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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).

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).

Largely disconnected papers of Edward Thomas, comprising journals, on loose sheets, for 29 August-18 September 1903 (ff. 3-5), 30 December-8 January 1904 (ff. 6-7), 14-20 February 1904 (f. 8), 11 April 1904 (f. 9), 28 September-11 November 1904 (ff. 10-15), 31 December 1909 (ff. 16-20), 18-25 April [1911] (f. 21) and a visit to Paris, [1912] (ff. 22-30); lists of essays sent to publishers, 1899 and 1914 (ff. 1, 35); notes on income, 1908-1916 (ff. 31-34); part draft of a book review, [1913] (ff. 38-40); photographs of Edward Thomas, 1895 (f. 41), and Gordon Bottomley (f. 42).

Diary of Edward Thomas, 12 December 1900-20 October 1901, recording details of books read, letters and articles written, payments for published work, meetings with friends and other personal notes, together with passages of description and personal reflection.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 21 October 1901-12 September 1902, recording brief details of articles and reviews sent out, payments received for published work, and letters received and sent, with short notes of other activities.

Diary of Edward Thomas, 13 September 1902-13 June 1904, recording brief details of articles and reviews sent out, payments received for published work, and letters sent and received, with short notes of other activities and a few longer passages of personal reflection.

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'.

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.