Papers of Daisy Bates, 1833-1990 [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 1817680
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951
- Access Conditions:
- Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property permission required for Indigenous material, permission from relevant communities required. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1833-1990]
- 10.47 metres (53 boxes) + 2 folio boxes.
- Summary:
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The bulk of MS 365 is the manuscript of Daisy 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.
- Biography/History:
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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:
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- Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within these works which reflect the author’s attitude, or that of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.
- Positive microfilm also available.
- Microfilm copy of original documents held in the National Library of Australia Manuscript collection at MS 365.
- Finding aid also available at MG mfm G 28316.
- Reproduction:
- Microfilm. Canberra : National Library of Australia, 19--. 54 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid for the Bates Papers available online at http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-229618391/findingaid.
- Subject:
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- Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951 -- Archives
- Social workers -- Australia -- Archives
- Women social workers -- Australia -- Archives
- Anthropologists -- Australia -- Archives
- Women anthropologists -- Australia -- Archives
- Aboriginal Australians -- Languages
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia
- Ethnology -- Australia
- Australia -- Languages
- Time Coverage:
- 1833-1990
- Other authors/contributors:
- Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. (Alfred Reginald), 1881-1955
- Terms of Use:
- Copying and reproduction of Indigenous material from this collection requires permission due to the cultural sensitivities contained within this material.