A prose piece with the title 'A Castle of Cloud', autograph, 1912, which appeared in a shorter version as 'Cloud Castle' in Edward Thomas's posthumously published collection Cloud Castle and Other Papers' (London, 1922) (ff. 1-6); typescript of the same by Mrs Beryl Thomas (ff. 7-14).
The original manuscript of Edward Thomas, The Heart of England (London, 1906), together with a letter from the author to Jesse Berridge, rector of Little Badow, Chelmsford, [?1913] (f. iii). The letter was published in The Letters of Edward Thomas to Jesse Berridge, ed. by Anthony Berridge (London, 1983).
Diary of Edward Thomas, 1908, recording very brief details of work done and of letters sent and received, together with a list of articles sent out (pp. 382-383) and a few short notes of other activities.
Diary of Edward Thomas, 1911, recording very brief details of work done and of letters sent and received, together with a list of articles sent out (ff. xxvii-1) and a few short notes of other activities.
Diary of Edward Thomas, 1 January-25 September 1915, with very brief references to work in prose and verse, including a list of verse sent out (ff. 1 verso-2), details of letters sent and received, and a few short notes of other activities.
Over one hundred letters, 1896-1900, from Edward Thomas to Helen Ashcroft Noble, whom he married on 20 June 1899. The letters contain mainly personal news and reflections, notably impressions of his life at Oxford and of visits to Wales; also included are a few draft poems, probably c. 1897 (ff. 297-301).
Over one hundred and twenty letters, 1901-1913, from Edward Thomas to his wife, Helen Thomas, containing mainly personal news and reflections, including accounts of his visits to Wales in 1910 and 1911, and to Paris in 1912.
Diary entries, on loose sheets, for [?22] November [1903] (f. 1), 22-30 November 1905 (f. 2 recto-verso), 24-29 June 1908 (f. 3 recto-verso), and 29 August-16 September [1911] (ff. 4-5 verso), a letter, 1903, to Edward Thomas granting him permission to fish, and a transcript by the poet of the folk-song 'O can ye sew cushions'.
Some sixty-five letters, 1916-1917, from Edward Thomas to his wife, Helen Thomas, giving accounts of his training as an army officer, his departure to France, and experiences at the front until his death.