Letters from Gwen Harwood and her husband, F.W. Harwood, to Alison Hoddinott and her husband W.G. Hoddinott. Includes "Sappho cards", parodies of other Australian poets, accounts of Gwen Harwood's first meetings with James McAuley and A.D. Hope, a full account of the Walter Lehmann Bulletin hoax, and manuscript poems. Also typescript for "The lion's bride", dream book, and Sappho cards to Thea Goodwin. Alison Hoddinott's book, Blessed city : the letters of Gwen Harwood to Thomas Riddell January to September 1943 was awarded the Age Book of the Year in 1990.

Photographs, maps, postcards, relating to Mills' service in World War 1.

Papers relating to exploration of Antarctica, particularly Douglas Mawson expedition 1929-1931. Magazine and newspaper clippings, travel brochures (Adventure Associates, Quark Expeditions), some typescripts, some papers relating to ANARE Club.

Papers include material of Lawrie, Australian Country Party, National Country Party of Australia and Young Country Party. Minutes, correspondence, federal and senate election campaigns, referendum campaigns, federal secretariat and ministerial releases, meeting notices and agendas, conferences, media releases, resolutions, circulars, speeches, programmes, policies, pamphlets, financial and accounts records, reports, transcripts, typescripts, diaries, photographs, press cuttings, constituents requests, submissions.

Articles, correspondence, manuscripts, radio scripts, note books, newspaper clippings, records of the Advisory Committee on Eastern Trade, the Workers' Educational Association and the University of Queensland Senate.

Photocopies of handwritten and typescript diaries of Albert McDonald. Includes diary of Fanny Rowland McDonald for 30 Nov 1884 - 23 Dec 1884. Diaries 12 Dec 1864 to 30 Mar 1865, and 19 Sep 1864 to 23 Dec 1864 are in different handwriting to others. Albert McDonald lived in the Maryborough region.

Newspaper cuttings, 1904-1924, form bulk of the collection. Also included : personal diaries relating to Ipswich social life and Welsby's railway duties, 1906-1914; notebooks, receipts, brochures, notices, papers relating to Queensland Party, correspondence.

Newspaper clippings, mostly from Brisbane/Queensland in the 1940s, relating to music, especially municipal bands, and Brisbane history. Includes a handwritten note entitled 'Kaeser family in Australia', listing the names and dates of family members.
Ledger book with initials A.K. on front cover.

Correspondence, Literary manuscripts, Book reviews, Critical writing, Typescripts for Doctorate of Creative Writing, Publicity material and reviews of Wearne’s work, Biographical and Autobiographical material, Audio cassettes.
The literary manuscripts include "The Nightmarkets" and "The Lovemakers". The audio cassettes include an interview with Alan Wearne.

Research papers relating to Patrick White including correspondence, articles newspaper cuttings of reviews and notes. Correspondence with writers including Thea Astley, Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Green, David Marr, Frank Moorhouse and one folder relating to Helen Darville.