Minutes of council and ordinary meetings of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science, Philosophical Society of Victoria, Philosophical Institute of Victoria and The Royal Society of Victoria. The contents of Volumes I (3 parts) and VIII (3 parts) have been listed as separate parts or 'items', although they are physically contained within one volume in each case. Similarly, the contents of item 1/1 are listed as separate parts.

General correspondence including Honorary Secretary's correspondence and correspondence relating to programmes. The contents of each file [general correspondence] have been retained in their original order and filed in chronological sequence.

Referees reports and other correspondence relating to publication of the Transactions and Proceedings, including records relating to subscriptions and invoices.

Correspondence relating to Crown Land grant and other papers relating to the Society's Hall at 9 Victoria Street, including specifications, building plans and correspondence relating to memorial funds and government grants.

Original drafts of papers read to the Society and published in the Transactions.

Papers relating to symposiums organised by The Royal Society of Victoria relating to regions of Victoria and other scientific subjects.

Accession books, catalogues, lists of books received, lists relating to exchanges, correspondence relating to appeal for funds to expand library facilities and drawings of proposed library.

Registers and lists of names and addresses, including nomination and obligation files, and deaths and resignations files. The deaths and resignations files were alphabetically arranged by decade, and have been rearranged in one alphabetical sequence; files include correspondence and other papers relating to wider matters than deaths and resignations.

Cash books, petty cash books, postage books, debentures, accounts, receipts, statements.

Annual reports of Council and notices of meetings, including laws and rules of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science and Philosophical Institute of Victoria.

Manuscripts of Royal Society of Victoria government prize essays, 1860; miscellaneous files relating to the history of the society and activitities of members; scrapbook compiled by F. A. Cudmore, the Society's librarian, around 1945, includes news clippings relating to Society matters, copies of letters, annual reports, and invitations to conversaziones, 1859-1953.

Miscellaneous scientific and other drawings; paintings (possibly Ludwig Becker's handwriting); portrait photographs (including presidents Baracchi, Ellery and Oliver) and photographs of the Royal Society Hall.

Minutes of meetings from 31 July 1873 to 28 July 1887, including lists of members, some correspondence, notice papers and reports.