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The collection includes Library Association of Australia (LAA) and Australian Library and Information Service (ALIA) correspondence relating to branch and head office business, awards, visits and speeches Edwards made as ALIA president, papers relating to the relocation of ALIA Head Office from Ultimo (Sydney) to Canberra and the building of the Canberra office. There are conference papers, discussion papers, branch correspondence, building contracts and plans, conference reports, constitution papers, Parliamentary submissions, minutes and by-laws.

MS 7623 comprises: 1. Exhibition catalogues: "Land and people" (Kulturhuset, Stockholm, November 1988-January 1989), "Axel Poignant: Australien-land och manniskor" (Kulturhuset, Stockholm, November 1988-Jananuary 1989) and "Yolngu: Aboriginal cultures of North Australia" (Brighton Art Gallery and Museums, May-June 1988). 2. Notes, correspondence, research material, film strips relating to "Kangaroo", "Great Barrier Reef" and "Australia" and miscellaneous papers relating to the Sydney University Protest Committee, 1946-1953. 3. Cuttings draft and correspondence, 1930-1952. Also includes material by Roslyn Poignant. 4. Drafts and papers relating to Encounter at Nagalarramba and presentation for "Rom" exhibition "Its about friendship". 5. Photographs, photograph albums, licenses and programmes. Of the two photograph albums one is indicated as containing Axel Poignant's earliest attempts at photography and hand colouring. There are photographs by Axel Poignant and those collected by him. Also includes drivers license, photographers' credentials and divorce papers; and theatre programmes and educational syllabi (8 boxes, 1 folio, 1 packet).

MS Acc11.079 comprises papers relating to Axel Clark's career as an academic and author. Included is research material relating to Clark's books on Henry Handel Richardson, drafts of his writings, copies of his M.A. and Ph.D. theses together with copies of theses by students that he supervised. There is also a large group of letters from friends and colleagues, spanning a number of years. Correspondents include Betty Caplan, Jane Carnegie, A.R. Chisholm, Frank Engel and Helen Garner.

This collection comprises papers from the 1st Australian Tribunal on Women's Human Rights, Melbourne 21 May 1999, organised by The Women's Rights Action Network (Australia). The papers include testimonials, funding proposals, reports and colour photographs. It also includes papers relating to a Cartoon Exhibition held on 14 May 1999, which was preliminary to The Tribunal.

This collection comprises the working papers of feminist theologian Barbara Thiering and includes manuscripts and background research for her articles and publications on the New Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls along with newspaper clippings, reviews and photographs.

MS Acc03.301 includes records of the Eureka Youth League comprising minutes, reports, letters, unpublished histories, tape recordings, transcripts, photograph albums, newspapers, card indexes and also printed ephemera, such as flyers, posters, circulars, newsletters and programs.The MS Acc22.153 consignment includes Alan Herbert's 1930s photograph album of the Melbourne Young Communist League and Melbourne New Theatre League; eight loose photographs of Eureka Youth League activities; programme and posters from the Youth Carnival for Peace and Friendship; programme from the Gala Friendship Dance, and; Peace Art Prize Exhibition catalogue.

MS 9118 comprises articles and newspaper clippings relating to Barry Coldrey's work on child sexual abuse and child migration. The collection includes four bound volumes of photocopied newspaper clippings titled "Western Australian Christian Brothers boys homes and child migration, 1992-3", "Newspaper comment concerning the child migration controversy. Book two", "Sexual abuse crisis: Canadian Catholic Church, 1989-1997", and "The sexual abuse crisis: Australian Catholic Church, 1990s". The collection also contains drafts of a series of articles on the sexual abuse of children since the early 19th century, articles on Christian Brothers' orphanages and the draft of a longer paper titled, "The sexual abuse question" (3 boxes).The Acc08/187 instalment comprises research articles on British and Maltese child migration, Coldrey's submission to a Senate inquiry into child migration, related research notes, correspondence, photographs and copies of journal articles by others on the same subject (1 box).The Acc09.32 instalment includes photocopies of newsclippings from Canadian newspapers relating to the sexual abuse crisis in the Canadian Church 1989-1997 (1 packet).The Acc09.47 instalment is a small collection of material written by Coldrey and gathered from the press regarding sexual abuse in the Catholic Church by clergy (1 packet).The Acc09.120 instalment consists of two spiral bound volumes of the author's news clippings. Volume 1 is mostly concerned with child migration or sexual abuse in orphanages. The second volume contains correspondence relating to and reviews of Coldrey's book, Faith and fatherland: the Christian Brothers and the development of Irish nationalism 1838-1921, published in 1988. Most articles are dated and attributed but are not in order of publication (1 packet).The Acc10.13 instalment consists of a spiral-bound volume titled References to Brother Barry Coldrey's writings in international newspapers, 1990 to 2009, containing printouts of online news articles relating to sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church (1 v.).The Acc18.135 instalment comprises further papers, writings and reflections on the Christian Brothers regarding the decline of the Christian Brothers organisation. (1 packet); MS Acc18.135 comprises Coldrey's reflections on the history of and decline of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church.

The collection comprises forty-nine handwritten and typed letters written by Gwen Harwood to Barry Hassell Keane, between 1973 and 1995. The letters are a combination of practical comments, suggestions of journals to send poetry to for publication, poetry prizes to enter, news, and chat of daily life. The letters reflect the role a nationally significant poet played in mentoring a fellow poet and author. Three of the letters from Gwen Harwood to Barry Hassell Keane were published in 'A Steady Storm of Correspondence', in 2001, by the University of Queensland Press and edited by Greg Kratzman, appearing on pages 304, 337 and 356. Poetry written by Barry Hassell Keane is also included accompanied with Gwen Harwood's comments, notes and suggestions on his poetry throughout many decades. The majority of the pieces commented on in these notes were included in Barry Hassell Keane's collection 'West of the Divide' which he forwared to Angus and Robertson in either 1983 or 1984. A complete copy of the manuscript 'West of the Divide' written by Barry Hassell Keane, two handmade greeting cards both featuring a photograph by Gwen Harwood, two greeting cards sent to Gwen Harwood by her daughter, Mary Harwood, postcards, and newspaper articles are also included in the collection.

MS 6947 comprises drafts, correspondence and research notes, some relating to books by York: The Maltese in Australia (1986), Canberra: our Italian heritage (with Salvatore Gambale and Aldo Bongiorno, 1988), Josephine Zammit M.B.E.: a Maltese woman in Australia (1989), Student revolt: La Trobe University 1967 to 1973 (1989), Metropolitan ghettoes and ethnic concentrations (1990), Emmanuel Attard: from Gozo (Malta) to Gallipoli and Australia (1994), Empire and race: the Maltese in Australia 1881-1949 (1990), and, Our multicultural heritage 1788-1945: an annotated guide to the collections of the National Library of Australia (1995). Other papers include those relating to the campaign for the release of Bill O'Meally; the Ned Kelly centenary celebrations, 1980; Bob Hawke; Charles Darwin; general correspondence 1991-1996 as well as correspondence relating to the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1986-1996; a copy of York's doctoral thesis on Maltese immigration in Australia; and one Eureka flag and flagpole.

This collection comprises personal letters, manuscripts, and a scrapbook containing cuttings of her short stories that were published, often in the 'Children's Corner' of the Tasmanian Mail. The collection includes her wooden writing slope, personal documents relating to her education, sketches and watercolours, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings. There are also receipts, invoices, and other documentation relating to her only published book Santa Claus and the Shadow. Also included in this collection is the Papers of Percy White, Beatrice's husband. Percy's archive comprises photographs, genealogical research, and correspondence between the family.