Contains professional and personal correspondence in the form of printed faxes and emails ; photographs of Peter Carey ; newspaper cuttings and ephemera. Papers also include articles written by Alison Summers about her first-hand experience on September 11, 2001. Alison Summers was married to Peter Carey at the time, living in New York and had been in the second World Trade building just minutes before the first plane hit the building.

Drafts, notes, notebooks, research materials, press cuttings, reviews, relating to Carey's published and unpublished writings, including novels, short stories, screenplays and scripts, and non fiction works.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.

'Bliss Blocking out 3/83', with handwritten note on 1st page 'This is Ray Lawrence's blocking out, the first step', 183 leaves, typescript, VeloBinding.

Blocking out for Bliss screenplay 3/83 with emendations, VeloBinding. On last page 'Finished revision of block out', 13 Apr 1983.

Bliss screenplay by Ray Lawrence and Peter Carey, VeloBinding, 126 leaves, with emendations and an Anthony Buckley Films with compliments slip 'for Peter Carey' .

Typescript notes of several revisions to the screenplay for Bliss by Peter Carey and/or Ray Lawrence.

Photocopy of the cover details for the publication by University of Queensland press for Bliss : the Screenplay by Peter Carey and Ray Lawrence, 25 Jul 1986.

Initially called 'Life and death in the south side pavilion', 'Dancing on the water' is an unpublished screenplay written by Peter Carey and Ray Lawrence. It is based on the short story Life and death in the south side pavilion by Peter Carey first published in short story collection, The fat man in history (1974). Comprises 8 typescript drafts.

Comprises notes and typescript drafts, with emendations, for 'Illusion (A comic strip musical)', which was changed to 'Illusion (A treatment for a performance)'. Mike Mullins conceived of the concept in early 1980, and he and Carey worked on the script. Eventually Carey withdrew his name as author and retained only credit for co-writing the lyrics. Illusion, was performed as a rock musical at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in 1986. One draft has the (crossed out) title 'Getchor Illusion' for the Playwrights Conference in Canberra dated 2 May 1984.

Screenplay by Peter Carey and Wim Wenders. After an original story by Wim Wenders and Solveig Dommartin,1990. Movie directed by Wim Wenders. Released by Argos Films, Road Movies and Village Roadshow Pictures, 1991.