The bulk of the slides and photographs in these albums relate to the book Walter Burley Griffin by James Birrell. There are a few photographs of works by James Birrell. These photographs or copies of photographs may date from before Birrell began researching for his book but were collated by Birrell in the 1960s.

30 letters from Bill and Lila Mayo to their daughter Daphne from 28 January to 17 December 1942.

Correspondence from 12 Jan 1960 to 13 Nov 1969. Correspondents include: Brisbane Arts Ball Committee; Queensland Trustees Limited; Queensland National Gallery Society; Queensland Art Gallery; Central Technical College, Brisbane; Brisbane Women's Club; Brisbane Fountains Committee; Design Arts Centre; letters from doctor regarding recommended foods, blood tests results; Commonwealth Department of Customs and Excise, Brisbane; Society of Women Writers.

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.

13 items of incoming and outgoing correspondence, including letters, greeting cards and telegrams.

Typescript of presentation 'Connections in Queensland Colonial Furniture', with accompanying photographic slides, and the program for the conference at which the presentation was delivered on 23 September 1994.

Newsletters of the Contemporary Art Society from the period 1962 to 1972

Personal interest items and research materials for The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith: newspaper and magazine cuttings, brochures, information about pigeon breeding and racing and about birth defects.

Letter from Shrewd Productions with 'Brave new world' at the top of the page accompanied by the transcript of interview with Jeffrey James and Mark Street around the time Bliss the screenplay was being written as well as the magazine article 'Brave new world'. Cutting from Honi Soit (issue 11, 1982) of an interview by Claudia Castle and Rex Butler of Peter Carey.

Two memorandum of agreement between Peter Carey and Deborah Rogers for: 1. work provisionally entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians' (undated); and 2. the German publication of the novel Bliss.