Research material relating histories of the Duckett White, the Macdonald, the Nicholson and the Morisset families.

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

Personal archive of artist Leonard Brown, relating to his art, art exhibitions and sales through commercial galleries. Includes correspondence, diaries, art lists, photographic slides, negatives, transparencies, manuscripts, Art Gallery invitations, scrapbooks, art portfolios and works from others such as John Heath-Stubbs, Arthur Creedy, and Victor and Lucy Cofman.

Consists of correspondence, poetry, programs and invitations, wooden printing blocks, and photographs relating to Noel Macainsh as well as research material, publications and photographs relating to Amalie Dietrich.

Draft of Mullumbimby, published by University of Queensland Press in 2013 and manuscript drafts, notes, and plot point cards for Too much lip, published by University of Queensland Press in 2018. Too much lip won the Miles Franklin Literary award in 2019.

Correspondence, poems, framed artwork. A large part of the correspondence is with David Malouf, as well as other prominent writers. Includes explanatory notes by Judith Rodriguez.

Documents relating to Bruce Whiteside's activities as founder and leader of the Heart of a Nation organisation and The Pauline Hanson Support Movement, and documents relating to Pauline Hanson's One Nation, the political party founded by Pauline Hanson. The collection includes original typed and handwritten speeches, statements and articles by Whiteside, correspondence, minutes, membership lists, publicity ephemera, and media reports.

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

Drafts, correspondence and research notes relating to literary works of Venero Armanno. Includes drafts of The Lonely Hunter, Romeo of the Underworld, My Beautiful Friend, Strange Rain, Firehead, The Volcano, The Dirty Beat, Black Mountain, Burning Down (also known as Burning Town), Moon a rock opera, Presidentsland, Blood and pasta, Firehead, and The Crying Forest. Drafts of and notes relating to Armanno's PhD thesis.

Material relating to the medical career and research of Professor John Pearn. Includes speeches, papers, photographs, medals, curriculum vitae, menus, programmes and other ephemera marking special events.