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.
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 "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.