Collection consists of works by Illingworth Kerr such as manuscripts of Kerr's autobiography "Paint and circumstance" including research material, Christmas cards, and articles and illustrations; works about Kerr as well as by others; exhibition catalogues and brochures relating to Kerr other artists including R.F.M. McInnis, Kathryn Youngs, Louis de Niverville, Jack Shadbolt and Ken Christopher; photographs and slides of Kerr's art and landscapes, animals, etc. used as studies for his paintings, Kerr family photographs, and photographic material of others' art.