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Maps of Wadi Gsea and plans of the dams of the Wadi el-Me by David Oates, Alan Wells, and R. M. Bradfield, made during expeditions led by Oates in 1949 and 1950, and Bradfield's solo return to the area in 1951. While investigating late-Roman olive farms during the first expedition the team stumbled upon a series of massive late-Roman dams along the course of the Wadi e-Me, a major tributary of the Wadi Gsea. Most of the material contains explanatory notes by Bradfield made in 2011-2012.

Other ephemera and material from Gerald Symons, including tickets for evensong and the dedication of a memorial window to A. E. Housman at Westminster Abbey, Sept. 1996, and invitations to a Housman Society event following this; family trees; programme for Housman Society Weekend at Housman Hall, Bromsgrove, Oct. 2007; lists of Housman family memorabilia and works by A. E. Housman and Laurence Housman; menu for luncheon held by the Housman Memorial Trust on the occasion of the unveiling of the Housman statue at Bromsgrove in Mar. 1985; typed notes on the Housman Family Memorial, Smallcombe Cemetery, Bathwick, Bath; programme for concert to commemorate the opening of Housman Hall [Bromsgrove School], Mar. 2006; estate.agents' particulars of Housmans, Fockbury, to be sold at auction in Oct. 1978; 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 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.

Correspondence, 1997-1999, re possible publication of Herbert Housman's letters with: Col. I. H. McCausland of the Royal Green Jackets, 1999, including a photograph of the King's Royal Rifle Corps in South Africa; Jim Page, Chairman of the Housman Society; Jessamy Calkin and Tim Rostron of the Telegraph; Margaret Harris of David & Charles Ltd, publishers.

Correspondence, 2002, after the publication of Soldier, I Wish You Well with: Helen Taylor, head of the School of English at Exeter University; Judith Tomline, editor of Devon Life magazine, re possible article by Symons on Herbert Housman, including a first draft; Peter Winter, head of King Edward's School, Bath.

Letters to Gerald Symons from: A. St. G. Bulleid, on illness of Laurence Housman, Feb. 1959; Joseph Hunt of the Housman Society, 1986, with parody of A. E. Housman's 'A Shropshire Lad' about the Manstree vineyard owned by Gerald Symons; Peter Tomlin, 2002 (with copies of replies); Chris Edwards, headmaster of Bromsgrove School, re Gerald Symons' offer of A. E. Housman's turtle shell (bearing Trinity crest) to the school, 2006, with two photographs and copy of Symons' letter offering the shell; invitation from P. St. J. Bowen, deputy headmaster of Bromsgrove School, inviting Gerald Symons and his wife to the official opening of Housman Hall, 2006; Elizabeth Oakley, re Housman Society publication on Clemence and Laurence Housman, found with typed note by Gerald Symons on his memories of Clemence; Julian Hunt of the Housman Society, 2013-2014.

Larkin's University of Cambridge papers primarily relate to Larkin's athletics career, with fixture lists, results sheets, dinner menus and other items for the Cambridge University Hare and Hounds. There are also Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos papers 1962-1964, and a small collection of club and society ephemera.

This material documents Larkin's academic career, his participation in Trinity athletics, accompanied by a memorabilia from other Trinity College events, including dinner invitations, menus, and a programme for the 1967 May Ball.

Numbered as per Dearest Jean: Rose Macaulay's letters to a cousin, the published version of these letters, edited by Martin Ferguson Smith. Dates supplied in pencil and other annotations by Smith.

108 letters from Rose Macaulay to Jean Smith, [20? Jan. 1913]-21 Oct. 1958.
1 letter from Macaulay to Jean's brother James Stewart Smith, postmarked 22 Sept. 1954 (Add. MS a.767/100).
2 copies of letters from Jean Smith to Macaulay.

Letters dated 25 Mar. 1924, 20 Feb. 1925, 23 Aug. 1925, 4 Sept. 1925, 27 Nov. 1925. Postcard dated 13 May 1926. Including discussion of Engelmann's desire to secure the commission to design a house for Wittgenstein's sister - what would eventually become the 'Haus Wittgenstein'.

