Early bioscope or picture shows description on paper with leather-style backing, typescript, 1p.

Brown envelope, opened out, with typed notes for a stage routine and hand-written additions to script. Diagram on reverse: Giraffe 3’, Totem pole 2’6”, 1/2 also Venus, Headless 3’, Decapitation 3’, pincushion [sic] 2’6” app, spider 2’6” approx, typescript and manuscript, 2pp.

Typed account of the writer’s arrest and incarceration in a London police cell, by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver), typescript, 2pp.

Typescript with 'Ellis the Hangman next week' handwritten on the final page, and 'Received 1 Feb 1984 Ed. Dept' stamped on the back, typescript, 6pp.

Script annotated by hand, 'Working script, 1a, The Davos,' typescript, 7pp.

Script annotated by hand, typescript, 2pp.

Comments by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) on the relationship of Joseph Merrick, Tom Norman, and Frederick Treves; typescript, 9pp.

Typescript titled, 'A Brief History of Knife Throwing', thought to be written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman), 1p.

Typescript instructions on dagger throwing titled, 'Dart Throwing Dagger: Anyone can quickly learn with these instructions: How to throw the dart dagger', thought to be written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman), 3pp.

Front cover for a memoir titled, 'Knife and Hatchet Man' by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Accompanied by a photocopy of a photograph of Hal Denver.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled, 'The Very First Olympic Circus', written by Hal Denver. Includes detailed descriptions of his childhood, early career as a showman, travelling and working with Mickey Rooney and Mamie van Doren, and a trip to Las Vegas, United States of America. Part of his memoir, 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 11pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled, 'A Beautiful Film Star Begs Me to Teach Her Knife-Throwing', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Denver). Includes detailed descriptions of the people he met and performances in the United States of America. Part of his memoir titled 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 15pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled 'The 'I'll Cry Tomorrow' Girl', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes descriptions of his experiences of working with the American actor and singer, Lillian Roth. Part of his memoir titled 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 3pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled 'The Human Ostrich', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes an account of his career in the late 1970s. Part of his memoir titled 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 8pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled 'Ellis the Hangman', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes an account of the executioner, John Ellis. Part of his memoir titled 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 2pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled 'Memphis Centennial', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes detailed descriptions of his meeting Elvis Presley, and his experiences of being a knife thrower, travelling with different variety acts in Britain and his first crossing to the United States of America. Part of his memoir titled 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 17pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled 'Memphis Centennial', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes detailed descriptions of the people he met and his experiences performing as a knife thrower in New York, United States of America. Part of his memoir titled 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 6pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled 'Memphis Centennial', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes detailed descriptions of his impressions of Harlem in New York, United States of America. Part of his memoir titled 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 6pp.

Draft typescript, with manuscript corrections and annotations, titled 'Memphis Centennial', written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes detailed descriptions of his time performing as a knife thrower in Rome, Italy after the Second World War. Accompanied by further draft typescript notes possibly also for inclusion in his memoir titled, 'Knife and Hatchet Man', 13pp.

Typescript foreword, written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman) for his memoir titled, 'Hatchet Man'. Accompanied by a list of chapters to be included in his memoir, written in black and red ink, 2pp.