Business and administrative records of The Women's Bookshop, Highgate Hill, Brisbane from its inception in 1984 to its sale in 1998. Includes financial records, promotional material, correspondence, publisher's catalogues, flyers, photographs, posters and ephemera. The poster collection is comprised of 341 posters (which includes 48 screen printed or hand coloured posters plus two copies of a 1993 calendar) which exhibit graphic design history and local / social history from 1984 to 1998.

Contains the following : letters relating to book 'The Oppressed English' by Ian Hay : (1) circular letter from George Robertson, Angus & Robertson, 14 Feb 1918 (1 leaf, typescript, copy) (2) AJ Carnell, Methodist Book Depot, to George Robertson, 5 Mar 1918 (1 leaf, typescript, copy) (3) George Robertson to Mr Carnell, 7 Mar 1918 (1 leaf, typescript, copy) (4) 'Open letter to Mr Carnell' by George Robertson, 18 Mar 1918 (3 pp typescript, [copy]). Also, letter George Robertson to [Aubrey] Cousins, 21 Dec 1913 (handwritten, 2 leaves). Envelope labelled 'Letters from George Robertson'. 'Memo for Mr Cousins on a stocktaking, stockordering and special order department' (5 leaves, roneoed typescript, signed by George Robertson 17 Jan 1916). [Notes for a history of Angus and Robertson], possibly by Aubrey Cousins ( [11] leaves typescript, [195-?]); includes lists of titles that sold well.