Setting copy from the University of Queensland Press for War crimes with notes and two audio cassettes of interviews with Peter Carey about War crimes. War crimes won the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards 1980.

This series comprises manuscripts and drafts of unpublished and published short stories and short story collections. It also includes Carey's biographical story about the birth of his son Sam called A letter to our son

Final typescript marked up by the Faber copy editor for the typesetter. Covering letter 12 Nov 1992 from Faber and Faber returning manuscript to Carey for his archive.

Correspondence, mostly from publishers and notes relating to The tax inspector.

Correspondence, book reviews for The tax inspector, faxes, itineraries, launch and promotional information, magazines, publisher catalogues, newspaper cuttings.

Research material including booklets, brochures, articles, newspaper cuttings, and notes on Campbelltown, NSW, Krishna, cars, explosives, plants, and taxation.

Page proofs for Faber edition with some marking up, accompanied by covering letter, 5 Apr 1991, from Daphne Tagg on Faber & Faber letterhead. Correspondence from University of Queensland Press, comments on the novel by Edmund Campion, faxed queries from Robert McCrum, typescript leaves of Cary's replies to Robert McCrum.

3 complete drafts of The tax inspector.

16 folders of typescript, with handwritten emendations, and printouts of Carey's computer directory listing files for sections and chapters of the novel. 1st - 12th drafts of the novel. Carey's labeling on the folders indicates that writing began on 3 Feb 1988. The 11th draft is dated 20 Nov 1990. Drafts have extensive handwritten emendations. Some of the 9th and 10th draft material includes extensive handwritten notes probably by Alison Summers.

Extensive notes for The tax inspector including story outlines, characters, ideas.