Literary notes and drafts of Anne McCosker's poems and stories, personal correspondence, research papers and correspondence relating to the history of Australian New Guinea before and after World War Two, World War One letters from Lieutenant F.W.S. (Fred) Martin, and photographs relating to Anne McCosker's family history in Australian New Guinea. Many of the letters, research documents and photographs relating to New Guinea were used as source material for Anne McCosker's book Masked Eden: A History of the Australians in New Guinea.

Drafts of plays and books by Ian Callinan.

Papers relating to Harry Throssell's teaching, writing and advocacy work in Queensland including reports, articles, letters and art work by Throssell.

Drafts, correspondence, research notes, and photographs for novels, screenplays and a short story written by Trevor Shearston. There are drafts for his radio documentary feature 'The New Guinea letters of John Green', aired in 1984. The screenplay for 'Snowdrop' (later filmed as 'Envy') had various working titles. Sticks that kill was initially preceded by a stage play call "Goaribari". A straight young back had the working titles of "The old magic touch" and the "Walk novel".

Arranged into Series :
Series A: Something in the blood [short story collection] (1979)
Series B: Sticks that kill [novel] (1983)
Series C: White lies [novel] (1986)
Series D: Correspondence with University of Queensland Press
Series E: A straight young back [novel] (2000)
Series F: Drafts for 'Walk novel'and 'The old magic touch' (A straight young back [novel])
Series G: Tinder [novel] (2002)
Series H: Dead birds [novel] (2007)
Series I: Concertinas [novel] (1988)
Series J: Snowdrop [screenplay] - filmed as Envy [motion picture] (1999)
Series K: New Guinea letters of John Green [radio documentary] (1984)
Series L: Short stories and dramatic works, published and unpublished, 1966 to 1995
Series M: Research files on Papua New Guinea
Series N: Game [screenplay]
Series O: Game [novel] (2013)
Series P: Photographs for Game [screenplay]
Series Q: Ben Hall realia

Biographical material, school records, war service papers, family photographs, travel diaries and photographs, travel ephemera. Records relating to the Boyce Gardens at 6 Range Street, Toowoomba, and the bequest of the gardens to the University of Queensland. Records relating to the administration of the Gardens. Photographic slides.

Correspondence, publications, compact discs, research papers and conference papers, book reviews relating to Clive Moore’s work on Indigenous Australians, Pacific Islanders and the Queensland sugar factory history.

Correspondence, notes, artwork designs, photographs.

Papers and architectural drawings created by Roman Pavlyshyn in the course of his career. Includes student work, work created while employed by Karl Langer and the Queensland Works Department as well as work created in private practice. This includes a large number of projects for the Ukrainian community, including ecclesiastical and private commissions. The papers also include private papers, photographs (174 photographs, 26 negatives), a few publications and a work of art by Irene Amos.

Meeting minutes, correspondence, and related records.

Correspondence with Australian authors, mostly concerning his publication Whales, a celebration (1983) and the Harbourfront Literary Festival in Toronto, Canada.