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Draft of his autobiography Strange Places, Questionable People.

Notebook called 'The Collapse of Marxism-Leninism in Eastern Europe and China'.

Notebook containing research for his book The Disappeared: Story of Argentina’s Secret War of Oppression a non-fiction book by John Simpson and Jana Bennett. It emerged from their reporting for the BBC current affairs television program ‘Panorama’ on the brutal military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983.

A series containing notebooks and files covering work topics including the EEC, Afghanistan, Eastern Europe, China, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and the International Red Cross.

Originally in a box file containing:

(1) A file covering his time as BBC Political Editor, file dates: 22 August 1980 – 20 October 1981

It includes:

(i) letters about internal politics between different sections of BBC News

(ii) a letter of resignation over the fact that he had authorised a story predicting that James Callaghan would step down as leader of the Labour Party but that he would not be doing so, 15 Oct 1980

(iii) feedback on reports on the 9 o’clock News and ‘Yesterday in Parliament’

(iv) fan mail asking for signed photos and also letters complaining about some aspect of his reporting such as referring to the leaders of the SDP as ‘the gang of three’

(v) letters informing his manager about the upcoming publishing date for his novel ‘Moscow Requiem’

(vi) a handwritten article for the Spectator called ‘The Myth of Innocence’

(2) BBC Appointments Diary 1983

(3) address book of contacts arranged under country headings

(4) organisational chart for BBC News

(5) Mulberry Planner:

(i) handwritten notes from March 1988 to 31 August 1988

(ii) diary entries from 11 April 1988 to 24 April 1988 [rest of the pages are blank]

30 colour photographs of John Simpson travelling int he Middle East showing locals, donkeys carrying weapons

Paid to Mr W. Stanley the sum of £4 18s 6d

Materials
Battens, nails, plate lock, two keys and two bolts, wood, board, deal [1], pitch nails, tin deal, oak,

Work done in College:

Cobwebbing the Chapel

Rale on the Piece

Work on Master's gate next to the Piece

Putting up the hall doors

Mending Mr Batley's bedroom floor

A new Butler's tray for the hall

Sundry jobs in the larder kitchen

Deals for two new trunks to the leaden gutters at kings head

Making a large meat screen for the kitchen

Mr Readhead's bill for tinning

Work done brewhouse yard gate

Sundry jobs in the brewhouse

To a sand sieve by the Porter

Work to skirting boards in the hall

Received August 15 1795 the contents above of the Revd Mr Buck
W. Stanley

[1] deal = timber

£27 13s 1½d paid to Mr Stanley by Revd Mr Buck for:

Materials –
Oak, battens, nails, screws, deals [1], pitch, large rising joints

Work done around College –
Coal house and stairs back court

Jobs in Master’s Lodge and the buildings in the back court

Work to the bell wheel

Seat on the high walk stairs going up to the presidents bath house window

Work done to Dr Warring’s coal house door etc

Taking down the hall doors

[1] deal = timber

Colour photograph of Jon Ridgeon dipping for the line to win the 400m hurdles to qualify for the Atlanta Olympics at the AAA trials in Birmingham.

This Society was founded in November 1963 and was named after Dr David Keilin.

It was formed:
"...for the purpose of introducing members of Magdalene College who are studying the Biological Sciences, including Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, to both resident members of the Zoology and Botany Departments, and Biologists visiting the University from elsewhere, in an informal atmosphere where discussion is to be encouraged'.

Membership was automatic for all Biologists in the College.

Minutes of meetings and membership lists.

An artificial collection of papers and photographs relating to Thomas Kerrich

Each tutor was given a number which was used in various student records.