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Collection of 3 photographs. A young man, wearing high collar and lilies of the valley in buttonhole; young lady with long hair, sailor type hat with flower and feather, white collar; young lady with hair combed back from face, white front on dark dress with bunched shoulders, tucked sleeves and bodice.

Letters, W.W. & Maud Lamb to Frank and Mrs Allison dated 1911. From Victoria about Maggie: unwilling to let her stay longer owing to the awkwardness and scandal of her position, her baby a seven months and so too delicate to be removed from its mother but not expected to live, references to the nurse and undertaker.

Manila Folder headed 'Clive - writings and letters answered in scribbled handwriting'.
• Typed script of 'Nightmare Abbey' prepared by Sansom and based on Peacock's novel for an ABC broadcast 'Journeys into Bookland'.
• 'This Damned Hypocrisy', a handwritten nine-page essay written in response to the public furore about the proposed marriage of Mrs Simpson and King Edward.
• 'Last pages for "Fenley Green"', written in 1932 as part of a short story or novel.
• "'Macbeth" Retold by Dr. Fox'. Clive Sansomhaexcell's 'spoof' on Shakespeare's play.
• Typed copies of Sansom's poems: 'Saved (A Bride and Groom to the Rescue)', 'Our Party', 'Brenda Hean: Memorial Service, Scots Church, September 26th 1972', 'This little one ... '. Handwritten poems: 'Oxford, 1938', 'The Ballad of Midnight', 'Inscription for an Old Tomb', 'A Winter Entertainment' (written in a Christmas Card).
• Two personal documents (typewritten), one outlining Sansom's career as a lecturer and writer and listing referees, the other providing a case history of Sansom 's health problems prepared for Dr Greenward in 1972.
• Letters to and from Sansom: to Jim [?] providing a summary of Sansom 'straining, teaching and writing career,
• David Higham about the inclusion of his poem 'Ladybird' in an anthology,
• The Countryman about the inclusion of one of Sansom's poems in a publication,
• Patricia Wrightson seeking permission to include Sansom's 'The Intruder' in a collection of short stories and poetry for children and Sansom' s reply.
• A collection of material headed 'For Diary 1939' that includes notification that Sansom had passed examinations conducted by St John Ambulance Brigade, Southgate Division,
• handwritten copies of Sansom's poems 'August Holiday', 'The Old Road, Condicote' (three copies) and 'After the Raid',
• typed copies of 'Words Under Grass' and 'In the Midst of Death is Life ... '
• Six articles associated with rhythm in speech: two handwritten notes and a handwritten summary of material drawn from a work by F.E. Halliday, a photocopied page from a text by Robert Speight and two typewritten pages, one an extract from Samuel Selden' s The Stage in Action and the other a series of brief quotations.
• A brochure on the Spicelands Training Centre (Society of Friends).
• A photograph of a lady and a pig with the caption 'The attack repulsed'.
• A typed list of the Patrons of the Speech Fellowship.
• A collection of material relating to Clive Sansom's autobiography that includes handwritten drafts, photocopies of sections from books, reminder notes and Sansom's autobiographical article 'My Job, Poet, etc' that appeared in The friend (August 32, 1973).

Notes made while reading histories, reference books, articles, newspapers and various records, with notes of memoranda and queries, mostly roughly written. No.10 includes notes on schools, pages from statistical returns 1869, notes from the Glamorgan Council minutes 1860 - 1908 and some letters in answer to queries 1923 - 1928;No.5 includes an extract from the Hobart Town Courier 23 Jan. 1850, describing St. John's Church, Prossers Plains and its consecration (another copy is in No.8), part of the will of Robert Hepburn of Roys Hill, Fingal and rough notes from Dr. G.F. Storey's diaries and accounts in the Mitchell Library; No. 7 consists of rough notes of events arranged chronologically, 1821 - 1921;
No. 9 includes a typescript article: ‘some notes on the history of Swansea and district’ (2 copies, uncorrected) c. 1930 -40, and notes from Dr. G.F. Storey's diaries (1867-68, 1873-4, 1876-7) and other papers at Kelvedon; No.8 includes rough notes on Buckland, Prossers Plains and Maria Island; Nos. 1 - 4 are merely small 'reminder' notebooks
Notes made while reading histories, reference books, articles,newspapers and various records, with notes of memoranda and queries, mostly roughly written.No.10 includes notes on schools, pages from statistical returns 1869, notes from the Glamorgan Council minutes 1860 - 1908 and some letters in answer to queries 1923 - 1928;No.5 includes an extract from the Hobart Town Courier 23 Jan. 1850, describing St. John's Church, Prossers Plains and its consecration (another copy is in No.8), part of the will of Robert Hepburn of Roys Hill, Fingal and rough notes from Dr. G.F. Storey's diaries and accounts in the Mitchell Library; No. 7 consists of rough notes of events arranged chronologically, 1821 - 1921;
No. 9 includes a typescript article: ‘some notes on the history of Swansea and district’ (2 copies, uncorrected) c. 1930 -40, and notes from Dr. G.F. Storey's diaries (1867-68, 1873-4, 1876-7) and other papers at Kelvedon; No.8 includes rough notes on Buckland, Prossers Plains and Maria Island; Nos. 1 - 4 are merely small 'reminder' notebooks

Notebooks noting time, labour, materials, miscellaneous notes, sometimes costing, some draft letters, etc. (most in old school exercise books).

