Papers of Len Dawson, 1929-1996 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2877361
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Dawson, Len, Dr
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1929-1996]
- 0.84 m. (6 boxes) + 1 folio package.
- Summary:
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The papers mainly comprise drafts of Dawson's memoir Skydoctor which relates to some of his experiences as a flying doctor with the Royal Australian Flying Doctor Service in 1954-1957. There are also trip records and diaries recording cases attended by Dawson, correspondence, memorabilia and printed material. The collection also includes certificates and documents relating to his education and family, his work as a psychiatrist and statements to the Chelmsford Royal Commission into Deep Sleep Therapy. Correspondents include Allan Vickers, James Cameron, K.G. Knight, Russel Pardoe, John Pearn, Jim Murtha, Brian Warren, Brian Crane, Ivan Neale, Pamela Indyjk, Tom House, Pat Tully and Lloyd McKay.
- Biography/History:
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Leonard Dawson worked for the Royal Flying Doctor Service at Charleville, Queensland, in 1954-1957. Later he worked in general medicine, intellectual impairment and psychiatry in a number of surgeries, hospitals and clinics in suburban Sydney. Dawson retired in 1980 and between 1982 and 1994 wrote his memoirs of his experiences as a flying doctor, published in 1995 as Skydoctor.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : MS 8599
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid (6 p.) available in Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1929-1996
- Occupation:
- Doctors
- Other authors/contributors:
- Dawson, Len, Dr. Skydoctor
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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