Copies of work, some with related correspondence, by authors writing about Carey. Also includes works sent to Carey and works where the author is unable to be identified.

The first two diaries and journals cover the period between 1940 and 1944, from the time Gordon worked at Broken Hill South Ltd. to his war service in Australia and New Guinea from March 1941. The other two diaries are an account of Gordon’s ‘Voyage to England’ in 1950, containing his first impressions of that country; and an account of a ‘Holiday in Spain and Mallorca' in 1953.

Photographs taken by Stephen Trotter while on trip to Nelson.

Manuscript book of paste-ups for Cities in the Sun, which was published as a book in 1964. This was the result of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) Sisalkraft Research Scholarship awarded in 1963, in which Trotter spent three months in subtropical regions of the world to develop knowledge relevant for Brisbane architecture and climate.

Drawings for the Catholic Cathedral of St Joseph at Rockhampton by Hennessy, Hennessy & Co and Ian Ferrier, including floor plans, elevations and joinery details.

Forty-four architectural drawings for the proposed College and Brother's Residence at Dalby and later extensions and alterations including sketch plans, working drawings and joinery plans.

Sixty architectural drawings for the Church of the Holy Spirit at Auchenflower including a measured drawing by Corbett & Ryan Architects, with the remaining plans by A Ian Ferrier and Associates including nine sketch plans, twenty-three working drawings and twenty-six additional drawings including joinery plans, stonework details, and lettering plans.

Architectural drawings for St Mary's Cathedral, Port Moresby, including 2 measured drawings and one plan of additions and alterations by John R. Wild Architect, 13 sketch plans and one site plan by A. Ian Ferrier, and 17 working drawings by A. Ian Ferrier and Associates in association with John R. Wild. Drawings include floor plans, elevations, sections, structural plans and joinery details.

Architectural drawings for the Priest's Residence for St Columban's Mission, Toowong (now demolished), including sketch plans, working drawings and joinery plans.

Fifteen architectural drawings for St Finbarr's Church, Quilpie, by A. Ian Ferrier and Associates including sketch floor plan, section and perspectives, working floor plans, site plans, elevations, sections and glazing schedule, and undated joinery details and elevations.