Two volumes that appear to originally have belonged to Shoi Seto, possibly a Sub-Lieutenant in the Japanese Intelligence. The first volume is a notebook with 'Special book' on the cover with a pencil (and holder) on the right-hand side. Handwritten notes throughout the book in Japanese script and the English. Japanese script is most likely by Shoi Seto and the English is most likely by S. g. Smith of Armytage Street, Lota, Brisbane. Smith has written journal entries on several pages which includes his experience of being shot in 1944 when serving in Port Moresby. Reading from left to right, pages have been numbered 1 to 58; the numbering ends at 58 although the pages continue. From the end of the notebook there is more Japanese script written right to left. It contains songs and descriptions of British and American aircraft in World War Two.

The second volume, in Japanese script, to be read right to left, is a dictionary of aerial weapons.

Volumes are accompanied by explanatory notes.

Notebooks containing handwritten drafts of poems published in Camp Fires.

Notebooks of handwritten drafts of poems published in Leaves.

Notebooks containing handwritten drafts of poems published in Potter's Clay.

Notebooks containing handwritten drafts of poems published in Sea Watch.

Notebooks of handwritten drafts of poems published in Witch Doctor.

Four handwritten notebooks with the titles: Mer vocab; Mer grammar; Saibai language vocab; Saibai language grammar.

Suggestions by the Art Advisory Committee of the Queensland Art Gallery, reports of works of art, correspondence.

Correspondence, mostly from publishers and notes relating to The tax inspector.

Notes and draft letters by Daphne Mayo while a Trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery. Includes a notebook with a draft letter to Joh Bjelke Petersen on the first page (and then notes related to other aspects of her life like her rental properties).