Contains notes relating to Carey's novel 'Pets' (Illywhacker), notes from a trip to Japan in August 1983, and general notes from 12 August to 15 November 1983. Inserted are telephone messages for Carey while he is in Japan, a photocopy of an article from Mainichi Daily News (24 Jul 1983) about Poor fellow my country by Xavier Herbert, and notes.

Dates on cover 23/9/84 - 20/6/85 and notes 'Glass including Word [?]' and 'Gambling - Pak-ah-pu etc.'. Contains extensive preliminary notes relating to Carey's novel Oscar and Lucinda.

Scrapbook labelled 'Peter Carey's reviews, press clippings, etc'. Cuttings include reviews and news for works published during this time period.

Magazine cutting of the dutch translation by Eva Wolff of American Dreams.

Printout of draft, 11 leaves (last leaf has no text), 25 Apr 1994. Begins 'You sit in the sun by Sydney harbour in an elegant restaurant'.

Printout of draft, 7 leaves, 13 May 1994. Begins 'When my New York friends come back from Australia....'.

'Poison : the production of pure crap' was handwritten on both sides of three TAA air sickness bags, with the note 'Melb 22/6/76' in the top right hand corner of the first bag.

Typescript on continuous computer printout for a speech at Melbourne University before doing a reading of Oscar and Lucinda, 1989.

Written by Peter Carey, this article begins "When I was fifteen years old I went walking in the bush near the Australian town of Mansfield, looking for a road which existed only in fiction." In the footer of the printer it has the title The tax inspector and in the pagination section of the footer it has 'Carey/Driscoll' before the page number. Five leaves, undated.

Typescript, 4 leaves, 1 Jun 1994.