Drafts of various stages of the following works: Louisa, Quickening, A fine and private place, The temple down the road, Manning Clark : a biography, and Richie Benaud. Incoming and outgoing correspondence include letters relating to these publications and well as correspondence during his academic career. Versions of articles submitted to Australian Magazine columns as well as reviews, journalism articles and speeches.

Research notes, manuscripts and correspondence relating to novels Blood red, Sister Rose (1974) and Gossip from the forest (1975). There are four drafts, handwritten and typescript, of Gossip from the forest and at least one draft of Blood red, Sister Rose, mostly handwritten. Also includes one leaf, handwritten, of a draft of Passenger (1979).

Mss. (photocopies), originals in the Archives of the Royal Literary Fund, London, and Sylvain Van der Weyer papers in the Archives Generales du Royaume, Brussels. Printed journal articles (photocopies).
This material was gathered by Elaine Zinkhan during her research into Charles Rowcroft. The material's significance is explained in her article, Charles Rowcroft : information, corrections, additions, in Australian Literary Studies, 1983 Oct. V.11(2) (photocopy included).

Includes note by Ernestine Hill.

Letters (16) 1962-1967 to John Concannon, discussing his university work, compilation of an anthology, James' own writing, other Australian writers and critics, especially Henry Lawson.
Handwritten.

Discusses the writing of play scripts, and plays presented in the Festival competition.

Typescript copy of talk broadcast 11 July 1975 on A.B.C. Radio 2.
Walter Stone discusses this cliche as applied to authors and publishing in Australia.

Xerox copies of correspondence from Walter Stone to Edmund Miller concerning the journals Biblionews, Meanjin and Southerly.

Letters, photocopied records, and other papers relating to Cecil Hadgraft's research into Charles Rowcroft, for entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Letter refers to Cecil Mann's death.