Research papers relating to Patrick White including correspondence, articles, newspaper cuttings and notes dating from 1956 to 2008. Correspondence with writers including Thea Astley, Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Green, David Marr, Frank Moorhouse, Janet Tuner Hospital and one folder relating to Helen Darville dating from 1979 to 1997.

This collection has correspondence and press cuttings relating to John Bestons' research on Patrick White. Includes letters from many Australian authors, such as Patrick White, Thea Astley, Gwen Harwood, Xavier Herbert, Thomas Keneally, David Malouf, David Williamson and Judith Wright. It contains newspaper cuttings relating to Shirley Hazzard; manuscripts (handwritten and typescript) by John Beston, including the manuscript for 'Patrick White : The search for a life value'. There are seven publications by or relating to Patrick White that have been annotated by John Beston while undertaking his research.

Correspondence and related material collected during Prof. Hergenhan's tenure as editor of Australian Literary Studies (ALS), editor of the Australian Authors Series for the University of Queensland Press and as Director of the Australian Studies Centre at the University of Queensland.

The collection has 474 architectural drawings by Graeme Thiedeke from his time working as a student in the 1960s, to his work in Canada, Mexico, Malayasia, United Arab Emirates and Australia. Thiedeke has provided details for most of these plans which includes the name of the client, the brief from the client and historical information about the building. There are supplementary documents to the jobs Graeme Thiedeke worked on, which includes drawings, articles, presentation sets, architectural plans, photographs of architectural plans and photographs. Thiedeke has been writing while working as an architect and there sample of books created by him. The topics are far ranging and include philosophy, poetry, short stories, and various architectural projects.

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Box 9
Folder 1
Original folder (now discarded) titled "Flinders Row". Discussion between academics at Flinders University English Department regarding assessment. Restricted for 10 years or until 2035. 1983-1987.
Folders 2-3
Memos, editorial minutes, writer contributions and correspondence relating to A new literary history of Australia edited by Laurie Hergenhan. 1986.
Folder 4
Original folder (now discarded) had title "Venice". 12 carbon copy typescript and handwritten letters. 1971-1972.
Folder 5
"Foster letters" on original folder with copies of letters from Hal Porter and others from the 1930s to 1992.
Folder 6
Undated, incoming correspondence.
Folder 7
Correspondence from the 1960s.

Box 10
Folder 1
Correspondence from the 1970s
Folders 2-4
Correspondence from the 1980s

Box 11
Folder 1
Correspondence from the 1990s.
Folder 2
Correspondence from the 2000s.
Folder 3
Correspondence from the 2010, 2020s.