Papers of John Cumpston, 1914-1929 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2950361
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Cumpston, J. H. L. (John Howard Lidgett), 1880-1954
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid available at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1914-1929]
- 30 cm.
- Summary:
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Two typescript volumes of an unpublished work entitled "Health and disease in Australia" and a complete photocopy of this work. A reprint of an oration given by Cumpston entitled "The culture of human life" (2 copies). Publication and correspondence concerning Statutes of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. 1929. Maps and photographs. Bound volume of Cumpston's work "The history of small-pox in Australia 1788-1908", published in 1914. Enclosed are two letters addressed to Cumpston.
- Biography/History:
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John Howard Lidgett Cumpston was Commonwealth Director-General of Health and Quarantine from 1913-1945.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : MS 434.
- Some photocopies.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A983
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list (10 p.) available.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1914-1929
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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