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Drafts of translations by Peter and Madeline (Manon) Hellings, [1984]-[1999], published as Versions of Villon in 1999.

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.

Translation of Arthur Rimbaud's 'Le Bateau Ivre' by M. and P. Hellings, 1950, and 'The Graveyard by the Sea', a translation of Paul Valery's 'Le Cimetière Marin' by C[ecil] Day Lewis, and two translations by P. Havard-Williams of poems by Baudelaire (typescripts).

Miscellaneous papers, [1937]-2001, including a notebook containing his early poetry, prose work, personal papers, press cuttings and poems written in his memory.

A notebook, [1940x1949], used in relation to school drama performances of Shakespeare.

Poems 'To Peter', 'King Crimson i.m. Peter Hellings' (authors unknown), [1994], 'Peter (For Jennifer and Manon)' and 'Mentor' by [?Brian Lewis], 24 September 1994.

'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.

'The temptation of John Milton' by Peter Hellings in typescript with remarks and photocopies of 'A note on the sonnets of Milton' [published in Life and Letters, March 1950]; photocopies of 'The county of Gloucester' by 'PBH', Swansea Grammar School Magazine, [July 1937], and 'Frederico Garcia Lorca', Citadel, May 1943; 'Farewell to love. The unintelligible lines' relating to John Donne's poetry, [1937]-[1950], in typescript.

Included are his birth, marriage and death certificates; death certificate of his mother Dorothy Hellings, 1977; three passports which belonged to Peter Hellings, issued 1947, 1957 and 1967; degree examination papers, 1950; Royal Air Force Service And Release Book, 1941-1946. Also included are letters, 1941-1942, relating to the British Empire Medal awarded to him for his bravery, and graduation programme and certificate, 1950; together with two certificates, 1949, 1951, awarded to him for his poems in eisteddfodau organised by students of the Universities of Wales; and genealogical details.

Miscellaneous papers including Music Calling concert programmes, 1944-1945, organised for the Forces in Jerusalem and a photograph of the YMCA building in Jerusalem, Christmas 1944, where the concerts were held; a tribute, [1988], to W. John Morgan, 'Young John Morgan. Talker and Writer', journalist, in the form of a collection of his earliest printed writings which appeared in Dawn, 1947-1950, with an introduction by Peter Hellings; and 'Swansea Gower Anthology', photocopies of poems and prose, including some by Peter Hellings.

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

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].

Press cuttings, 1983-1996, relating to his work including his sonnet 'Tree Fall' awarded the Wales Writers' Group Prize in the Cardiff International Poetry Competition in 1989 and posthumous publications. Included are 'Poet pictures life in old Swansea', South Wales Evening Post, July 1983, relating to the publishing of Swansea Sketchbook and obituary notices; together with a photocopy of a critical essay 'Eastern approaches, Western promise: poets of Swansea after Dylan' by James A. Davies, [New Welsh Review, Swansea Special, Spring 1995].