02845ctc a2200325 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001300066035002300079035001200102040001800114042000900132043001200141045001700153100004100170245007700211260001600288300004200304500003800346506026100384520062100645520047401266545051001740555004202250600005202292600006702344600003702411650005402448984001702502147535920090203162832.0990923i19801996xx 000 0deng 1 a20811626 9(AKIN)000020811626 92816477 aANLbengdANL aanuc au-at-no2 bd1980bd19961 aChamberlain-Creighton, Lindy,d1948-10aPapers of Lindy Chamberlain,f1980-1996g(bulk 1980-1988)h[manuscript]. c[1980-1996] a24.92 m.a(172 boxes + 5 folio boxes) aManuscript reference no.: MS 9180 aThe bulk of the papers are available for reference. However, some of the collection is restricted. Part of the collection is closed until 20 years after the death of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton and other parts are closed indefinitely. See list for details. aCorrespondence and papers of Lindy Chamberlain, her family, friends and supporters. The early series contain the correspondence and files of the Chamberlain and Murchison families, divided into ordinary and special files. The ordinary files contain correspondence received from family, friends and the Australian public, 1980-1996, and include letters, cards, notes, verses, photographs, telegrams, newsletters, books and drawings. The special files also contain correspondence, besides a wide variety of other materials relating to the inquests, the trial, imprisonment and eventual release of Lindy Chamberlain. aAlso included are twelve smaller collections of correspondence and newspaper cuttings, as well as the papers of the Chamberlain Information Service. There is also an extensive sequence of material relating to Lindy Chamberlain's autobiography entitled "Through my eyes" published in Oct. 1990. This includes annotated drafts, galley proofs, computer disks, cassette tapes, tape transcripts and memorabilia from the book launch and the promotional tours that followed. aOn 17 August 1980 Alice Lynne (Lindy) Chamberlain was camping with her husband, Michael, and children at the Ayer's Rock camping ground when her youngest child, Azaria, disappeared from the family tent. Lindy Chamberlain was subsequently convicted of the murder of her daughter and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case attracted wide media coverage and public interest, both within Australia and overseas. All convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain were finally quashed on 15 Sept. 1988. aDescriptive listing available (16 p.)10aChamberlain-Creighton, Lindy,d1948-vArchives.10aChamberlain-Creighton, Lindy,d1948-vTrials, litigation, etc.10aChamberlain, Azaria,d1980-1980. 0aTrials (Infanticide)zNorthern TerritoryzDarwin. aANLcMS 9180