The Thomas W. Shapcott Papers contain original manuscripts and typescripts of a number of his literary works, including poems, short stories, novels, plays and libretti. Other typescripts included relate to editorial work, translations, reviews and reader reports. There are also a number of typescripts by other authors sent to Shapcott for review.
Subject files relating to literary competition and prize judging, conferences and overseas travel in relation to literature and cultural exchange.
Correspondence with Bruce Beaver, Barbara and Charles Blackman, John Blight, Alec Bolton, Colin Brumby, Ilija Casule, Chatto & Windus and The Hogarth Press, Rosemary Cresswell, Rosemary Dobson, Michael Dransfield, Geoffrey Dutton, Ninette Dutton, Michele Field, Rodney Hall, Gwen Harwood, Margaret Hodge (later Shapcott), Janette Turner Hospital, Elizabeth Jolley, Nancy Keesing, Roger McDonald, David Malouf, Olga Masters, Michael Ondaatje, David Rowbotham, Dimitris Tsaloumas, University of Queensland Press (UQP), Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Judith Wright and many others.
Correspondence with and records from a few literary bodies and association, including the Australian Society of Authors and the Literature Board.
Research papers on topics treated in literary works, particularly Karoly Pulszky
School and work-related papers and records such as school and university records, early employment and partnership contracts, job applications and annual financial records, including tax returns.
Scrapbooks, containing newspaper cuttings, ephemera and correspondence.
Papers relating to awards and honours received by Shapcott, including the Struga Prize for Poetry.
The papers also contains some photographs and personal memorabilia, such as book club lapel badges.

Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, research notes, scrapbooks, ephemera, photographs, newspaper cuttings, biographical information, employment information, and personal papers. Material in this collection relate to Robert Frederick Bird Wake, Elizabeth Wake (née Burns), Valdemar Hay Augenson and Valdemar Robert Wake.

Correspondence, publications, manuscripts and other material written by or relating to Cornelis Vleeskens.

Photographs, slides, original sketches, photocopies of sketches, hand-printed cloth relating to the costumes for Expo 88 in Brisbane.

Interview recordings, transcripts and correspondence.

Poem 'in this far west tomorrow', 2012 (1 l., typescript)
11 black and white photographs of Paddington Tram Depot fire, 1962
3 letters from Fred Paterson, 25 Jul 1974 to 15 Dec 1974
13 cassette tapes of interviews and accompanying description (5 l., typescript).

Correspondence, minutes, constitutions, policies, resolutions, reports, conference, congress and workshop items and ephemera pertaining to the Communist Party of Australia and New Left Party.

Correspondence, photographs, ephemera.

Meeting minutes, correspondence, and related records.

Nine cassette tapes containing a series of interviews with Campbell Scott conducted over a period of four months while Angela Reilly was researching her Bachelor of Architecture thesis.

In the interviews with Campbell Scott, the work represented in the archive (UQFL278 Hayes and Scott Records) was studied and discussed. Magazine articles collected in the early years of practice provided an opportunity for much discussion of the overseas influences that came to bear on the work. Journal articles and publications that featured Hayes and Scott's work were also discussed to introduce a contemporary critical viewpoint, in particular, the published comments and critiques of Robin Boyd, Peter Newell and John Hitch. [Information from Angela Reilly's thesis, Houses by Hayes and Scott: 1946-1962, Introduction p.7]