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• A Pedigree of the Family of Nichols by John Bowyer Nichols (photocopies).
• A Short History of the House of Nichols, 1699-1939.
• Letter from Dunstone 23 July 1949, reminiscing on time at Nichols printing firm.
• Various pieces of correspondence and notes on the history of the Nichols family and firm (20th century).
• Letters of John Gough Nichols to Samuel Bentley, 1860-1861.
• Letter of John Nichols offering portraits of Steele and Prior, 7 Jan 1800.
• Volume with cuttings, portraits, and letters of the Nichols family.

Correspondence, form of requisitioning and compensation form relating to the occupation of Stationers' Hall by a company of the 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade, for the period 10 Sep-23 Oct 1939.

• Copy of Michael Treadwell, ‘A New List of English Master Printers c.1686’, The Library, 4 (1), pp. 57-61. With extensive 20th century notes on lists of printers in 1693 and list of subscribers to the English Stock, 1692.
• List of printing presses seized by the Stationers, undated (2 copies)
• List of Master Printers, undated

1. form of the certificate of the amount of land tax, and the land upon which it is assessed, 6 Aug 1858.

2. declaration of the desire to redeem land tax, signed by the Company, 6 Aug 1858.

3. certificate of the contract for the redemption of land tax, 7 Aug 1858. Parties: (1) Henry Roberts, esquire, and Sir Alexander Duff Gordon, baronet, Commissioners (2) Stationers' Company.

i: 'Monmouth Routed, and taken Prisoner, With his Pimp the Lord Gray. A Song to the Tune of King James's Jigg', ballad lyrics printed for bookseller James Dean, with a handwritten note by Dean on the back, 11 Jul 1685.

ii: signed enformation of James Dean giving testimony before Roger L'Estrange regarding the ballad 'Monmouth Routed', 11 Jul 1685.

iii: signed oath of Alice Moody and Elizabeth Watson regarding the ballad 'Monmouth Routed', 11 Jul 1685.

iv: Roger L'Estrange, 'Considerations and Proposals in order to the Regulation of the Press: Together with Diverse Instances of Treasonous, and Seditious Pamphlets, Proving the Necessity thereof', [1663].

v: Roger L'Estrange, 'A Seasonable Memorial in some Historical Notes upon the Liberties of the Presse and Pulpit: With the Effects of Popular Petitions, Tumults, Associations, Impostures, and Disaffected Common Councils', 1680.

vi: 'Philopatris' [Charles Blount], 'A Justi Vindication of Learning: Or, An Humble Address to the High Court of Parliament In behalf of the Liberty of the Press', 1679.

vii: [Charles Blount], 'Reasons Humbly offered for the Liberty of Unlicens'd Printing, To which is Subjoin'd, The Just and True Character of Edmund Bohun, The Licenser of the Press', 1693.

viii: 'The Speech of the Lord Chancellor of England, in the Exchequer Chamber, touching the Post-nati', printed for the Stationers' Company 1609. John Rowe of Middle Temple has signed the titlepage.

ix: 'A Letter to a Member of Parliament; Shewing The Necessity of Regulating the Press: Chiefly From Necessity of Publick Establishments in Religion. From the Rights and Immunities of a National Church. And the Trust reposed in the Christian Magistrate to protect and Defend them. With A Particular Answer to the Objections that of late have been Advanced against it', 1699. (cf 'A Letter To a Member of Parliament, Shewing, that a Restraint On the Press Is inconsistent with the Protestant Religion, and dangerous to te Liberties of the Nation, 1698' - anonymously authored tract, now variously attributed to Daniel Defoe and Matthew Tindal, in TSC/A/01/03/03.

Folder contains:

i: commissioners of the stamp duties notice that printers, publishers and vendors of unstamped almanacks will be prosecuted, 8 Aug 1778.

ii: commissioners of the stamp duties note to the Company requesting that stationers comply with rules concerning binding of almanacks, 13 Aug 1778.

iii: letter to the Company from William Chapman concerning weights of 167 bundles of company paper, 25 Nov 1771.

iv: printed circular from the stamp office concerning the stamping of admission records, 21 Mar 1828.

v: lists of weights of crown paper bundles, examined by W Bayley, 15 Oct and 22 Nov 1771 [2 items].

See Myers, entry for Series I. M. 6.

(i) invoice for Paul Vaillant as warden, 4 Oct 1768.
(ii) letter from W. B. Vaillant about his ancestor the eighteenth-century master of the Company, Paul Vaillant, 3 Jul 1938.
(iii) printed booklet on the history of the Vaillant family, 1932.

Parties: (1) Stationers' Company (2) Gwiney and Jackson.

Agreement for pulling down a messuage in Stationers Court and Amen Corner and building a Company warehouse in its place. With an architectural plan.

Parties: (1) Stationers' Company (2) Thomas Smith.

Parties: (1) Stationers' Company (2) Thomas Smith. With details of work to be completed by different tradesmen.

Parties: (1) Stationers' Company (2) Crosby Lockwood & Son. Agreement to rent Warehouses Nos. 6, 7, & 8 as yearly tenants to store stereos, books, and paper stock. Annotated.