File of private correspondence with various correspondents on subjects including current political events, with particular reference to the SDP and David Owen's political career, activities and statements; personal and family news of colleagues and friends etc, including:

• Letter from Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler explaining his intention to resign from the SDP and active politics, 10 Mar 1988, with copy of David Owen's reply; further correspondence with Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler, Mar-May 1989 concerning future of the SDP, Brocklebank-Fowler decision to join the Social and Liberal Democrats
• Copy of David Owen's letter congratulating Paddy Ashdown on his victory in the Social and Liberal Democrats leadership election, [Jul 1988], with reference to future good relations between the SLD and the SDP; and Paddy Ashdown's letter in reply, 30 Jul 1988
• Letter from SDP Peer Elizabeth Young enclosing copy of paper prepared by Elizabeth Young and Lord Kennet discussing future of the SDP, 24 Jul 1988
• Copy of letter from the Deputy Private Secretary to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, David Wright, 2 Nov 1988, enclosing for comment transcript of speech to be made by the Prince of Wales at the Elysee, Paris, 7 Nov 1988, with David Owen's MS annotations on passages concerning the future of Europe
• Letter from Edward Heath with brief reference to the Gang of Four, 26 Nov 1989
• Letter from Roger Carroll discussing possibility of reaching some sort of electoral agreement between the SDP and the Labour Party, with David Owen's reply, Mar 1990
• Letter from Peter Metcalfe, 2 Nov 1990, enclosing copies of correspondence between Metcalfe and Roy Hattersley concerning Hattersley's reference to the Gang of Four leaving the Labour Party as a 'betrayal', Oct 1990
• Copy of David Owen's letter to Margaret Thatcher on her retirement as British Prime Minister and commending her Premiership, 22 Nov 1990, with Margaret Thatcher's reply, including comparison between the political style of the two, 11 Dec 1990; also letter from Margaret Thatcher referring to `matter relating to Pakistan', 17 May 19819
• Letter from SDP Parliamentary candidate for Richmond, North Yorkshire, Mike Potter, concerning attempts to reach electoral agreements with the local Social and Liberal Democrats with copies of news cuttings enclosed, Apr 1991
• Letters of congratulation on speeches made by David Owen
• Letters commenting on/apologising for inaccurate or misleading reports concerning David Owen appearing in the media
• Personal correspondence between friends and colleagues including thanks for hospitality, copies of David Owen's letters on deaths of acquaintances, including transcript of Address made by Dr Desmond Kelly at the Thanksgiving Service for the life of the leading psychiatrist William Walters Sargant[with whom David Owen worked at St Thomas's Hospital London], containing extract of tribute written by David Owen on his death, Nov 1988; letters of thanks to David Owen for medical help given to David Lightbourn in the House of Commons, Jan 1991 etc