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Typescript final draft of 'South African winter', with manuscript notes.

Typescript draft of 'Last letters from Hav' with manuscript revisions, together with a letter from the publisher to Jan Morris's literary agent.

Typescript draft of 'The Hashemite kings' with manuscript revisions.

Typescript draft of 'Conundrum' with manuscript revisions.

Typescript drafts of articles and chapters by Jan Morris about factual subjects including India, Delhi, Mafeking, Bombay, Gibraltar, Mauritius, A ditch in Egypt, The secret city of Edom, Victoria BC, the British empire and The Times newspaper, as well as a printed copy of an article about Fort Worth, together with fictional stories by Jan Morris including Waiting for Sebastian and Peter Littorio's return.

The series comprises printed travel literature, including maps and plans, collected by Jan Morris on her numerous trips throughout Britain and around the world, and used by her as research when compiling her various publications.

Travel literature: Cambridgeshire (1960), Cheshire (1958), Cornwall (1957-1995) and Cumbria (1976).

Travel literature: Devon (1955-1995), Derbyshire (1953), Dorset (1955-1986), Durham (1951), Essex (1980), Gloucestershire (1963-1973) and Hampshire (1951-1970).

Travel literature: Herefordshire (1938-1977), Hertfordshire (1968) and Ireland (1947-1993).

Travel literature: Isle of Man (1997), Isle of Wight (1958-1989) and Kent (1953-1980).

Travel literature: Denmark (1990-1992), Estonia (1991), Fiji (1970-1974), Finland (1955-1995) and France (1950-2002).

Travel literature: Germany (1961-2001), Gibraltar (1969) and Greece (1963-1978).

Travel literature: India (1932-1992).

Personal papers of Jan Morris, including letters and postcards to her from publishers, editors, agents, reviewers, translators and other figures in the literary world, as well as academics, officials, friends, family and admirers, and also including some letters to associates of Jan Morris, concerning many aspects of her books and articles and the issues raised by them (sometimes many years after the work was first published), including invitations and requests, as well as her writing career in general and her intellectual, political, social, personal and domestic life, together with reviews of her work, official records, and press cuttings.

Letters, mostly concerning Jan Morris's work, especially that relating to the British empire, Oxford, Venice, Everest and the Middle East.

Letters, mostly concerning Jan Morris's work, especially that relating to the British empire, Oxford, Everest, Venice, and her memoirs, as well as the Welsh language and Welsh politics.

Press cuttings, publicity leaflets, periodicals and typescript documents containing reviews of works by Jan Morris, information collected by her in the course of her research, letters written to the press by her and about her work, publicity material concerning her books, media articles and talks by her, interviews with her, press statements made by her concerning the Welsh language, student magazines edited by her, and material relating to her literary interests.

Notebooks used by Jan Morris to record details subsequently used to compile her various published works, together with other materials collected by her for the same purpose.

The file comprises Jan Morris's research notes on the Venetian Empire, 1204-1797; from its history in the Aegean, 1204-1714, Constantinople, 1204-1261, Crete, 1204-1669, Cyprus, 1489-1571, to Dalmatia and Greece, 1204-1797. The notebooks contain many sketches of landmarks and buildings in the countries visited by Jan Morris during her researches. The file also comprises Jan Morris's research notes on the history of Venice.

Notes, pamphlets, letters, periodicals, poems, photographs, short stories, lectures, information packs, publicity material and travel ephemera collected by Jan Morris in the course of research for her published works of non-fiction and fiction, including material relating to the British empire (especially in Africa and India), the Yakima Indian Reservation (Washington State), Canada (including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Victoria [British Columbia]), the Great Famine in Northern Ireland, Hitler's ideas about the British empire, the Gallipoli landings, the battle of Magersfontein (Orange Free State), Oxford University (including the Senior Common Room at University College and the Arts Festival), Venice, Trieste, gender roles, Welsh genealogy, an obituary for David W. Jones (Dewi Glan Tâf), Hedd Wyn, international development finance, decolonisation, scuptors and statues, torture, Welsh and English poetry, and Concorde.