Mainly cards and letters from Gwen Harwood to Father Alan Farrell. Includes some letters from Father Farrell to Gwen Harwood, and some cards from Gwen Harwood to other correspondents.

Letter, dated 26 Feb 1974 from Greg McCart to Carole Ferrier with a list of women poets; 1 booklet of by Jennifer Ann White called 'Some poems', published by the author in 1973, consisting of 5 unnumbered leaves [foolscap] with four A4 typescript leaves inserted. . Letter, Jennie Ann White, 23 Feb 1976

Letter to J. Howlett-Ross arranging a visit.

Letter to E.A. Vidler re photograph of himself and discussing his favourite poem.

The record is in columned form with typescript headings : Date, Name of manuscript, Where sent, Accepted or rejected, Date, Payment. The record is in 2 sequences : Manuscripts sent to literary magazines and publishers, and Manuscripts sent to broadcasters (chiefly ABC, ABC TV, and two to BBC).

Material relating to Jean Mary Bird. Consists of colour photograph of Jean Bird, Ford Memorial Medal dating from 1958, Photocopies of Bird's poem 'Sonnet' and biography.

Manuscripts of poems.

Letters, cards and postcards, handwritten and typed, including Gwen Harwood's last letter to Tony Riddell (29 November 1995). Includes 4 letters from other correspondents to Gwen Harwood. Also accompanied by a handwritten libretto by Harwood, entitled "Lenz: opera in one act, after Buchner" and an audiotape recording of its performance by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Letter to the Hon. S. Tomkinson recommending the purchase of her book 'Old gumtree lyrics'.

Letters, cards and postcards, holograph and typescript, including last letter written to Ann Jennings two weeks before the author's death. Accompanied by typescript copies of early poems , one of which, "Gwen Harwood addresses her muse" has a final stanza unpublished in the poet's life-time.
Also accompanied by original holograph manuscript of "An impromptu for Ann Jennings".