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The collection comprises records relating to the Casey family including papers from Van Diemen's Land surgeon Cornelius Gavin Casey, containing early maps of the Towns of Formby and Forthside that are now part of Devonport. The papers of his son, pastoralist and parliamentarian Richard Gardiner Casey includes notebooks and business correspondence relating to his pastoral and business activities in Queensland in the late 19th century, on the cattle station Kilfera and the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company. Additionally, there are speeches and papers of Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey's (Baron Casey) from his time as Governor of Bengal, Minister-in-Charge of the CSIR (later CSIRO) through to his position as Governor-General of Australia; Casey family photographs dating from the 1800's and official and personal photographs taken throughout Baron Casey's career; Casey family correspondence dating from the 1830s through to the 1980s; notebooks describing travels in England and Ireland in the mid nineteenth century, and drawing books, sketches and original artworks by Maie Casey and two watercolours attributed to Ellis Rowan.

The collection includes typed and handwritten letters, telegrams and telegram drafts, printed bulletins, some minutes of meetings, and related ephemera of the Australia-China Society, covering the period from 1960 to 1966. The correspondence consists primarily professional letters to and from Mr John J. Greenland and Dr Cecil H. English, who both held the position of National Secretary of the Australia-China Society during this period. Correspondents include Australia-China Society members, individuals and Chinese officials, notably the Chinese People's Association for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. Notable correspondents include Oscar Mendelsohn, Katharine Manifold, Professor Charles Patrick Fitzgerald, Dr H. C. "Nugget" Coombs and William J Liu. Some notable individuals discussed in the correspondence include Xavier Herbert, Tom Uren, John Manifold, Douglas Copland, Rewi Alley, Felix Greene and Sir William Gunn. Topics discussed include the wool and wheat trade, tourism, visiting Chinese delegations, cultural tours and exchanges of theatre, literature, film and visual art, the Chinese education system and amateur cycling.

The collection comprises papers and academic essays of Peter Beilharz,documents relating to the journal Thesis Eleven: Critical Theory and Historical Sociology and research materials relating to Jean Martin.

The original transfer of material (2014) comprises correspondence, background material and speeches written and delivered by McComas during his career as a public speaker and comedian plus photographs, university and early legal career papers. The second transfer of material (2018) comprises predominantly analogue audio and video recordings of Campbell McComas delivering speeches, performing comedy routines and taking part in public debates: on radio and television; at revues and festivals; and at conferences and functions for individuals, corporate and public organisations. The 2018 consignment also includes two digital recordings (on disc) and a novelty birthday sweatshirt.

MS Acc05.167 comprises the station records of Gidleigh Station and includes station diaries, ledgers, cash books, journals and other financial records, weather readings and stock books.MS Acc14.094 comprises material relating to the initial conveyance of land that would later make up part of the Gidleigh estate. Other documents refer to properties Glenriddle, Carwoola and Gunningbar, also managed by the Rutledge family. Other material includes business and personal correspondence from 1876 to 1982, company tax returns and balance sheets, sheep records 1844-1865, letter books from 1876-1920, meteorological records, conveyancing and land transfer records, mortgage documentation, and stock returns. The collection also holds some of the earliest known research on wool quality in Australia.MS Acc15.113 comprises letters and telegrams sent to the Rutledge family during the First World War, 1914-1918. The majority of the collection consists of letters sent by Thomas (Tom) Rutledge to his mother, Jean Rutledge. They include letters sent from Holsworthy, at sea, Maadi Camp, Gallipoli,Cairo, Port Said, the Soldiers Club at Kantara, and Europe. Also included are letters sent to Mrs Rutledge by her sister, Dame Alice Chisholm.

Records relating to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project. The records include papers, photographs, newspaper cuttings, newsletters, reports, meeting minutes, brochures and posters of former children in institutional care including Brian Tennant, Errol Gray, Russell Saffron, Jessi Turner Booth, Mick Snell, Angela Norman, Sue Henthorn, Vikki Savva, Patricia Carlson, Carl Beauchamp, Diana Mancuso, Lana Syed, Jean Pringle, Oliver Cosgrove, John Walsh, Hannalore Worrell, Peter Bent, Barbara Murray and Graham Lahiff.

Personal archive of Garry Woodard documenting his diplomatic and academic career in Australian-Asian relations (1950s-1990s), including personal and business correspondence; personal reminiscences, a memoir, notes and correspondence relating to Sir Arthur Tange; and research notes and papers recording Australian participation in the Vietnam and Iraq Wars. The material also documents major figures in Australian international relations such as HV Evatt, RG Casey, Garfield Barwick, Paul Hasluck, Gough Whitlam and other important Department of Foreign Affairs personalities, together with papers relating to Australian foreign policy in China, Japan, Burma and the ANZUS alliance.

The collection comprises of Claux and Crick family correspondence, diaries, notebooks and photographs. The collection also documents Moira Claux's personal and professional life as a dancer with the Bodenwieser Ballet, actress and artist's model and include correspondence, scripts, drawings, scrapbooks, black and white photographs by a variety of photographers including Max Dupain and Laurence Le Guay, publications, objects, certificates and artworks by Moira's brother Eugene.

The collection includes personal and business correspondence, reports, journal articles, notebooks, certificates, book drafts and proofs, conference papers and photographs.

This collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs and related papers. The bulk of this material was collected by Dr Kathrine Reynolds while researching and writing her book, The Frauenstein letters : aspects of nineteenth century migration from the Duchy of Nassau to Australia (2009). This material includes: letters, 1856-1883, comprising 23 letters described as 'The Muller Letters', written from Europe to Australia by Eva Leitz, Christina Schmitt, George Muller, Widow Gietz and Johann Schmitt, and 12 letters described as 'The Fuchs/Klein Letters', written from Australia to Europe by Maria Fuchs, Jacob Klein and Katharine Klein; diaries, 1872-1941, primarily of J.J.H. Muller and George Muller; two photograph albums, c. late 1800s, including photographs of the Muller family; and other documents, including research notes by Dr Reynolds.