Main Library was part of the Great Court buildings designed by Hennessy and Hennessy in 1935-1936. It consisted of two floors with a glass ceiling in the light well in the centre. Main Building was designed to be extended with an additional three floors, with high ceilings and a large light well in the centre. When the Library had insufficient space for students and books it was decided to go ahead with the extension of three more floors, as specified by Hennessy and Hennessy. Birrell proposed five additional floors instead of the three, the installation of passenger lifts, fluorescent lighting, and air-conditioning. Birrell was responsible for the internal arrangement and finishes. This file comprises 15 plans for alterations and additions to Main Library. Includes: sketch of lower ground floor (now Level 1), working drawings for 1st to 5th floors (now Level 3 to Level 7), stair details and compactus shelving.

Main Library was later known as Undergraduate Library; with the construction of Central Library in 1971 its name was changed to Duhig Building; and later, around 2000, to Duhig Tower.

Title block has the title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, and University Architect J.P. Birrell. Ink line drawing on tracing paper. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated Dec 1963.

One drawing for structural details, proposed scheme of precasting for the Administration Building, The University of Queensland. Drawing numbered Sk2. From title block, the University Architect is J.P. Birrell and Consulting Engineer is Antony Tod. Dated Jun 1963.

Title block has the title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, and University Architect J.P. Birrell. Ink line drawing on tracing paper. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated May 1963.

One volume of plans for the J.D. Story Administration Building, The University of Queensland. Held together with three metal holders; cover and back pages have come away and several pages are coming loose. Drawings are numbered 1 to 47. From title block, the University Architect is J.P. Birrell and Consulting Engineer is Antony Tod. Drawings date from Dec 1963 to Mar 1964. The cover page has the index for all 47 plans.

Union College was built in five stages from June 1964 to March 1974. It consists of three buildings and two landscaped courtyards. It was built in five separately budgeted stages. Each stage included landscaping and an increase in facilities to common areas of the precious stages. The client for the construction was the Union College Council. The site, suggested by Birrell, was a narrow strip of vacant land on the south western corner of the St. Lucia campus bordered by Upland Road, Sir William Macgregor Drive and Oval No. 1. The site had many well established trees and Birrell's design retained almost all of them. There are 6 volumes of architectural drawings, 175 individual drawings making a total of 242 drawings for the Union College. Stage 1 was by James Birrell as University Architect and Stages 2-5 were by James Birrell & Partners.

Title block has the title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, and University Architect J.P. Birrell. Includes steps to service tunnel, with pencil annotations. Ink line drawing on tracing paper. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated May 1963.

One volume of 47 plans for the J.D. Story Administration Building, The University of Queensland and 3 drawings. All have the Reference no. 1066 in the title block.

Title block has the title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, and University Architect J.P. Birrell. Includes covered way to Senate House. Ink line drawing on tracing paper. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated May 1963.

Title block has the title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, and University Architect J.P. Birrell. Ink line drawing on tracing paper. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated May 1963.