1576 pamphlets, leaflets, speeches, newspaper and serial issues relating to trade unionism, socialism, left-wing parties in Australia, economics and labour issues, as well as the papers of Lloyd Ross and his father the socialist journalist RS Ross.

919 watercolours and gouaches of flowers and birds of Australia and Papua New Guinea painted between 1870 and 1920, plus a small quantity of personal papers.

Pamphlets, journals and other publications documenting many strands of American radicalism.

182 original field sheets, representing 32 map sheets, dating from 1915 to 1936 including surveys carried out in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.

Oral history interviews with people involved in all aspects of forest and around photographs depicting various aspects of forests and forestry work.

975 books, including many relating to the essayist and poet Charles Lamb and his circle and books by or relating to the poet Edward Thomas.

Personal papers including correspondence, manuscripts of books, newspaper articles, lectures and material concerning writers, artists and literary organisations as well as about 2500 books published from 1900 to 1960, many inscribed by the authors and is particularly strong in novels, poetry and history.

Pamphlets, newspapers, printed ephemera, transcripts from archives in Ireland and Australia, records of Irish organisations in Australia, and personal papers of Irish nationalists and Catholic clergy. Also about 1200 photographs of Australian places and people with an Irish connection.

4,000 books published by Penguin and its related imprints from 1935 to 1964.

A collection of approximately 1,225 books published in France from the 17th to 20th centuries, including works by major, popular, and lesser-known authors.