Guide to the Papers of Rex, Clarence and Madge Phillips, 1924-1946

Summary

Collection number:

MS 9942

Creator:

Phillips family

Extent:

0.2 metres and (6 folders)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Rex, Clarence and Madge Phillips, National Library of Australia, MS 9942, [series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The papers consist largely of letters, all of which are addressed to Mrs E.F. Phillips and mostly written by Rex Phillips, but including some from his brother, Clarence, and his wife, Madge. The letters cover family news, the political war in China in the 1920s, the Sino-Japanese conflict in the 1930s, social conditions and expatriate social life in China, military activity in Malaya in 1942 and travel conditions during evacuation. There are in addition to the letters, postcards, greeting cards, photographs, programs and cuttings. The photographs include images of the Japanese invasion of Shanghai (1932?) and holiday snaps of Rex and Madge Phillips in Peking in 1934.

Indexed terms

Names:

Phillips family

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vnvn3650246).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Rex, Clarence and Madge Phillips, National Library of Australia, MS 9942, [series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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