This fonds comprises of the research work of C.A. Brodie-Brockwell. It consists of unpublished manuscripts and notes on early Mediterranean cultures and civilisation, pre-Christian Hebrew, Semitic and Arabian culture, as well as investigations into early calendars and methods of counting (boxes 1- 6, and box 7, files 1-8, 10). Other files include: hand-drawn maps of peoples of Europe in different times (box 7, file 9); lecture named “A New Interpretation of the Parable of the So-Called Unjust Steward” (box 7, file 11); correspondence (box7, file 12); dictionary notebook (box 7, File 13).

The binders with manuscripts are arranged by subjects, discerned from their titles and content.

Series consists of research files on ancient methods of counting and calculation.

This file contains research on an inductive study of the ancient science and art of counting and of measuring time. Volume 1 – The science and art of counting in the light of the notational and numerational machinery, approached primarily from the side of Roman culture. Volume 2 - The science and art of measuring historical time, but more essentially longevities approached primarily from the side of Hebrew culture.( not here).

This file contains research pertaining to Chapters 11-15 on analysis of the calendaric units, days, weeks, months, years, etc.

This file contains research on the evolution of arithmetic (the principle of compound reckoning) (pp. 1-135); [Plato and Republic book] (pp. 39-120).

This file contains research on numerals and ancient methods of calculation.

This file contains research on numerical system or the art of counting and numeration – Semitic, Indo-Germanic (rough copy).

This file contains research on the Epinomis (990C,6 to 991B,6) or the arithmetical qualifications required of men desirous of being elected members of the nocturnal council all of which are of an essentially abacal nature (pp1-86); It also includes the Platonic number or the muses' answer to the question "How does aristocracy become supplanted by timocracy?" (pp1-135).

This file contains research on arithmetic in ancient times (an amplified form of a paper read before The British Association - section anthropology).

This file contains papers about ancient arithmetic or the science and art of Abacal Calculation (An inductive Study of Thautetus' Report of the famous lecture on Powers delivered at Athens by Theodorus the African).