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Printed volumes owned by Samuel Butler. Butler believed he possessed 'the smallest library of any man in London who is by way of being literary' (letter to Robert Bridges, 6 February 1900). In his will he bequeathed his book collection to his nephew, Henry Thomas Butler, who gave it to Henry Festing Jones. Some of the volumes were taken by R.A. Streatfeild (Butler's literary executor) and a few were lost in transit; the remainder are in the St John's College collection [see note in Henry Festing Jones's 1921 catalogue, p.35]. Shelved volumes in this section are catalogued on iDiscover.

Printed publications, offprints and papers, and miscellaneous autograph letters and manuscripts, relating to Samuel Butler, his works, interests and acquaintances. Shelved volumes in this section are catalogued on iDiscover.

Printed publications and other material relating to Samuel Butler, his works and interests, and the St John's College collection. Shelved volumes in this section are catalogued on iDiscover.

Autograph manuscripts and correspondence of Samuel Butler. Publications, extracts, papers and correspondence relating to works by and about Samuel Butler. Shelved volumes in this section are catalogued on iDiscover.

Artefacts and personal effects owned by Samuel Butler. Includes Butler's art equipment, souvenirs collected on his travels, personal and household possessions, and account books.

Various photographic portraits, and photographic reproductions of painted portraits, of Samuel Butler, his relatives and acquaintances. Some formerly owned by Samuel Butler; some photographed by him.

Photograph albums, loose photographs and glass plate negatives produced by Samuel Butler. The collection comprises: images from Butler's travels in England and Europe; photographs of architecture and works of art; snapshots of Butler's friends; formal portraits of Butler's friends and acquaintances; prints and photographic reproductions of works by other artists; modern reprints of Butler's photographs, produced for exhibitions (1989-2002). A number of the images in the collection were or have since been used to illustrate Butler's art criticism and literary works, and works about Butler.

Correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts and personal effects, of and relating to Samuel Butler and his literary executors (R.A. Streatfeild, Henry Festing Jones, A.T. Bartholomew, Brian Hill and Geoffrey Keynes). Manuscripts and typescripts of works by and about Samuel Butler. Offprints of articles about Samuel Butler. Press cuttings and reviews of works by and about Samuel Butler. Exhibition catalogues and sale lists relating to Samuel Butler's works and possessions. Material collected during the 2011-13 Samuel Butler Project at St John's College.

Editions of printed music, mainly by Handel, Bach and Mendelssohn, owned and used by Samuel Butler, some with his annotations. Manuscript music notebooks of Samuel Butler, containing copied pieces and some original compositions. Manuscript fair copies of the orchestral parts for Samuel Butler and Henry Festing Jones's 'Ulysses: A Dramatic Oratorio'. Note: oversize volumes are stored on the shelves.

Maps owned and used by Samuel Butler, covering regions in Europe, New Zealand and South East England. Papers relating to Butler's sheep station at Mesopotamia, New Zealand. Bound volumes of Dr Butler's 'Atlas[es]'.