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The file consists mainly of notes of the addresses of friends and acquaintances kept by Dr Roderic Bowen.

The file contains mainly letters, 1976-1980, to Dr Roderic Bowen relating to his membership of the Board of the British Council.

The file comprises correspondence and papers, 1972, relating to the proceedings and report of the Committee of Inquiry on Bilingual Road Signs chaired by Dr Roderic Bowen. It includes letters from Dr Gwynfor Evans, Peter Thomas MP (later the Lord Thomas of Gwydir) and Dafydd Williams, general secretary of Plaid Cymru.

The file contains a copy of Kate Roberts, Two Old Men and Other Stories (Gwasg Gregynog, 1981) presented to Dr Roderic Bowen to mark his retirement as president of St Davids University College, Lampeter, June 1992, and bearing a dedication from Professor Keith Robbins, Principal of the University, and a bookplate.

The file comprises correspondence and papers, 2000-2001, relating to the abortive attempt to secure a knighthood for Dr Roderic Bowen. The file includes letters from Lord Cledwyn, Lord Elis Thomas and Lord Hooson.

The file contains stray, unrelated letters, 1955-2001, addressed to Dr Roderic Bowen. Among the correspondents are Gwilym Prys Davies, 1989, Anthony Eden, 1955, and Harold Macmillan, [1950s].

The file consists of miscellaneous items accumulated by Dr Roderic Bowen during the course of his career. They include copies of his election address circulated to the Cardiganshire electorate in 1945 and 1951, photocopies of papers relating to Dr Bowen's appointment in 1946 to act as Judge Advocate at a military court for the trial of war criminals, a 1950 general election poster and a full transcript of an interview, 8 August 2000, between Dr Bowen and Matt Cole of Birmingham University. In this interview Dr Bowen reflects in some detail on his life and the major landmarks in his professional career.

The file consists of pocket diaries, 1985-2000, containing brief notes of engagements and appointments and a few other general notes.

The file comprises press cuttings accumulated by Dr Roderic Bowen. Some relate to his appointment as a Queen's Counsel in 1952, his appointment as Deputy Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in 1965 and subsequent defeat as the Liberal candidate for Cardiganshire in the general election of 1966, and his official visit to Aden in 1966.

The file comprises miscellaneous printed items, 1901-1993, accumulated by Dr Roderic Bowen during his political, legal and public career. It includes a copy of The Cardigan Record for August 1901.

The file consists of a letter and papers relating to the recording of a programme on Dr Roderic Bowen in the BBC Wales radio series Secret Papers.

The file contains brief outline speech notes in the hand of Dr Roderic Bowen prepared for delivering addresses on social and political occasions.

The file consists of letters and cards addressed to Miss Joan Cooper expressing sympathy on the death of Dr Roderic Bowen in July 2001. Some of the correspondents pay tribute to, and reflect on, his life and work.