Containing:

Reviews of the 'Faber book of modern verse', previously edited by Michael Roberts, under "Durrant’s press cuttings", October 1951–January 1952, June 1959, June 1960, and July 1965-January 1966.

Correspondence between Janet Adam Smith and Faber and Faber about editing the 1st edition of the 'Faber book of modern verse', edited by Michael Roberts in 1936, May 1961–June 1963.

Correspondence between Janet Adam Smith and Faber and Faber about collating the letters of Michael Roberts for any future memoir, February–July 1970.

Correspondence between Janet Adam Smith, Faber and Faber and Peter Porter about his revising the 4th edition of the 'Faber book of modern verse', October 1972–September 1978.

Correspondence between Janet Adam Smith and Harry Bradshaw about the life and works of Michael Roberts, December 1969–April 1978.

Correspondence between Janet Adam Smith and Faber and Faber about the reissue of the 1936 edition of the 'Faber book of modern verse', February 1981-June 1982, with press cuttings of various reviews following its publication, May–July 1982.