Correspondents include Austin Mitchell, Desmond King-Hele, Janet Whitaker, Dianne Hayter, Peter Hennessy, Lee Kuan Yew, John Julius Norwich and Margaret Jay, among others.

Also includes Labour Party flyers and election leaflets, press cuttings and articles by and regarding Healey, transcript of BBC Radio 4 programme Analysis episode "Banking Independence", order of service for a memorial service for Jack Donaldson and notes for a eulogy, programme for a piano recital by Florian Uhlig, and booklet The Characters and Capabilities of Those Born in August.