14. "Leeta May" (T.H. Spaulding), "Stanley", "Westward" 1917-1924
15. "Marina" renamed "Miena" (Jones & Boxall), "Alice" renamed "Kintail" 1933-5
16. "Alice M" ("Kintail"), "Iolanthe", "Gladys S"
17. "Iolanthe" (R. Hickman) and repair of "Ventura" including costing details
18. "Mistral III" (G. Rex), "Jean Nichols" (W. Nichols) c1940
19. "Jean Nichols" c1940
20. "Sir John Franklin" & other vessels 1941-1945
21. "Derwent Hunter" (A.J. Drysdale) 1943-1945
22. Proposed vessel for A.J. Drysdale (not built) 1946, 1949
23. Rough notebook of measurements, no date, possibly for "Sir John Franklin"
24. Notes of weights and measures, displacement, ballast, sail area

Two letters to Alfred Harrap from Robert Brooks & Co., London, about wool consigned to them by Harrap for the executors of the late A. I. Horne - no improvement in prices owing to the large quantity of wool on the market, with bill of lading (in duplicate) and insurance policy (in duplicate).

Correspondence and information about WOODBROOKE, a 'missionary' college or 'settlement ... designed primarily to give members of the Society of Friends an opportunity of preparing for the variety of service required in the cause of Christ today': letter from the Warden, Henry T. Cadbury, with an application form (l 8/3/40); Sansom's reply (19/3/40); copy of the Prospectus, syllabus and timetable from the Secretary, D. Best, (20/3/40 and 6/4/40).

Ambrotypes in case of two unidentified portraits. Woman in left side of case and on right side man, seated, thin face, side -burns, white shirt. Background of drapery and mountain view. Head lightly tinted, shirt front painted white. two portraits in oval frames in one case.

Correspondence relating to the production and sale of Tasmanian wolfram and scheelite for the production of tungsten metal and contract for sale to United Kingdom, some written by John Reynolds as Commerce Officer, Department of Agriculture & Industry . Dated 1939 to 1940

Photocopy of and article written by Davis Willis regarding Ernest Henry Waldemar Wolfhagen and the cultivation in Tasmania of the first commercially available reverse bicolor daffodil "Binkie".
NOTE FROM AUTHOR :
I had just completed my prediction that the ancestors of the reverse bicolor trait, as seen in 'Binkie' were unlikely to be determined any time soon when an offer to look into its background was received via Caroline Thomson, Director and owner of the National Heritage and Scientific Collection of Backhouse daffodils. The offer was made to Caroline by the University of Dundee/James Hutton Institute, to look into the background of some of the old Backhouse cultivars, but when Caroline mentioned my work on Wolfhagen and 'Binkie' the offer was extended to include 'Binkie'. This is a tremendous opportunity to finally solve the mystery of the origin of the reverse bicolor characteristic and work will begin in April 2023, when leaf tips of 'Binkie' will be taken to the University. (The James Hutton Institute is a globally recognised organisation delivering fundamental and applied research and is situated at Invergowrie, Dundee).
Since the emergence of 'Binkie' as the first commercial reverse bicolor daffodil and its later extensive use in breeding, particularly by Guy Wilson in Northern Ireland and Grant Mitsch in the USA, this type of daffodil has become increasingly important and sought after, an outstanding modern example, 'Altun Ha' having 'Binkie' in its background. 'Binkie' itself has stood the test of time, still being commercially obtainable, some 80 years after its first appearance at the Hobart Show.

Letters from sons and daughters: William May, son in law, dated 23 August 1866. Incomplete letter to "Father" from Wanstead, S.A. (? William May husband of Mary nee Cotton): loss of Henry and Lavinia's baby, Francis, Yearly Meeting, Adelaide Friends, price of wheat below a remunerative one, copper also low, S.A. importing beef from Queensland, wool sales reasonable, Joseph did not have the experience to manage a distant interior run on the Darling - brother Frederick took new manager, Waugh, to the run but dismissed him as intemperate, Joseph Barritt may sell - 450 sq. miles with 25 miles frontage on the river.