- Board meeting minutes 1891-1985;
- Head Office Committee of Board minutes 1955-1957;
- Management Policy committee minutes 1962-1965;
- Corporate Development committee minutes 1972-1980;
- Group Purchasing Co-ordinating committee minutes 1980;
- Group Management Advisory committee minutes 1979-1980;
- Committee of Directors minutes 1978-1981;
- UK Group Finance Executives' committee 1975;
- Publicity committee minutes 1953-1964, 1967, 1969-1972.
- Annual accounts 1933-1988;
- Memoranda and Articles of Association 1891-1979;
- Seal books 1941-1983;
- Licensee agreements 1881-1975;
- Executive & finance committee minutes 1930-1948;
- Staff and company magazines and newsletters 1957-1987;
- Presscuttings 1891-1953, 1974-1987;
- Company profiles 1969-1985;
- Company histories 1940-1980;
- Subject files relating to staff and groups of companies, 20th century;
- Staff records 1951-1973;
- Shareholding/secretarial papers 1891-1987;
- Organisational charts 1966-1984;
- Inter-company visits and conference records 1924-1984;
- Registers of directors, obituaries and related papers 1926-1985;
- Financial papers 1945-1981;
- Press releases 1967-1987;
- General management and secretarial papers 1954-1982;
- Property records 1958-1982;
- Annual returns to companies house, including some subsidiary companies 1950-1980;
- Intimation notices and circulars 1931-1984;
- Acquisitions, liquidations and reorganisation papers 1969-1980;
- Annual reports and accounts of subsidiary companies 1972-1984.
Photographs: arranged by subject including:
- Equipment, products, power stations and contracts 1910s-1970s;
- General photographs including works, contracts, cranes, sales, directors and publicity photographs 1897-1970s;
Records relating to the Construction Equipment Division including:
- Catalogues late 20th century;
- General management papers 1973-1981;
Records relating to the Electrical Engineering group including:
- Marketing and sales records c1980;
Records relating to the General Engineering Division including:
- Presscuttings [1970s];
- Financial records 1976-1980;
- General management records [1970s];
- Property and land records 1975;
- Staff circulars [1970s];
Records relating to the Mechanical Handling & Civil Construction Division including:
- Minutes 1973-1974;
- Company profiles 1974;
- Financial records 1973-1980;
Records relating to the Power Engineering Division including:
- Financial records 1972-1976;
- General management papers 1972-1977;
Records relating to the Overseas Holding Group including:
- Board papers 1965-1967;
- Financial records 1966-1983;
- General management papers and correspondence 1959-1967;
- Circulars 1966-1967;
Records relating to International Division of Babcock & Wilcox Ltd including:
- Management committee minutes 1972-1975;
- Company profiles 1977;
- Technical papers 1970s;
- Inter company visit papers 1978-1981;
- General financial papers 1979-1982;
- General management papers 1979-1983;
- Circulars 1976;
Records held relating to Babcock & Wilcox Company, USA, relating to Babcock & Wilcox British concerns include:
- Annual reports and accounts 1951-1977;
- Formation papers 1881;
- Agreements 1941-1951;
- Catalogues 1890-1950s;
- Staff magazines 1949-1976;
- Presscuttings 1889, 1966-1977;
- Company profiles 1968-1976;
- Company histories 1931-1967;
- Organisational charts 1970-1974;
- Technical papers 188-1978;
- Share records 1887-1890;
- Patents 1886-1890;
- Inter-company visit records 1928, 1949, 1955;
- Registers of directors 1929-1943;
- Press releases 1952-1976;
- Sales and marketing records 1890-1962;
- General management and secretarial papers.