The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript of 'The story of Henrietta Rhense.' It is undated but must have been written between 1866 and 1872 when William Black was living in Catherine Terrace in London (folio 1); (ii) Letters of William Black, 1877-1879, undated, to William Isbister and Donald Macleod, the publisher and editor of ‘Good Words’, concerning the serial publication and illustration of ‘Macleod of Dare’ (folio 8); (iii) Letters, 1912, concerning MS.19644 and other books in Black's house at Brighton (folio 47); (iv) Watercolour cartoon of a trip to Oban, 19th century (folio 52).