Prior to the construction of the J.D. Story Administration Building, University administration facilities had been housed within Main Building (now know as the Forgan Smith Building). Main Building had undergone many alterations in response to the changing needs of the university administration. In 1959 the Senate decided a new Administration Building should be built. Other building priorities delayed designs being drawn up. In 1962 plans were submitted to the Australian Universities Commission (A.U.C.). Changes requested by the A.U.C. delayed construction which was to be a two stage process: Stage One was completed in October 1965 and Stage Two in October 1966. Plans include: site plans, window details, detail of senate table, floor plans, electrical services plans, roof plans.

There are 6 volumes (sets/presentation volume/office copy sets) with plans as well as individual plans; the total number of plans for this building in this subseries are 281. Not all have been created by James Birrell.

Diagrammatic layout of underfloor service ducts for the J. D. Story Administration Building, line drawing in ink on tracing paper, undated. Same as colour drawing in bound presentation volume.

First floor level of the J. D. Story Administration Building, line drawing in ink on tracing paper, undated. Same as colour drawing in bound presentation volume.

Ground floor of the J. D. Story Administration Building, ink line drawing with colour on paper, undated. Same as drawing in bound presentation volume, with brighter colours.

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.

One sketch plan, ink line drawing on tracing paper, for the Fifth floor. From title block building is J.D. Story Administration Building There is no job number but given this plan has the Senate Room on the fifth floor it is most likely part of Job A 37. From title block: University Architect, J. P. Birrell. Drawing dated 24 Sept1964.

One sketch plan, ink line drawing on tracing paper for a u-shaped table in the Senate room on the fifth floor. Table has seating for 33. From title block: University Architect, J. P. Birrell. There is no job number but given this plan has the table in the Senate Room on the fifth floor, it is most likely part of Job A 37. Drawing undated.

One ink line drawing on tracing paper. There is no job number and title block. Dated 28 Oct1964.

The Geology Annex was submitted with the proposals for the Chemistry Annex and the Western Arts Building to the Australian Universities Commission (A.U.C.) in 1965, and rejected. It was to be situated behind the exiting Geology building, along Circular Drive (now named Staff House Road) between the Physics Annex and the bookshop. It was designed with basement, ground and first to fifth floors. It was resubmitted to the A.U.C. in 1966 and rejected again. This file comprises 16 plans for the proposed geology annex, including pilot plans, elevation, perspective views, floor plans for each level, as well a master planning conception drawing, massing considerations drawing and sketches of Geology annex view from Lake, the North East and from within the court (or intimate space as referred to on one of the concept drawings). One pilot plan dated March 1965.