The collection comprises correspondence, diaries, speeches, newspaper cuttings, photographs and other papers relating mainly to Reg Withers' career as Senator for Western Australia and Lord Mayor of Perth. There are also drafts of anecdotes relating to political life, an essay on the Liberal Party and cuttings of Withers' newspaper column 'Withers' World'. The major correspondents include Sir Magnus Cormack, Sir Victor Garland, Sir David Brand, Hugh Guthrie, Sir Peter Lawler, Peter Charlton, Harry M. Miller, Sir James Cruthers, James B. Leslie, Tom Harley, Peter Baume and Sir Robert Menzies.