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Manuscript and typescript prose, including a draft play, 'The guest of the absolute', [n.d.] (32 pp.), and an essay, 'A choice of books', about the books taken into active service, [n.d.] (4 pp.). Also a reporter's notebook, mainly relating to speeches by US politicians, 1937-1940.

Original bundle of letters and cards from Myfanwy Thomas, usually from Eastbury, co. Berks., to Geoffrey Woolley, 29 Nov. 1968-12 Dec. 1995, including asking about the W. H. Hudson letters (C 1, above) (4 Oct. 1981), of which Myfanwy later typed copies (22 March 1983); also news of Cherry Watson (d. 27 Jan. 1986), widow of Rowland L. Watson ('Watty', d. 15 Nov. 1968). Includes at least two letters from Watty (12 and 19 April 1967), one card from Cherry Watson (20 June 1981), and papers of the Edward and Helen Thomas Memorial Fund and the Edward Thomas Centenary Memorial Fund.

Volume of newspaper cuttings from the Monmouthshire Beacon, many written by Geoffrey Woolley, with further cuttings loose at the rear of the volume.

Newspaper cuttings on subjects of interest to Woolley, including athletics reports, Nov. 1936; James Thurber on contemporary writers in the current atmosphere of distrust, 1952; Robert Yoakum comparing the letters pages of the Times and the New York Times, 1971; and Neil Sinclair (Spectator), Ray Connolly (Sunday Times), Ann Jones (South Wales Argus) and William Rees-Mogg (Times) on Woolley, 1976, 1980 (x2) and 2005 respectively. Also articles by Woolley, including 'I mock a whim on the mystery dunes of Kenfig', Western Mail, May 1939.

Original bundle of letters from Raymond 'Nik' Alderson to Geoffrey Woolley, 19 Jan. 1939-3 May 1941. Many of the letters are undated, or with the date Woolley noted on them. Raymond Alderson was a lieutenant in the Friends' Ambulance Unit, attached to the 1st Div. Free French Forces, when he was killed at Tobruk, Libya, 14 Feb. 1942, having served in Syrian and the Western Desert. The letters include an appreciation by Ian Scott-Kilvert, copies of letters of condolence to his parents, and letters from 'Sandy' to Woolley, usually on Friends' Ambulance Unit paper and usually only dated with month and date, but including 18 Dec. 1941-17 Aug. 1947.

A list of Army postings, 1939-1943, lists of books read, Sept. 1942-Dec. 1944, a list of books from Percy Muir, including from Edward Thomas's library, Oct. 1943, lists of the works of Arthur Machen and T. E. Lawrence, and other notes.

At the rear of the volume, lists of Christmas correspondence, investments, books lent and books read.

Typed 'Exercise for the Chancellor's English medal' by 'Ecladon Scient', Jan. 1937; typed 'The death of Nelson' by 'Ecladon scient' for the Brown prize for an English poem, [c.1937]; loose sheets of draft, signed fair copy manuscript and typescript poetry by Geoffrey Woolley, 1939-1944. Also a letter of rejection from the Times, including 'the general opinion is that they are really too personal for publication in a daily newspaper', Aug. 1941.

Volume entitled 'Poems in "the duration" mood', containing dated transcripts of poems.

Volume marked 'L.V.T. 1936' [=Long Vacation Term], containing dated transcripts of poems.

Volume marked 'Mich. Term 1936', containing dated transcripts of poems.

Volume marked 'Jan. Term 1937', containing dated transcripts of poems.

Volume marked 'May Term 1937 & Mich. 1937', containing dated transcripts of poems.

Volume marked 'May Term 1936', containing dated transcripts of poems.