Contains correspondence of various chairmen of the Society, correspondence of Eric W. White (Assistant Secretary of the Arts Council and Secretary of the Poetry Book Society), correspondence with publishers, and general correspondence.
Contains papers relating to poetry festivals and events run by, or held under the auspices of, the Poetry Book Society, including the biennial festivals of poetry, Poetry International, and the T. S. Eliot Prize.
Contains papers relating to the Poetry Society, its activities, and its relationship with the Poetry Book Society. The PS assumed formal responsibility for the administration of the PBS in 1984.