The papers of Burges consist of:
- Burges family correspondence, c.1750-1824
- General correspondence of Sir James Bland Burges, 1773-1824
- Papers of Sir James Bland Burges as under-secretary of state at the Foreign Office, 1789-95
- General correspondence of Sir James as under-secretary of state at the Foreign Office, 1789-95
- Personal and literary papers of Sir James Bland Burges
- Transcripts of papers of Sir James Bland Burges
- Correspondence and papers of the Head family