Notes, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and photocopied records relating to the presence of Nazi sympathisers in Australia during the 1930s and 1940s and the visit to Australia in 1938 by Nazi supporter Count Felix von Luckner. Notes and drafts of Jiggens' play Return of the Sea Devil, based on von Luckner's visit. Drafts and published versions of Jiggens' short stories and poems. Notes, circulars, published articles, newspaper cuttings, cartoons, programs, interview transcripts and draft articles relating to Queensland politics in the 1980s, Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ, Brisbane student politics, Nimbin and the Tweed Coast, the prohibition on marijuana, Brisbane arts, and the political culture of the United States of America. Research documents relating to the bombing of the Sydney Hilton Hotel in 1978 and typescripts of Jiggens' writings on the topic, including drafts of his book The Incredible Exploding Man: Evan Pederick and the Trial of Tim Anderson, published in 1991.

Records of the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union (Queensland Branch) and its predecessor organisations, and arbitration court records relating to cases involving the AMIEU.

This collection has correspondence and press cuttings relating to John Bestons' research on Patrick White. Includes letters from many Australian authors, such as Patrick White, Thea Astley, Gwen Harwood, Xavier Herbert, Thomas Keneally, David Malouf, David Williamson and Judith Wright. It contains newspaper cuttings relating to Shirley Hazzard; manuscripts (handwritten and typescript) by John Beston, including the manuscript for 'Patrick White : The search for a life value'. There are seven publications by or relating to Patrick White that have been annotated by John Beston while undertaking his research.

115 black and white photographs of Papua New Guinea, depicting Rabaul, Edie Creek goldfields, Wau, Samarai and Bulolo. 32 photographs record the eruption of Matupi volcano, Rabaul, May 1937. Handwritten identifying notes on back of each photograph.

74 black and white photographs of Papua New Guinea, showing people and places in and around Rabaul, Edie Creek, Lae, Bulolo, Wau and Salamaua. Scenes from Rabaul include indigenous and European people, aeroplanes, buildings and beached whales or porpoises. Photographs of Edie Creek and Bulolo include depictions of mining camps and mining operations. Wau scenes include buildings, pit sawing, the airstrip and a crashed aeroplane. Each photograph has handwritten identifying notes on the back.

50 black and white photographs of Papua New Guinea, depicting landscapes, aeroplanes and airstrips, goldmines and indigenous people. Places depicted include Rabaul, Salamaua, Wau, Lae, Bulolo, Durantina, and Watut. Photographs taken by R.N. Wilson; handwritten identifying notes on the back of each.

Correspondence, meeting minutes, memos, brochures, page proofs for Feeding baby and child : a guide for Australian parents. Material relates to Virginia Thorley's involvement with Queensland Lactation Consultants, Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, and Queensland Lactation College. Some early material relates to her research on Martin Haley and includes correspondence from him.

Drafts, proof pages, reviews, notebooks, correspondence, newspaper cuttings.

Papers relate to the writing of the book, Oodgeroo, by Kathie Cochrane.

Research material on Peter Carey, correspondence with Barbara Hanrahan, material relating to publication of Uneasy Truces.