Correspondence relating to the literary journal The Austrovert, research material for The Puzzled Patriots: The Story of the Australia First Movement published in 1968, transcripts, newspaper cuttings and journals.

Manuscript of article published in reduced form in 'The Bulletin', 22 Feb 1961, p. 52.

Typescript, carbon copy, dated 9 Aug 1959. Final copy of Soldiers' women by Xavier Herbert.

Carbon copy of original script of 'Of Mars, the moon and destiny', later published as 'Soldiers' Women.' Accompanied by two notes by Xavier Herbert.

Letter 18 Aug 1941 to Professor Duhig congratulating him on "The Ruling Passion."

Accompanied by six colour photographs of Anna Holan's bust of Xavier Herbert. The woman in one of the photographs is possibly Anna Holan. Also, a real estate advertisement with details about the former home of Xavier Herbert at Redlynch. (1 p.)

Preliminary design for the dustjacket of the Miles Franklin Award winning novel, first published in Sydney by Collins in 1975. Oil painting on stiff card, the size of the book, 29 x 51 cm folded as a dustjacket. The rough sketch by Crooke shows his initial thoughts regarding the design of the wrapper. The bleak landscape insert would be reworked and developed to encompass the whole jacket. Accompanied by finished cover with annotations.