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The file comprises proofs of the frontispiece to T. S. Eliot, A Symposium for his Seventieth Birthday, ed. Neville Braybrook (London, 1958).

The file comprises reproductions of artwork by David Jones: copies of lettering 'Et Hominum in principio...' (4 copies), 'pa geont haeled paet', 'iam redit et virgo...' (1956), 'his mother was like dew...', 'yn y gaeaf oer...'; copies of a self portrait, two different portraits of women, and two different shipping / storm pictures (1931 and undated); and prints of 'Jester and Imps at Brockley School Cantata' (2 copies) Walter Jones 1905; 'Anerchiad' W. David Jones 1912; stable and manger, WDJ 1919; and a deer by David Jones, 1904. David Jones has written behind some of the photographs, and some appear to have been pinned to a wall.

The file comprises two copies of a map or game labelled 'David Jones, Umpire', a sketch of a ship by David Jones, a drawing of Conway castle by T. Wood, a sketch of a design for a chimney kettle handle possibly by Eric Gill, a post card of sculpture of St Sebastian by Eric Gill, a manuscript salvage map dated 1917, and miscellaneous printed engravings and pictures. There are also postcards to David Jones from his father James Jones, 'Mike' (1946), Arthur [Giardelli, 1956], and 'Kathrin'.

The file comprises examples of work designed by David Jones : 'Anerchiad' signed W. David Jones, Christmas 1912; 'Sic semper tyrannis / The festival of Yule 1918', signed W. David Jones, Private 22579 Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Ireland, 1918; David Jones illustrations dated 1926 to a poem by Shane Leslie entitled 'Fleet Street ', printed by the Curwen press; and a colour copy of lettering by David Jones for a bookplate 'Quemadmodum Desiderata Cervus... Edmund Gray'.

The file comprises copies of a Christmas card designed by David Jones for Faber and Faber in 1961. The front has a colour picture of a woman playing the violin, and the back has lettering 'Syng Hevin Imperiall...'.

The file comprises copies of two booklets, The Winter Solstice (1928) by Harold Monro and The Gum Trees (1930) by Roy Campbell (The Ariel Poems, published by Faber and Faber, London, nos. 13 and 30), both with cover illustrations and frontispieces by David Jones.

Material contained in an envelope on which David Jones has written 'Ships: & the sea'. This material principally consists of photographs of sailing vessels (including several models), most of which have been cut out of newspapers and illustrated periodicals. There are also a few sketches by David Jones of details of rigging, etc.

The file comprises two photographs of a model of a 17th century English warship.

The file comprises photographs of two dry-point engravings by David Jones in the possession of the Victoria and Albert Museum, together with a covering letter from the Deputy Keeper of Circulation at the Museum dated 18 June 1965.

The file comprises copies of work by David Jones: a photograph of a Jaguar at London Zoo, 1931, a photograph of lettering 'A daeth y gair yn gnawd...', and a proof of an engraving of a woman at the foot of the cross. The two photographs were returned to David Jones from the features editor of the Irish Times.

The file comprises a drawing of a chair by A. S. Hartrick, David Jones' art master; a reproduction of David Jones' self-portrait, 'Human Being 1931'; and a photograph of two objects which were always in his room, a knife with 'Ste Paul / O.P.N' carved into the handle and a stone with 'Elri / Cymru' carved into it. (See a letter to Harman Grisewood, 1959, published in Dai Greatcoat, pp.176-178, in which David Jones says that 'I know that an involvement in "Welshness" has an awful lot to do with my intrication with Elri' [Valerie Wynne-Williams]).

The file contains reproductions of 'Dewi Dyfrwr gwedia dros Gymru' [1951], 'Optima goreu musa awen veritas gwirioned' [c. 1948], and a ship in a storm, 1931, by David Jones.

The file contains 5 Christmas cards designed by David Jones: 'We wish you a Happy Christmas', W. D. Jones, 1904; 'Greetings. May all Christmas Joys be Yours, a Blwyddyn Newydd da i chwi', Walter Jones, 1907-1908 (2 copies); 'Ye Good Olde Christmas Time. Wishing You ye Good Olde Christmas Wish', W David Jones, 1908-1909; 'Greeting. Nadolig Llawen', W. David Jones, 1918, New Barracks, Limerick, and 1961 Christmas card made for Faber and Faber of a woman playing the violin.

