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Records of the Australian Choreographic Centre, 1979-2007

(70 boxes + 1 folio box + 13 bundles of posters + 23 oversize posters + 255 sound/av carriers + 28 digital carriers)
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Papers of Lucky Grills, c. 1940-2007

(22 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 6 map folios + 395 sound/av carriers + 27 digital carriers)

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).

Mary Broderick Lowe photographic archive, 1955-1981

2025 slides
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This collection comprises 2025 slides mostly capturing views of Canberra and the surrounding Australian Capital Territory region, including the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales. It also includes views from various locations in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Adelaide and New South Wales, and New Zealand.
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Papers of Patrick White, 1930-2002

5.07 metres (32 archive boxes + 1 folio box)
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Papers of Patrick White, covering his career and literary work from the early 1930s through to his death in 1990. The collection includes: correspondence received and drafts of correspondence sent by White (1939-1994); 10 literary notebooks (1930s-1970s) which include the beginnings of most of White's 12 novels; papers relating to White's autobiography Flaws in the glass, including all manuscript and typescript drafts; typescripts, corrections and correspondence relating to 3 published novels together with manuscripts for 2 unpublished novels and a novella (c.1965-1986); manuscripts for 3 late plays, typescripts for several major plays, and manuscripts of several [never performed] dramatic works (c.1962-1996); manuscripts and typescripts for several short stories (c.1976-1988); manuscripts for a number of poetry and short prose works (c.1970-c.1988); manuscripts and typescripts of speeches (1972-1989); dramatised extracts, scripts and artwork adapted from or based on White's work (1960-1987); address books and diaries (1960s-1990s); personal documents and certificates (1940-1988); awards received by White (1974-1987); files relating to the Patrick White Literary Award and Patrick White's Choice (1975-1990); theses and draft publications about White's work (1969-1986); scripts written by others and sent to White (1980-1990); photographs (1930-1984); ephemera (1960-1993); and printed material (1934-1990).

Papers of Ruby Rich, 1906-1984

(111 boxes + 2 large folio boxes)
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Correspondence, manuscript, minutes, speeches, broadcasts, cuttings, publications, mainly relating to Ruby Rich's involvement in numerous women's, Jewish, cultural and international organisations. They include the Australian Federation of Women Voters, International Alliance of Women, Women's International Zionist Organisation, United Nations Commission on Status of Women, Racial Hygiene Centre, Family Planning Association of New South Wales, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Judge Rainbow Memorial Appeal Fund, United Nations Association of Australia, Commonwealth Countries' League, Australia-Israel Society for Cultural Exchange and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Correspondents include her sister Vera Wild and her nephew Charles Rich, Bessie Rischbieth, Edith Hedger, Julia Rapke, Constance Davey and her husband Dr. Maurice Schalit.

Papers of Sheila Fitzpatrick, 1940-2011

(6 ms boxes + 2 map folios + 1 packet)
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Papers of Sheila Fitzpatrick relating to her early life in Australia, study and career in the United Kingdom and Russia, as well as papers relating to her professional life following her return to Australia. The collection includes papers relating to Fitzpatrick's childhood (correspondence, scrapbook, photographs), secondary school and University (pocket diaries, poetry, correspondence), early career in United Kingdom (1964-1970), Moscow in the 1960s, and general personal correspondence (crossing all periods). Also included are papers of her parents Brian and Dorothy Fitzpatrick.
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Programs and ephemera regarding Sir Robert Helpmann, 1924-2009

544 items
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This finding aid lists programs and ephemera which document all aspects of Sir Robert Helpmann's extensive career as dancer, choreographer, director, and actor in Australia and overseas. Robert Helpmann's extensive career started with ballet, acting from 1930, and he then emerged as a company choreographer in 1942. He also directed and produced, and worked in opera, film, and musical theatre.Helpmann's career in Australia with the Australian Ballet, other Australian companies, and in the Old Vic. Co. tour of Australia in 1955 are not included: Material relating to these productions are located under the respective names of the companies he worked with. (For instance, programs relating to Helpmann's Australian and New Zealand tours of Nude with violin are located within the separate J.C. Williamson General files of the PROMPT Collection.)

Mitchell, Terry (actor) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1968-

1 collection.
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items of Terry Mitchell including various concert programs of his performances.
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Tivoli (vaudeville circuit) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1897-1981

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This list includes Tivoli vaudeville circuit shows as well as performances at the Tivoli theatres (i.e. venue hire arrangements).The list is based on imperfect holdings and is updated as gaps in the Library's holdings for this artist are filled.

Sadler's Wells Opera Company (UK) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1840[?]-

1 collection.
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company including theatre programs of various Australian performers.
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Conscription : ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1916-

1 collection.
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The ephemera collection contains documents of everyday life generally covering publications of fewer than five pages. These may include: advertising material, area guides, booklets, brochures, samples of merchandise postcards, posters, programs, stickers and tickets.
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Nostalgia Productions : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, [1981?]-

1 collection.
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Nostalgia Productions founded by Roy Watterson OAM in around 1981. Roy Watterson presented the Good Old Days Concerts to the senior audience including artists such as David Hobson, Col Joye, Yvonne Kenny, and many others singing your favourite songs from yesteryear. Concerts are presented quarterly at the Sydney Town Hall.
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Theatre programs and ephemera regarding Anna Pavlova's Australian tours, 1926-1929

1 collections
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The list is based on the imperfect holdings held in the collection and information found here is therefore incomplete. The list will be updated as the Library's gaps for this artist are filled.The holdings consist primarily of Magazine programs with a few separately published "Souvenir programs". In some instances information is gleaned from advertisements in them. This does not prove that the repertoire was performed as program changes did occur however it gives an idea of what was planned. All other sources are clearly indicated, eg, flyers. Printed materials in the PROMPT collection include programs and printed ephemera such as brochures, leaflets, tickets, etc. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance. The list is based on imperfect holdings, and is updated as gaps in the Library's holdings are filled. Unless otherwise stated, all entries are based on published programs in the PROMPT collection.

Programs and ephemera regarding Kirsova Ballet in Australia, 1941-1944

34 items
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The list is primarily based on material in the National Library of Australia's PROMPT collection. Where there are gaps in the PROMPT holdings, the list has been supplemented by an indication of material in the National Gallery of Australia's Research Library. The Research Library holds Helene Kirsova's extensive personal archive including stage and costume designs, photographs and letters as well as published materials. In a couple of rare cases where no programs are held in either institution, newspaper clippings in the NGA Kirsova Archive have been quoted as evidence of performances.

The Bach Choir : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1876-

1 collection.
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items of the Bach Choir including theatre programs of various Australian performers.
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Len Evans Wines' dinner menu collection, 1975-1983

1 collection.
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24 printed souvenir dinner menus from Len Evans Wines Pty Ltd with annotated wine tasting notes, collected between 1975 to 1983.
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Papers of Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer (as filmed by the AJCP), 07 October 1880-28 May 1932

651 items
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Correspondence, notebooks, diaries and papers relating to the Horn expedition to central Australia in 1894; Spencer's anthropological interests, research and writings on the Indigenous Australians. There are also many references to Melbourne and Oxford Universities. Most of the letters are dated 1884-1903.
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Matters, Arnold (singer) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, [1927?]-

1 collection.
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items of Arnold Matters including various concert programs of his performances.
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