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Papers of Ina Mary Cumpston, 1883-1990 [manuscript]
Bib ID 1354932
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Cumpston, I. M. (Ina Mary)
 
Access Conditions Available for reference. Not for loan. 
Description 1883-1990. 
18 cm. (12 folders) 
Summary

Papers include: 1. Letters from mother, Gladys Maeva Cumpston (nee Walpole), 1947-1973. 2. Photocopies and research material relating to Stanley Melbourne Bruce. 3. Manuscript by Edward Lee on early pioneering days. 4. Letters from father, Dr J.H.L. Cumpston, 1947-1954. 5. Other family papers and newsclippings, 1949-1990. 6. British official document regarding ratification of League of Nations treaties, ca. 1936. 7. Letters written by Margaret Walpole to her mother, and Mrs Walpole, on board the S.S. Pathan, London to Sydney, June to August 1883. 8. Eleven letters (1948-1954) from Dr J H L Cumpston to his daughter, Mary, including his research on Sturt, Mitchell and Gregory and allusions to people and events in Canberra, ending with the 1954 Royal Tour.

Further papers: 9. Transcript of an interview by Cumpston of Lord Garner. 10. Papers from Lloyd Wilmot regarding the development of Australia's Department of External Affairs from 1901-1979.

Biography/History

Daughter of Dr J.H.L. Cumpston, grand daughter of Margaret Walpole. Author of "Lord Bruce of Melbourne" (Melbourne, 1989).

Notes

Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 8390.

Subjects Cumpston, I. M. - (Ina Mary) - Archives.  |  Australia. - Dept. of External Affairs - History.  |  Pioneers - Australia - Archives.  |  Historians - Australia - Archives.
Occupation Historians.
Other authors/contributors Lee, Edward  |  Cumpston, I. M. (Ina Mary)

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