Folder A.2.1: Home, School, and University records, 1910-1934. Includes family photographs, school reports, notices, letters and press-cuttings of scholarships and awards; Coulson's itemised account of his expenditure at Cambridge 1928-1931, his letters home regarding job and career prospects 1931 (before the award of a Research Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge).

Folder A.2.2: Folder inscribed 'Jobs', 1932-1954. Miscellaneous applications for posts, offers of posts abroad, many with lists of publications, testimonials, correspondence. Includes:

Correspondence regarding teaching posts at Harrow School, Winchester College 1932.

Applications for:

Offers of posts abroad (declined) and related correspondence:

Folder also includes:

Folder A.2.3: 'Miscellaneous work correspondence'. Includes:

Folder A.2.4: Miscellaneous correspondence of Coulson with the Bishop of Ely regarding Coulson's Confirmation into the Anglican Church, 1935. Similar correspondence with Charles Raven, 1934, 1948-1953, and Ian Ramsey, 1951.

Folder A.2.5: 'Centenary Supper Party correspondence, 1958'. This was a party given to celebrate publication of 100th paper by Coulson's Quantum Group in the Mathematical Institute, Oxford. The folder includes numerous letters and messages of congratulation.

Folder A.2.6: Pictures for guessing games, etc. at 'Centenary Party', 1958, painted by Miss E. Huggett (sister-in-law of D.E. Lea).

Folder A.2.7: 'Matters associated with Vice-Presidency of the Methodist Conference 1959'. Includes: miscellaneous biographical notes; the sermon 'Christ confronts our age', and various shorter writings and messages for Methodist newsletters and publications; a copy of Coulson's speech to Conference in reply to his nomination as Vice-President; (part only) schedule of engagements undertaken, and Coulson's letter of advice (July 1960) to Marjorie Lonsdale, a subsequent Vice-President, on the problems and pleasures of the office; a letter of good wishes sent to Coulson from the 1973 Conference.

Folder A.2.8: Biographical material, recollections, and tributes, assembled in 1974-1975, for compilation of Royal Society Memoir, from family, friends and colleagues.

Folder A.2.9: Letters of condolence to Mrs. Coulson with recollections of Coulson, 1973-1974. These are a selection of letters passed on by Mrs. Coulson for their biographical interest. The remainder of the correspondence received after Coulson's death remains in family hands.

Folder A.2.10: Coulson's passports, 1936-1974.

Folder A.2.11: Spiral-bound notebook inscribed 'Lending Library' and containing Coulson's list of books borrowed from his own library.

Folder A.2.12: Ledger-type notebook, containing list of books purchased by Coulson for his Quantum Theory Group, with notes of sources of finance, n.d.

Folder A.2.13: Folder of miscellaneous souvenirs, press-cuttings, signed menus, photographs, etc., n.d.

Folder A.2.14: Exercise book, 'Geometrical Conics', begun at Clifton College and continued at Trinity College, Cambridge, n.d.

Folder A.2.15: Folder of mathematical drawings by 'Coulson ma', at Clifton College, n.d.

Folder A.2.16: 'Family background and early life of Charles Alfred Coulson', by Mrs. Coulson.