Contains the Criminal Law Revision Committee 'Working Paper on Sexual Offences' and Policy Advisory Committee on Sexual Offences 'Working Paper on the Age of Consent in Relation to Sexual Offences'. Also contains 2 copies of the Bill of the Sexual Offences Bill and the 'New Powers under the Public Order Act'.

Consists of a hand-written sheet of six references to ballads and four quotes.

Also relates to Tape and Slide 'Homosexuality: A Fact of Life'.

Correspondence, Information from Councils and Section from Clause 28.

Consists of Annotated typescripts of short story The Pig Killing. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil and blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story The Jarpin. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil. First draft annotated typescript of short story Plum Fair. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. Manuscript of Right Royal, written in blue ink by Sid Chaplin. Clean copy typescript of short story The Gates of Heaven, tamped by Pearn, Pollinger & Highman Limited. Clean copy typescript of short story The Blacksmith's Widow. Clean copy typescript of short story Collier's Rest. Clean copy and annotated typescript of short story The Man who Nearly Walked to London. Annotations consist of changes and additions in blue ink and pencil. Annotated typescript of short story The Last of Lambert. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink.. and an annotated typescript of short story A Conspiracy of Punters. Annotations consist of print copy corrections in black ink.

Consists of Clean copy typescript of short story A Certificate for Life-Saving. Clean copy typescript of short story The Pig Killing. Clean copy typescript of short story The Berry Holly. Clean copy typescript of short story The Bachelor Uncle. Clean copy typescript of short story Dusty. Clean copy typescript of short story Cloth of the Kings. Fax copy of short story The Tramp. Fax copy of short story The Great Aeroplane Race Clean copy typescript of short story The Sea Rose. and an annotated typescript of short story A Dog's Life. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil. Has alternative working title Drowning a Dog.

Consists of copies of The Little Blacksmith, A Journey for Pigeons, The Preacher for Tea, Charlie, The Castaways (written for Hearth and Home), The Milk-White Mare, Week End in Arcady, A Pint or Two, One Man's Northern England, Heart - Case" (longer version written at request of Michael Holden), The Anniversary Piece and Bridge Party.

Consists of Annotated typescript of A Geordie Nativity. Annotations consist of changes, corrections, and additions in blue ink. Annotated typescript of scrapped version of The Day we Raced the Aeroplanes. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. Annotated typescript of The Great Aeroplane Race. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript of penultimate draft of The Wrecker" as printed in Reynold's News. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Page from the Listener with annotated short story The Sea Rose. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescripts of short story Gaff-Lad. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescripts of short story A Christmas Crutch. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in black ink. Annotated typescript of short story Tom Patrick. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. Annotated typescript of article Northwoman. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil. Annotated typescript of short story The Jarpin. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Copy of published short story Easter 1927. Annotated copy of published short story The Cloth of Kings. Annotations consist of print copy corrections in blue ink and pencil. Annotated typescript of article Hi Cockalorum. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil. Annotated typescript of article For Journal and Testament, with alternative title of Extras from Northcountryman's Journal. Annotated typescript of short stories Pilgrims, and Miracles. and annotated typescript drafts of first page of The Silent Benefactor.

Consists of The Brass Cannon, The Man with the Bull-Fiddle, Thy Walls of Japerstone (unpublished), The Liar the Pram and the Crocodile, The Last Hour (poem), The Snow Egg, and Bugler Boy.

Consists of Annotated typescript of short story Drowning A Dog. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Handwritten notes for Plum Fair. Annotated drafts of various sections of short story The Pig Killing. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. Typescript of first page of short story A Christmas Crutch. Annotated typescript of short story The Berry Holly. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated carbon copy typescript of short story Swallows will Build. Annotations consist of print copy corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescripts of short story The Jarpin. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. Annotated carbon copy of short story A Certificate for Life Saving. Annotations consist of changes in blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story Chop-sticks. Annotations consist of print copy corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story The Booler Boys. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in type and pencil with note suggesting that this is the first draft. Clean copy typescript of short story Bread. Annotated typescript of short story The Great Aeroplane Race. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil. Galley Proof of short story Letter from the Distant North, from the Penguin New Writing Number 17. Clean copy typescript of short story A Pint or Two. Clean copy and annotated typescript of short story The Brass Cannon, with letter from David Highman Associates explaining the difficulty they had in getting it published. Annotated typescript of short story The Snow Egg. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story The Pride of the Peacock. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story The Bachelor Uncle. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil.Annotations consist of changes and corrections in pencil. Clean copy and annotated typescript of First Breeched. Annotated typescript of short story The Liar, The Pram and the Crocodile. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. Annotated typescript of short story The Night of the News. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in black ink. Pages are numbered 66 - 80 suggesting this is a copy from In Blackberry Time Annotated typescript of short story The Strawberry Man. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. Annotated typescript of My Durham. Annotations consist of print copy corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story Tom Patrick, with alternative working title of In Blackberry Time. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story Coal is the Story. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript of short story The Last Bet. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink. Annotated typescript copy of short story Thy walls of Jasperstone. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink and pencil. and an annotated typescript of short story Jam Twenty. Annotations consist of changes and corrections in blue ink.