Papers of Bill Adamson, 1929-2003 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3292150
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Adamson, Charles Thomas Johnston, 1901-1978
- Access Conditions:
- Permission required for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1929-2003]
- 0.85 m. (5 boxes) + 1 small carton.
- Summary:
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MS Acc04.110 comprises diaries, notebooks, letters, photographs and negatives. Also included is a CD of Michael Bird's drafts and sources (5 boxes).
The Acc04.212 instalment comprises photographs, photocopies of images and albums relating to Papua New Guinea (1 small carton).
- Biography/History:
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Charles Thomas Johnston (Bill) Adamson was an explorer in Papua New Guinea prior to and during World War II. A biography of Adamson covering his time in Papua New Guinea as a government official and plantation owner has been published by Michael Ian Bird with the title, Outside: the life of C.T.J. Adamson (Crawford House Pub., 2003).
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc04.110, MS Acc04.212.
- Related Material:
- Bill Adamson special map collection; Located at; National Library of Australia Maps collection MAP Bill Adamson.
- Subject:
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- Adamson, Charles Thomas Johnston, 1901-1978 -- Archives
- Colonial administrators -- Australia -- Archives
- Plantation owners -- Papua New Guinea -- Archives
- Explorers -- Australia -- Archives
- Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- Archives
- Papua New Guinea -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Papua New Guinea -- Description and travel
- Papua New Guinea -- Discovery and exploration
- Time Coverage:
- 1929-2003
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bird, Michael Ian
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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