11 photographs. Includes: Daphne Mayo, 1939 ; Portraits of Daphne Mayo, 1939 ; Daphne Mayo and Vida Lahey?, c1930 to 1939? ; Daphne Mayo with flowers, c1936 ; Daphne Mayo in front of tree, c1930 to 1939? ; Archbishop James Duhig, Daphne Mayo and Vida Lahey at the opening of Vida Lahey's exhibition, Griffiths Tea Rooms, Queen Street, Brisbane, 16 Oct 1934 ; Daphne Mayo, c1930.

Seven glass negatives of work and details of the Brisbane City Hall tympanum.

Correspondence from Daphne Mayo to her parents.

Carbon copy typescript of short story (unpublished) 'Holiday in France', 18 numbered pages, undated. Based on when most of her short stories were published, they could have been written in the 1930s.

Two letters and typed manuscripts of 10 short articles about life in New Britain.

Assorted newspaper cuttings and articles about Heinrich Wahlen and other topics relating to colonial life in New Guinea. The file also contains letters from Stan McCosker to The Bulletin.

One certificate, mounted on board. First certificate of registration as an architect issued in Queensland.

Twenty architectural plans for buildings and additions to the Atherton Hospital. The hospital, which was built in the first decade of the 20th century, is located on the corner of Jack and Louise Streets in Atherton. In 1922 fund raising enabled the Committee of the Atherton District Hospital to decide of architectural plans for the building of new brick memorial wards to commemorate the Tablelands fallen men. These plans were designed by V.M. Brown. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Brown drew plans for new buildings and additions for Atherton Hospitals Board.

99 letters (includes postcards and letter cards and 14 incomplete notes/letters) from Vida Lahey to Daphne Mayo. The dated correspondence dates from 13 Oct 1929 to 2 Apr 1968, however most correspondence is undated, is of a personal nature and relates to their friendship. Most of the letters are addressed from 97 St Lucia Road (now Sir Fred Schonell Drive), St. Lucia.

Four letters to Vida Lahey are also included in this file.

Queensland Women's War Memorial is situated in Anzac Square, Ann Street, Brisbane, Queensland. The Brisbane Women's Club launched a campaign in 1929 to raise the funds to create a memorial as a tribute to those who fought in World War One. Due to the depression the campaign was unable to reach the goal of 1000 pounds. Mayo worked on the carved stone panel and drinking bubbler from 1929 to 1932. It was unveiled on 24 March 1932.
This file contains two folders. One folder contains notes and letters regarding the Queensland Women's War Memorial. It includes: a letter of acceptance of her design from the Queensland Women's Memorial Committee (17 May 1930); letters and estimates by the city architect for the fountain; letters from Nora B. Harris, President of Brisbane Women's Club and member of the the Queensland Women's Memorial Committee including one referencing Mayos illness and trip to Hobart (16 Mar 1931); letter from Mayo to Mrs Harris on the progress of the work, delays and payments (9 Nov 1981); a post card of the Memorial ; a handwritten note outlining Mayos design proposal for the Memorial (undated); and the poem with the section to be carved highlighted for Mayos consideration.

The second folder has a blueprint, plan and notes for the drinking fountain.