarrollo rural y agrícola, destinado a revivir los sistemas prehispánicos. Estos subfondos incluyen materiales relacionados específicamente con la arqueología, el desarrollo rural, las finanzas del proyecto y la divulgación.
• CUS/5: Planos y mapas: se relacionan con una variedad de proyectos arqueológicos y de excavación. Muchos de los planos y mapas se relacionan específicamente con ciertos sitios y ubicaciones como Huillca Raccay y Patallacta. Algunos de los mapas y planos se relacionan con edificios específicos. Estos materiales se relacionan en gran medida con los proyectos Cusichaca y Patacancha, respectivamente.
• CUS/6: Materiales fotográficos: se relacionan con varias personas, ubicaciones, actividades y proyectos. Incluye varios formatos como diapositivas, impresiones y negativos. Algunas de las fotografías son de en gran tamaño. Estos materiales se relacionan sobre todo con los tres proyectos principales.
• CUS / 7: Divulgación y publicidad: materiales producidos para publicitar y transmitir el trabajo y los logros del Cusichaca Trust. Estos incluyen carteles, artículos, entrevistas y materiales de prensa. Estos materiales se relacionan sobre todo con los tres proyectos principales.
• CUS / 8: materiales personales y administrativos de Ann Kendall. Estos se relacionan específicamente con la fundadora y directora del proyecto e incluyen una combinación de materiales personales y profesionales.

Colectivamente, los materiales forman un estudio combinado de una región específica en la zona centro-sur de los Andes durante varias décadas. El trabajo de arqueología, arqueobotánica y etnohistoria se centró en la ocupación humana de la zona desde finales del primer milenio antes de Cristo, a través de la expansión Inca y en el período colonial español. Además, el registro arqueológico se situóen su contexto geográfico y cultural a través del reconocimiento arqueológico. El trabajo exploratorio del Trust estableció la existencia de muchos yacimientosarqueológicos previamente indocumentados. La colección incluye informes especializados no publicados que apenas han sido utilizados por los investigadores desde sucreación original.

Gran parte del trabajo ambiental y etnográfico del Trust se centró en examinar la vida doméstica y económica de las familias agrícolas locales a fines de los años setenta y principios de los ochenta. Los documentos que se han preservado también proporcionan una perspectiva sobre el esfuerzo administrativo que supuso el mantenimiento de grandes proyectos en arqueología, desarrollo rural y otras disciplinas durante un período de 40 años. Revelan los objetivos y prácticas cambiantes de diversos subproyectos, ya que las técnicas y enfoques dentro de cada disciplina se vieron influidos por los intereses y requisitos de patrocinadores académicos, gubernamentales y privados.

La colección incluye una variedad de tipos de soportes documentales, incluidos documentos en papel, materiales fotográficos, mapas, planos y documentos digitales. La tipología documental y el uso de la tecnología evolucionaron a medida que avanzaba el proyecto. Los materiales del proyecto Cusichaca son exclusivamente analógos, mientras que los documentos Patacancha y Ayacucho y Apurimac son cada vez más digitales. El archivo también muestra las prácticas cambiantes de mantenimiento y administración de los sistemas de documental del Trust.

The collection relates strongly to various locations. Several of the locations and names referred to in this collection have more than one common spelling. Although the descriptions have been standardised as far as possible, a list of possible alternative spellings for several locations is also posted below.

La colección se relaciona fuertemente con varios lugares. Varios de los lugares y nombres a los que se hace referencia en esta colección tienen más de una ortografía común. Aunque las descripciones se han estandarizado en la medida de lo posible, a continuación también se incluye una lista de posibles ortografías alternativas para varios lugares.

• Andahuaylas (Antawaylla)
• Andamarca (Anta Marka)
• Apurimac
• Ayacucho
• Cusichaca (Kusichaca)
• Cuzco (Cusco, Qusqu, Qosqo)
• Huallancay (Huallanca)
• Huaman Marka (Waman Marka)
• Huayna Quente (Wayna Quente)
• Huillca Raccay (Huillca Racay)
• Huillca RaccayTableland
• Inca (Inka)
• Yuchuy Cuzco (Huchuy Qosqo)
• Laymi Cocha (Laymecocha)
• Lomadas (Lomados)
• Ollantaytambo (Ollantaytampu, Tambo, Tampu, Ollanta, or Ollantay)
• Olleriayoc Leoniyoc
• Olleriayoc Trancapata
• Pachacamac (Pachakamaq)
• Pampachiri
• Patacancha
• Patallacta (Llactapata)
• Platerioyoc (Plateriayoc)
• Pulpituyoc
• Pumamarca
• Sayllac (Saylla)
• Quishuarpata (Quishuarpta)
• Urubamba (Urupampa)

Letter from Baldassarre Boncompagni-Ludovisi, 1856, [To Augustus De Morgan], asking him to make arrangements with Mr Ashbee for making facsimiles of pages in early printed books.

