Correspondence in date order with letters lacking dates first:
[Item 1] Handwritten note to “Jim” dated 4 May, from Robin Boyd, Melbourne ;
[Item 2] Badly damaged final page of handwritten letter signed “Jonnie” ;
[Item 3] Handwritten letter to “The Pioneer”, Lucknow re Lucknow University Tagore Library (not complete) ;
[Item 4] Postcard to J P Birrell with German stamps (signature looks like HR Hitchcock ;
[Item 5] Letter to James P Birrell dated 14 Sep 1953 from E M Nicholls ;
[Item 6] Letter to Mr James P Birrell dated 28 Sep 1953 from the Shire Clerk, Wade Shire, Griffith ;
[Item 7] Letter to Mr J P Birrell dated 29 Sep 1953 from Austin Thompson, Shire Clerk, Leeton Shire Council ;
[Item 8] Letter to Mr J P Birrell dated 2 Nov 1953 from Edward F Billson of Edward F Billson & Co. Melbourne ;
[Item 9] Letter to Mr J Birrell dated 24 Jun 1955 from R E Bullock, Secretary, Senate Select Committee on the Development of Canberra ;
[Item 10] Letter to Mr J Birrell dated 29 May 1957 from William Holford, London (damaged & stained, two copies) ;
[Item 11] Letter to J Birrell dated 7 Jun 1957 from Brian Lewis, Prof Architecture, University of Melbourne ;
[Item 12] Letter to J Birrell dated 9 Dec 1957 from R B Osborn, Melbourne University Press ;
[Item 13] Letter plus documents attached from M C Sharma, Secretary, Governor’s Camp, Uttar Pradesh, dated 6 Sep 1959 including extract from “The Pioneer”, 75th Anniversary Supl dated 15 Mar 1940 ;
[Item 14] Letter to James Birrell dated 24 Nov 1959 from M Freeland, Assoc Prof, School of Architecture & Building, University of New South Wales ;
[Item 15] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 4 Feb 1960 from H L White, Librarian, National Library ;
[Item 16] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 16 Feb 1960 from Dustin Hadley Griffin (nephew of Walter Burley Griffin) ;
[Item 17] Letter to “Jim” dated 4 Apr 1960 from “Dick”, Ivanhoe, Victoria including listing of books collected by W B Griffin ;
[Item 18] Letter to Mr James Birrell from D H Griffin dated 11 May 1960 ;
[Item 19] Letter to D H Griffin dated 17 May 1960 from Mary Bacon, Librarian, Stinson Memorial Library, Anna, Illinois ;
[Item 20] Note to D H Griffin dated 23 May 1960 from Nancy W Boone, Assistant-in-charge, Burnham Library of Architecture giving references to published articles on Walter Burley Griffin ;
[Item 21] First page of letter to James Birrell dated 25 May 1960 from Roy A Lippincott, California (second page missing but may be next item on list) ;
[Item 22] Photocopy of very damaged second page of letter signed Roy A Lippincott ;
[Item 23] Handwritten letter to “Jim” dated 27 May 1960 from “Dick”, Victoria ;
[Item 24] Letter to Mr Roy A Lippincott, California dated 6 Jun 1930 from Mr J Birrell ;
[Item 25] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 7 Jun 1960 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 26] Letter to The Dean, School of Architecture, Northwestern University, Illinois, dated 7 Jun 1960 from D H Griffin, Missouri ;
[Item 27] Letter to James Birrell dated 15 Jun 1960 from J Carson Webster, Prof, Department of Art, Northwestern University, Illinois ;
[Item 28] Letter to Mr D H Griffin dated 7 Jul 1960 from James Birrell, re possibility of visit of W B Griffin to Dusseldorf, Germany in first decade of this century (very poor condition) ;
[Item 29] Letter to Mr J Birrell dated 19 Jul 1960 from C W Davidson, Postmaster General, Brisbane re enquiry regarding plans for alterations to the General Post Office ;
[Item 30] Aerogram to Mr James Birrell dated 21 Jul 1960 from Nancy W Boone, Burnham Library of Architecture, Chicago ;
[Item 31] Letter to James Birrell dated 9 Aug 1960 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 32] Letter to D H Griffin dated 14 Sep 1960 from Mr James Birrell ;
[Item 33] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 29 Sep 1960 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 34] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 3 Nov 1960 from H L White, Librarian, National Library ;
[Item 35] Letter to the Editor, “New Mexico Architect”, dated 6 Dec 1960 from J P Birrell ;
[Item 36] Letter to Mr Birrell dated 7 Dec 1960 from J A Whelen, Honorary Secretary, The Canberra & District Historical Society ;
[Item 37] Letter to Mr D H Griffin dated 9 Dec 1960 from Mr J P Birrell ;
[Item 38] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 30 Jan 1961 from D H Griffin ;
[Item 39] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 22 Mar 1961 from M Turnball, Educational Manager, Longmans Green & Co, Melbourne ;
[Item 40] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 23 Mar 1961 from Roy A Lippincott, California ;
[Item 41] Notes, pages 17 & 18, on letterhead of Roy A Lippincott, A.I.A. (2 pages annotated in ink) ;
[Item 42] Letter to Messrs Longman Green & Go, Melbourne, dated 27 Mar 1961 from J Birrell ;
[Item 43] Letter to The Manager, Georgian House Publishers dated 18 Apr 1961 from J P Birrell ;
[Item 44] Letter to Mr D H Griffin dated 24 Apr 1961 from James Birrell ;
[Item 45] Letter to Mrs Nancy W Boone, Burnham Library of Architecture, Chicago dated 25 May 1961 from Dustin H Griffin ;
[Item 46] Letter to Mr Deans, Castlecrag dated 21 Jun 1961 from J Birrell with reply in handwritten ink on same page ;
[Item 47] Handwritten note to Mr Birrell dated 4 Sep 1961 from E A Deans, Canberra ;
[Item 48] Handwritten letter to Mr Birrell dated 17 Dec 1961 from Peter Hoovison, ACT ;
[Item 49] Letter to Mr & Mrs Roy A Lippincott dated 23 Jan 1962 from J P Birrell ;
[Item 50] Letter to Mr James Birrell dated 7 May 1962 from Roy A Lippincott, California ;
[Item 51] Letter to Mr J P Birrell dated 18 May 1962 from H A Berens, Elmhurst, Illinois ;
[Item 52] Handwritten letter to Mr Birrell dated 28 May 1962 on Letterhead “Dustin Hadley Griffin, 5143 Westminster Place, Saint Louis 8, Missouri ; and
[Item 53] Letter to Mr James P Birrell dated 20 Oct 1964 from Harold Spencer, Acting Chairman, Department of the Art, Occidental College, California.

