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Papers of George Coedes, 1902-1968

0.32 metres (1 ms box + 1 archives box)
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Papers of Bernard Smith, 1902-2011

(113 ms boxes + 2 elephant folios + 1 large folio +1 archives box + 3 large folio boxes)
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MS 8680 comprises correspondence, principally with Jack Lindsay, 1979-1988, handwritten drafts, notes and typescripts of talks, lectures, addresses, book reviews and articles. There are a large number of drafts of articles, later published in journals and newspapers such as Meanjin, Art and Australia and the Age.
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P, ? Box 12 (MS Acc10.088)

 

Records of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA), 1942-2012

22.6 metres (152 ms boxes)
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The collection comprises the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) business records, including administrative files, administrative and business correspondence, submission drafts and reports, committee meeting minutes and correspondence relating to affiliated local and international associations, research programs and projects, training and workshops.

Joyce Evans archive, 1946-2017

(96 MS boxes + 3 large folio boxes + 10128 120 film negatives (B&W + colour) + 52339 35mm negatives (B&W + colour) + 3209 negatives, various sizes (B&W + colour) + 31 audio cassettes + 2 audio CDs + 1 VHS + 417 photographs (B&W) + 2383 photographs (colour) + 983 colour polaroid photographs + 2068 contact sheets)
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The collection includes business notes, teaching materials, correspondence, exhibition ephemera and planning notes, valuations, oral histories, journals, financial records, and photographic material.
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Papers of the Leahy family, 1999-2007

(79 sound/av carriers)
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This collection comprises recordings from 79 microcassettes relating to the life of pastoralist JJ Leahy created by Gerard Leahy as research for his several books. Titles include 'Horses, cars and aircraft : JJ Leahy pastoral property pioneer' and 'Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in two generations'. The microcassettes include interviews with Keith and Paul Leahy speaking about their father JJ Leahy (1999-2007) and provide first hand recollections of an important rural figure and of a pastoral industry that is rapidly changing from holdings by individuals to corporate ownership.
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Papers of Fred Chaney, 1953-2012

(176 boxes + 21 cartons + 1 small box + 2 folio items + 1 packet)

Records of Gidleigh Station and the papers of the Rutledge family, 1812-2005

16.95 metres (10 ms cartons + 67 ms boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes)
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MS Acc05.167 comprises the station records of Gidleigh Station and includes station diaries, ledgers, cash books, journals and other financial records, weather readings and stock books.MS Acc14.094 comprises material relating to the initial conveyance of land that would later make up part of the Gidleigh estate. Other documents refer to properties Glenriddle, Carwoola and Gunningbar, also managed by the Rutledge family. Other material includes business and personal correspondence from 1876 to 1982, company tax returns and balance sheets, sheep records 1844-1865, letter books from 1876-1920, meteorological records, conveyancing and land transfer records, mortgage documentation, and stock returns. The collection also holds some of the earliest known research on wool quality in Australia.MS Acc15.113 comprises letters and telegrams sent to the Rutledge family during the First World War, 1914-1918. The majority of the collection consists of letters sent by Thomas (Tom) Rutledge to his mother, Jean Rutledge. They include letters sent from Holsworthy, at sea, Maadi Camp, Gallipoli,Cairo, Port Said, the Soldiers Club at Kantara, and Europe. Also included are letters sent to Mrs Rutledge by her sister, Dame Alice Chisholm.
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Papers of Thomas Keneally, 1854-2023

(407 ms boxes + 3 folio boxes + 1 map folio + 1 binder + 1 packet + 36 digital carriers + approximately 1211 audiovisual carriers)
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MS 6428 comprises manuscripts and typescripts of novels, plays, short stories and articles and extensive correspondence. Works among the manuscripts include Bring larks and heroes, Confederates, The cut-rate kingdom, Halloran's little boat, Ned Kelly and the city of bees, Passenger, Season in purgatory, The survivor, A victim of the Aurora, "Bligh", and "Burke and Wills". A large proportion of the correspondence is with publishers, literary agents and editors including Philip Ziegler, Tessa Sayle, James Moad, Thomas Stewart, Peter Grose, Donald Horne, Peter Cross, W.R. Cumming, John Abernethy, Clem Christesen, Tim Curnow, Geoff Barnes, Geoffrey Blainey, Alec Bolton, Barbara Buick, Peter Coleman, Sir William Collins, Xavier Herbert, Leonie Kramer, Les Murray, Cyril Pearl, Grace Perry, Patricia Rolfe, Fred Schepisi, Gavin Souter and Douglas Stewart. Papers relating to Keneally's involvement with the Australian Republican Movement include correspondence, administrative papers, cuttings, publicity material, newsletters and journals (16 boxes, 1 fol. box).
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Records of the Australia-China Society, 1960-1966

0.06 metres (2 folders)
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The collection includes typed and handwritten letters, telegrams and telegram drafts, printed bulletins, some minutes of meetings, and related ephemera of the Australia-China Society, covering the period from 1960 to 1966. The correspondence consists primarily professional letters to and from Mr John J. Greenland and Dr Cecil H. English, who both held the position of National Secretary of the Australia-China Society during this period. Correspondents include Australia-China Society members, individuals and Chinese officials, notably the Chinese People's Association for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. Notable correspondents include Oscar Mendelsohn, Katharine Manifold, Professor Charles Patrick Fitzgerald, Dr H. C. "Nugget" Coombs and William J Liu. Some notable individuals discussed in the correspondence include Xavier Herbert, Tom Uren, John Manifold, Douglas Copland, Rewi Alley, Felix Greene and Sir William Gunn. Topics discussed include the wool and wheat trade, tourism, visiting Chinese delegations, cultural tours and exchanges of theatre, literature, film and visual art, the Chinese education system and amateur cycling.

Papers of Geoffrey Parsons, 1950-2005

(35 ms boxes + 1 archives box + 1 medium folio box + 1 map folio packet + 1 medium folio packet + 1 folder) + obsolete carriers
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Papers relating to Parsons' life and musical career including correspondence, music, programs, reviews, cuttings, diaries, posters, photographs, sound and audiovisual recordings. There are also papers relating to Parsons' death, memorial service and the 2005 Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Concert.
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Papers of Sir James Gobbo, 1951-2018

5.1 metres (34 boxes)
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The collection comprises collected speeches and lectures delivered by Sir James Gobbo between 1973-2009, thank you letters, correspondence, photographs, press clippings, papers relating to Australian Aboriginal reconciliation, Anzac Day, caregivers, the Daniel Mannix statue, ethics, immigration, exports, papers relating to Sir James Gobbo's professional achievements, his Vice Regal appointment and his many interests.

Papers of Mary Salce, 1976-2007

1.8 metres (7 boxes + 1 folio box + 1 folio packet + 30 digital carriers + 24 sound/av carriers)
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Papers of Linda Jaivin, ca. 1982-2012

3.45 metres (13 boxes + 4 archive cartons + 1 small box)

Papers of Kevin Hart, 1968-2006

4.35 metres (19 boxes + 2 cartons + 1 A3 carton + 1 small carton)
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