Papers, 1955-1977, of Walter Barr Birmingham, comprising bibliographies and publications relating to economics in West Africa including Migrations into the Gold Coast (1955) and The State and Labour Migration in the South African Political Economy, with Particular Respect to Gold Mining (1977). It also contains the Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Conference of the West African Institute of Social and Economic Research (1956).

Research papers of Sir Henry Phelps Brown, covering wages and prices during his lifetime, and a further collection of papers relating to research and public work, including book reviews, an enquiry into the mobility of labour and a brief autobiography.

Papers of Professor Hugh Russell Tinker, historian: predominantly research notes and drafts of books published between 1974 and 1982: including research notes and papers relating to A New System of Slavery: The Export of Indian Labour Overseas 1830-1920, 1972-1774; Arthur Phayre in Mauritius, 1874-1878, 1974-1976; Social Policy and Economic Reality, 1974-1976; Separate and Unequal India and the Indians in the British Commonwealth, 1920-1950, 1974-1976; The Banyan Tree; Overseas Emigrants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, 1974-1976; Race, Conflict and International Order: From Empire to United Nations, 1975-1976; The Ordeal of Love: C F Andrews and India, 1978-1979; and A Message from the Falklands: The Life and Gallant Death of David Tinkler, 1982; Also included are some papers relating to Tinker's involvement with the Immigration and Race Relations Panel of the Liberal Party, Racial Harmony International, and to his directorship of the Institute of Race Relations.