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The additional manuscript series are artificial groups containing manuscripts from various sources. Most of the contents are single items or small groups, but they include some fairly large personal archives, either arranged in sequence or scattered in various places. See the overview of the collections (https://archives.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php/overview).

Seventeen letters to his father and his sister Julia.

Trinity Lodge, Cambridge - Informs him that the portrait of [Spencer] Perceval has arrived, and thanks him for the valuable gift.

Fifteen letters from William Whewell, five letters from H. P. Hamilton, one each from Charles Heathcote and Christopher Wordsworth, and two from James C. Franks.

Trinity College - Writes to the College Steward with four points: that at the Audit Feast the sherry was passed from the Master's left rather than the right; that Irish Stew ought to have lots of potato and onion; that he has not had boiled beef in hall for three years; that the night before he related his troubles to the Professor of Agriculture [Sir Frank Engledow], who says that at St John's they have leeks and salsify regularly.

Refers to his brother George Augustus Selwyn.

Refers to John Coleridge Patteson ['Coley'].

Refers to William Whewell: "Whewell may look very well on paper, but he is a horrid boor in reality'.

Describes Cambridge for Parker, who is thinking of sending his son James.

Describes the academic progress of Parker's son James at Trinity College.

W. H. Thompson, tutor at Trinity, to C. J. Vaughan, headmaster of Harrow about the admission of two boys: Cecil James Monro, and Montagu Butler.

Two letters accompanied by typescript transcripts.

Two letters accompanied by typescript transcripts.

Three letters, from C. W. King, S. H. Walpole, and E. Beckett, Baron Grimthorpe.