Research material for book "A man of achievement : Sir Manuel Hornibrook Kt.OBE, Hon FIOB, FIAB, Fr Hist SQ".

This collections consists of Australian art exhibition ephemera which includes invitations, flyers and price list; Australian and European bookplates; and four framed artworks by Fred Leist, Lionel Lindsay, Percy Lindsay, and Rose Lindsay. There are over 1500 bookplates in this collection. Bookplate artists include Lionel Lindsay, D. H. Souter and Pixie O'Harris.

Taped interviews, correspondence with informants, printout of database.
Interviews conducted by Dr. Kay Saunders and others.

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.

Four letters from Xavier Herbert to Ken Wilder, 1978-1979; newspaper cutting re Xavier Herbert; inscribed copy of book Poor Fellow my Country, and oil painting by Ray Crooke (60 x 91 cm framed) used for the dust jacket image.

Transcript of hearing relating to bashing of student during demonstation in Brisbane, 1977 (Folders 1 & 2) ;photographs of Right to March demonstrations, Brisbane, 1978 (Folder 3) ;papers relating to a political controversy about Sir Garfield Barwick's shares in Mundroola Pty. Ltd. (Folder 4). Material in Folder 4 originates from period 1978-1981 when Mark Plunkett was assistant private secretary to Bill Hayden (then Leader of the Opposition). Plunkett was asked to investigate the activities of Mundroola Pty. Ltd., the Barwick family company, of which Sir Garfield Barwick was a director, for possible conflicts of interest. Gareth Evans started action to impeach Barwick.

Video recording of the performance of Deep Bells Ring at the Princess Theatre in Brisbane in 1987. It played at the Princess Theatre from 1 to 11 April. The script is based on the book Robeson by Nancy Wills. Errol O'Neill was the director of the stage performance.

92 drawings, including sketches and final illustrations for the UQ Art Museum as well as UQ student publications Semper Floreat and Statecraft.

One bookkeeping ledger relating to Queensland Figaro 1905 to 1914. Includes a scale of charges for advertising in the Queensland Figaro and six receipts.

Three volumes of material relating to the Presbyterian Church of Queensland's youth camps and Sunday Schools. Includes notices, circulars, tickets, applications forms, leaflets, programs and notes for use by youth leaders.