Papers of Daniel Webster, 1843, comprise a receipt for 'Arrowsmith's Atlas in one volume folio', borrowed from the Library of the United States Department of State.

Papers of Andrew Carnegie, 1913, comprise a letter to R A Rye, thanking him for a copy of 'The Libraries of London'.

Papers of Augustus de Morgan, 1859, comprise a letter to Mrs Bax [grandmother of the composer Sir Arnold Bax], enquiring whether she is comfortably settled at her new address; an obituary of Professor De Morgan is attached to the second sheet.

Papers of C de Bylands, 1888, comprise a letter to Mr [Henry Hucks] Gibbs. 'I received this morning with thanks the book of my friend [?Willem Frederik] Rochussen [i.e. 'Studies over Geld- en Muntwezen' (1888)] and your kind letter of Saturday last, the contents of which have much interested me; so much so, that I cannot resist the temptation of sending a copy of it to Mr Rochussen ...'.

Papers of Augustus Sauerbeck, 1893 and 1895, comprise two letters to Sir Guilford Molesworth; the first thanks him for a letter and two tables of production figures and discusses his own work: 'If you examine the real reduction in cost - not by opening up new countries - but by real scientific improvement, there is probably no important article in which the reduction has been so great as in the case of gold, where it pays now if you get 1/2oz or even less out of a ton of ore', 28 August 1893. The second letter refers to a forthcoming article on prices, to be published in the March issue of the Journal of the Statistical Society, 5 April 1895.

Papers of Anne Isabella Thackeray née Richie, [1863-1893], comprise four letters and one postcard to Mrs Jackson, Isabella [?Cole], Mrs James, Mrs Hugh Smith, Mrs Westlake. Items from both before and after Anne's marriage to Richmond T W Ritchie (1877) are included; the letters are dated with days of the week or dates and months, but the year is never given.

Papers of Anne Isabella Ritchie, [1889-1893], comprise a letter to Lady Blumfield, written on mourning paper.

Papers of Caspar von Voght, 1823, comprise three letters to William Jacob. Topics covered include: Jacob's travels through Europe, including his book Travels in the south of Spain (1811); and the state of agriculture in Denmark and Germany, including statistics.

Papers of Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine, 1857, comprise a letter to 'Les honorables membres du notariat', written in the third person. It thanks them for their attendance at his 'cours familier de littérature'. Encloses further 'engagements d'abonnement' and asks them to publicize the subscriptions among their colleagues and 'clients lettrés'.

Papers of Dame Henrietta Octavia Weston Barnett, 1930, comprise a letter to Mrs [?Helena] Normanton. Discussing the speech Mrs Normanton was to make at the annual meeting of the State Children's Association on 12 November 1930.

Papers of Alexander Graham Dunlop, 1877, comprise copy of a letter to H M Freeland, asking his opinion of foreign affairs.

Papers of Alexandre Embiricos, 1943, comprise a letter to André Prudhommeaux, concerning Prudhommeaux's poetry.

Papers of Alfred John Fairbank, 1974, comprise a letter to Joan [Mary Gibbs], commenting on their respective states of health. 'I miss visits to the Palaeographical Room [in the University of London Library, Senate House] which so often gave me help and interest'.

Papers of Alfred John Fairbank, 1976, comprise a card to Miss Joan Gibbs sending greetings for the Christmas season.

Papers of 1874 election for Buckinghamshire county constituency, 1874 and 1877, comprise correspondence concerning the elections. The collection includes a letter from Disraeli, at 10 Downing Street, London to Colonel Caulfield Pratt, S Christie Miller and Richard Rose, agreeing to allow the subscribers to pay his election expenses: 'I can only look upon it as the act of a generous and high spirited constituency, which, though I may not merit, it would be presumption to decline' (6 May 1874); privately printed circular concerning the scheme for subscription, including a printed copy of three letters and a list of subscribers (undated [May 1874]); a letter from Corry, 10 Downing Street, to Christie-Miller, regarding the subscription scheme (4 Mar 1874); letter from Corry, 10 Downing Street, to Christie-Miller, enclosing a copy of item (1) (6 May 1874); letter from Leveson-Gower, Windsor Castle, to Mrs Christie-Miller, stating the train he would be catching (16 November 1877) and a printed circular bearing the same text as the first two pages of item (2) (undated), items (1-2) bound in a volume labelled: 'The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Prime Minister[.] Election for the County of Bucks, 1874'; the remaining items enclosed in a pocket at the front of the volume.

