A collection of professional materials including Report of Special Obstetric Inquiry Committee June-December, 1924, presented by Allan to the Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association on 25 March 1925 (printed, 1928). Also included are commentary on this report in the Medical Journal of Australia; Allan's application for the positions of Director of Obstetrical Research, University of Melbourne, dated 20 August 1925, and for the University of Melbourne Chair of Obstetrics, dated 14 Jan 1929; articles and other contributions by Allan to the M.J.A. 1920-1938; article with D.G.Madill, n.d., "Avenues of Progress in Maternal Welfare"; Anne MacKenzie Oration, 1936; articles about Allan's appointments from newspapers and Speculum; obituary articles from newspapers, M.J.A. etc; the 10th Tracey-Maund Lecture (1974) by Professor Sir Lance Townsend on the life and work of Marshall Allan, "The Obstetrical Chair-Lift"; E.Sydney Morris' "The Causes and Prevention of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality", M.J.A. 12 Sept 1925; photocopy of photograph of a school, 1922 "Same as it was in 1903"; newspaper and journal articles.