Mainly letters, postcards and telegrams written to or by Edmund Hodgson Yates or his son Edmund Smedley Yates, or to or by other members of the family. The papers were collected by Edmund Hodgson Yates and Edmund Smedley Yates.
Bulk of papers 1840s-1890s.

9 folders containing photocopied manuscripts including: Folder 1 -- Ludwig Leichhardt's letter to B. Graham and P.S. Thomson; J. Gilbert's letter to F. Strange. Folder 2 -- Lionel Lindsay's manuscript of "Addled Art". Folder 3 and 4 -- Lionel Lindsay's typescript of "Discobolus and other verse" with handwritten emendations. Folder 5 -- Henry Lawson's manuscript of "Andy's gone with cattle". Folder 6 -- Henry Lawson's handwritten letter to his sister. Folder 7 -- Henry Lawson's poem "What manner of man is he?". Folder 8 -- Henry Lawson's poem "The child slaves of the fairy west". Folder 9 -- Two black and white photographs of Henry Lawson in his youth.

Sermon delivered at the Scots Church, Elgin, Scotland, 7 June 1840. Accompanied by transcript, (7 l.), made by John Sutherland for the Fryer Library, 1974. Includes biographical note and letter 1862 August 25 from Alexander Munro from Littleton, New Zealand introducing Frank Gordon McKean (son of F. S. McKean) to his brother resident in Australia.

Typed transcript of conditional pardon issued by Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land on 27 January 1840 and signed by John Franklin. Accompanied by descriptive physical notes about George Miller and rubbing of seal. Additional notes by F. W. Robinson.

Letters, holograph, scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings, stamp album, petty cash book, papers of Cressbrook Station, Toogolawah, Amateur Racing Club programmes, speech relating to the Joyce family.

Conditional pardon for Thomas Clarke, signed by Governor Gipps and registered on August 8, 1843 and a set of doll's drawers made by Clarke.

Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney.

Conditional pardon for Thomas Clarke, signed by Governor Gipps and registered on August 8, 1843.