Minutes of National Council (1943-1952, 1970-1972), Federal Conferences (1944-1952, 1968-1973), NSW State Council, and branches: Sydney, Newcastle, Port Kembla, Western Districts, Victoria, Queensland, Adelaide, Pirie-Whyalla, Port Augusta, Tasmania (mainly 1940s-1960s), some membership records, correspondence, arbitration material, financial records, printed material, photographs and film 'Golden Triangle', United Steelworkers of America (1962-1980). Minutes of the Arms, Explosives and Munition Workers' Federation Federal Council (1917-1928, 1941-1944), NSW branches and Queensland Branch, correspondence files, arbitration material, membership records Victoria (1915-1921) and Lithgow (1921-1944), and financial records. Minutes and membership records of the Federated Artificial Fertilizer and Chemical Workers' Union (1940s).

Correspondence and subject files from the Victorian office mainly alphabetical by name of employing company or organisation, also copies of minutes of Metal Trades Employers' Federation (1958-1965) and national conference papers (1964-1967).

Minutes of the National Council and annual conferences, correspondence, financial records, arbitration material and photographs. Records of New South Wales State Council and branches, South Australian State Council and branches, Tasmanian branches including some membership records and Western Australian Branch. Also includes records of the Arms, Explosives and Munition Workers' Federation of Australia.

Arbitration files, press cuttings, photographs of Gove project (1971), sound recordings of radio programs (1979-1982) and printed material.

Correspondence and subject files (1918-1979), arbitration files, rule books, copies of minutes of Metal Trades Federation (1944-1971), membership records for NSW Branch (1940), financial records, photographs (1959-1975), plans and printed material.