We are Canterbury's largest archive of literary manuscripts and associated papers and we also hold significant collections from local artists. We hold correspondence and papers from:
- Rewi Alley
- Ursula Bethell
- Keri Hulme
- Stevan Eldred Grigg
- James K Baxter
- John Weir
- G R Gilbert
- Mervyn Thompson
- Ngaio Marsh
- Robert Pinney
- Arnold Wall
- Mona Anderson
- Chrystabel Aitken
- The Arts Council of New Zealand
- The Physics Room
- Peter Ireland
- Cora Wilding