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The Working Men's College was founded in 1854 by social reformers John Frederick Denison Maurice, John Malcolm Ludlow, Charles Kingsley, Frederick Furnivall and others to promote regular and organised education amongst working class men (women's classes began in 1856). The classes were not intended to be a series of miscellaneous lectures as taught at the Mechanics Institutes, but structured courses comparable to those run by larger established universities such as University College London and King's College London. The college is still extant, and is now situated in Crowndale Road, North London.

Typewritten notes by unknown author consisting of extracts from letters written by Furnivall on topics including: the life-preserver worn by Furnivall when sculling; descriptions and explanations for the term 'Yorker'; a proposal for the introduction of a Fawcett scholarship at Newnham College, Cambridge.

In Honorem F.J.F. (AD 1900)' by Walter William Skeat, poem based on Chaucer's A Clerk's Tale, paying tribute to Furnivall's contribution to the dictionary, produced to mark Furnivall's 75th birthday. 4 copies

Manuscript transcript of John Wesley Hales' lecture, 'The succession of Shakspere's plays', given at the Working Men's College, 10 Jan 1874. [see 8/5/1]

Manuscript transcript of Ashmole MS 48 plus notes and incomplete proofs of ballads relating to Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript. 6 items [note: proofs are oversize]

The Philological Society's New English Dictionary. Vocabulary of Words Beginning With the Letters U and V. Compiled by the Rev T Sheppard. (Hertford: Stephen Austin, 1865). Publication requesting contributors to submit examples of word usage for the letters U and V. Includes report by Furnivall on the progress of the dictionary and a request for sub editors to take on the organisation of contributions for particular letters.

The Doe Done to Death by the Dog: done into verse by the Doctor [John Samuel Bewley Monsell, vicar of Egham, Surrey] (London: Bell and Daldy, 1870).

Testimonials praising Furnivall on the occasion of his 75th birthday, Jan 1900, with honorary doctorate issued by the German Shakespeare Society awarding Furnivall an honorary doctorate from Berlin University, 4 Feb 1900. 3 items, in German. [Note: oversize]

Succession of Shakspere's works and the use of metrical tests in settling it, &c, by Furnivall (London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1874). Annotated by Furnivall with corrections and additions to the text.

Special report and appeal of the Shelley Society, 1888-89' detailing the financial problems incurred from its publications due to the unexpected decrease in membership subscriptions. 2 copies

Prospectus of the Shelley Society, including lists of proposed papers and publications, senior officers and its 402 members. 2 copies

Second annual report of the Shelley Society, 1888,' including reference to: the difficulties in both attracting and retaining members; publications and papers; meetings and performances; list of senior officers; future publications and their financial implications.

Review from the Gentleman's Magazine, no. 23, new series Nov 1867, relating to the publications of the Early English Text Society.

Review of the Ballad Society and its aims, with facsimiles of two woodcuts from the Roxburgh Ballads, taken from Reliquary vol XV, April 1875.

Article reviewing Some Victorian Men by Harry Furniss (London: Bodley Head, 1924), a publication about some personalities and eccentric figures of the Victorian age, including Furnivall.

Receipts relating to the donation of books to the Philological Society from the Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, USA and Académie Royal des Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2 items

Published papers relating to Rev Frederick Gard Fleay, notably Fleay's metrical methods in determining the chronology of Shakespeare's plays. Includes papers 'On the Authorship of Timon of Athens' and 'On the Authorship of the Taming of the Shrew'.