Drafts of various poems: The Easter when the sun came out; Where the leaves fall from Hyde Park; Berlin Wall; The Morning and Evening of the Poet; and The finish.

The Easter when the sun came out, draft of a poem by Angus Graham.

Telepresence, virtual reality, draft of a poem by Angus Graham.

Drafts of verses. On reverse is written "Supposed album Verses at Harrogate". Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides

"Stone Talk [Greek word: LITHOPHONEMA]: being some of the marvellous sayings of a petral portion of Fleet Street, London, to one Dr Polyglott, PH.D". by Frank Baker, D.O.N. [“Richard Burton” in pencil underneath]. In verse.- A bitter satire on London social life. (London: Robert Hardwicke. 1865.) Inscription facing title page in Burton’s handwriting: “Justin H. McCarthy - with the best wishes of the author [Arabic: Hajji Abdullah].” Violet cloth binding.

Draft of a poem beginning "Some have praised emmetts and some have praised bees/ & Lievenhook wrote a whole treatise on fleas". Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides

"Ranz des Vaches" A poem/song written in French about friends and family. Ranz des Vaches was a folk tune for calling cows home in French Switzerland. At the bottom of the sheet is a sketch of a woman's profile. Handwritten in French, 1 piece, 2 sides

Draft of a poem beginning "Quito sigmarila voluto studiare L'Italiano comme". Handwritten in Italian, 1 piece, 1 side

These are pamphlets and offprints covering many different areas of his interest. Some are rare editions whilst others are typed reprints of material held elsewhere.

Thomas Manning was a keen amateur poet and had a lifelong interest in riddles. These are draft poems and riddles mainly created by Manning through his adult life. There are also instances of Manning adopting mirror writing.