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The collection comprises correspondence (1971-98) between Adamson and other poets and literary figures, and several hundred drafts of poems and completed poems. There are newspaper cuttings of reviews both by Adamson and about his books of poetry, and individual poems that have been published in newspapers. The collection also includes drafts of articles and transcripts of interviews with Adamson. Some police records are present in the collection. There are a number of photographs, many of which were taken by Juno Gemes.