Materials relating to the continued memorialisation of James Macdonald after his death including correspondence; 2 copies of a stab-sewn booklet entitled In Memoriam: Captain James Shaw Rose Macdonald; Thanksgiving Sunday 1919 order of service; Brisbane Grammar School booklet Memorial in honour of the Volunteers in the Great War; newspaper cutting; guide to Dickiebusch New Military Cemetary issued by the Imperial War Graves Commission; photographs and negatives. The latter part of the file relates to Michael White's enquiries as to the location of James Macdonald's grave and images of poppies placed on the grave each ANZAC Day.

Correspondence, medal two maps of France and a newspaper cutting relating to presentation to Jim Macdonald prior to leaving for the front.

Letters written by James Macdonald to his parents Alexander Rose Macdonald and Nancy Macdonald between 3 January 1915 and 29 May 1917 while on active duty as a member of the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Personal papers of Nancy Armitage, including a pedigree of the Armitage Family, 3 pieces of outgoing correspondence addressed to James Macdonald, 2 letters addressed to Nancy, newspaper cuttings relating to Ian Macdonald, and various handwritten notes comprised of extracts from published works and recipes.

21 photographs of various sizes that do not fit into standard albums. The majority are formal portraits of Ian Macdonald.

Photographs of various members of the Macdonald family, their extend family, friends and acquaintances.

Photographs collected by Alistair Macdonald relating to the International Military Tribunal for the far East, including official US Signal Corps photographs of the trial in progress and social events.

Photographs of military subjects.

Photographs and carte de visite depicting various figures. Many of these are formal portraits.

Folder containing assorted personal papers of Alexander Rose Macdonald, including handwritten notes on North Queensland, newspaper cuttings relating to his career, correspondence, a sketch map of plantations and mills in Mackay dated 1887, reports on the Pacific Islanders' Fund and Hospitals dated 1888, copy will and 2 obituaries. One letter dated December 1903 appears to be a copy in the hand of Nancy Armitage.