Thirteen plans with the title Sketch plan of Union College in title block and J.P. Birrell as University Architect. All except one are dated October 1963. The last plan has the date December 1964. Comprises:
[Item 1] 'Typical section thru stairwell', ink line drawing on tracing paper, job/drawing number i/3 (previously numbered A15.11) ;
[Item 2] 'Typical section thru stairwell', ink line drawing with colour on paper, job/drawing number i/3 (previously numbered A15.12) ;
[Item 3] 'Ground floor plan and elevations', ink line drawing on tracing paper with pencil annotations, job/drawing number i/4 (previously numbered A15.13) ;
[Item 4] 'Ground floor plan and elevations', ink line drawing with colour on paper, job/drawing number i/4 (previously numbered A15.14) ;
[Item 5] 'Typical residential floor plan and elevation', ink line drawing on tracing paper, job/drawing number i/5 (previously numbered A15.15) ;
[Item 6] 'Typical residential floor plan and elevation', ink line drawing with colour on paper, job/drawing number i/5 (previously numbered A15.16) ;
[Item 7] 'Roof plan and elevation', ink line drawing on tracing paper, job/drawing number i/6 (previously numbered A15.17) ;
[Item 8] 'Roof plan and elevation', ink line drawing with colour on paper, job/drawing number i/6 (previously numbered A15.18) ;
[Item 9] 'Perspectives from outside', ink line drawing with colour on paper, job/drawing number i/7 (previously numbered A15.19) ;
[Item 10] 'Perspectives from outside', ink line drawing with colour on paper, job/drawing number i/7 (previously numbered A15.20) ;
[Item 11] 'Perspectives of inside', ink line drawing on tracing paper, job/drawing number i/8 (previously numbered A15.21) ;
[Item 12] 'Perspectives of inside', ink line drawing with colour on paper, job/drawing number i/8 (previously numbered A15.22) ; and
[Item 13] 'Perspectives for common and dining rooms', ink line drawing on tracing paper, job/drawing number i/9 (previously numbered A15.23).

In 1923 Dr James O'Neil Mayne and Mary Emelia Mayne (siblings) donated to the University of Queensland 693 acres of land at Moggill (now Pinjarra Hills) on the Brisbane River. In 1952 the Veterinary School set up an experimental farm at Moggill. At the time it was referred to as Moggill Farm.

In 1957, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Queensland, Professor James Douglas Story, proposed a regional university college be established. This desire came to fruition on 27 February 1961 when the University College of Townsville was opened. This college became the James Cook University of North Queensland on 29 April 1970 and is now known as James Cook University.

In 1965 430 acres of bushland was set aside for a new campus in Brisbane's south in the suburb Nathan. Initially this was to be a University college of the University of Queensland but by September 1971 it was established as Griffith University.

Birrell was asked by the Co-Ordinator General of the Public Works to draw up plans for both colleges. The majority of these plans have the title block for the University of Queensland and James Birrell as the UQ Architect. This subseries contains plans for the University Colleges, Townsville (22 plans) and Mt Gravatt (23 plans).

Townsville University (known as James Cook University) drawings include: Preliminary observation on land ; Townsville University College, Permanent Campus (1963) ; Townsville University College Phases 1 and 2 (1964) ; Preliminary sketch, Ross river site (1964) ; Location plan showing growth of Townsville ; Master plan ; Immediate development plan 1964-1966 ; Topographical sections ; Traffic scheme ; Access and service layout ; Landscape elements ; Townsville University ; Untitled plan ; Siting of halls of residence (1965) ; Immediate development Plan 1967-69 ; L.A. 1-7 drawings by Landscape architect A. Wilson.

Dental School Extension, Title block client name is Co-ordinator-General's Department (of Public Works), ink line drawing on paper, 11 Sep 1963: Site plan.

Proposed Dental School pilot plan only : relations of rooms are tentative, Title block client name is The University of Queensland, Architect is J.P. Birrell (University Architect), ink line drawings on tracing paper, Nov 1963: [Item 1] Lower ground floor ; [Item 2] Ground floor ; [Item 3] First floor ; [Item 4] Second floor ; [Item 5] Third floor.

Title block has the title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, and University Architect J.P. Birrell. Includes covered way to Senate House. Ink line drawing on tracing paper. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated May 1963.

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.

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, with pencil annotations. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated May 1963.

Title block has the title J.D. Story Administration Building, University of Queensland, and University Architect J.P. Birrell. Ink line drawing with colour on paper. There are no job or drawing numbers. Dated Dec 1963.