Includes typed and manuscript drafts and galley proofs (some described as "R E's" [returned empties] or debris; some marked with revise dates from November 1954 to April 1956) for: the prefaces to volumes 1 and 2; sections from prologues originally intended for volumes 1 and 2; chapter lists for books 1 to 10; acknowledgements.With suggested corrections, amendments, notes and correspondence (including details of the preparation of the work) from various people [secretaries, literary assistants, etc.] including: "D K" Denis Kelly, "A H" [Alan] Hodge, "C C W" [Charles] Wood, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], "F W D" [William Deakin], and "E J H" [Emmet Hughes].