Extensive subject files cover research on Australian Aborigines, Australian history, the Australia Council, the Vietnam War, Apartheid in South Africa, Socialism, the Australian Labor Party, Broadsheet, Arena Overland. There is a large quantity of pamphlets, ephemera and printed material dealing with these and numerous other subjects. The correspondence is immense, consisting of letters from his family, academic and literary associates, friends, publishers, numerous organisations and reflects his wide interests. Copies of many of his own letters are included. There are drafts and background material relating to his 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 1930's, Peter Lalor, Industrial labour and politics: the labour movement in Australia, 1900-1921. Academic material includes radio and university lecture notes, some student research papers, reports on theses and manuscripts, references and records concerning Monash University government.
