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The file comprises letters to David Jones from Alun Oldfield-Davies, 12 May 1955 enclosing a script, and William T. Noon, S. J., 26 Feb. 1964 asking for a copy of the tape of the recipient's readings from The Anathemata.

The file comprises a manuscript in black ink and pencil of the draft notes on the text of The Anathemata. This material is earlier in date than the typescript text.

The file comprises printed extracts from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, translated into modern English, together with printed extracts, in the original Latin, from 'Cnutonis Regis Gesta or Encomium Emmae', the 'Vita Sancti Dunstani : auctore B' and the 'Vita Sancti Dunstani : auctore Osberno'.

The file comprises a typescript text of an English translation of the letters of Ann Griffiths (1776-1805), the Welsh hymn-writer.

The file comprises copies of hymns by Ann Griffiths and an introduction to her work, with a covering letter from Donald Allchin, Oxford, 1967.

The file comprises a typescript review of The Anathemata (reviewer's name not noted, three copies).

The file comprises a manuscript draft by David Jones written mainly in pencil of material relating to the typescript text of The Anathemata. Part of this material comprises lists of the sections into which the text is divided (ff.1-4). There is also a list of illustrations (f. 5), drafts of an intended insertion in the introduction (ff. 6-10), a list of corrections to the typescript text (ff. 11-12) and a list of queries (f. 13). The remainder is material relating to notes on the text.

The file comprises a manuscript in black ink, pencil and red crayon, of material relating to The Anathemata at the proof stage. There is a list of illustrations (ff.1-6), corrections to the galley and page proofs (ff. 7-25 and 26-33) together with a typescript list of proof-reader's queries (f. 33).

The file comprises a manuscript text of 'Art and Democracy' (see Epoch and Artist, pp. 85-96).

The file comprises Harman Grisewood's copy of The Changing World, No.1, Summer 1947 which contains 'Art and Democracy' by David Jones with manuscript amendments by him; and also a proof copy of Harman Grisewood's review of The Anathemata which appeared in The Dublin Review, pages 80-85.

The file comprises three manuscript pages of a writing in David Jones's hand concerning the nature of art and of the eucharist ('The Xtian religion is committed to signs....').

The file comprises an early manuscript draft of 'Art and Sacrament', most of which was re-written for the text as it was published.

The file comprises an incomplete typescript draft (numbered i, 1-22, 27, 37, 43-46) of 'Art and Sacrament', entitled 'An Enquiry', dated Oct. 1953 - Jan. 1954.

The file comprises a letter from Elizabeth Pakenham, April 1953, to David Jones which prompted his essay 'Art and Sacrament', a draft letter to Lady Pakenham from David Jones, and three manuscript pages which are the beginning of the essay. The essay was written in 1953 and first published in Catholic Approaches in 1955.

The file comprises a complete manuscript draft of 'Art and Sacrament', entitled 'An Enquiry', dated 1953.

The file comprises a complete typescript of 'Art and Sacrament', numbered 1-46 with corrections by David Jones. Second copies of pages 25, 28-36, 38, 41-42 are included.

The file mostly comprises unwritten postcards, many with a religious theme, depicting artworks, sculpture, places, museum pieces, and churches, with a pack of 19 small photographs from Sienna, and a postcard of soldiers in Flanders.

The file comprises a typescript article by David Jones, dated 11 May 1939, relating to Hitler and the War, which was written in response to letters which appeared in The Tablet.

The file includes seven pamphlets, many of them presented to David Jones by the author, including The Dance of Earth by William Hayward, Life is a lousy drag by Dominic Milroy, O. S. B., 'Charles Sorley's Bright promise' by J. H. Johnston, 'Words fail me' by Harman Grisewood, 'Les Deux Mains de Dieu...' by Jean Mambrino, 'The trumpets of Tut-ankh-amen and their successors' by P. R. Kirby, and 'Another Damned Scotsman' by Burns Singer.

The file comprises letters to David Jones from John Petts, Myra Owen and others of The Arts Council of Great Britain mainly relating to exhibitions in Scotland, at the Tate gallery, the Festival of Britain, CEMA exhibition Wales in Aberystwyth and Swansea (1954), and the exhibition of contemporary Welsh painting and sculpture in Cardiff, Wrexham, Bangor, Aberystwyth and Swansea (1961).