This file includes: baptismal certificate of Lilian Daphne Mayo, 1897; Ministry of Food, Chelsea Food Office of Issue, Rationing Order 1918 N. 86. (to register for meat, butter and sugar), issued 25 Nov 1919, one in the name of Mayo and one in the name of Isabella Scott; Certificate of qualification from the Royal Academy of Arts, 1921; ten Italian permits from 1924; Learner's permit license, 1931; World War Two Identity Card, numbered, signed by Daphne Mayo, witnessed by Vida Lahey, postmarked 14 Apr 1942; Travel permit, 1943; Commonwealth of Australia Food Ration Book 1945-1946 issued to Lilian D Mayo; Workers' Education Association Club and Library membership card, 1945; two Sydney Municpal Library Cards, 1946-47; City of Sydney Public Library Card, 1952-53; photocopy of artistic biography from 1924 to 1972; several wills: 31 Jan 1956, 5 Aug 1942, 10 Dec 1963; Brisbane Women's Club Membership Card for year ending 30 Nov 1929; References from: May MacFarlane (formerly Hon. Sec. of the Mutual Serivce Club) 18 Sep 1925, Queensland Wattle League 1922?, and two from the Australian Red Cross 1925.

This file includes: invitations to Art Exhibitions; Queensland Wattle Day League Scholarship Agreement, 12 Aug 1919; Form 1a. of the Royal College of Art, 15 Nov 1919; British School at Rome, House Rules, March 1923; Description of Rotating Exhibitions for 1939-140; The Helena Rubinstein Travelling Art Scholarship, Aug 1962; notification of competitions, prizes, and exhibitions.

Handwritten notes, in pencil, on painting techniques, use of colour, and the essentials of picture making. From handwritting determined to be the work of Vida Lahey.

Handwritten notes, in pencil. At top of first page 'Notes from 'The Artist" March 1933 to Aug 1933. by Jan Gordan'. From handwritting determined to be the work of Vida Lahey.

Early years to 1919 including: Daphne Mayo with cat; Daphne Mayo and young woman, Brisbane; Daphne Mayo, 1919; Daphne Mayo at the beach; and Godfrey Rivers and Daphne Mayo with others at a picnic.

8 photographs: Portrait bust Captain Craig 1916-19 (2 photographs, slight damage to edge); Bowman Memorials 1918-19 (2 prints, 1 photo postcard); Soldiers Memorial 1919 (1 photograph); Honour Board Memorial 1919 (2 photographs).

27 photographic works: Model of a boy 1921 and Headless Female Figure 1921 (Headless female figure is photographed with Model of a boy; 1 photograph and 6 negatives); Students head A & B (7 photographs); Grecian woman ca. 1923 (1 photograph); Female life study 1922 (9 photographs/negatives); Female life study 1923 (2 photographs); Female life study 1923 (1 photograph).

26 photographic works: Male life study ca. 1923 (10 photographs, 7 negatives. One photograph includes Students head with Male life study); Return of the Prodigal Son ca. 1923; Portrait bust of a Young Man ca. 1922-23; Portrait of Freddie Whitehouse 1925 (2 negatives, 2 prints).

13 portraits of Sir Nathan, 2 of sculptures.

9 portraits, 5 work in progress, 6 sculptures for the portrait bust of Rev. Canon H. H. Dixon.