Material collected by G W Ford in the study of industrial relations in the aircraft/airline industry, in particular the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association registration case (1959-1963) and the Qantas pilots’ strike (1966). The records consist of Ford's own notes, correspondence, press clippings, etc. Also correspondence, rules, documents, arbitration material, journals, newsletters and printed material related to the Australasian Airline Flight Engineers' Association, Australasian Airline Navigators' Association, Australian Federation of Air Pilots, Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association, Flight Stewards' Association of Australia and Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. Also includes material on overseas industrial relations in Germany, Sweden and Denmark.