Motion Papers. Vol. i (ff. 128). Early poetical drafts written while Motion was a schoolboy at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxford; 1969, n.d. Mostly autograph. Uncollected poems.
Motion Papers. Vol. ii (ff. ). Early poetical drafts written while Motion was a schoolboy at Radley College, Abingdon and a student at Oxford University; 1970-1971, n.d. Autograph and typescript.
Motion Papers. Vol. iii (ff. ). Early poetical drafts written while Motion was a schoolboy at Radley College and a student at Oxford University; 1971, n.d. Mostly autograph. Uncollected poems. Also contains five letters, including two by Motion.
Motion Papers. Vol. iv (ff. ). Notebook begun 1 June 1972; 1972. Autograph. Comprises poetical drafts for uncollected poems. Also includes two pages of autobiographical writings at back of volume.
Motion Papers. Vol. v (ff. ). Notebook begun 5 September 1972; 1972, n.d. Autograph with some loose typewritten pages. Comprises early uncollected poetical drafts.
Motion Papers. Vol. vi (ff. ). Notebook begun 19 March 1973; 1972-1973. Autograph with typewritten interleaved pages. Comprises poetical drafts of early uncollected poems, including numerous drafts of Seven Poems for Joanna Jane. Also a few letters, including from Faber and Fabe...
Motion Papers. Vol. vii (ff. ). Notebook begun 13 March 1974; 1974, n.d. Autograph. Comprises early uncollected poetical drafts. Includes one interleaved page.
Motion Papers. Vol. viii (ff. ). Notebook begun 1 August 1974; 1974, n.d. Autograph. Comprises poetical drafts for The Pleasure Steamers (1978) and for various uncollected poems.
Motion Papers. Vol. ix (ff. ). Notebook begun 30 June 1975; 1975. Autograph. Comprises poetical drafts, mostly for uncollected poems but including some collected in The Pleasure Steamers (1978). With some loose pages interleaved.
Motion Papers. Vol. x (ff. ). Notebook begun 3 November 1975; 1975. Autograph, with some loose typewritten pages interleaved. Comprises poetical drafts for The Pleasure Steamers (1978) and for uncollected poems.