This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.

Research material for thesis (University of Queensland, MA, 1994): “A history of political theatre in Brisbane as part of working-class cultural tradition and heritage: the Workers' Education Dramatic Society and the Student/Unity/New Theatre (1930-1962)". Includes playscripts, mostly performed by Student / Brisbane New Theatre, New Theatre, Unity Theatre; as well as playscripts, skits, and sketches by Jim Crawford.

Research material, drafts and proofs for her book 'Defiance: political theatre in Brisbane 1930-1962' (2000).

Personal papers of Murray Norris, notebooks of Ursula Southwell, and papers concerning George Eaton, Jim Crawford and other prominent figures in labour movement and radical culture circles. Oral history recordings, photographs and other research material relating to the Young Communist League, Eureka Youth League, leftwing bookshops in Brisbane and leftwing political activism. Some records of the Communist Party of Australia. Photographs, pamphlets and other material relating to the 1948 Queensland rail strike. Research material on the post-WW2 peace movement. Articles and speeches by Connie Healy and others are included in the collection as well as some personal correspondence and research material related to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.
Hoyts Regent Theatre [Brisbane]

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.

Minutes, reports, financial records, correspondence, circulars, programmes, seating plans for performances, constitution for the University of Queensland Dramatic Society.

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres. Majestic Theatre 1915-1952, Odeon Theatre 1952-1981.
Fryer Library holdings includes issues of "The Majestic Magazine and Movie news","The Majestic Magnet" and "The Majestic News" from the 1920s. Featured performances include: "Romance of the Apes" featuring Jacko, the Super-Monkey ; Alice Brady in "Red Head" ; Louise Glaum in "The Lone Wolf's Daughter" ; Sessue Hayakawa in "The Typhoon" ; Douglas Fairbanks in "Robin Hood" and many more.

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres. Olympia Theatre 1910-1927, The Tivoli 1928.

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.
The collection includes several issues of "The Strand Movie News" from 1921-1922.