Letters from JEP to his parents on subjects including: his work at the University of Sydney, Australia, as Professor of Greek; his edition of Herodotus; his poetry; the approach of war, including the German invasion of Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia]; his preparations to move to Durham [as Professor of Greek and Classical Literature].

Also includes: letter from Maurice Pryce [fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge]; drafts of lectures and articles by JEP, The Case for Greek in Education, Greek in New Zealand, Greek in Australia, Nietzsche as a Classical Scholar, and Nietzsche on Education; an article by [?] G Gibb, The Aim of Education, A Comment.