The Fryer Library's collections of Queensland political organisations and
student activists groups are supported by a growing collection of 'ephemera',
which is library-speak for written or printed material that is usually created
for a short-term purpose.
Political ephemera collected by Fryer ranges from how to vote cards,
posters, buttons, bumper stickers, and t-shirts, to a newly acquired Kevin Rudd
tote bag. These collections are still referred to as the 'Fryer Vertical Files'
(FVFs), a reference to the filing cabinets they were once stored in.