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Most of the notes are not in Lewis's hand. They are draft footnotes and suggestions for a preface for an illustrated edition of Juvenal, apparently produced by Lewis's students, though not published. There are other notes on classical archaeology and philology, and also notes on the Turkish language.

Correspondence, 1819-1825, between Francis Place and his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and William Adams, concerning their travels in South America (including Buenos Aires and Chile).

Papers of and relating to the Horsley family, comprising papers of Sir Victor Horsley; papers of Eldred, Lady Horsley; papers of Siward Horsley and of Oswald Horsley; papers of Pamela, Lady Robinson, including items relating to the Babies Club in Chelsea; papers of Stephen Paget, author of Victor Horsley's biography; photographs and postcards. Victor Horsley's papers include large sections on his medical career, his service in the army during the Great War, and his political and social interests, including his involvement in the temperance movement and the Medical Defence Union, support for the suffragettes and for Home Rule for Ireland, and his role in the reform of the bodies representing the medical profession: the General Medical Council, the British Medical Association, and the Royal College of Surgeons. His personal papers reflect his interest in archaeology and genealogy.

Notes on biblical and classical subjects.

Notes on French history.

The collection consists of letters to Margaret Murray; letters to other members of the Murray family; letters to unidentified correspondents; letters to others; and signatures only.

Letter from Horace Walpole, later 4th Earl of Orford, to an unknown man. With related correspondence, notes and newspaper cuttings about Walpole.

Seven letters to Miss Worrall. Some are undated.

Manuscript history of ancient armour with illustrations.

Manuscript material concerning Lycian inscriptions, consisting of letters to Yates and his manuscript notes, including some notes in Greek and on the Greek alphabet.

Notebooks of lecture notes on history.

Manuscript volume, 17th century: the Manner of Holdinge a Parliament in England in 24 Articles, comprising eight texts on parliamentary history, back to the Anglo-Saxon period, and on procedure, concerning both the House of Lords and the House of Commons and their powers.

Manuscript volume, 15th century, containing a German translation of Guido Delle Colonne, 'Historia Troiana and Alexander Der Grosse' (history of Troy and Alexander the Great, ff 1r-97v and 98r-154v respectively). The binding bears on the back: Romances. M.S.

The binding includes strips of parchment from manuscripts of the 13th century and 1320.

Miscellaneous manuscript notes on ancient history and classical literature.

Manuscript notes on historical subjects, with some letters and press cuttings.

Notes on bibliographical references on the topography of London in the seventeenth century.

The collection contains correspondence; lecture notes on history; newspaper cuttings; papers of other members of the family, including an undated letter of Danton which belonged to A H Beesly; printed reports; pamphlets containing articles by or about Beesly; other pamphlets and reviews; other printed works; and an autographed photograph of Karl Marx. The correspondence is rather slight and only isolated letters from individual correspondents are preserved. There are sets of Beesly's own letters to Henry Crompton and to Frederic Harrison which were probably returned to the family after his death. There are also a few letters to Beesly's brother A H Beesly and to Alfred Beesly, E S Beesly's son.

Letters from Grote to Sir William Smith, lexicographer, concerning Smith's work and Grote's History of Greece, plus other subjects. Also included is a printed notice by Joseph Mazzini dated 8 November 1852, appealing for money, and a duplicated circular letter to Grote relating to 'The Hungarian Fund', signed by Lajos Kossuth, with a note from Grote, 1853.

Six letters to Miss Cave and one drawing. Some are undated.

Notes on articles in Sir William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, with a few related letters.

Papers of Professor Sidney Smith on Ancient Near Eastern Chronology for the Cambridge Ancient History (2nd edition), largely comprising typescript drafts with manuscript annotations, including the Middle Assyrian, Susan, Achaemenean, Iranian, Syrian, Hebrew and Babylonian Calendars; Egyptian, Syrian and Babylonian history; Babylonian, Hittite, Egyptian and other King-lists; the Hittites; Assyrian sources and regnal years; intercalation; and bibliography.

Egyptology lecture notes and syllabuses.

Volume containing manuscript notes, correspondence, sketches of archaeological material, and pressed foliage, and a copy of 'On Phoenician Inscriptions' from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Handwritten diaries and notebooks containing writings on Greek history, Roman mythology, notes from lectures, poetry verses and prose.

Two manuscript volumes, 1827: Melange Arabe. Texte et traduction. Traductions diversées, tirées, ainsi que le texte Oriental, pour la plus part du Journal Asiatique, par M Perron (texts on the East, including works of writers on royal dynasties).

Papers of John Rigby Hale including manuscript notes and research materials for Civilisation of Europe in the Renaissance; papers relating to an unrealised project to publish a complete account of all European Renaissance fortifications, includes maps and photographs; offprints of articles by Hale with related notes and reference material; papers relating to Hale's lectures, TV and radio broadcasts; papers relating to the museums and galleries with which Hale was involved; correspondence, chiefly with publishers; biographical material relating to Hale's schooldays, Merchant Navy service, Oxford University, University of Warwick and University College London; honours, certificates and awards; photographs and three films from University College London Foundation days, 1981 and 1983 and press cuttings including reviews of Hale's publications.

Correspondence and working papers, 1944-1977 and undated, of John Morris, including notes, proofs, manuscript and typescript drafts, comprising material on Roman sources and history, Christianity, Saxon, Celtic and Arthurian sources and history, including Nennius and Gildas; photographs of Anglo-Saxon archaeology, particularly a site at Mitcham, Surrey; typescript of Morris' Londinium: London in the Roman Empire; correspondence and papers relating to Past and Present including articles submitted to Morris for publication and related correspondence; academic correspondence with correspondents in the UK and abroad; papers and correspondence relating to Morris' visit to India, including academic matters and Indian politics and papers relating to Morris' political interests and activities, particularly the Institute for Workers' Control, including printed material.

Portions of the manuscript of Grote's History of Greece, returned by the printer to the author and preserved by Mrs Grote. Covers chapters 91-93: 91/12-34, 92/17-29, 92/58-64, 93/1-3, 93/57-66, and list of marginals.

Correspondence with John Sebelien.

Letters to David Hannay from various correspondents.

Files containing working papers of published works, lectures, broadcasts and book reviews, including manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, typescript drafts and final copies.

Notebooks, the first concerned mainly with Henry Machyn's diary, the second with the Chamberlains of the City.