911 water colours by Adam Forster of Australian flowers, painted between 1916 and 1927.

Papers including letters, newspaper cuttings, published caricatures, original cartoons, letters and literary manuscripts, mostly related to Australian and New Zealander writers, journalists, composers and artists.

Ten signed stencil prints by Pablo Picasso. 54 sketchbooks of John Power, a small group of personal papers of Power, and 262 books relating to art and architecture.

To minimise handling of the rare and unique items in the Pictures Collection, the Library provides a photographic service.

Personal papers, manuscript scores, literary manuscripts, sound recordings and family photographs of Peter Sculthorpe, plus videos of films for which he wrote the music and television interviews.

Personal papers of Norman Ellison, pictures, books and other other manuscripts relating to aviation and early aviators. 

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.

About 5000 books, pamphlets and periodicals, over 11,000 paintings, drawings and prints, around 800 maps and over 300 manuscripts mostly published 1770-1900. Largely relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific including Antarctica.

70 original pencil, pen, ink, charcoal and wash caricatures and cartoons, mostly of federal politicians between 1915-1925, assembled by Percy Deane.