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1. Letter of invitation from J.S. Boys Smith. April 1963. 1 page; typescript and manuscript.
2. Invitation card. April 1963. 1 page; typescript.
3. Schedule. June 1963. 1 page; typescript.
4. Menu. 22 June 1963. 3 pages; manuscript.
5. List of attendees with annotations. 22 June 1963. 4 pages; typescript and manuscript.
6. Seating plan with annotations. 22 June 1963. 1 page; typescript and manuscript.

1. ‘My views on the problem of peace (a rough study)’. Dated 29 March 1950; 4 pages.

2. ‘Memories from the exploration of England’. Dated 9 April 1950; 4 pages.

3. ‘The proper place of Culture in Life’. Dated 1 July 1950; 3 pages.

Manuscript.

1. Programme card for Lent Term 1950. Way is listed as secretary, and his name is written on the reverse. Typescript and manuscript. 4 pages.

2. Two versions of ‘The Work and Constitutional Development of the First Two Assemblies of the United Nations’. 39 pages each; typescript.

1. Programme for the St John’s College Historical Society, 1949–1950, including mention of Way’s talk on 1 December. 4 pages; typescript.

2. Way’s talk. Dated 25 November 1949; 15 pages; manuscript.

Front cover labelled ‘D.J. Way / St John’s College, Cambridge / Account Book / May 1949–December 1951’. Includes loose receipts. Manuscript and typescript.

Way's signature is on the front cover. Typescript and manuscript.

The collection contains literary papers, including notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of sketches, novels and scripts; personal papers, including school and university work, notebooks, and ephemera; audio-visual material; and personal effects and artefacts, spanning from Douglas Adams's childhood to his death in 2001. In addition there is a quantity of press cuttings postdating his death. Media other than paper include sound recordings (chiefly reel-to-reel studio tapes; some cassettes); photographs, 35 mm transparencies and plastic negatives (a large quantity of photographic material is from 'Last Chance to See'); and digital backup tapes.