Guide to the Papers of Walter Hamilton, circa 1870s-2011

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 10633
Creator:
Hamilton, Walter Stuart, Mr (1952)
Extent:
(12 ms boxes)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Walter Hamilton, National Library of Australia, MS 10633, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Background

Scope and content:
The collection comprises papers of Walter Hamilton, who is a journalist and author of "Children of the Occupation: Japan's Untold Story". It consists research material for the book relating to mixed-race children fathered by members of the post-war Allied Occupation Force in Japan; welfare agency's program of assistance for mixed-race children in Japan; Kure City and the Japanese Naval Base at nearby Etajima; colonial policy; Japanese imperialism; Japan-Australia relations from the 1930s onwards. It includes files of International Social Service, press clippings, handwritten notes, audio-visual presentation scripts, documents from the National Archives of Australia, and other printed materials.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Society and culture
CALD

Access and use

Conditions governing access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8648665).
Conditions governing use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8648665).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Walter Hamilton, National Library of Australia, MS 10633, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact: