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Catalogue of Gaskell's personal library sold to Keio University, Tokyo dated 1986 with photographs of the Gaskell Collection in Keio University dated 1997 and a list of books by William Mason given to King's College Library in 1957.

Synge was interested in online searching for information about chemicals. He was Honorary Treasurer of the Group.

Both H97 and H/98 were found in an envelope labelled by Synge 'Current CIG matters RSC organ. sheets [...] To take to London 1/12/86'; the material was divided into two for ease of reference
H/96: Correspondence and papers re Chemical Abstracts Service online searching system, 1984-1985
H/97: 1986-1987. Includes material re Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Searching for Information about Chemicals', Oxford 25-26 March 1986 [see also F/62, G/215-G/222]; notice of Annual Chemical Congress on 'Chemistry at the Biological Interface', University College Swansea, 13-16 April 1987; invitation to Chemical Information Conference on 'Chemical Structures', Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 31 May - 4 June 1987.
H/98: 1985-1986. Correspondence and papers re organisation of the Royal Chemical Society, possible changes to its structure and implications for the Chemical Information Group.

H/99: Papers from the Group's AGM 1987, found in Synge's inscribed envelope; letter arising March 1987.

Unpublished M.Phil. thesis, University of London.

H/62: Jan-Aug 1976
H/63: Jun-Jul 1976. This relates to the response to an article 'Cancer: how to cut the risk' by O. Gillie, Sunday Times, 13 Jun 1976. Some members felt that Gillie was over-enthusiastic in his promotion of polyunsaturated fats and Synge drafted a letter to be sent to the Sunday Times. However, there was no consensus among Foundation members either on the merits of Gillie's article or on the best way for the Foundation to respond
H/64: 1977, 1979

This was drafted by Synge for the British Nutrition Foundation in 1974. However, the Foundation felt that as 'no one present had sufficient knowledge of the technology of beer to reach an opinion' on the paper, it should be sent as an individual submission under Synge's own name.

H/59: 4pp manuscript draft + calculations, n.d.
H/60: 3pp typescript draft with manuscript corrections; 3pp typescript final draft, 18 Oct 1974
H/61: Correspondence re preparation of the paper and arising

Correspondence re research, publications, personal news. Mbadiwe came from the University of Nigeria, Nusukka to work with Synge for a period at the Food Research Institute, Norwich.

J/192: 1972–1974
J/193: 1975–1976
J/194: 1977–1979, 1981, 1984-1985

Material for Gaskell's book published in Oxford by the Clarendon Press, 1978, organised by Gaskell into folders mirroring the chapters in the book: introduction and theory, Harington, Milton, Richardson, Swift, Scott, Tennyson, Dickens, Thackeray, Hawthorne, Hardy, Joyce, Stoppard, and photographs.

Pierpoint was a member of the Biochemistry Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

J/218: Correspondence, 1970, 1975, 1978–1981 and undated
J/219-J/220: Papers sent to Synge for comment, including draft on phenols and leaf proteins by Pierpoint c 1980.

Used for notes on research work, university commitments, conferences etc.
A/66-A/75: 1968-1977
A/76-A/77: 1980-1981

Batchelor helped found the European Mechanics Committee (Euromech) in 1964 intended to organise colloquia on new research in specialist areas of mechanics. He chaired it until 1987 and later supported the change of name to European Mechanics Council. At this time the structure of the organisation changed, with three committees charged with organising conferences on turbulence, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics.

Hughes was based at the Rowett Research Institute and studied for the Research Diploma of the Royal Institute of Chemistry under the supervision of Synge. He subsequently emigrated to Australia.

J/139: 1967–1969
J/140: 1970–1971, and undated; includes recommendations.

Text of Layton's unpublished memoirs, provisionally titled 'Adventures in Peace and War'.

Theoretical astronomy was one of the areas of study covered by DAMTP. An abortive attempt by the astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle to become head of DAMTP resulted ultimately in the creation in 1967 of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy.

Text of Layton's unpublished memoirs, provisionally titled 'Adventures in Peace and War'.

Material relating to the original and revised editions of Gaskell's A New Introduction to Bibliography (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972, rev. ed. 1974): early notes, later notes, revision, correspondence with the Oxford University Press, and original materials for illustrations.