The contents are as follows: Anecdotes of dogs, in William Laidlaw's hand, with additions by Sir Walter Scott, 1817-1818, (MS.3937);

Manuscript of 'William and Helen' by Sir Walter Scott, 1796 (MS.5278);

Daybook, 1837-1839, of William Scott of Raeburn (MS.6312);

Daybook, 1842-1844, of William Scott of Raeburn (MS.6313);

Daybook, 1848-1850, of William Scott of Raeburn (MS.6314);

Autograph book, 1843-1854, of William Scott of Raeburn, labelled "W. Scott's Vol. 2", including some complete letters and the signatures of Queen Anne, King George III, Queen Victoria, Pitt, Palmerston and Gladstone (MS.6315);

Proof, circa 1825, of part of Act IV, scene 3, of ‘Alls well that ends well’, being pages 359-362 of volume iv of the projected edition of Shakespeare by Sir Walter Scott and J G Lockhart, with corrections in Lockhart's hand (MS.8997, folios 40-41);

Proofs, 1829-1830, of ‘The history of Scotland’ by Sir Walter Scott, with corrections by Scott and Dionysius Lardner (MS.15969).