The collection consists of printed material, loose correspondence, articles, chapters from Geoff McDonald's books, transcripts of evidence, loose papers, photographs and negatives, posters, cassette and video tapes, minutes and memorabilia.

Office files containing minutes, constitutions, agendas, correspondence, reports, press releases, articles, notes, diaries, financial records, conciliation and arbitration material, printed and roneoed material, map, illustrations and photographs. The bulk of the material relates to the Royal Australian Nursing Federation (RANF), Australian Council of Salaried & Professional Associations (ACSPA), Mannequins & Models Guild of Australia, Victorian Operative Bricklayers' Society, Slaters, Tilers and Roofing Industry Union of Australia, Federated Fodder & Fuel Trades Industrial Union, Trades Hall Council (Melbourne), Victorian Employers' Federation, and the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

This collection includes records of various Australian trade unions and organisations. Correspondence, subject files, diaries, financial records, arbitration material, membership records, miscellaneous and typescript articles, printed and roneoed material, photographs, maps, chart and illustrations.

Press cuttings and printed material relating to the nursing profession and the International Council of Nurses; conciliation and arbitration material of the Victorian Mothercraft Nurses' Association, the Australian Association of Social Workers, and the Slaters, Tilers and Roofing Industry Union of Victoria; circulars from various trade unions and the Australian Labor Party; articles by Geoff McDonald, pamphlets, periodicals and leaflets collected by him.

The collection includes records of various Australian trade unions and organisations. Minutes, reports, correspondence, financial material, wages and membership records, subject files, arbitration material, printed and roneoed material, typescript material, photographs and illustrations. Also includes records relating to the Australian Nursing Federation Employees' Section, Victorian Branch, 1950; 1958-59;1963-1971.

The collection includes records of various Australian trade unions and organisations. Minutes, reports, correspondence, financial material, subject files, arbitration material, printed and roneoed material, typescript and unpublished manuscript material.