Letter from Charles Pritchard of 17 Westcliff Terrace, Ramsgate, [Kent] to [Augustus De Morgan], 21 Jul 1860. Referring to Pritchard's Calculations of the three Conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn in B.C. 7 B.C. 66 and A.D. 54, in which he showed the inadmissibility of Ideler's identification of one of them with the star of the Magi.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Edward John Routh of 19 Dorset Square, London to [Augustus De Morgan], [1854]. Thanking him for a testimonial sent to accompany Routh's [unsuccessful] application for the professorship of mathematics at the [Royal Military] Academy, Woolwich. [The post was given to Matthew O'Brien, previously astronomy lecturer at Woolwich.]

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Sir John Sinclair of Charlotte Square, [Edinburgh] to the [11th] Earl of Buchan, 7 Jul 1798. Asking his advice upon Sinclair's statistical work on Scotland. 'If the arrangement were finally settled I should consider the Works as having made considerable progress. It is like laying the foundation of a new house: or getting over the first stage of a Journey'.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Adam Smith, 4 Apr 1760. Address: Glasgow. To his publisher, [William] Strahan. Refers to the 2nd edition of Smith's 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments' (1759), to the Act of Union (1707), and to [Nathaniel] Hooke's 'Secret History of Colonel Hooke's Negotiations in Scotland, in favour of the Pretender, in 1707, etc' (1760).

Autograph, with signature. A facsimile, printed for James Bonar's 'Catalogue of Adam Smith's Library' is filed with the original letter.

Letter from Adam Smith to William Strahan, Esq, MP, 20 Dec 1777, address: Edinburgh, New Street, Shoe Lane, London. Asks for information on the delay in his appointment as a Commissioner of Customs for Scotland. A postscript states: 'Neither you nor Mr [Thomas] Cadell have wrote me anything concerning the new Edition of My Book, is it Published? does it sell well? does it sell ill? does it sell at all?'

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, of Hickleton, [near Doncaster] to an unspecified recipient, 19 Oct 1849. 'Dear Sir, It is unlucky that the D.G. [i.e. Dei Gratia (by the grace of God)] was left out [from the inscription on the new florin (2 shilling) coin] - people attach more importance to such matters now a days. Yours truly C. Wood'.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Arthur Young to the Rt Hon Lord Sheffield [1st Earl of Sheffield], Sheffield Place, East Grinstead, Sussex, [Aug 1790]. Refers to Young's last journey to France and Italy in 1789. The Duc de Liancourt entertained him in Paris for three weeks; he wishes to buy "some capital Sussex oxen" for Liancourt and enquires whether Lord Sheffield has any "of the first rate". States that France is absolutely ruined in point of trade and manufactures. Mentions a conversation with Lord Hawkesbury [Charles Jenkinson] 'on ye new corn bill wch appar. will be a governt. one - & so not too good for ye L Int. [landed interest]".

Autograph, with signature. Written on the blank pages of a printed questionnaire asking for information from corn growers in relation to the Corn Laws, for use in Young's 'Annal of Agriculture'; answers to the questions are filled in in MS.

Letter from Thomas Campbell to [? Henry Thomas, Lord] Cockburn, 22 Apr 1809. 'I have put to press my farrago [Gertrude of Wyoming (1809)] and if Bensley can print it fast enough I shall be out in a few weeks but they compose almost as slowly as myself - You will think it odd ... that I have not seen Marmion [published 1808] but in a random glance at some pages - When you come to town we shall settle every thing about its merits'. The 3 remaining lines of the letter have been scored out.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Thomas Campbell of 10 Upper Seymour Street West, [London] to Longmans and Co, Paternoster Row, 4 Apr 1823. Asking for copies of his works Pleasures of Hope and Gertrude of Wyoming.

Autograph, no signature. With seal.

