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The manuscript of and papers relating to A. H. F. Boughey's history of the college, which was left incomplete. The history covers the period up to the 1830s, but had projected chapters that would have brought the history up to the statutes of 1926.

The papers mainly relate to McKerrow’s Introduction to Bibliography for Literary Students, first published in 1927, and two unpublished works—a bibliography of reprints of 16th and 17th century dramatists, and an essay on the elements of bibliography.

These letters and papers in this group all relate either to the works from which they were removed or to similar literary and bibliographical subjects.

The letters and papers in this group all relate either to the books from which they were removed or to similar literary and bibliographical subjects. Two of the books were part of an abortive series of reprints. This series was first brought to the notice of the public in 1910 in a prospectus (2/1) in which McKerrow announced his intention of producing a short series of reprints of Elizabethan and Jacobean tracts, to be published for the editor by Sidgwick and Jackson and printed at the Oxford University Press. Subscribers were sought for the initial set of six volumes, and de-tails of the first five were given (the sixth was to be announced later), but McKerrow pointed out that, although the first two volumes would be is-sued in any case, he could not proceed further with the project unless he received the names of at least 150 subscribers. The first two books—editions of John Weever’s Epigrammes in the Oldest Cut and Newest Fashion, 1599, and of Greenes Newes both from Heauen and Hell, 1593 and Greenes Funeralls, 1594 (two texts in one volume)—were in sub-scribers’ hands by September 1911 (2/4) and a notice of the proposed series appeared in Notes and Queries in November (2/5), but the condition for its continuance was apparently not met, for no further volumes were issued. McKerrow’s account of subscriptions (2/2) indicates—if it is complete—that orders for only sixty-five sets were received.

With a copy of a photograph of Eric Evan Spicer, copies of sketched and printed maps, and a copy of a photograph of his memorial inscription.

Contextual note written by Anthony John Spicer. With a transcription of a tape recording of Gerald Evan Spicer describing his wartime experiences, also by A. J. Spicer.

With two copies of telegrams and three copies of sketched maps of Ypres, St Julien, and Bapaume.

This collection mainly comprises letters by people of public significance in Dawson Turner’s day, many of them with East Anglian connections.

These papers comprise five letters to Lord Kelvin (as Sir William Thomson), some lecture notes by him, and two letters to W. Craig Henderson.

Drafts and proofs of Aldis Wright's editions for the Cambridge edition of Shakespeare and for the Clarendon Press edition.

This small collection comprises a number of newspaper cuttings relating to A. E. Housman (1-22) and two letters exchanged between Gerald Jackson and Housman’s biographer, George L. Watson (23-4).

This small collection contains six letters written by A. E. Housman to his sister Clemence and his brother Laurence between 1905 and 1935.

This collection comprises letters, cuttings, and other printed and manuscript material of or relating to members of the Housman family (1–2), and three letters received by Joseph Hunt, the founding Secretary of the Housman Society (3).

This collection includes correspondence and papers of R. B. McKerrow relat-ing to a variety of bibliographical topics.

Two volumes of transcripts of letters, mostly Henry Venn Elliott's letters from a tour across Europe to Jerusalem; the second volume also includes transcripts of letters from his brother Edward Bishop Elliott who joined him part way, and of a couple of letters by his nephew Charles Boileau Elliott from India.
Two notebooks kept by Henry Venn Elliott, containing record of sermons delivered, accounts etc.
Theological notebook of Henry Venn Elliott.
Two volumes of transcripts of Henry Venn Elliott's sermons, taken by his daughter Eling.
Photographic reproduction of painting of Henry Venn Elliott's father Charles.

Photograph album, mainly containing photographs of members of the Housman family, with list [in Kate Symons' hand?] identifying the subjects. Some loose photographs and reproductions.

Letter, 26 Jul. 1920, from A. E. Housman to his sister Kate Symons, written from Trinity College.

Letters to Gerald Symons, 1959-2014, from members of the Housman Society and re Housman related events. Letters to and copy letters of Gerald Symons, 1997-2002 re work on the letters of George Herbert Housman, which were published by the Housman Society, edited by Jeremy Bourne, in 2001.

Photostat copies of letters written by George Herbert Housman from Burma to his father, stepmother, and sister Kate, Dec. 1891-Dec. 1892, along with transcriptions of letters by Gerald Symons.

Ephemera collected by Gerald Symons, including tickets, menus, and programmes etc of Housman related events. Family trees; lists of Housman family memorabilia and works by A. E. Housman and Laurence Housman; notes on the Housman family, some evidently prepared as talks.

Newspaper cuttings and extracts on members of the Housman family, 1896-1990s, including several on Tom Stoppard's play about A. E. Housman, The Invention of Love. A number are mounted on paper, with dates and other annotations by Gerald Symons.

Letters, documents, printed material, photographs, and ephemera documenting Larkin's years at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1961-1964 and 1965-1968, particularly his academic and athletics achievements. These are accompanied by a memoir written in 2024, "An Undergrad at Cambridge."

This is a miscellaneous collection of letters, printed papers, and memoranda relating to a number of Wright’s philological and literary interests, including English dialects and the works of Shakespeare.