Subscription books of the Howard Street Chapel congregation, with a note inside each reading 'In a meeting held in the Vestry of Howard Street Chapel on the 20th day of June 1842 it was unanimously resolved; - that a subscription should be entered into, towards raising the amount of Mr Bayley's salary...'.

Cash book of the Howard Street Chapel congregation.

Notes titled 'Questions and hints as to the forming of a Library for the People’s College. By a Friend'.

Notes ‘General rules of order etc' relating to the daily running of the People's College, for example '1st - The School duties shall always be preceded by singing and prayer'.

Booklet titled 'The substance of a lecture on national education delivered on the evenings of the 24th and the 31st of October, in Howard Street Chapel, Sheffield. By the Minister'. (Sheffield: Robert Leader at the Independent Office, High Street, 1837). Stamped ‘PEOPLE’S COLLEGE’. The Minister referred to in the title is R. S. Bayley, founder of the People's College.

Report titled 'First Annual Report of the Students of the People’s College, Established in Sheffield, Aug 10th 1842. By the Rev. R.S. Bayley, F.A.S.'. (Sheffield: Printed at the People’s College, 1843).

Report titled 'First Annual Report of the People’s College (Sheffield: Leader, Independent Office). First annual report from the College after the reorganisation following R. S. Bayley's departure.

Report titled 'First Ten Annual Reports of the People’s College, Sheffield, from the year 1849 to 1858 inclusive', (Sheffield, Leader, 1849-1855, Pawson 1858). Annual reports from the first ten years of the College after the reorganisation following R. S. Bayley's departure.

Report titled 'Annual Reports of the People’s College for 1859, 1860 and 1861' (Sheffield, Leader & Sons, Independent Office, 1862).

Annual report for the People's College, Sheffield, [1862], published in 1863.

Examination papers, a syllabus and report of public examination for the People's College, Sheffield.

Class lists for the People's College, Sheffield, showing the classes available to students, the timings, and fees.

Documents relating to the People’s College Committee and its members: Appeal by the Committee (1843), proposal for testimonial to the R. S. Bayley (1845), list of members of the Committee and R. S. Bayley’s London address.

Admission ticket to classes in 1846 and lecturer's ticket to the Annual Soiree of the People's College Sheffield on 16 October 1849.

The Text Book of the People’s College on Elocution for the Use of Students by R. S. Bayley, F.S.A. (Sheffield, Printed at the People’s College, 1843). Inscribed on inside front cover 'J. Radley, Doncaster St. Sheffield' and containing pencil notes at back 'On Comets'.

The Text Book of the People’s College on Latin Grammar for the Use of Students by R. S. Bayley, F.S.A. (Sheffield, Printed at the People’s College, 1843).

The Text Book of the People’s College on English Grammar for the Use of Students by R. S. Bayley, F.S.A. (Sheffield, Printed at the People’s College, 1843).

The Text Book of the People’s College on Composition for the Use of Students by R. S. Bayley, F.S.A. (Sheffield, Printed at the People’s College, 1844).

The Text Book of the People’s College on the French Language containing the Grammar and Reading Lessons for the Use of Students by R. S. Bayley, F.S.A. (Sheffield, Printed at the People’s College, 1845).

Incomplete copy of Herodotus, edited by G. Long of London University (London, 1838).