Six medals awarded to Spencer Routh for his academic achievements. They are: Who’s Who Keyring, 2008. -- TJ Ryan Memorial Medal, [engraved] 1949, 28 mm diameter. -- Lilley Memorial Medal, [engraved], 1949, 16 mm diameter. -- Byrnes Memorial Medal, [engraved], 33 mm diameter. -- Australian Dictionary of Biography Medal, [engraved], 2000, 63 mm diameter. -- University of Queensland Centenary Commemorative Medallion, 2010, 60 mm diameter.

Includes: correspondence; photographs; manuscript of unpublished autobiography "Memoirs of a Communist"; obituary; medals received from Ho Chi Minh and dignitaries from Communist countries visited. Also includes audio tapes featuring talks on Nelson Mandela; memoirs; newspaper cuttings; manuscripts of published and unpublished articles; pamphlets; leaflets, flyers, articles on the Communist Party of Australia and the Socialist Party of Australia.