Collection consists of notes for a series of text books on geology, geography and palaeontology based on the lectures A.L. Lewis gave at the University. He prepared for each a loose leaf notebook in which he entered chapter headings and notes. Most, however, did not progress far.

Hand written note book c1907-1909- belonging to Alexander Dudley McKay, BSc. (Tas. - 1909). Lecture notes in geology from lectures attended as student at University of Tasmania

Professor Samuel Warren Carey's typescript notes on carboniferous fossils and bibliography of Australian paleontology

Copies of printed papers including "Tasmanian plants of the upper Palaeozoic & Mesozoic coal measures" and other papers of The Royal Society of Tasmania and Linnaean Society of N.S.W. annotated ms. and bound with blank pages containing further notes and drawings.

Handwriten loose leaf note book, entitled "Tasmanian Geology " begun in June 1937. Plan and a few notes.

Handwriten loose leaf note book, entitled "Tasmanian Glaciations " begun in June 1937. Outline of proposed plan and a few notes.

Handwriten loose leaf note book, entitled "Text Book of Geology " begun in June 1937 . Based on lectures to Geology 1, University of Tasmania, 1928-30, with chapter headings and plan of contents

Handwriten loose leaf note book, entitled "Text book of Physiography " begun in June 1937. Based on lectures to Geology 1, University of Tasmania, 1928-30, with chapter headings with some detailed notes.