Letter from Thomas Campbel of Lincoln's Inn Fields, [London] to S Shoberle, Esq [for the publishing firm of Henry Colburn], 12 Marlborough Street, 10 Apr 1838. Acknowledging receipt of Coxe's manuscript Life of Petrarch; asking for other books on Petrarch and 'also a small copy (and a common one) of Petrarch's works'.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Thomas Campbell of 61 Lincoln's Inn Fields, [London] to [Mr Fonblanque], 14 Aug 1838. Apologising for breaking a dinner engagement without warning: he was called suddenly to Edinburgh to the bedside of his eldest sister. Complaining of feeling 'wretchedly feeble' himself.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Robert Southey of Keswick, [Cumberland] to the Chairman of the Committee on the Record Commission, 14 Jul 1836. Replying to a series of questions put forward by the Committee. Including a list of the publications of the Record Commission in Southey's possession. Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Matthew Arnold of Cobham, Surrey to John Churton Collins, 24 Oct 1886. Relating to the teaching of modern literature and modern languages at the universities. Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Octavia Hill of 190 Marylebone Road, London to Miss Brinton, 13 May 1908. Accompanying the gift of a book.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Maximilian II of Linz to Bartelme Khevenhüller von Aichelberg, 11 May 1562. Maximilian (as King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria) requests Khevenhüller's presence in Prague on 15 Jun 1562, for his coronation.

Written in another hand and signed by Maximilian.

Letter from Henry Peter Brougham of Appleby Castle to an unknown recipient, 15 Oct 1818. Offering to pay, jointly with friends, for the education of a gifted boy with poor parents. Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Sir Edward Henry Busk of Sussex Place, Regent's Park, London to R A Rye, 9 May 1922. Expressing his regret on resigning from the Library Committee of the University of London.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Raymond Wilson Chambers of 47 Clarence Road, Wood Green, [Middlesex] to the Academic Registrar of the University of London, 22 Jun 1895. Asking for supervision work 'during the ensuing examination'.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Henry John Pye of Cacombe Priory, near Banbury, [Oxfordshire] to John Crisp, Esq, of the Anti-Slavery Society, 18 Aldermanbury, London, 16 Aug 1832. Concerning the conditions under which the slaves work and stating that, if elected to the next parliament, he would vote for the abolition of slavery.

Autograph, with signature.

Letters and cards from Henry Arthur Jones, his daughter Doris Arthur Jones (Doris Thorne), and W B Kempling, to M H Spielmann, 1918-1939.

Letter from Henry Crab Robinson of 30 Russell Square, [London] to Dr [Edward Henry] Sieveking, 23 Dec [1850-1860]. Thanking him for a book. 'Next year I shall, I trust, be en fonds for your hospital. The extreme distress of our College Hospital, [University College Hospital] has obliged me within a few days to give a 4th £10 for owing to the falling off of students this year, we shall not be able to go on with as many beds as hitherto ...'.

Autograph, with signature.

Collection of 40 letters mainly addressed to John Ramsay McCulloch, 1820-1863. Writers include: Lord Ashley [Anthony Ashley-Cooper, later Earl of Shaftesbury], Sir Francis Baring, Adam Black, Henry Brougham [later Baron Brougham and Vaux], the Earl of Durham [John Lambton], Sir James Graham, François Guizot, William G Hayter, David Irving, Francis Jeffrey, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Thomas Frankland Lewis, Thomas Longman [publisher], Samuel Jones Loyd [later Baron Overstone], James Mill, Thomas Spring Rice [Baron Monteagle], Lord John Russell, the Duke of Somerset [Edward Adolphus Seymour, later St Maur], Earl Stanhope [Philip Henry Stanhope], William Tait [? publisher], R Torrens, George Villiers [later Earl of Buckingham], and Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Many letters include autograph signatures. With descriptions, transcripts and comments by Professor H S Foxwell.

2 letters from Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad of 4 East Heath Road, Hampstead, London NW3 to G F Troup Horne, 19-20 Feb 1947. (1) 'It is wholly like yourself to have done such a thing and the only possible return that I can make is to get the new cartoons framed as soon as possible and try and get you to come to another lunch to admire them'. (2) Accepting an invitation to dinner.

Written in another hand and signed by Joad.

(1) Letter from William Paton Ker of University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff, to John Viriamu Jones, Principal of the College, 13 May 1887.
(2) Letter from John Viriamu Jones to the Registrar of the University of London, 17 May 1887. Enclosing Ker's letter.

(3) Letter from Henry Rudolf Reichel, Principal, University College of North Wales, Bangor to the Registrar of the University of London, 11 Jun 1887.
All 3 letters relate to degree examinations and syllabuses in Old English, Middle English and Science.

Items (1) and (3) are autograph; all letters bear signatures.

Letter from Gordon Bottomley of The Sheiling, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire to Mr Allan Bright, 26 Aug 1939. Covering letter accompanying a copy of Bottomley's Lyric Plays.

Autograph, with signature.