The papers include: draft chapters of Missingham's book They kill you in the end (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1973), and background notes and original documents used in preparation of the book. Other manuscripts by Missingham in the collection include drafts for Grass trees of Western Australia : blackboys black gins (Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1978), and a mock-up of Missingham's book My Australia (Sydney: Collins, 1969).