Vibert McKirdy Brown worked as an architect in North Queensland in the first half of the 20th century. He drew plans for churches, schools, presbyteries, residential houses, hotels, stores, the Atherton hospital and silos for the Atherton Tablelands Maize Board. Most of the buildings were constructed. Some have since been demolished. Two have been heritage listed: the 1930s extension to the Bolands Centre in Cairns and Exchange Hotel in Mossman.

Architectural drawings and photographs of residential, commercial, government, industrial, health, education, religious and tourism buildings, as well as various other building types, in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and other locations throughout Queensland. Some projects to which the drawings and photographs relate include the Butterfly House in the South Bank Parklands, Cathedral Square, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Admiralty Towers, Chinatown in Fortitude Valley and Park Avenue South Bank.

Architectural drawings, job files, photographs, renderings, correspondence and awards relating to the architectural practice of Robin Gibson and his firm Robin Gibson and Partners. The largest component of the collection consists of architectural drawings and associated job files created by Gibson's practice. Most of the items in the collection were created by Gibson and his partners and staff. Other creators are named when their identity is known.

Correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, submissions and submission summaries, photographic slides and prints, and sketches relating to the Botanical Gardens Development.

Ten single bedroom apartments for the Queensland Housing Commission at Drake Street, Hill End. Undated but most likely 1992.

This series has one book and one folder with a lists of projects by project number; a presentation spiral bound booklet of 'Preliminary working Drawings for the Proposed Tustin Windmill Reconstruction'; and presentation, spiral bound booklet of 'Preliminary Investigation into the development of a tourist resort on the island of Samarai, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea'.

Plates and illustrations, from various journals, collected by G. H. M. Addison. Each volume has its title on the spine.

[Item 1] Church architecture, plates from The British Architect 1886, 49 x 38 cm.
[Item 2] Public buildings, includes plates from The Building News, The Builder, The Architect, The British Architect, 1880 to 1887, 43 x 33 cm.
[Item 3] Architectural drawings, includes plates from The Building News, The Builder, 1888, 43 x 33 cm.
[Item 4 ] Churches, includes plates from The Building News, The Builder, American Architect and Building News, 1889, 43 x 33 cm.
[Item 5] Churches, includes plates from The Builder, The Building News, Architectural Illustration Society, 1888 to 1889, 43 x 32 cm.
[Item 6] Street architecture, includes plates from American Architect and Building News, The Builder, The Architect, 1889, 43 x 32 cm.
[Item 7] American architecture plates, includes plates from The Builder, American Architect and Building News, The Building News, 1891, 44 x 33 cm.

Architectural drawings of residential and commercial buildings, job files, incoming and outgoing correspondence, photographs and research material for his book on Walter Burley Griffin. Includes plans by Scorer and Scorer which Birrell obtained when he purchased the firm in 1966. The architectural drawings in this collection include those from his student days, his time with the Commonwealth Department of Works, the Brisbane City Council, the University of Queensland (as University Architect), and his private practices. Drawings for buildings not constructed are also in this collection.

Unbuilt works by James Birrell:
[File 1] Queensland Art Gallery: drawings for Queensland Gallery of Modern Art; undated; 6 plans, 4 board drawings, 2 sketches.
[File 2] Museum of Victoria, Carlton: architectural design competition; undated; 8 plans.
[Item 3] Unidentified building, east and north elevation, undated.
[File 4] Parliament House, Canberra: undated; 16 plans.
[File 5] Parliament House, Darwin: undated; 8 plans.
[File 6] Koki Market Development scheme: undated; 16 plans, 1 aerial photograph in folder.
[Item 7] Original concept for M.S.C. chamber forecourt; undated; 1 plan.
[Item 8] Perspective from Edward St., Brisbane, of proposed building for Development Underwriters Pty Ltd: undated; 1 sketch.
[File 9] Master Plan Kingston Foreshore Development, Canberra, competition of ideas: undated; 4 sketches.
[Item 10] Proposed Commercial Centre, Waigaini, Papua New Guinea: undated; 1 sketch.
[Item 11] Proposed Coral Sea Hotel for steamships Trading Co. at Champion Parade, Port Moresby: 1969; 1 sketch.
[Item 12] Ten cluster patio houses for Centaurie Pty Limited at Drane Street, Clayfield, QLD.: 1970; undated; 1 sketch.
[Item 13] Proposed office building, Boundary St., Spring Hill, Brisbane: 1968 ; 1 plan.
[Item 14] Perspective Kyamba Court Units, Bundilla Lakes, Mooloolaba for Alfred Grant Pty Ltd.: 1972, 1 sketch plan on transparency.
[File 15] Notional scheme Siar Island Resort Hotel: 1972 ; 2 sketches.
[File 16] Proposed residence at Boulder Valley Farm, Upper Brookfield, Brisbane for Neil and Merle Thornton: 1973 ; 2 plans.
[File 17] Proposed Local Government Association building, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: 1975 ; 3 plans.
[Item 18] Papua New Guinea National Computer Centre at Waigani. Perspective from east: 1975 ; 1 sketch.
[Item 19] PNG Banking Corporation. Arawa Branch: 1977 ; 1 sketch.
[Item 20] Proposed branch at Kimbe for Papua New Guinea Banking Corporation: 1977 ; 1 plan.
[File] 21] PNG Parliament House competition: 1978 ; 6 plans.
[File] 22] Sunshine Coast C.O.T.A. Technology complex: 1978 ; 12 plans.

Plans of proposed residence to be erected in Grosvenor Parade Indooroopilly for C.W.T. Fulton in 1940.