This collection contains published and unpublished manuscript and typescript drafts of poems and some prose pieces by John Blight, correspondence with individuals including Thomas Shapcott, Judith Wright, Bruce Beaver and Barbara Giles, and organisations, newspapers and literary societies. Also included are congress and festival pamphlets and papers, newspaper clippings and family photographs.

Literary manuscripts, articles, publications, a small amount of correspondence.

Letters from Gwen Harwood and her husband, F.W. Harwood, to Alison Hoddinott and her husband W.G. Hoddinott. Includes "Sappho cards", parodies of other Australian poets, accounts of Gwen Harwood's first meetings with James McAuley and A.D. Hope, a full account of the Walter Lehmann Bulletin hoax, and manuscript poems. Also typescript for "The lion's bride", dream book, and Sappho cards to Thea Goodwin. Alison Hoddinott's book, Blessed city : the letters of Gwen Harwood to Thomas Riddell January to September 1943 was awarded the Age Book of the Year in 1990.

Correspondence, Literary manuscripts, Book reviews, Critical writing, Typescripts for Doctorate of Creative Writing, Publicity material and reviews of Wearne’s work, Biographical and Autobiographical material, Audio cassettes.
The literary manuscripts include "The Nightmarkets" and "The Lovemakers". The audio cassettes include an interview with Alan Wearne.