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The papers are a record of the early years of the RAAF and the role played by Sir Richard Williams. There are reports (Ellington and Salmon Reports of 1939 and 1928), correspondence with Air Force personnel and H.V.E. Evatt, then the High Court Judge. The papers include press clippings regarding World War II and defence issues and Sir Richard's career in the Air Force. There are also records concerning Sir Richard's O.B.E. award, his speeches, personal correspondence and printed material concerning aeronautics.

The collection comprises papers, audio and audiovisual material collated by Professor Julian Disney AO as a retrospective of his career, including material written or spoken by him; media coverage and releases; books and reports with Disney as the principal author, and other records.

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, notes, research material, minutes, newspapers clippings, newsletters and other printed material. The papers document McDonald's activities in the field of historical writing and research. The correspondence and research files reflect his meticulous and extensive study of many aspects of Australian history, particularly colonial architecture and the development of mental health services. There is also evidence of McDonald's generous assistance and advice to other students of history, and his commitment to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Royal Australian Historical Society, Canberra and District Historical Society, ACT Historic Sites and Buildings Committee and associated groups.

A cloth bound photograph album belonging to R.G. Casey compiled between 1915 and 1922, comprising of 52 photographs mostly captioned of a largely personal nature. The photographs capture images of family and friends as well as holidays to Mount Kosciuzko and New Zealand. There are also photos of General Birdwood's visit to Mount Morgan during his 1920 tour of Australia and New Zealand; as well as photographs of the Somme taken by H. Courtney Browne in 1922.

Diaries, letters and personal papers, book notes, writings by Hanny Exiner including lecture notes, and publicity material and photographs; papers relating to the Studio of Creative Dance and Modern Ballet Group; files on the Graduate Diploma of Movement and Dance; articles on body therapy, dance forms and techniques, dance composition and improvisations, exercise, kinesiology and dance education, including some dance articles in German; and, material relating to film and video resources

This collection accumulated by the Gordon family comprises records of the Manar property in Braidwood, including correspondence ledgers, journals, diaries and cash books;legal documents, witness statements, newspaper clippings and correspondence associated with the Coghill vs Gordon "squatting case" in 1850; and a letter from 1812 sent to Maria Macarthur, wife of Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur and eldest daughter of New South Wales Governor Phillip Gidley King, believed to have been written by Elizabeth Enderby, wife of Charles Enderby and Maria's godmother, that includes recipes and advice to young ladies in the colonies on hosting dinner parties and general home economics. Hugh Gordon built 'Manar' in 1841 after buying the large Braidwood property from Dr Matthew Anderson,(Colonial Surgeon at Parramatta in the 1820s). He named the house after his birthplace Manar in Inverarie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. After his marriage to Mary Macarthur, daughter of Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur ("The Vineyard", Rydalmere, Parramatta), he extended the homestead in the Georgian style and an extensive ornamental garden was also created with the assistance of Hannibal Macarthur sending seeds, cuttings and plants. In later years, Manar operated as a public school from 1883 - 1907.

The collection includes business as well as family papers. The bulk of the business papers document Cohen's career from the time of her appointment as a Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in 1975.

The original consignment contains papers relating to Woolfe's novel Leaning towards infinity: how my mother's apron unfolds into my life which was published by Vintage Australia in 1996. The book was later published in the United States, the United Kingdom and Holland. Leaning towards infinity was written over a period of several years and the papers comprise correspondence with publishers, editors and colleagues; research notes; early ideas, edited drafts and proofs.The novel evolved from a play of the same name, written by Woolfe and first performed in the United States in 1995. There are papers relating to the development of the script and to productions of the play in the United States, New Zealand and Australia.

Michael R. Oldfield Thomas correspondence 1868-1928. Subjects include collecting expeditions to Australia, Malaya, Indonesia and the Pacific and dispatch of skulls and other specimens. Correspondents include Wilfrid B. Alexander, Tom Carter, Charles W. De Vis, Joseph Fletcher, Charles Hedley, Frederic Wood Jones and Sir Hubert Wilkins.

The collection comprises a large quantity of correspondence, consisting of letters from his family, academic and literary associates, friends, publishers, numerous organizations and reflects his wide interests. Copies of many of his own letters are included. There are drafts and background material relating to his own books: Cinderella dressed in yella; Sydney burning; In union is strength: a history of trade unions in Australia; The Australian dream; The depression of the 1930s; Peter Lalor; Industrial labour and politics: the labour movement in Australia, 1900-1921.