The papers mainly comprise correspondence, periodicals, meeting papers and annual reports by various literary, conservation, ornithological, national parks, wild-life, tree-preservation, limnology and other societies. They include the Wild Life Preservation Society, Nature Conservation Council of NSW, the Royal Australian Ornithologists Union, the Australian Society of Authors, World Wildlife Fund (World Wide Fund for Nature), the National Trust of Australia, the Australian Heritage Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.