Dates on some of the photographs are not given; sometimes a range of dates has been estimated. Caption title are mostly supplied by library staff; inscriptions on reverse may be by library staff or others.

This series includes:
AA/P1 – 8: University Site at George Street - Old Government House building, 1940s or early 1950s; 8 black and white photographs.
AA/P/9: Dry Dock, Brisbane River and Queensland University, Brisbane Queensland, undated; 1 Postcard. Inscription on reverse: Coloured Shell Series, Queensland Views
AA/P/10: Engineering Dept, 194?-195?; 1 black and white photograph. Inscription on reverse: Strength testing laboratory University of Queensland showing torsion machine in foreground and "million pound" Houndslow tester? On far right
AA/P/11: University of Queensland Engineering Building, 194?-195?; 1 black and white photograph. Inscription on reverse: Rear view of the University of Queensland Engineering Building George Street
AA/P/12: University of Queensland Engineering Building, 194?-195?; 1 black and white photograph. Inscription on reverse: Main Engineering laboratory showing gas engine in foreground
AA/P/13: Children outside University Building - possibly for Royal tour of Duke and Duchess of York, 1927?; 1 black and white photograph.

This series is comprised of papers of some of Dorothy Blewett's sisters: Elizabeth Melville Blewett (born Elsie Melville Blewett, also referred to as 'Bill') and Rowena Sarah May Blewett. Rowen and Elizabeth advertised in Victorian newspapers, from 1942 to 1947, for their 'Merry Days Correspondence School' for kindergarten and sub-primary children. It includes their notes used for the stories and lessons they shared on nature study stories. Elizabeth Blewett was also a writer of fiction and non-fiction, and is most well known for her book Care of Breeding of Australian finches. There draft manuscripts of her writings.

Box 6
Folders 1-2
Carbon copy typescript draft drafts for Merry Days Correspondence School' nature study stores. Undated, most likely written from 1942 to 1947.

Folder 3
Handwritten draft of a children's story written in an old invoice [?] book; in the reverse an Australian alphabet story with Australian animals and places and associated drawings. Two inserted pages for the alphabet story.

Folder 4
Typescript draft with original, carbon copy and photocopied pages for Care of Breeding of Australian finches, with [83] leaves, with five leaves with maps of Australia to show location of finches and notes. Original folder with name and Victorian address of Elizabeth now discarded. Elizabeth lived in London with Dorothy from 1951 to 1959.

Folder 5
Original folder (now discarded) had label 'Children literature project':

Typescript draft of "Duffers" by Elizabeth Blewett, unpublished, with inserted b&w photograph used to base the story on, 92 leaves, undated. Original folder binding has Seaford address crossed out and London address added.

Typescript chapter drafts for unknown work or works.

Seven bound volumes containing copies of essays published in the Mackay Daily Mercury. Topics cover many fields but the predominant interests are literature and astronomy. One volume contains an index to the essays.

Field book of the Skies by William T. Olcott and Edmund W. Putnam, Putnam’s Sons, 1929, with manuscript notes and newspaper clippings on aspects of astronomy added.
'Australian books' by William Albert Amiet [n.d.]. A speech.
Folder of 7 miscellaneous items found in the volumes of essays. Includes notes, newspaper cuttings, etc.

Correspondence from Daphne Mayo to her parents, Bill and Lila Mayo. General correspondence, personal papers, and publications. The material in this series is presumed to be from the estate of Daphne Mayo's mother, Lila Mayo.

Cuttings collected by Caroline Kelly. Includes
-- Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings relating to Caroline Kelly, mostly concerning her wedding and hiking honeymoon, 1929.
-- The B.P. Magazine, 1 Mar 1932, containing a history of Australia drama with a reference to Carrie Tennant.

Dr David Clements Jackson gave his original lecture notes from 1961 to Pearn. In 1961 the Department of Child Health was established within the University of Queensland.

Parcel 1
Folder 19: “Alphabetical list of authors followed by list of collections of several authors”
Folder 20: Correspondence, 1962 and 1990
Folder 21: Clippings and newsletters pertaining to youth-related activities

This subseries has drawings by the firm Scorer and Scorer prior to James Birrell purchasing the firm in 1966 after Fred Scorer died from injuries in a car crash.

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.