Alvarez Papers. Vol. xiv. Research notes on source material, followed by a summary abstract of the proposed work entitled 'The Decline of Metaphysical Poetry'; circa 1952-1954. Autograph and typewritten.
Alvarez Papers. Vol. xv. Drafts; circa 1952-1960. 1. 'Oxford material', notes for chapters 1, 2, 3 and 5; early 1950s. Mostly autograph. 2. Drafts in two notebooks: chapters 1-VI in a grey exercise book sold by Emberlin of Oxford, part II in a fawn exercise book made in the USA; early 1950s. ...
Alvarez Papers. Vol. xvi. Typewritten drafts / fair copies of separate chapters differing from the published version, some with end notes; n.d. Including Chapter 1 (cancelled draft and two annotated fair copies), Chapter 2 (two fair copies), Chapter 5 (two fair copies).
Alvarez Papers. Vol. xvii. Typewritten fair copy with author's and copy editor's amendments; [1961]. Followed by a list of 'Additions to the text as printed' and references to editions of relevant poems.