Material consists primarily of correspondence between Noel Macainsh and Ray Sumner between 1975 and 1980. Other material includes correspondence and notes to and from Ray Sumner and other unidentified people c1977.

Scrapbook containing concert and gallery tickets, programs, brochures, newspaper cuttings, postcards and photographs.

Consists of correspondence, research material and photographs relating to Ray Sumner's PHD thesis 'Amalie Dietrich in Australia'

Material consists primarily of correspondence to and from Ray Sumner between 1980 and 1999 regarding her research on Amalie Dietrich.

Contains lists of specimens collected for the Museum of Godeffroy in Hamburg by Amalie Dietrich.

Contains material relating to Amalie Deitrich's personal life including the history of her birthplace, as well as a handwritten manuscript by Charitas Bischoff about her mother's life. Includes transcripts of original letters. Some photocopies.

Consists of promotional press releases, publicity for research seminars and lectures relating to Ray Sumner's research on Amalie Dieitrich and Australian natural history as well as newspaper cuttings, notes and images of aboriginal people (copies of originals) for an article on Aboriginal photographs. Material also includes the comic strip 'Amalie' which appeared in the Fur Dich magazine in 1978.

Consists of 450 index cards in three bundles. Two bundles contain zoological specimens and one a list of references used in Ray Sumner's thesis.

Material consists of draft chapters of Ray Sumner's PHD thesis.

Nine publications which informed Ray Sumner's research into Amalie Dietrich.

Publications:

Betteridge, M (1978) Australian flora in art : an exhibition of applied art from the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney Catalogue of an exhibition held at Banyule Gallery, October 25 1978 - January 31, 1979.

Bischoff, C (1916) Der neue Lehrer Lesch & Irmer, Düsseldorf

Bischoff, C (1931) Bilder aus meinem Leben G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin.

Bischoff, C (1931) The hard road : the life story of Amalie Dietrich, naturalist 1821-1891 Martin Hopkinson, London.

Bischoff, C (1980) Amalie Dietrich : ein Leben ; mit einem Nachwort herausgegeben von Günter Wirth Calwer, Stuttgart.

National Museum of Victoria (1946) Annual report 1979-1980 National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne.

Queensland Herbarium (1979) Austrobaileya, vol 1 no 3.

Simmonds, J. H., & Field Naturalist's Club (1893) Some odd memories of the Field Naturalist's Club Printed by J. Brown, Brisbane.

Weidner, H (1967) Geschichte der Entomologie in Hamburg De Gruyter, Kommissionsverlag Cram, Hamburg.

Weidner, H (1969) 125 Jahre Naturhistorisches Museum zu Hamburg Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg und Berlin.