| Bib ID |
1377317 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951
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Related Online
Resources |
Finding aid |
| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1900-1940
6.56 m. (41 boxes) + 3 fol. packages
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| Summary |
The bulk of the collection is the manuscript of Bates' work "The native tribes of Western Australia", written during her period of service with the Western Australian Government from 1904 to 1912. It comprises 99 "folios" split between Sections I to XIII. Each page has been item-numbered within the "folios". Many of the drafts have been annotated by A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, a British social anthropologist.
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| Biography/History |
Daisy May Bates, whose birthdate has only recently been verified by research in Ireland (it was previously believed to be 1863) was a social worker and anthropologist who lived with the Aborigines for more than thirty years and wrote about their language and customs. |
| Notes |
Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 365.
Maps from this collection have been transferred to the Map Section, National Library of Australia.
Available also on microfilm.
Selected items are also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms365
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| Cited In |
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A979.
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| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Finding aid (42 p.) available in Manuscript Reading Room, and on the Internet at http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms365 |
| Subjects |
Bates, Daisy, - 1859-1951 - Archives. | Social workers - Australia - Archives. | Anthropologists - Australia - Archives. | Aboriginal Australians - Languages. | Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia - Social life and customs.
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| Occupation |
Anthropologists. | Social workers. |
| Other Authors |
Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. (Alfred Reginald), 1881-1955
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| Terms of Use |
Copying restrictions apply. |
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