This section includes the following: childhood items such as stories and drawings; Spooner family correspondence and papers [W A Spooner, Warden of New College, Oxford, was ARM's maternal grandfather]; news cuttings concerning ARM; personal records such as notes of travel and events attended and membership cards; notes on areas of interest such as gardening, reading and birdwatching; and photographs. The section is arranged broadly chronologically. Further correspondence is listed at NHPP 1/11/3.