Notebook of Berta Ruck, January-May 1936, containing diary entries, ideas for fiction, comments on the progress of her writing and on contemporary events, and pasted-in letters and cards to her, including one each from Sir Maurice Bowra (f. 37) and Rebecca West (f. 15). Also pasted in are press cuttings, mainly relating to the European political crisis but also including articles on the death of Rudyard Kipling, George V and A. E. Housman.

Notebook of Berta Ruck, February-September 1939, containing diary entries, ideas for fiction, comments on the progress of her writing and on the threat of war, and pasted-in letters and cards to her, including one from J. B. Priestley (f. 23 verso). Also pasted in are press cuttings relating to contemporary events including the death of W. B. Yeats and the European political crisis.