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The collection is comprised of letters, writings, documents, printed material, and photographs relating to Sir James Butler's life and work, as well as a considerable amount of papers belonging to members of his family, particularly his father Henry Montagu Butler, who served as Master of Trinity from 1886 to 1918. H. M. Butler's papers include a large group of correspondence, writings, appointment diaries, travel journals, and photographs. There are also significant groups of papers relating to Sir James's grandfather George Butler, headmaster of Harrow, and Sir James's brother Gordon, who died in World War I, and smaller groups of papers relating to his mother Agnata Butler and his brother Sir Nevile Butler.

Correspondence 1804-1842, documents relating to the headship of Harrow School 1805-22, sermons 1817-49, biographical material 1853-1910.

Sidney Sussex. Has taken BD degree and was voted a University Preacher and a judge for Greek and Latin Ode prizes, method of allotting University Preachers, encourages his brother Weeden to attempt prize poems.

Sidney Sussex. Butler to attack Robert Tyrwhitt's views on the articles of faith in a sermon he is to give, wishes to repay Weeden money in full.

Sidney Sussex. Account of GB's sermon, GB has been approached to stand for headmaster of Harrow School, assured that he has a good chance of success.

Maltby will not stand for the headship, GB's plans to get testimonials, other applicants are Mark Drury and Benjamin Evans, Drury such a bad scholar that he should not have a chance, Evans should be a man of talent but is an indifferent scholar: Sidney Sussex

efforts taken on Butler's behalf with regard to the Headmastership

Sidney Sussex College: Senior members of the University have given him testimonials, begs his father to acquire handsome paper for the transcription of his testimonials.

The Grove, Watford. Harrow governors' votes for the new headmaster resulted in a tie, the Archbishop of Canterbury has the casting vote.

Enquires of the state of the tied votes

The Grove, Watford. Is unwilling to divulge the nature of the tie between candidates for headship.

Sidney Sussex. Process of appointment of the Harrow headmaster.

Sidnex Sussex. Has learnt from Mrs Knox that he is elected Headmaster of Harrow, awaits the official letter from the Governors

The Grove, Watford. Appointment of Butler as Headmaster of Harrow

Harrow. Arrangements for paying Butler's bills, proposed improvement of his house, glazier threatened by Harrow boys

Harrow. Senior Harrow boys requested Butler to forego the Greek examination, GB knows that the study of grammar has been lax and the boys fear that he will insist that they parse and that he will examine them critically, anti-Butler inscriptions painted on the school walls

thanks him for attention to Lowndes, Regius Chair of Greek, disapproves of Adam Clarke's wish to print an account of Porson's last meeting with him

Chelsea. To concentrate on matters relating to the school alone, only a few days misrule remaining.

expects tranquility to be restored within hours, GB has expelled several boys: Harrow

Harrow. Description of the reasons for the expulsion of Colonel Wingfield Stafford's nephew from Harrow

description of the reasons for the expulsion of CT's son from Harrow

Hampstead. Thanks him for his attention to the welfare of his son during the rebellion, has impressed on him the difficulty of recovering his character

end of the rebellion

justification of GB's actions during the rebellion, Parr's relations with Butler and Henry Drury, Lowndes an enemy. Accompanied by a later note by Sarah Maria Butler dated 29 June 1871 noting the content of the Parr letters and that she has given some Parr letters to Harrow.

encloses news cutting of a piece that he encouraged a Warwick newspaper to publish correcting some inaccuracies reported about the Harrow rebellion

Harrow. Compliments him on reply in the Edinburgh Review to [C J Blomfield's] attack on him, Samuel Butler's comments on the Porsonian school