Photocopies of correspondence 1849-1851 with Charles Sturt and South Australian officials on exploration and surveying of new areas. Letters, documents, cuttings of biographical interest compiled 1963-1967 by C. Hadgraft. Letters from V. Sinnett on family matters. Letter 1963 from Hans Mincham to Hadgraft.

Material compiled by Cecil Hadgraft when editing Savery's: Quintus Servinton. Includes photocopies of letters from Savery to Edward Dumaresq, press clippings ; letter 21 Nov. 1963 from William Crowther to Cecil Hadgraft re dedication of new edition.

Drafts for Cecil Hadgraft's entry on Alexander Forbes in the Australian Dictionary of Biography; correspondence and research notes relating to the entry, and a photocopied extract from his brother Archibald Forbes' book 'Souvenirs of some continents' (1894).

Letter to Cecil Hadgraft re Ruth Harrison's research on Shaw Neilson.

Letters (16) 1922-1928 to W.J. Gall re: collecting of Australiana; 1923 Apr 18 re: Hume's search for Leichhardt expedition, 1924 Apr 1, 10 re: death of A. Meston, proposed bibliography of his works; 1928 Dec 31 re: demonstration at the Italian Consulate in Innisfail.
Also 2 letters to Steve [nephew], 1959, re: William Gall's collection of books and papers. Also includes 2 letters [1965 17 Aug, 1 Nov] to Cecil Hadgraft re: papers of A.G. Stephens.

Letter to James Devaney, commending his decision to leave his papers to the Fryer Library, suggesting he record his recollections of Queensland literary life.

Holograph letter to Cecil Hadgraft giving some biographical details of his early life.

Holograph letter to Cecil Hadgraft thanking him for critique of his verse published in the summer number of Meanjin Quarterly.

Letter to Cecil Hadgraft re Customs Department's refusal to grant a book bounty to the Meanjin index.

Letter to A.K. Thomson re format of Lindesay-Richardson's name.
Accompanied by note of Cecil Hadgraft on the same topic.