Original notebook, with carbon copy of this and notes by R. D. Townsend and J. Inman made in course of publication of Wittgenstein's lectures, Cambridge, 1930-1932 (Blackwell, 1980).

With letter from J. R. M. Butler to Philip Gaskell, Librarian, explaining the preservation of the letters.

Includes sketches by James Spedding of W. M. Thackeray, D. I. Heath, W. H. Thompson, and S. G. Spring Rice, and a comedic sketch of a group of students entitled "Conic Sections." Music includes "The Bugle Song" by Alfred Tennyson and "River that rollest" by Lord Byron set to music by Edward FitzGerald.

Copies of the 70 typescript 'Letters from Cambridge' sent to correspondents, mostly former pupils, serving abroad during World War II (see O.11.26). Personal salutations and valedictions to Warren Pollock added to almost all letters in Gow's hand. Letters sewn together by academic year: 1-12 bear dates of 18 Sept. 1939-19 Aug 1940.; 13-24, 5 Sept. 1940-16 Aug. 1941; 25-36, 29 Aug. 1941- [15 Aug. 1942 -added by hand]; 37-48, 30 Aug. 1942-12 Aug. 1943; 49-60, 11 Sept. 1943-12 Aug. 1944; the final ten letters, 61-70, date from 15 Sept. 1944 to 16 Dec. 1945 and are unsewn.

Bound typescript with spine title "History of Trinity College Cambridge" but lacking a title page inside. This is accompanied by an unbound copy of the typescript.

The research notes consist of Boughey's notes, letters, and publications from others relating to various aspects of the College's history, as well as the publication of the history. The papers appear disordered from their original state but because there are some runs of like material they have been left as found. Boughey’s note passing them on to R. V. Laurence may be found as item 399, with a covering note and instruction at items 410-411.

The letters are from W. Emery Barnes (items 220-221), W. H. D. Bird (item 415), F. C. Burkitt (item 330), J. W. Clark (items 400-401), C. M. Neale (item 308), John Peile (items 325, 327), Alexander Pulling (item 427), and Alfred E. Stamp (item 372). Letters from Robert Bowes (item 386), J. W. Clark (items 63, 250, 390), F. E. Robinson (items 231, 233, 235, 242-244, 247, 252-253, 383-385, 387, 394) and Hutchinson & Co. (items 224-226, 230, 248-249, 251) concern the publication of the history. These are accompanied by a draft of Boughey’s letter to Hutchinson & Co. (item 245) and Boughey’s original memorandum of agreement with F. E. Robinson dated 4 Nov. 1897 (item 246).

Printed material consists of a card advertising Rouse Ball's History of the First Trinity Boat Club (item 207), five of J. W. Capstick’s halftone photographs of the 1st Eastern General Hospital in Nevile's Court and on the Backs (item 209), G. F. Cobb’s A Brief History of the Organ in the Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge (item 356), three printed catalogues from F. E. Robinson & Co. dated 1898-1901 and notices by F. E. Robinson from the same period (items 227-230, 232,237, 240-241), The Roof-Climber’s Guide to Trinity (item 366), the first paper of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Undergraduates, February 1838 (item 170), an offprint of Robert Sinker’s The Statue of Byron in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge (item 414), and Vincent Henry Stanton’s Some Makers of Trinity College. A Sermon Preached in the Chapel of Trinity College Cambridge, on December 9, 1898 (item 442).

Notes were written on verso of letters, including one from Herbert P. S. Devitt asking for leave (item 19), a letter from W. H. D. Rouse to Mr Stewart dated 3 Oct. 1902 (item 39), a book recommendation ticket for the library (item 38), and a Trinity gate bill sent to the Senior Dean for Monday night Aug. 25, n.y. (item 41). Two unusual items are clipped pieces of an early manuscript (item 406).