Comprises seven notebooks containing: notes for and drafts of verse, including 'B.V.', 'Doing It', 'Wings' and poems eventually included in The Lost Leader; notes for and drafts of reviews (fiction, non-fiction, verse and television/film); notes on Dr Wortle's School; notes on Joss Naylor for article; notes for travel writing; notes relating to cricket and rugby; notes on permissions; notes on finance; and IT notes.

Some loose inserts. One notebook slightly damaged.