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Typescript of a play in two acts entitled 'Elanda and Eclipse (To Geoffrey)'.

Original bundle of letters to and from W. H. Davies, 23 July 1908-12 Oct. 1928, including from Arthur C. Fifield of London, publisher, July 1908-March 1909; letter from R. Hamilton Edwards re. the sale of the serial rights of 'The autobiography of a super-tramp' to the 'Penny Pictorial', July 1909, forwarded by Davies to [C. F.] Cazenove, his agent, Aug. 1909; from Alston Rivers of London, publishers of 'The soul's destroyer', Aug. 1910-Dec. 1915; and a letter to Coulson Kernahan with a signed print of Davies, Oct. 1928. Also signed, corrected typescript copies of four poems, probably for publication in the Mercury: 'The two stars', 'The doll', 'Timepieces' and 'Secrets', undated.

Original bundle of letters, and some cards, including from Leslie Bricusse, 1953 (3), Brenda Chamberlain of the Caseg Press, 1941 (1), George Evans of 31 Army Tank Brigade and copy replies, 1941-1942 (6), John Kyrle Fletcher, 1939-1941 (7), Samuel C. Fox of Cardiff, 1939-1941 (3), Roland Gant of London, 1948 (1), Bernard Groom of Clifton School, 1934-1940 (6), William Haley of Jersey, 1978-1985 (3), Lawrence W. Hockey of Newport, co. Mon., 1946-1977 (15), Arthur Machen, 1943 (2), Harry T. Moore, 1950-1981 (12, plus Times obituary), Jan Morris, 1972-1978 (3), Siân Phillips, 1997 (1), Cyril Preedy, 1949 (1), David Prosser, editor of the Western Mail, 1941-1954 (2, plus obituary, 1974), Kate Roberts, 1944 (1), Graham Storey, 1995 (1), Rowland Watson, and a copy reply, 1942-1965 (6), Cherry Watson, 1977-1983 (4), and Robert Webber of the Western Mail, 1948-1950 (2).

Original bundle of letters from James Ashcroft Noble, usually of The Grove, Wandsworth, to Coulson Kernahan of Southend on Sea, 30 Jan. 1893-25 Dec. 1895. Also signed copies of poems: 'A lover in June', March 1894, 'To a sonneteer', May 1894. James Ashcroft Noble was the father of Helen Thomas, Edward Thomas's wife.

Original bundle of letters from Robert Paul Eckert, usually from Freeport, Illinois, USA, to Geoffrey Woolley, 3 Aug. 1941-15 Sept. 1966; letters from Olga Eckert, his wife, 30 Oct. 1966-16 Feb. 1996, including with news of Robert's death; and photocopies of letters from Eckert to Roger Ingpen, 1934, and John Gawsworth, 1935-1937. Eckert was the author of Edward Thomas: A Biography and a Bibliography (Dent, 1937).

(i) Geoffrey Woolley's diaries and journals, [c.1930]-1968 (mainly 1932-1950). Some of the loose-leaf diaries contain letters received and carbon copies of letters sent, while many of the volumes include precises or quotes from correspondence. (ii) Geoffrey Woolley's appointments diaries, 1955, 1959-1961, 1963-1970, 1972-2010.

Original bundle of letters from James Guthrie of Flansham, co. Sussex, poet and publisher, to Geoffrey Woolley, 24 Aug. 1939-10 Dec. 1950, including discussing Guthrie's 'To the memory of Edward Thomas' (Flansham: The Pear Tree Press, 1937) (11 Jan. 1940); Woolley's purchase of Edward Thomas letters (see L 13, 9 July 1942), which had previously been in Guthrie's possession, 'but a friend wanted them and I let them go' (3 Aug. 1942); and 'Yes, that was a terrible loss, of Alun Lewis. What can one say?' (18 April 1944).
Also a copy of James Guthrie (ed.), 'The book craftsman: a technical journal for printers & collectors of fine editions', no. 1 (The Pear Tree Press, Oct. 1934); offprints and announcements of publications from The Pear Tree Press, incl. 1937-1938; no's 5, 8, 11, and series 3, no. 2 of 'The grasshopper broadsheets', containing poems by James and Stuart Guthrie, May 1942-Feb. 1944; and a programme for 'A pine in solitude: a portrait in words of Edward Thomas, 1878-1917' at the Purcell Room, London, Thurs. 25 Feb. [year not given; 1988?].

Original bundle of letters from Edward Thomas to W. H. Hudson, 1 December 1906-25 December 1915; letter to C. F. Cazenove, 8 May 1913; letter to James Guthrie, 21 January 1917; a letter from W. H. Hudson to an unnamed recipient, 5 October 1892; and proofs of Poems by Edward Eastaway [Edward Thomas's pseudonym] (London: Selwyn & Blount, 1917) (pp. 1-16 only); and the dealer's original envelope and description, 1942. Also a letter from Joan Stevens, indexing Garnett (ed.), Hudson's Letters, exploring the possibility of publishing something in connection with Edward Thomas's centenary, 1973.

Loose pages from 'The bookman', comprising copies of Edward Thomas's poetry columns and book reviews, and articles about Edward Thomas, 1909-1930. Also a printed copy of 'Sowing ; song by Edward Thomas, music by Ivor Gurney', 1925.

Mainly letters relating to Geoffrey Woolley's interest in Edward Thomas.

Papers of the journalist Geoffrey Woolley, including a group of letters, 1906-1915, from the poet Edward Thomas to W. H. Hudson.