Part 1 includes a copy of a speech proposing the toast at a dinner of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law at Britannic House, London, 19 July 1982; a letter from Kit Owen [1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets], about the Regent's Park bombing, 24 July 1982; the published version of a speech on legal aid given as the Lund Lecture to the Law Society, 1982; and a copy of a farewell speech to Tom Denning, Baron Denning, 30 July 1982.
Part 2 includes notes of a holiday in Greece, 5-19 August 1982; correspondence with Henrietta Creighton, including comments about the Royal Wedding, August-September 1982 (2); a draft speech at the re-opening of the Enniskillen Courthouse, 7 September 1982, with itineraries of his visit to Northern Ireland, 6-7 September 1982; a copy of a speech at a judicial seminar, 9 September 1982; and a copy of a speech at a dinner for the International Council of Scientific Unions at Robinson College, Cambridge, 16 September 1982.
Part 3 includes a copy of a speech to East Surrey Conservative Association, 24 September 1982, witha thank you letter from Sir Geoffrey Howe; black-and-white photographs of Lord Hailsham meeting representatives of the Tamil Nadu Assembly in the House of Lords, 29 September 1982 (2); an order of service for the Special Service attended by the Lord Chancellor, Judges and other members of the legal profession at Westminster Abbey, 1 October 1982; colour photographs of the opening of the legal year, 1 October 1982 (15); and a copy of a speech on the Presentation of the Lord Mayor Elect, 6 October 1982.
Part 4 includes a letter from Robert MacGill; and a copy of a speech to the Annual General Meeting of the Law Society in Eastbourne, 9 October 1982.
Part 5 includes a copy of a speech given as the Presidential Address at the Annual General Meeting of the Magistrates' Association, 15 October 1982; a photograph of Lord Hailsham and Sir Geoffrey and Lady Howe at the East Surrey Conservative Association, 24 September 1982; a letter from John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter, 18 October 1982; and a letter from Martin Salmon, 24 October 1982.
Part 6 includes a copy of a speech at the Family Law Conference of Circuit Judges, 29 October 1982; a copy of a speech to the Scholars' Association of the Police Staff College, Bramshill, 30 October 1982; a brief note about Margaret Thatcher and sentencing policy, 2 November 1982; and a copy of a speech to the Oxford Magistrates' Association, 5 November 1982.
Part 7 includes a copy of a speech at the Annual General Meeting of Toynbee Hall, 8 November 1982; a brief note of a Ministry of Defence briefing about Lebanon (in Speedwriting), 10 November 1982; an order of service for the thanksgiving service for Lord Rupert Nevill at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, 15 November 1982; a copy of a speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, 15 November 1982; and a letter from John Profumo, thanking Lord Hailsham for speaking at Toynbee Hall, 10 November 1982.
Part 8 includes a copy of a speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 28th Annual Session of the North Atlantic Assembly in Westminster Hall, 17 November 1982; a letter from Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, 17 November 1982; a note of a conversation with Margaret Thatcher at lunch, 22 November 1982; a copy of a speech at Harrow School Songs, 24 November 1982; and a copy of a speech at the annual dinner of City University, 26 November 1982.