Drafts, notes, notebooks, research materials, press cuttings, reviews, relating to Carey's published and unpublished writings, including novels, short stories, screenplays and scripts, and non fiction works. Correspondence, personal papers, works by other authors, and photographs are also included.

Peter Carey interviewed by Robin Ravlich of "Broadband" (ABC Radio) about his short story collection War crimes, 22 Oct 1979.

Peter Carey interviewed by Jan Ganett for "Books and Writing" (ABC Radio National) on 8 Oct 1979.

This series includes photographs (some related to writings), personal papers, publishing contracts, publicity material, business records.

Correspondence, newspaper cuttings and material related to properties associated with or important to Peter Carey such as Yandina, Browns Creek and Lovett Bay.

First page proofs for "The big bazoohley* for the Henry Holt and Company publication in the United States, 115 leaves, with some handwritten emendations, and accompanied by a letter from Albert LaFarge, Associate Editor of John Macrae Books, 24 Apr 1995.

Page proofs for Faber edition with letter dated 29 Sep 1987 from Rachel Pyper.

Two typescript drafts (one on yellow paper), with emendations, and three carbon typescript drafts.

Oscar and Lucinda had the working titles 'Orphans', 'Broken Glass', and 'Holy Ghost'. Published in 1988 in Australia by University of Queensland Press. In the same year it won the Book Council Award (Australia), Booker Prize for Fiction (Australia) and Miles Franklin Award. Includes: Complete and incomplete drafts of Oscar and Lucinda and its working titles, including corrections, notes, correspondence, research material, publicity material, reviews, speech notes for the launch of Oscar and Lucinda. Oscar and Lucinda has won the Booker Prize 1988, Miles Franklin Award 1989, NBC Banjo Award 1989, Townsville Foundation for Australian Literary Studies Award 1988, and the Festival Award for Literature (South Australia) 1990.

'Oscar and Lucinda launch', photocopies and newspaper cuttings of reviews, correspondence from publishers, UPQ programme for Adelaide Writers Week, itineraries, corrections to the book, book cover, correspondence, 1987 to 1988.