The cassette tapes record Tom Owen reminiscing about his time as Registrar of Canberra University College. There are also copies of recordings of events such as the laying of the foundation stone for the Haydon-Allen building, and the opening of the RG Menzies Building and the Chemistry building, and tapes relating to his early life, the Richmond Hoyts Cinema, and oral histories recorded in the 1990s. Some tapes are annotated with file references 14.1.0.83-14.1.0.92 (ANUA 53).

The manuscript of 'The Structure of Accounting' dated 25 August 1947 was written by Tom Owen and entered in the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants' Accounting Treatise Competition under the pseudonym 'Fontes'. It was awarded a cash prize c. 1949. It was rescued from the fire at the Melbourne Building in April 1953 and is charred at the edges but readable. There are several copies: part 1 is about 69 pages and part 2 135 pages. It has been retained because of its association with the fire.