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At the rear of the volume, lists of Christmas correspondence, investments, books lent and books read.

Loose pages gathered into a home-made volume.

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.

Letters, numbered 168-174, from Captain Geoffrey Woolley RA, from Headquarters, 11th Support Group, Home Forces, based somewhere near York.

Loose pages gathered into a home-made volume.

Loose pages of typescript diary, letters received and carbon copies of letters sent, gathered into a home-made volume.

Loose pages of typescript diary entries gathered into a home-made volume. Much of this appears to be carbon copies of material in D 18.

Original file of letters from Woolley, serving with the 125th O.C.T.U. RA, D Troop, at Ilkley, co. York, (July-Sept. 1940), with the 75th A.T. Regiment, RA, at Huyton, co. Lancs (Nov.-Dec.), Llanberis, co. Caern (Jan.-Feb. 1941), Guiseley, co. York., (March-June), and with Headquarters, 11th Support Group, Home Forces (June-Sept.), plus letters sent from short postings and courses. A notebook recording correspondence received and sent, 30 Nov. 1940-31 July 1941, has been added.

School, college and university letters, reports, ephemera and publications, including copies of 'The Breanian', the termly magazine of Brean House school, Weston-super-Mare, vol. 1, no. 1 (March 1926) and vol. 2, no. 2 (Dec. 1927), and 'The Cliftonian : a magazine edited by members of Clifton College', vol. 33, no's 1 and 4 (June and Dec 1933) [some with contributions by Woolley]; the rules of the Hawks' Club, Cambridge, 1933; three CUAC [Cambridge University Athletics Club] sports fixture cards, June-Nov. 1937; and a printed letter from the chairman of Clifton College reporting on the evacuation of the school to Bude and Wrington after the bombing raids on Bristol, April 1941.

Letters from his father, from Rhyd Hall, Tredegar, usually written weekly, usually with postscripts from his mother.

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.

Letters from his mother, comprising a postcard to Geoffrey at Dakyns' House, Clifton College, 2[-] May 1934 (postmark), and letters, April 1941-March 1942, usually written weekly on Mondays from Rhyd Hall, Tredegar, with occasional postscripts from his father. Gap June 1934-March 1941 inclusive.

Letters, numbered 175-175a, 176-180, 190-193, 195-230, 223a, from Captain Geoffrey Woolley RA, initially from Headquarters, 11th Support Group, Home Forces, based somewhere near York (Jan.-May), later H.Q.R.A., 11th Armoured Division, Home Forces (May-Dec.). Includes 'A great Edward Thomas find that afternoon, - 45 letters of his, written to W. H. Hudson [William Henry Hudson, 1841-1922], the nature writer. Lucky I haven't got to use my Dress allowance on clothes!' (9 July).

Loose pages of typescript and manuscript ("this is really far better than type-clacking") diary entries, many formerly gathered into home-made volumes.

Manuscript and typescript prose, including a draft play, 'The guest of the absolute', [n.d.] (32 pp.), and an essay, 'A choice of books', about the books taken into active service, [n.d.] (4 pp.). Also a reporter's notebook, mainly relating to speeches by US politicians, 1937-1940.

Loose letters and cards from Geoffrey Woolley to his parents, mainly Jan. 1938-July 1940 (gap Aug. 1940-April 1943 inclusive).

Letters, unnumbered and with a gap Sept.-Nov., from Geoffrey Woolley, initially of H.Q.R.A., 11th Armoured Division, Home Forces (Jan.-May), later of 118 Battery, 75th Anti-Tank Regiment RA, stationed in the Patrington / Withernsea area, co. York. (June-Dec.).