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Typescript versions of published and unpublished poems, [1970]-1994, including 'The World About Us. A televisionary sequence for Brian Lewis', 1980; 'School rooms (Counterpoints)', revised 1984; 'No heavenly sounds. For Robin Huw Bowen and his triple harp', 1992; and drafts of his cat poems published in Selected Poems Pete Hellings in [2001].

Includes photocopies of his first volume of poems entitled Firework Music published in 1950; together with epigrams, 1987; 'The Sirens (Hungerford, August 1987)' in typescript form; poems in manuscript form and a talk by him on 'Poetry aloud', [1950x1994].

Notebook containing his early poems including 'Material for magic. For M, on her birthday, July 1947'.

Draft versions of his poems, [1980]-[1993], including 'A Form of Words', 1980.

'From myself. Postcards', 1980-1981; 'Post cards for M', 1990; 'Vacances', 1982-1983; 'Animations. Real pictures for imaginary children', 1983; and 'Verse studies from the Mabinogion', 1987; together with miscellaneous poems, [1980]-1994.

Drafts of a talk prepared by Manon and Peter Hellings on the poets who lived in Paris from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, [1980x1985], together with translations of poems by Deschamps, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Laforgue and others used to illustrate the talk.

A notebook relating to the sales and gifts of A Swansea Sketchbook published in 1983; together with related letters and a letter, 1996, from Meic Stephens suggesting an edition of Peter Hellings's collected poems. Also included are photocopies of critical essays, 1984, by students written on the poem 'A Light Grey Day. Swansea Crematorium, Morriston', originally published in A Swansea Sketchbook.

Handwritten drafts of some of the poems entitled 'A Form of Words. Reflections in Retreat' written after he retired from teaching in 1980 and typescript versions of these. The title 'Educational Times' was later given to the collection.

Includes lists of the invitees to book launches in Swansea and Birmingham and books to be given for reviews, [1994]-[1995], and [Manon Hellings's] reminiscences of her husband.

Obituary by Eurwen and Hugh Price, [1994]; programme of the tribute to Peter Hellings, 20 April 1995, as part of the Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain's programme for 1995; invitation to the launch at Sutton Coldfield, 28 September 2005, and at the Swansea Arts Workshop Gallery, Swansea, 10 November 1995, with programme, together with notes for Manon Hellings's speech about his 'early days'; and a letter from Brian Lewis, 1999, relating to the preparation of the 'collected poems' for publishing with 'some general observations' [Selected Poems Pete Hellings [2001]].

Includes papers relating to the publication of A Form of Words by Pontefract Press in 1995 and a list of photographs to be used; his curriculum vitae; together with a copy, 1996, of Brian Lewis, The waters of Birmingham which was published in 1997 by his publishing company Pontefract Press and a linked poem 'Jude and Holofernes', [1991], by him. Brian Lewis was introduced to poetry by his teacher Peter Hellings at the James Watt Technical School in Smethwick.