Two exercise books with the name 'Archie' on the cover; a story entitled 'The first installment : new blood (second version)'.

Copies of work, some with related correspondence, by authors writing about Carey. Also includes works sent to Carey and works where the author is unable to be identified.

Program for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for 1982 which includes an address by Judith Wright. Peter Carey was the winner of the 1982 Award for his novel Bliss.

Drawing by Peter Carey depicting the process of trying to get a novel published (possibly 'The futility machine', his second novel) with Dutton and Stonier.

Six colour photographs, 9 x 12.5 cm, of Peter Carey at Square Books (160 Courthouse Square, Mississippi), for the launch of The Unusual life of Tristan Smith (published in the United States in 1995 in hardcover by Knopf); and photographs of him at Memphis. Two sets of 6 contact sheets of black and white photographs of Peter Carey, 59 photographs in one set and 72 in the other set, taken by Mariana Cook, 1994.

Letter from Paul [?], 3 leaves, 8/11/95, accompanied by autograph book that belonged to Peter Carey.

Publicity photographs of Peter Carey: 4 black and white photographs of varying sizes ; 2 contact sheets of Carey in London, 39 photographs on each sheet, 5 Apr 1988; and 1 colour photograph from Writers Week in Adelaide, 1988.

Correspondence, newspaper cuttings and material related to properties associated with or important to Peter Carey such as Yandina, Browns Creek and Lovett Bay.

Two memorandum of agreement between Peter Carey and Deborah Rogers for: 1. work provisionally entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians' (undated); and 2. the German publication of the novel Bliss.

Records relating to the committees for The Performance Space, the syndicate to purchase Nimrod Theatre Buildings.