Materials relating to Ian Macdonald's naval career, including correspondence relating to his admission to the Royal Australian Naval College; official naval correspondence relating to postings; warrants; licences; souvenirs of voyages, including his time as a liaison with the United States Fleet; and two copies of the All Ships naval message announcing his death.

Material relating to Ian Macdonald's education at Brisbane Grammar School and the Royal Australian Naval College, including school reports, examination papers, class notes,

Correspondence, notes and legal opinions relating to the Estate of Alastair Macdonald following his death.

Items, generally ephemeral in nature, collected by Alistair Macdonald. File includes school report, driver's licence, Brisbane Grammar School Magazine June 1918, Australia's home of health booklet, ration books, identity card, British Armed Forces Special Voucher for 3d, 'Order of the Longest Hop', bus timetable, YMCA membership card, menus, membership cards, short form birth certificate and plan of drainage for 'Hillview'.

10 newspaper cuttings relating to Alistair Macdonald.

Material relating to Alistair Macdonald's career as Associate to Justice Alan Mansfield, including correspondence, small notebook, Statement issued by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Sydney and Melbourne, in an endeavour to throw light on the present trouble in North China, sovenier for Allied forces present at the surrender of the Second Japanese Army, Certificate of Service of an Officer, order of service for Thanksgiving for Victory in Europe, The dominions: partnership or rift by Arnold L. Haskell, Alistair Macdonald's passport, satirical notes on the first day of International Military Tribunal for the Far East, photographs of Justice Norton Stable and Justice Alan Mansfield.

Correspondence, several versions of an article entitled 'Notes on the European War from embarkation' by Alistair Macdonald, and commission as an Honorary Lieutenant.

Greetings cards and invitations addressed to Alistair Macdonald.

5 items of correspondence by Alistair Macdonald.

112 letters addressed to Alistair Macdonald from various correspondents.