The bulk of the papers in MS 4931 comprise correspondence, 1969-1987, relating to Greek-Australian relations. There are personal diaries and various official despatches, 1958-1972, of Gilchrist in his positions as Australian Ambassador to Greece and Spain and as Acting High Commissioner in South Africa; minutes of the Australia Council Literary Board, 1979-1982, and typescripts of writings by Gilchrist on Greek-Australian relations