Finlay mss. III, ca. 1966, consist of "The Collected Coaltown of Callange Tri-Kai," hand-typed by Finlay, in an edition of three of which this is number two.
The Finlay mss. II, 1965-1973, consists of correspondence and writings of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1925-2006, poet of Stonypath, Dunsyre, Lanark, Scotland.
The Whistler mss., 1963-1967, 1973, consist of correspondence of the British poet Sir (Alan Charles) Laurence Whistler with Jean Frampton, the typist of his memoir The Initials in the Heart (1964) and other works.
The Cruickshank mss., 1962-1968, consists of the letters of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1925-2006, poet, and his wife, Susan Finlay, 1943- , to Helen Burness Cruickshank, 1896-1975, poet of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Porter, P. mss., 1960-1966, consist of poetry by Peter Porter, 1929-2010, poet, and a letter from Nicholas Maw, 1903- , composer, to Peter Porter, June 20, 1966.
The Hughes, Ted mss. II, 1957-1962, consist of letters from poet Ted Hughes, 1930-1998, and poet Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, to Hughes' brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Joan Hughes.
The Hughes, Ted mss., 1957-1960, consist of the drafts, notes, and corrected page proof of The Hawk in the Rain and Lupercal by Ted Hughes, 1930-1998, poet.
The Wright, D. mss., 1955-1967, consist of letters and literary papers of David John Wright, 1920-1994, author. Included are also some letters to Martin Seymour-Smith, 1928-1998, poet.
The Hassall mss., 1955-1957, consists of letters from writer Christopher Vernon Hassall, 1912-1963, to fellow writer Ronald Fuller, 1904-1974, and three drafts of poems by Hassall.