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A report entitled 'Research into Traffic Noise', 1968; a report on an alternative route for the Kendal link road, 1969; and an 'A55 St. Asaph to Aber Feasibility Study', 1970.

Two reports on the London-Yorkshire Motorway, 1957, 1960; a paper entitled 'Motorway Landscaping' given at the Public Works and Municipal Services Congress, 1960; a report on the Durham motorway, 1965.

The 'Esso Fawley Landscape Report', New Scientist, 1970, a photocopy of an article concerning migration to new towns, [c. 1971].

Pamphlets, papers, magazines and other publications mainly concerning architecture and conservation including: Deutsches Dachdecker Handwerk, 1949; a speech by Ove Arup, 1967; the RIBA Journal, 1970; the Architectual Review and The Architect's Journal, 1971; a commendation in memory of Christopher Hussey, 1970; and other publications, 1962-1977.

Papers mainly relating to various building projects by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, from whole buildings to garden follies in Wales, England and Ireland, including those on the Aberconway estate and on the Voelas estate.

Correspondence concerning press releases sent to the press including: House and Garden, Country Life, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Building Design, The Times, Observer, The Architectural Review; and drafts of releases and newspaper cuttings from papers including the Observer, Manchester Guardian, The Spectator, and The Guardian, 1953-1978.

Press cuttings covering subjects such as London's South Bank, colour schemes for houses, architectural follies, and architecture in Wales including book reviews, 1929-1978.

Press cuttings, 1952-1971; invitations to society dinners, including a dinner at Windsor castle and the Investiture Ball, 1957-1975; table plans for three of the functions and other papers, 1957-1975.

Newspaper cuttings and excerpts, 1926-1976, mostly relating to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.

Drafts and copies of articles written about Portmeirion in magazines, journals and newspapers, correspondence and papers relating to those articles and journals which include articles about Portmeirion, 1928-1977.

Letters and papers regarding the creation of Portmeirion, the selection of buildings for and their removal to the estate; letters from and papers dealing with tenants and the upkeep of the buildings and gardens at Portmeirion; papers relating to the advertising of Portmeirion in the press by means of articles written about it; and papers relating to his interest in seaside retreats, 1928-1978.

Letters and copies of replies concerning Portmeirion, defence of some of its practices, and the listing of the buildings; extracts from newspapers; revisions of the book Portmeirion; and letters concerning Architect Errant, 1963-1973.

A letter and specimen rough layouts of various lettering for directional signs at Portmeirion, 1971.

Letters and copies of replies concerning slide shows, television programmes and the publicity of Portmeirion in general; letters and poems from well-wishers; excerpts from newspapers, magazines and journals including the New Yorker in 1976, L'europeo Flash in 1969, the Neue Bürcher Beitung in 1972 and Deutschland und die Welt in 1973, 1953-1977.

Papers, correspondence, articles, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to the various projects of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis as an architect throughout Wales and England and also in Ireland, 1923-1978.

Correspondence and papers concerning Wren urns from St Paul's Cathedral and a parapet from Westminster Abbey, rigging on the Amie Reunie, the listing of the buildings at Portmeirion, the railway from Minffordd to Portmeirion, including a letter from Jonah Jones concerning Portmeirion, and letters from visitors to Portmeirion, 1964-1978. Also included in the file are photocopied drafts of 'Portmeirion Revisited' for Country Life; a photocopy of an article in the New York Times, 1973; an article from the The New Yorker, 1976; and the translation of an article which appeared in the Frankfurter Allgemeine, 1973.

Letters and copies of replies concerning works at Portmeirion hotel dining room, railings for Deudraeth Castle gardens and other projects; articles concerning Portmeirion and a pictorial map of the estate, 1962-1972. Also included are the magazine Aureol including an article concerning Portmeirion, 1971-1972, and an extract from Building Design including an interview with Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, 1970.

Papers, 1949-1977, relating to Portmeirion, including correspondence, magazine articles, plans and a brochure, a map of the village and peninsula and a pictorial map of the north of Cardigan Bay. Included are letters and papers relating to the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the opening of Portmeirion, 1966 and 1976.

Papers including Portmeirion's building sequence; extract from Country Life, 1930; some rough plans, 6 photo postcards; 2 Portmeirion brochures and 2 negatives, 1930-[1977].