Press cuttings included here were originally stored together and relate to literary works and organisations, and environmental issues. Other press cuttings on single issues found elsewhere in the archive have been retained in their original positions.
Notes, drafts, correspondence and publishers' proofs connected with Hughes's work as editor of three anthologies, The Rattle Bag, The School Bag and By Heart: 101 Poems to Remember, two of which he edited with Seamus Heaney.
Correspondence and enclosures relating to Hughes's professional writing, much of which consists of letters from publishers. Requests to include Hughes's work in other publications and invitations for him to participate in events, television and radio programmes are also included.
Material written about Hughes's literary work, including material relating to The Epic Poise: a celebration of Ted Hughes, which was edited by Nick Gammage, and workbooks for school children.
Material relating to the administration of the Plath Estate and to publication of Plath's work. Also includes some original Plath drafts and a set of bibliographic index cards.