Papers of Daisy Bates, 1833-1990 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1377317
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- 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 (53 boxes, 2 fol. boxes).
- 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.
- 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 Aboriginal people for more than thirty years and wrote about their language and customs.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 365.
- Maps from this collection have been transferred to the Map Collection, National Library of Australia.
- Also on microfilm in the Microfilm Collection, National Library of Australia at mfm G 28316-28373.
- Selected item(s) also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-229618391
- The native tribes of Western Australia / Daisy Bates ; edited by Isobel White. Canberra : National Library of Australia, 1985.
- Related Material:
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- Daisy Bates at Cocklebiddy, South Australia, 1932; Located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection PIC P2075.
- Daisy Bates interviewed by Russell Henderson; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 160.
- Daisy Bates special map collection; Located at; National Library of Australia Maps collection MAP Daisy Bates Special Col. /1-116
- Digital Daisy Bates project; Located at; School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne.
- Daisy Bates Digital Archive; Located at; The Barr Smith Library at The University of Adelaide.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Transcripts of this collection, made by the Commonwealth, are held in the Barr Smith Library, Adelaide, and the J.S. Battye Library, Perth.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia, A979.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available online.
- 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
- Occupation:
- 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.
- Exhibited:
- Exhibited: "Treasures Gallery", National Library of Australia, 7 October 2011 - 15 December 2012.
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