Includes handwritten notes, scene outlines and treatments for episode 6 and other incomplete notes on the development of the whole series.

File of handwritten notes, and various drafts of sections of In Blackberry Time including manuscripts and typescripts.

File of notes compiled by Michael Chaplin in the creation of The Song Thief. Includes song lyrics, handwritten notes and a typewritten summary.

File of material relating to the Port of Tyne's Annual Review Insight 2008 and 2010. Includes a programme, a list of attendees and three drafts of scripts of a speech by Michael Chaplin.

Includes a proposal, research material and notes relating to a television series of Two Pipe Problems which was not produced.

Includes correspondence between Michael Chaplin and Bloodaxe Books, as well as press cuttings concerning the publication of In Blackberry Time.

Includes newspaper articles, and correspondence between Michael Chaplin and Newcastle University relating to the depositing of Sid Chaplin's archive. Also includes correspondence and notes relating to Michael Chaplin's presentation to the Friends of the Newcastle University Library concerning Sid Chaplin's archive.

Includes press cuttings and correspondence concerning the death of Sid Chaplin, including a tribute written by Michael Chaplin published in The Journal. Also includes notes and speeches relating to Sid Chaplin's funeral.

File of material entitled 'exams and grants' which includes letters from education centres such as Magdalene College Cambridge to Michael Chaplin concerning study grants, as well as study notes largely consisting of printed poems.

Includes newspaper articles, correspondence and notes relating to the re-publication of Sid Chaplin's work including Close the Coalhouse Door, The Day of the Sardine and The Leaping Lad. Also includes material relating to events to remember the life and work of Sid Chaplin, including the Sid Chaplin Short Story Competition.