Fonds consists of correspondence; notebooks and notes about paintings; manuscripts of short stories, poetry, play, unpublished(?) book (possibly titled Purple wagon), lecture notes and travel notes; sketches, pencil drawings and book illustrations; slides and photographs, including many of I. Kerr's paintings; greeting cards featuring I. Kerr's prints; biographical material; newsclippings of book reviews and articles about I. Kerr; exhibition catalogues; postcard collection; material relating to awards and honours bestowed on I. Kerr; sound cassettes made during writing of Paint and circumstance; and other miscellaneous material.