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Letters, 1929-1947, mainly to Mrs Eva Mary Bell, relating chiefly to her book, The Hamwood Papers (London, 1930), with copy and draft letters from her, and miscellaneous family letters; together with a typescript synopsis of the book, a typescript radio script on the Ladies of Llangollen, and related notes.

Journal of Lady Eleanor Butler, 4 August-31 December 1807.

Journal of Lady Eleanor Butler, 1 January-27 March 1802, including a list of visitors to Plasnewydd, medical recipes and a book-list.

Journal of Lady Eleanor Butler, January 1788-January 1791, chiefly recording details of the weather, visitors, books read, correspondence and local events.

Journal of Lady Eleanor Butler, 1 January-6 April 1791.

Journal of Lady Eleanor Butler, 17 May-12 July 1799, including a list of visitors to Plasnewydd.

Journal of Lady Eleanor Butler, 1 January-31 December 1821, including newspaper cuttings and medical recipes.

Diary of Lady Eleanor Butler for 1784, including comments on the weather, visitors, letters received and books acquired and read.

Transcript, 1814, probably in the hand of Lady Eleanor Butler, of the fourth edition of a poem in French entitled 'Les On. Disparition de Buonaparte'.

A volume, 1803-1859, containing verse and prose in English, French and Italian, mainly dedicated to Caroline Hamilton (née Tighe, d. 1861) of Hamwood, in various hands including those of members of the families of Hamilton, Tighe and Fitzgerald, as well as transcripts and watercolour decorations by Sarah Ponsonby, among them being two views of Plasnewydd (ff. 35, 39). The poetry includes an autograph unfinished poem by Thomas Moore, differing from the published version ('Tell me the witching tale again ...', ff. 3-4), an autograph, apparently unpublished poem by Mary Tighe ('Though Genius and Fancy hereafter may trace ...', f. 7 recto-verso), and two autograph published poems by Mrs Felicia Hemans (ff. 48 verso-49).

A volume, 1800-1835, containing poems and quotations in English, French, German and Italian, and drawings in pencil, ink and watercolour, all in various hands, compiled for Camilla Blachford, apparently sister-in-law of the poet Mary Tighe, and distantly related to Sarah Ponsonby. The poetry includes autograph poems by Mary Tighe ('A faithful friend is the medicine of life', f. 2 recto-verso) and Thomas Moore ('Love's Album, to Mrs Blachford', ff. 70-71 verso), both containing variants to the published versions.