Guide to the Papers of Warren Bednall, 1816-1951

Summary

Collection number:

MS 2415

Creator:

Bednall, Warren, 1906-1970

Extent:

0.56 metres and (4 boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Warren Bednall, National Library of Australia, MS 2415, [series/file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The papers comprise correspondence, scrapbooks, newspapers, magazines and material relating to the Scout Movement, together with manuscripts of Bednall's unpublished novels and his book Strange Sea Road. Also included in the collection are diaries and notebooks.

Biographical Note:

Warren Blore Bednall was born in Adelaide in 1906 and educated at St. Peter's College. He began his career on the Adelaide Register, serving next on the Adelaide Advertiser before joining The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne.

In 1935 Bednall sailed on a Swedish windjammer from Australia to Europe, recounting the experience in his book Strange Sea Road: the story of a sea venture (1936). He reported the Berlin Olympic Games of 1936 and served with The Herald and Weekly Times in London at the beginning and at the end of World War II. When he returned to Australia he became managing editor and later managing director of Southdown Press. Warren Bednall died in 1970.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The collection was donated to the National Library in December 1970.

Container List:

Series	File	Box
1	1	1
2	1-4	1
3	1-4	1
	5	2
4	1-2	2
5	1-3	2
6	1	2
7	1	2
8	1-3	2
	4-5	3
9	1-5	3
10	1-3	4

Indexed terms

Names:

Bednall, Warren, 1906-1970

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is available for reference.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Warren Bednall, National Library of Australia, MS 2415, [series/file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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