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Loose pages, formerly gathered into a home-made volume. Includes letters from Robert Eckert of Freeport, IL, USA, discussing his 'Edward Thomas: a biography and a bibliography' (1937); and training programmes for A, B and C Batteries, 75th Anti-Tank Regiment RA, for the week commencing 10 March 1941.

Loose leaves of manuscript diary entries and letters received, extracted from a ring binder (discarded).

Binder containing a loose-leaf manuscript diary.

Loose leaves of a mainly manuscript diary, with gaps, including 27 April-20 June, 22 June-3 Aug. and 12 Nov.-30 Dec. inclusive. Includes a draft of a poem, 'The dead to the living'.

Loose leaves of a mainly manuscript diary, enclosing letters received, carbon copies of letters sent, newspaper cuttings, ephemera and Christmas card lists, extracted from a folder (discarded). Woolley was based at The Anchorage, [Dupont?], Washington DC, but the letters include descriptions of a tour of the USA via Chicago, San Francisco and New Orleans (Nov.).

Loose leaves of a diary, enclosing letters received and carbon copies of letters sent, extracted from a folder (discarded).

Bundle of appointments diaries for 1972-1980.

Typed 'Exercise for the Chancellor's English medal' by 'Ecladon Scient', Jan. 1937; typed 'The death of Nelson' by 'Ecladon scient' for the Brown prize for an English poem, [c.1937]; loose sheets of draft, signed fair copy manuscript and typescript poetry by Geoffrey Woolley, 1939-1944. Also a letter of rejection from the Times, including 'the general opinion is that they are really too personal for publication in a daily newspaper', Aug. 1941.

Volume of newspaper cuttings from the Monmouthshire Beacon, many written by Geoffrey Woolley, with further cuttings loose at the rear of the volume.

Volume entitled 'Poems in "the duration" mood', containing dated transcripts of poems.

Cast list and synopses of chapters I-XV of 'Ecladon', with autobiographical touches. From the other end of the volume, drafts of poems, [Christmas card?] lists, notes for his diary, curriculum vitae etc.

Copy will of Elizabeth Morgan of Pentrebach, [p. Llantarnam, co. Mon.?], 1592, extracted from the PCC, [mid 19 cent.]; 'A monody on the late patriot the Rev'd Joseph Hughes (Carn Ingli), translated from the original Welsh, by Mr R. A. Rees, and for which the prize was awarded at the Llandudno eisteddfod, 1864; translated by Pem', (1875 watermark); and 'Lines proposed to be sung at the Working Men's banquet to Lord Bute', [by Leon?], 1868.

Newspaper cuttings on subjects of interest to Woolley, including athletics reports, Nov. 1936; James Thurber on contemporary writers in the current atmosphere of distrust, 1952; Robert Yoakum comparing the letters pages of the Times and the New York Times, 1971; and Neil Sinclair (Spectator), Ray Connolly (Sunday Times), Ann Jones (South Wales Argus) and William Rees-Mogg (Times) on Woolley, 1976, 1980 (x2) and 2005 respectively. Also articles by Woolley, including 'I mock a whim on the mystery dunes of Kenfig', Western Mail, May 1939.

Original bundle of letters, and some cards, including from Leslie Bricusse, 1953 (3), Brenda Chamberlain of the Caseg Press, 1941 (1), George Evans of 31 Army Tank Brigade and copy replies, 1941-1942 (6), John Kyrle Fletcher, 1939-1941 (7), Samuel C. Fox of Cardiff, 1939-1941 (3), Roland Gant of London, 1948 (1), Bernard Groom of Clifton School, 1934-1940 (6), William Haley of Jersey, 1978-1985 (3), Lawrence W. Hockey of Newport, co. Mon., 1946-1977 (15), Arthur Machen, 1943 (2), Harry T. Moore, 1950-1981 (12, plus Times obituary), Jan Morris, 1972-1978 (3), Siân Phillips, 1997 (1), Cyril Preedy, 1949 (1), David Prosser, editor of the Western Mail, 1941-1954 (2, plus obituary, 1974), Kate Roberts, 1944 (1), Graham Storey, 1995 (1), Rowland Watson, and a copy reply, 1942-1965 (6), Cherry Watson, 1977-1983 (4), and Robert Webber of the Western Mail, 1948-1950 (2).

Original bundle of letters from Robert Paul Eckert, usually from Freeport, Illinois, USA, to Geoffrey Woolley, 3 Aug. 1941-15 Sept. 1966; letters from Olga Eckert, his wife, 30 Oct. 1966-16 Feb. 1996, including with news of Robert's death; and photocopies of letters from Eckert to Roger Ingpen, 1934, and John Gawsworth, 1935-1937. Eckert was the author of Edward Thomas: A Biography and a Bibliography (Dent, 1937).

Original bundle of letters from Eleanor Farjeon, usually from Perrins Walk, London NW3, to Geoffrey Woolley, 17 Feb. 1942-30 Jan. 1961; and carbon copies of two of Woolley's replies, 1942 and 1952. Also ephemera, including 'Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle' by Eleanor Farjeon / 'How I look at modern painting' by Anthony Blunt (The Listener, 14 July 1938, pp. 73-74), and a prospectus for 'A Sussex alphabet' (Pear Tree Press, pre 1965).

Original bundle of letters and cards from John Wyn Griffiths and his father, Llewelyn Wyn Griffith of Berkhamsted, co. Herts, to Geoffrey Woolley, mainly 10 Nov. 1939-10 Nov. 1953, plus single items 1970, 1976 and 1977, including Llewelyn's criticism of Woolley's first novel, 15-26 March 1940, news that John was reported missing, 30 March 1942, and an invitation to the presentation of the Cymmrodorion Medal to Llewelyn, March 1970.

Original bundle of letters and cards from Helen Thurber, usually from West Cornwall, Connecticut, USA, to Geoffrey Woolley, 15 Dec. 1962-25 Feb. 1982. Also a newspaper interview with James Thurber, 2 Feb. 1961.

Printed book : Richard Herbert Randolph SJ, 'Excuse my dust : a little life relived' (Oxford : no. 40 of a numbered edition privately printed by Hall the Printer Ltd for the author, Sept. 1999 ; card covers, 284 pp., [8] pp. b/w photos). The author's autobiography. Enclosed are three letters and two cards from 'Dick', 1999-2000.