Part 1 includes a letter from Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry [Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland], about surviving an IRA attack, 3 March 1982; correspondence with Janet Young, Baroness Young, about calling Members to speak in the House of Lords, March 1982 (3), with a note by Lord Hailsham and related correspondence with Graham Leonard, Bishop of London, 5 March 1982 (2); a brief letter from William Whitelaw, 16 March 1982; a draft poem about the Crucifixion [23 March 1982]; a letter from Lord Hailsham's ex-wife, Natalie, 24 March 1982; and a letter from Lady Butler of Saffron Walden [Mollie Butler], 28 March 1982.
Part 2 includes brief notes about Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands, 2-3 April 1982; a brief letter from Lord Carrington [Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington], 9 April 1982; memorabilia of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Canada, 15-19 April 1982; a brief note of a Cabinet discussion of the Falklands, 22 April 1982; a draft speech proposing the toast at the St George's Day Dinner of the Honourable Artillery Company, 23 April 1982; a brief note of a Cabinet meeting (in Speedwriting), 28 April 1982; an order of service for the memorial service of Henry Rainald Gage, 6th Viscount Gage, at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, 28 April 1982, with a note of a conversation with Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, after the service (in Speedwriting); and a brief note of a Cabinet discussion of the Falklands (in Speedwriting), 29 April 1982.
Part 3 includes a copy of a lecture on legal aid given as the Lund Lecture to the Law Society, 30 April 1982.
Part 4 includes a brief note of a Cabinet discussion of the Falklands, 18 May 1982 (in Speedwriting); and a copy of a speech at a reception to celebrate the centenary of Herbert Smith & Co at the Savoy Hotel, 18 May 1982, with a menu.
Part 5 includes a brief note of a Cabinet discussion of the Falklands and of Pope John Paul II's visit to Britain, 25 May 1982 (in Speedwriting); a note about the resignation of Tom Denning, Baron Denning, as Master of the Rolls, 26 May 1982; notes of a Cabinet meeting, partly about a Falklands Enquiry [the Franks Enquiry] (in Speedwriting), 27 May 1982; a letter from Tom Denning, Baron Denning, 29 May 1982; draft speeches for the Conference of European Speakers at Church House in London, 4 June 1982; a copy of the opening address on the visit of President Ronald Reagan to the Palace of Westminster, 8 June 1982; a note of a Cabinet discussion of the Falklands, 9 June 1982; a note of a meeting with Margaret Thatcher about judicial appointments, 18 June 1982; an order of service for the thanksgiving service for Barnett Janner, Baron Janner, at St John's Wood Synagogue, 20 June 1982, with a draft of Lord Hailsham's memorial tribute and thank you letters from Lady Janner [Elsie Janner], 21 June 1982, and Greville Janner, 21 June 1982; and notes of a Cabinet meeting, including the Falklands among other subjects, 24 June 1982.
Part 6 includes a letter from Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington, enclosing a photocopied sketch of Lord Hailsham by John Ward, 28 June 1982; a note of a Cabinet meeting (in Speedwriting), 1 July 1982; a copy of a speech at the Annual Dinner of the British Academy at Middle Temple, 1 July 1982; a letter from Sir Martin Gilliat, on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 6 July 1982; a note of a Cabinet meeting (in Speedwriting), 8 July 1982; and an order of service for the service of thanksgiving on the sixtieth anniversary of the BBC and the fiftieth anniversary of its external services at St Paul's Cathedral, 12 July 1982.
Part 7 includes a copy of the speech to South Yorkshire Conservative Federation, undated.