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Newspaper cuttings and extracts on members of the Housman family, 1896-1990s, including several on the dedication of a memorial window to A. E. Housman at Westminster Abbey, Sept. 1996, and on Tom Stoppard's play about A. E. Housman, The Invention of Love (1997). A number of cuttings are mounted on paper, with dates and other annotations by Gerald Symons; there are also some photocopies.

Draft pages in Shaffer's hand, much emended.

Three green ring bound Pukka Pad notebooks containing drafts of Shaffer's memoir written in the form of a play, with a few other miscellaneous scenes from plays which may be related. Notebook I also contains drafts of a letter to a critic about an article on Benjamin Britten, notebook 2 has the most writing of the three and contains material for act II, with possible additional material for 'Amadeus' and 'The Syllabub Saloon.'

Draft and reading copy of a speech, in which Shaffer shares memories of John Gielgud and reads aloud from some Gielgud letters to Lillian Gish from her papers at the library.

Partial draft typescript with emendations in Shaffer's hand.

A group of circa 40 poems, some of them with titles, most of them unpaginated typescripts with emendations in Shaffer's hand.

Typescript drafts, corrected, the second one with instructions to fax it to Mr Scotland. The title continues, "Working with John Dexter and Michael Annals on The Royal Hunt of the Sun."

Typescript draft of a transcript of an interview with Irving Wardle, identified as IW.

Includes photocopy of the 1964 programme for the play, with revisions in pencil to the "A Note on the Play" in Peter's hand.

Drafts of Peter's tribute to de Rothschild accompanied by the tribute printed in the programme of the Memorial Concert at Cadogan Hall, accompanied by a ticket for the concert.

Notebook with four pages of rewritten scenes with a note at top "to Morag" with references to Yellow Book page numbers followed by draft of a eulogy for Leo de Rothschild.

Small notebook with scene revisions in Shaffer's hand.

Two small notebooks with scene revisions in Shaffer's hand, extensively revised. One notebook consists of Pizarro's dialogue with De Soto.

Contains letters from various figures associated with the society regarding Onslow's work for them: predominantly writing précis of articles in scientific journals such as Nature deemed relevant [see ONSL/3/11], but also providing translations and lists of books which should be reviewed, and writing articles for the Society's journal. Some typed copies of letters from Onslow to the Society also present.

Letters from: Sybil Gotto, Hon. Secretary; A. M. Carr Saunders, who has 'taken over the bibliography scheme'; R. A. Fisher; Nora Alexander, Assistant Secretary; Leonard Darwin, chairman; Constance M. Brown, Secretary; Miss M. E. Robinson, Literary Assistant'.

Has been too ill to write a reply to Elsie's letter. Has been ordered by a doctor to stay in bed and take 'milk and invalid slops'. Felt well enough to give an address for 80 mothers. Percy, Charlotte, and Edith Shelley are coming to visit for a dinner event. Enclosed the book making a few additions at the end for Alice's benefit [Elsie's daughter]. Sends her love to Elsie, Alice and Rowland [Elsie's husband]. Signs name as 'Aunt Lizzie'.

Photocopy of part of the original of letter 29, 20 Oct. 1892, and original envelope, as well as typed description headed 'Pacification of Chins Period. Soldiers Letter. Burma' and partial transcript of the letter. Perhaps from an exhibition?

Photocopy of piece from the Housman Society Newsletter [early 1998?]: 'George Herbert Housman's Letters from Burma 1891-1892'; describes Gerald Symons' recent transcription of Herbert Housman's letters, and appeals for information on the current location of the originals, which are not in Symons' possession nor at the Green Jackets/King's Royal Rifles Museum at Winchester where Housman's medal is held.

Short piece [by Gerald Symons?]: 'To Mater and the Dad. Introduction', typed, with MS corrections; family history of Herbert and his siblings, perhaps incomplete.

Transcriptions by Gerald Symons of letters from Herbert Housman to his step-mother Lucy and sister Kate, with occasional footnotes. Individual letters numbered 7-31, including both 14 and 14a and with 16 missing, as per typed list with letters [these numbers appear to be those written by Herbert Housman on his envelopes, see Add. MS a 697/6/3.]. Photographic reproduction of painting of the Housman family home, Perry Hall, Bromsgrove, with the family dog Noble sitting on the front lawn at f. 4. including illustrations and reproductions. Photocopy of battalion orders, 1 Feb. 1892, including the appointment of G. [H.] Housman as Lance Corporal, at f. 15. Photocopy of programme of meetings of the I. O. G. T. [Independent Order of Good Templars] 'True to the Core' Lodge no. 23 4th Battalion King's Royal Rifles, ff. 23-24. Photocopies of original letters, with illustrations, ff. 32, 44. Photocopy of printed column entitled 'Through the Chin-Lushai Country', f. 35.

Note on transcription, list of letters and dates, and biographical note on Herbert Housman by Symons, dated Dec. 1997.

These copies came to Gerald Symons on the death of his uncle Noel V. H. Symons; the location of the originals is not known. Letters written to Herbert Housman's step-mother Lucy, and sister Kate. Numbered 7-31 (including both 14 and 14a, 16 missing); these numbers appear to be those written by Herbert Housman on his envelopes, see Add. MS a 697/6/3.

Voyage to Cape Town, visit to Groenekloof: Cape Town

Details of his visit to Liverpool: Elliot St, Liverpool