Manuscript drafts of letters from David Jones, almost all concerning his work as an artist. The addressees are listed on the wrapper. Amongst the subjects to which these letters relate are a proposal to reprint the engravings made by him for the Golden Cockerel Press (1944); the blocks illustrating the Chester Play of the Deluge (1959); the example of his work to be reproduced in the Arrow Press paperback edition of Sir John Rothenstein's book Modern English Painters, Lewis to Moore (1962); 'Panthers', 1931, a drawing in the possession of the Walker Gallery, Liverpool (1968); illustrations for 'Thirty Ways of Drowning in the Sea' by Peter Levi (1969) and 'Lancelot', 1940 (1944).

Page proofs of the revised edition of the catalogue of the Arts Council of Great Britain exhibition of paintings, drawings and engravings by David Jones, 1954-5.

Manuscript and typescript material concerning David Jones's work as an artist, including typescript notes (not by David Jones) on 'The Four Queens' and 'Guenever'; assignments (apparently not executed) by David Jones to Manchester Corporation of the copyright of 'The Leafless Tree' (drawing) and 'Out Tide' (oil painting), 1948-1949; lists of paintings, drawings, engravings and inscriptions, letters to and from David Jones; receipts from the Arts Council of Great Britain for paintings, drawings and engravings received from David Jones, June 1954; two drafts of notes by David Jones on 'The Lamb' (drawing) and a pencil sketch of a seated woman. There are letters from Robin [Ironside] and Arthur [Giardelli].

The file comprises exhibition catalogues in which David Jones is listed, namely 'Welsh Painting Last Sixty Years', London, 1947; 'Exposition internationale de la Gravure contemporaine', Paris [c. 1949]; Redfern Gallery Exhibition of contemporary British paintings, 1953; David Jones' Arts Council exhibition at Edinburgh, 1954; and 'Artists of fame and of promise', Leicester, 1956; with a catalogue of a New York exhibition of manuscripts when David Jones was a recipient of the Loines award for The Anathemata, 1954. There are also other exhibition catalogues and art magazines, 1937-1960.

The file comprises mainly manuscript lists of pictures by David Jones, including lists of pictures in chronological order, lists of drawings delivered to and remaining with the Redfern Gallery in 1940, list of photographs, lists of colour and black and white reproductions for The Penguin Modern Painters. David Jones by Robin Ironside, 1949. Also included is an explanation of the 'Cara wallia derelicta' inscription, a draft list of David Jones' beneficiaries, a proof copy of an engraving of an unicorn, some doodles, and lettering of 'sicut in medio compaginis...' .

The file comprises lists of paintings, drawings and engravings by David Jones, including a list of 'Deluge 1-10' and 'Ancient mariner 1-8', manuscript and typescript lists of pictures with dates and names of the owners prepared for an exhibition, numerous lists (dated January-November 1940) of pictures exhibited at the Redfern Gallery with statement of accounts and letters from the director, Rex Nan Kivell. Also there is a transcript of a programme edited by Peter Orr and produced by the Recorded Sound Section of the British Council in London of David Jones discussing slides of his pictures [c. 1972].

The file comprises exhibition catalogues (some annotated by him) listing David Jones's works, 1927-1963, including the exhibition catalogue of Eric Gill and David Jones at St George's Gallery, London, 1927 (2 copies); 'David Jones watercolours and drawings', The Goupil Gallery, London, 1929; 'The Contemporary Welsh art exhibition', National Library of Wales, 1935; 'Water colours by David Jones' ... et al. at the Redfern Gallery, 1936 (2 annotated copies); 'Watercolours by David Jones' at the Redfern Gallery, 1940; Tate Gallery wartime acquisitions, 1942; Tate Gallery exhibition at Vienna 1946; Festival of Britain loan exhibition at Bristol, 1951; Arts Council of Great Britain Welsh Committee, David Jones exhibition, 1954; Brighton Art Gallery Autumn exhibition, 1956; and 'The Englishness of English painting', Crane Kalman Gallery, London, 1963. Also typescript lists of David Jones' pictures at Redfern Gallery 1936, 1941 and 1945; and two sales catalogues listing David Jones's engraved wood blocks, 1959 and undated.