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Letters, numbered minus 1, 0-11, 13-37, 37a, 38-39, from Geoffrey Woolley, usually from Washington DC on Times correspondent paper, and postcards and telegrams. The letters include embarking on the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton (6 April), and arrival in Washington DC (15 April); taking rooms in Dr Hendry's house in Washington (20 April), later taking rooms at The Anchorage, Connecticut Avenue (8 July), and a trip around the USA via Chicago, San Francisco and New Orleans (Oct.-Nov.). Letter no. 32 encloses a tourist booklet on Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The postcards include two from Gander, Newfoundland, 21 Aug. and 6 Sept., on leaving and returning to North America.

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 leaf binder containing lists of contents, recipients and receipts for CARE and other food parcels ordered in the USA by Geoffrey Woolley, April-Aug. 1948, a copy of Woolley's will, Nov. 1944, list of bequests, Aug. 1948, diary entries, copies of letters received and sent, accounts, and lists of names [?letters received and to be answered]. The diary entries include Pershing's lying-in-state, 18 July.

Letters, numbered 40-43 (2-23 Jan.), from Geoffrey Woolley, from Washington DC on Times correspondent paper, and five postcards (3-19 June). The letters include the Queen Mary running aground at Cherbourg, President Truman's inauguration, and UK sterling devaluation.

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

Loose leaves enclosing letters received, carbon copies of letters sent, newspaper cuttings and ephemera, extracted from a folder (discarded). Woolley was based in Washington DC, but due to return to Britain on the 'Britannic' (May/June).

Letters, numbered 101-112, and two postcards from Geoffrey Woolley, postmarked Washington DC and New York, before embarking on the Britannic for Britain (14 March-31 May). Also a letter from Habana, Cuba (20 Dec.).

Letters from his father, usually from Rhyd Hall, Tredegar, usually written weekly, and usually with postscripts from his mother. Includes descriptions of VE and VJ celebrations in Tredegar, also the 1945 general election, including the death of Leslie Ruthven Pym, MP for Monmouth. Also a loose letter dated 11 March 1951 (no. 159), and an undated picture of W. D. Woolley, 'president of the society', torn out of a Tredegar publication. Gap Sept. 1945-Feb. 1951 inclusive.

Including copies of 'On target : an unofficial magazine produced by members of 303 Battery 99th (London Welsh) H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery', vol. 1, no's 1-2, All Fool's Day-May 1940 (Woolley perhaps contributing as 'G.D.'); three loose pages from a subsequent number or similar publication, with a story by Woolley (in English), 'Er cof anwyl am Gymry Llundain'; 'Popular guide to the German army, no. 1, the armoured division (War Office, Feb. 1941); programmes for National Gallery lunch-time concerts and Royal Albert Hall promenade concerts, Aug. 1941; menu card for the 75th Anti-Tank Reg't, RA, first anniversary dinner, Thirsk, with nine signatures, Nov. 1941; concert programme of the orchestra of the 29th Armoured Brigade, Whitby warship week, Feb. [1942?]; 'Album-souvenir du débarquement, 1re partie', containing official D-day and liberation pictures, 1944; Second Army order of thanksgiving service on conclusion of the campaign in north west Europe, May 1945; Christmas card of the 75th A/TK Reg't, RA, with a map of their advance from Roermond in the Netherlands, Christmas 1944, to Eckernforde, Schleswig-Holstein, May 1945.

Letters, numbered 150-155, 158-160, 184-191, plus one unnumbered (28 Nov.), from Geoffrey Woolley, usually from Washington DC on Times correspondent paper. Also a postcard from Bermuda (11 June), besides which there are no letters June-Oct.

Letters from his mother, Jan.-Aug. 1945, usually from Rhyd Hall, Tredegar, usually written weekly, with occasional postscripts from his father. Also three loose letters, dated 5 Oct. 1947, 11 March 1951, and 'Friday night'.

Letters from Geoffrey Woolley, usually on Times Washington correspondent paper, including the US presidential election and arrangements for returning to Britain. Gaps include Feb. and April-July. Some of these letters may be carbon copies or drafts of letters in L 1/23, or letters that have lost their envelopes.

Original bundle of mainly carbon copies of letters from Geoffrey Woolley to family, friends and booksellers , mainly 1941-1942, 1947-1950. Also an account of his correspondence, Aug. 1942-April 1943.

Letters, numbered 192-193, 193a, 196a, 204, 213-229, 231-232, plus two unnumbered letters and five unnumbered postcards, from Geoffrey Woolley, usually from Washington DC on Times correspondent paper, but including a holiday to Paget, Bermuda (letters no's 214-217 and two postcards, May-June).

Four letters from Geoffrey Woolley to his parents, from the British Press Club, Berlin.

Original bundle of letters from Robert Moore, 11 June 1951-1956. The writer only dates the letters, when dated at all, with the day of the week; the only dates are those on postmarks, or Woolley's note of receiving a letter. Also a letter from Woolley to Peter Storrs, that if he die Robert Moore is to have all his possessions 'here', and any credit at Riggs Bank.

Typescript of a play in two acts entitled 'Elanda and Eclipse (To Geoffrey)'.