This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.

Research material for thesis (University of Queensland, MA, 1994): “A history of political theatre in Brisbane as part of working-class cultural tradition and heritage: the Workers' Education Dramatic Society and the Student/Unity/New Theatre (1930-1962)". Includes playscripts, mostly performed by Student / Brisbane New Theatre, New Theatre, Unity Theatre; as well as playscripts, skits, and sketches by Jim Crawford.

Research material, drafts and proofs for her book 'Defiance: political theatre in Brisbane 1930-1962' (2000).

Personal papers of Murray Norris, notebooks of Ursula Southwell, and papers concerning George Eaton, Jim Crawford and other prominent figures in labour movement and radical culture circles. Oral history recordings, photographs and other research material relating to the Young Communist League, Eureka Youth League, leftwing bookshops in Brisbane and leftwing political activism. Some records of the Communist Party of Australia. Photographs, pamphlets and other material relating to the 1948 Queensland rail strike. Research material on the post-WW2 peace movement. Articles and speeches by Connie Healy and others are included in the collection as well as some personal correspondence and research material related to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Minutes, reports, scripts, production files, financial records, press cuttings, programmes, posters, photographs, newsletters.

Papers include some records of Twelfth Night Theatre Company. Administration records, financial records, company reports and working papers; arts funding applications and appraisals of company. Marketing records include advertisement mock-ups, brochures, posters and newspaper cuttings of advertisements and reviews. Records of plays produced include playscripts, production notes, musical scores, a rehearsal tape and miscellaneous photographs of productions and actors. Files also include papers relevant to the company's history and censorship, especially the 1969 production of Alexander Buzo's play Norm and Ahmed. Also included are stage designs, lighting plans, architectural plans and posters.

Minutes, reports, financial records, correspondence, circulars, programmes, seating plans for performances, constitution for the University of Queensland Dramatic Society.

Photographs by Joel Higham of productions of Macbeth (April-May 2005) and As You Like It (May-June 2005) (digital print-outs and 2 DVDs) : 10 images for each production. Also programs for 1995 productions of Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra; and booking form from 1995.

Programs of theatrical, musical and other performances held at Mayne Hall on the University of Queensland's St. Lucia campus from 1970 to 2002.