Materials include typescripts and related developmental notes. Lectures and seminars are arranged alphabetically by title.

'From Sherlock Holmes to Judge Dredd: Crime Fiction's Place in British Culture'. Folios 1-52. Ian Rankin gave this lecture in Japan, and the re-purposed it as a seminar for the Shots in the Dark Summer School in Nottingham in 1997.

Lecture for Japan. Annotated typescripts, 1995, 'From Sherlock Holmes to Judge Dredd: Crime Fiction's Place in British Culture', two drafts; with author's annotations. Folios 1-16. Annotated typescript, 1995, ‘Lecture Relating Crime Fiction to Wider Trends in British Culture', with author's annotations. Folios 17-22.

Shots in the Dark Summer School Seminar. Annotated typescripts, between 1995-1997, three drafts; with annotations by the author. Folios 23-43. Developmental notes, circa 1997, of Ian Rankin for the seminar. Folios 44-52.

'Why Crime Fiction Is Good for You'. Folios 53-121. Annotated typescript, 1996, 'Why Crime Fiction Is Good for You', final draft, with author's annotations. Folios 53-62. Annotated typescript, 1996, untitled, revised draft, with author's annotations. Folios 63-71. Annotated typescript, 1996, untitled, revised draft, with author’s annotations. Folios 72-80. Typescript, 1996, 'Why Crime Fiction Is Good for You', revised draft. Folios 81-90. Annotated typescript, 1996, untitled, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 91-97. Research and working notes of Rankin, 1996, for 'Why Crime Fiction Is Good for You'. Folios 98-103. ‘Criminal Records’, 1997, a publication of Shots in the Dark Summer School, containing Ian Rankin’s lecture/article, 'Why is crime fiction good for you?'. Folios 104-119. Notes, undated, of Ian Rankin referencing filenames of his lectures. These were stuck to the ‘Criminal Records’ publication. Folios 120-121.

Untitled seminar at Craigmount High School in Edinburgh on crime writing. Folios 122-135. Typescripts, undated, of outlines of a lecture by Ian Rankin, with annotations by the author. 4 copies. Folios 122-126. Working notes, undated, of Ian Rankin for his seminar on crime fiction. Folios 127-135.