The construction of Stage 1 commenced on 26 June 1964 and was completed in May 1965. This file comprises plans with the title The working drawings of Union College in title block, J.P. Birrell as University Architect (on all drawings) and D.G. Cheesman as Assistant Architect (on most drawings) . All, except one, are ink line drawings on tracing paper and most are dated May 1964. Drawings:
[Item 1] 'Site plan', number i/10B (previously numbered A15.24) ;
[Item 2] 'Foundations plan', number i/11 (previously numbered A15.25) ;
[Item 3] 'Ground floor plan', number i/12 (previously numbered A15.26) ;
[Item 4] 'Upper floor plan', number i/13A (previously numbered A15.27) ;
[Item 5] 'Roof plan', number i/14 (previously numbered A15.28) ;
[Item 6] 'Elevations', number i/15 (previously numbered A15.29) ;
[Item 7] '1/2" section', number i/16 (previously numbered A15.30) ;
[Item 8] 'Elevations', number i/17 (previously numbered A15.31) ;
[Item 9] 'Elevations', number i/18 (previously numbered A15.32) ;
[Item 10] 'Bedroom details', number i/19 (previously numbered A15.33) ;
[Item 11] 'Brickwork', number i/20 (previously numbered A15.34) ;
[Item 12] '1/2' section', number i/21 (previously numbered A15.35) ;
[Item 13] 'Doors', number i/22 (previously numbered A15.36) ;
[Item 14] 'Doors', number i/22, pencil annotations (previously numbered A15.37) ;
[Item 15] 'Toilet details', number i/24A, (previously numbered A15.38) ;
[Item 16] 'Toilet details', number i/25A, (previously numbered A15.39) ;
[Item 17] 'Plumbing details', number i/26, (previously numbered A15.40) ;
[Item 18] 'Kitchen details', number i/27, (previously numbered A15.41) ;
[Item 19] 'Window details', pencil line drawing on tracing paper, number i/28, June 1964 (previously numbered A15.42) ; and
[Item 20] 'Soil pipe amendment', number i/29, July 1964 (previously numbered A15.43).

Job no. MF.2 has two sketch plans for Proposed Preventative Medicine Laboratory: drawings are ink line drawings on tracing paper; have the University of Queensland title block with J. P. Birrell as University Architect; dated 22 Jun 1964; Sheet no. 16 and 17.

Proposed Dental School pilot plan only : pilot plan only - layout as arranged by Professor of Dentistry, Title block client name is The University of Queensland, Architect is J.P. Birrell (University Architect), ink line drawings on tracing paper, Feb 1964: [Item 1] Lower ground floor ; [Item 2] Ground floor ; [Item 3] First floor ; [Item 4] Second floor ; [Item 5] Third floor.

New Dental School, Title block client name is Co-ordinator-General's Department St. Lucia University, ink line drawing on paper, 15 Jan 1964: [Item 1] Site plan, drawing number DH3; and attached to plan [Item 2] Letter to the Registrar of the University of Queensland from the Secretary of the Dept. of the Co-ordinator-General of Public Works, 17 Jan 1964.

One volume of 47 plans for the J.D. Story Administration Building, The University of Queensland and 3 drawings. All have the Reference no. 1066 in the title block.

One volume of plans for the Job A37 J.D. Story Administration Building The University of Queensland and 6 architectural drawings.

Five sketch plans, dated Jul 1964, title block with University of Queensland and James Birrell as University Architect.

Articles, biographies of Walter Burley Griffin (by Birrell and others), thesis (about Griffin), book reviews by Birrell, poems (author unidentified), and typescript material.

Job no. M3 Preventative Medicine Laboratory consists of 11 working drawings, ink line drawings on tracing paper, sheets are numbered sequentially 1 to 11, and dated 1964 to 1965.