Includes transcripts of and notes for speeches given by Charles in professional and personal capacities. Also includes some research notes and ephemera from the events where the speeches were given.

Includes publications relating to Charles' interests, including some authored by him or featuring annotations. Also includes some annotated copies of Hansard.

Files relating to Charles' political career, mainly relating to his positions as Cabinet minister (including his resignation) and his involvement with the Union of Democratic Control.

Newspaper cuttings and ephemera relating to Charles' political career and other activities.

Includes childhood ephemera, Mary's observations and writings and documents and cuttings relating to family members.

Includes personal notebooks, ephemera, documents relating to family members and to the transfer of Wallington Hall to the National Trust.

Some diaries are personal diaries recording Mary's personal observations and reflections on life as a young woman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1892-1917). There are also appointment diaries recording Mary's day to day activities (1924-1960). These include some personal observations and annotations on other matters.

Includes letters from school and college, details of Pauline's agricultural work, family life with her husband John Dower and three children and her work with the National Parks committee.

Includes letters from school and details of family life with Tobias Rushton Weaver (Toby) and their four children.

Includes letters from school and university, an account of his 'eastern tour', his work as an estate manager and transition to teaching, his military career during World War II, family life with Helen Trevelyan nee Smith and their daughter, and his work at Attingham Park.