Transcript of an interview with Ken Wilder, former Chairman and Managing Director of the publishing company William Collins, on the occasion of his presentation of a painting by Ray Crooke (for the cover of Xavier Herbert's "Poor fellow my country") and various other related papers to the Fryer Library , University of Queensland, in memory of his son, Christopher, 25th October 2001.
Includes audio cassette recording of interview.

Includes letters from John Blight submitting his manuscript " Down stream" to Angus & Robertson and the publishing company's assessment and reply. Also includes letters between Beatrice Davis and John Blight on the literary scene.

Letter accompanied copy of 'Futility and other animals' (1969) presented to Bruce Bennett by Frank Moorhouse. In the letter Frank Moorhouse gives a publication history of the book.

Agendas and minutes of Committee and general meetings.

Papers relating to the commissioning, editing and publication of Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia 1946-2005, edited by Craig Munro and Robyn Sheahan-Bright. Manuscripts of chapters submitted or included in the work; manuscripts and page proofs of the complete work. Paper Empires is the third volume of the History of the Book in Australia series, published by the University of Queensland Press as part of the History of the Book in Australia (HOBA) Project.