12 sketch, note or memo books with writings, notes relating to her art; sketches; glaze recipes; colour. Most sketch books have not been fully used. Six are spiral sketch books.

12 notebooks with writings, notes, draft letters relating to her art.

1 long painted mural, double sided, 2 smaller murals. Most likely done by children and used in an Exhibition at Queensland Art Reference Library run by Mayo and Lahey. Smallest picture has a name and school class number on bottom right hand side.

Architectural drawings relating to Brisbane Central Technical College.

Abstract pattern designs [for ceramics and fabrics?] including prints from lino block. Includes experiements with colours, a small warrior picture, some with lesson title, and some with lesson numbers.

Various studies, unrelated. Architectural blueprint (49 x 60 cm) for Buss Park at Bundaberg and photographic print of Buss Park; 12 studies, mostly pen on paper, of nude female (one has notes of 'what colours to use?'); 1 pencil drawing of man in Roman costume; 1 pen drawing of ship; 1 pen drawing with jugs, matches and pipe; 1 doubled sided pencil drawing (56 x 57cm) with self portrait on the left hand side and people queuing for bus on right hand side on one side, and self portrait on verso; 1 pencil drawing on brown paper, split into two sections with bulls on left hand side and bucking horse with rider on the right hand side (89 x 76 cm).

Studies for the Trophy for Winton's Bronze Swagman Award for Bush Verse.

Studies and sketches for projects and/or commissions.
• Sketches for Public Library of New South Wales doors: draft drawing for doors (with individually pinned pictures for panels, 56 x 38 cm); 10 sketches, sizes vary, includes notes on possible content for the doors; 1 folded set of sketches, middle pages have been cut or torn with titles for some -- 'Childhood', 'Boomerang practice' and 'Axeman'; drawing, pencil with chalk on wrapping paper, 1940, 31 x 22 cm, window mounted (56 x 40 cm) which formed part of the Queensland Art Gallery Exhibition Daphne Mayo : let there be sculpture, in 2011.
• Charcoal drawing, double sided (61 x 61 cm).
• Charcoal sketch [for the Wild White Horse and Susannah?].
• Sketch, pen [for Bancroft medal?]
• Notebook, no covers, with 10 sketches of birds (pelican, jabiru).
• Sketch [for pelican fountain?] on part of large envelope.
• 3 sketches [for Dr Christine Rivett?]
• 1 double sided sketch [for Kings School Memorial?]
• 2 sketches for Unsung Heroine of War.
• Sketch for Church of the Holy Spirit, Newfarm.
• Sketch from the 1940s?
• Sketch, with notes [for Lion Tamer?]
• 2 sketches on lined paper for Man in the Street.
• 14 Sketches (34 cm) [for youth at Knox School?]
• Facial measures for portrait bust of woman (very fragile and breaking apart).
• Diagram for carving of Brisbane City Hall tympanum, left hand side only, showing stone joints and various depths of relief.
• Sketch, 57 x 185 cm, uneven edge on right hand side [for The Olympian?]
• Studies on one lined page for the Fat Man.

Drawings from Mayo’s Sydney studio (second set)

13 sketches from Daphne Mayo’s second overseas visit.