Manuscript Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms766
Catalogue Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn461080
APA Citation
Chinnery, E. W. Pearson 1897 Papers of Ernest William Pearson Chinnery, 1897-1971 [manuscript]
MLA Citation
Chinnery, E. W. Pearson Papers of Ernest William Pearson Chinnery, 1897-1971 [manuscript] 1897
Australian Citation
Chinnery, E. W. Pearson 1897, Papers of Ernest William Pearson Chinnery, 1897-1971 [manuscript]
Papers of Ernest William Pearson Chinnery, 1897-1971 [manuscript]
| Bib ID | 461080 |
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| Format |
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| Author |
Chinnery, E. W. Pearson (Ernest William Pearson), 1887-1972
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| Related Online Resources |
Finding aid |
| Access Conditions | Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1897-1971.
8.43 m. (61 boxes) + 8 folio items. |
| Summary |
Papers comprise official, personal & academic correspondence, diaries, photos, patrol reports, field notebooks, conference papers, lectures, broadcasts, articles, anthropological writings & research material, administration handbooks & ordinances, publications on anthropology, language, education & United Nations. Papers relate to Chinnery's career in Papua & New Guinea as Patrol Officer, Government Anthropologist, Director Dept of District Services & Native Affairs, Director Native Affairs & Commonwealth Adviser on Native Affairs in Aust. Papers relating to Chinnery's association with Far Eastern Liaison Office during World War II, South Seas Commission Conference 1947, United Nations missions to Africa & aspects of PNG including history, exploration, anthropology, genealogy, language, education, health, missions, crimes & discipline, native rights, mining, trade & pre-war wartime & post-war administration. Correspondents include: Staniforth Smith, John Taylor, C.L.A. Abbott, Bill Harney, A.P. Elkin, Theodor Strehlow, Camilla Wedgwood, Olive Pink, Baldwin Spencer, A.C. Haddon, Margaret Mead.b |
| Biography/History | Patrol Officer, Papua, 1910; Gov Anthropologist, New Guinea, 1924-32; Director, Dept. of District Services & Native Affairs, New Guinea, 1932-38; Director, Native Affairs Branch, Northern Territory, 1938-46. |
| Notes |
Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 766. |
| Related Material | Diaries of Sarah Chinnery, maps and photograph negatives are held in National Library of Australia. |
| Index/Finding Aid Note | Finding aid available (38 p.) in Manuscript Reading Room, and on the Internet at http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms766 |
| Subjects |
Harney, W. E. - (William Edward), - 1895-1962 - Correspondence.
| Smith, Staniforth, - 1869-1934 - Correspondence.
| Chinnery, E. W. Pearson - (Ernest William Pearson), - 1887-1972 - Archives.
| Abbott, C. L. A. - (Charles Lydiard Aubrey), - 1886-1975 - Correspondence.
| Anthropologists - Papua New Guinea - Archives.
| Peace officers - Papua New Guinea - Archives.
| Public officers - Papua New Guinea - Archives.
| Colonial administrators - Papua New Guinea - Archives.
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| Occupation | Public servants. | Colonial administrators. | Anthropologists. | Patrol officers. |
| Details | Collect From | |
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| MS 766 | Manual Request only from Manuscript Reading Room, 2nd Floor |
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