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Anne Summers Women's Collection, 1931-2017

796 items
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The Anne Summers Women's Collection (ASWC) comprises of 796 books collected since the 1960s. This material is a unique record of the intellectual development of feminists engaging with transnational intellectual networks and social history of those times, including the impact of feminism on shaping social policy in Australia. The majority of materials in this collection are books published by various publishers including a number of government publications. The content covers a wide range of topics including women's rights, women's history, biographies, women and business, women in politics, sex roles, diversity, parenting, affirmative action for women, women and the media etc. There are also a small number of flyers, pamphlets, journal articles and speeches included in this collection. Most of of the volumes in this collection have handwritten annotations by Anne Summers. The collection also includes wide-ranging accompanying materials originally inserted into individual volumes, such as postcards, bookmarks, post-it notes, newspaper cuttings, press releases, invitations, letters, etc.
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Papers of Klaus Neumann, 1892-2017

1.68 metres (6 archives box + 1 folio)
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The collection comprises material related to the research of social historian Klaus Neumann including correspondence; field notebooks and diaries from Papua New Guinea in the 1980s and 1990s; articles relating to and written by Neumann; drafts of books; Papers including 'A Precautionary Measure: Internment in Australia during World War II', 'Reffos, Balts and Border Crossers:Australian Responses to Refugees 1938-1973'; list of publications and 2015 research outcomes.
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Records of the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants

2.7 metres (15 ms boxes + 1 folio box)
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Records relating to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project. The records include papers, photographs, newspaper cuttings, newsletters, reports, meeting minutes, brochures and posters of former children in institutional care including Brian Tennant, Errol Gray, Russell Saffron, Jessi Turner Booth, Mick Snell, Angela Norman, Sue Henthorn, Vikki Savva, Patricia Carlson, Carl Beauchamp, Diana Mancuso, Lana Syed, Jean Pringle, Oliver Cosgrove, John Walsh, Hannalore Worrell, Peter Bent, Barbara Murray and Graham Lahiff.
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Papers of Sir Arvi Parbo, 1933-2015

22.8 metres (134 boxes + 4 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box)
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This collection comprises papers relating to Arvi Parbo's positions at Western Mining Corporation, Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) and Alcoa of Australia. Other papers include correspondence, speeches and articles, desk diaries, pocket diaries and personal documents. The majority of the collection consists of 160 chronologically arranged lever folders (ca. 1949-2004) which start from Parbo's career and contain personal and business records, photographs and cuttings tabulated by month for each year. The collections also comprises the personal papers of Sir Arvi Parbo and papers relating to the history of Western Mining Corporation (WMC) and companies in the Western Mining group. They include correspondence, speeches, book drafts, personal recollections, newspaper cuttings and audiovisual material. The recollections of Sir Arvi Parbo describe his experiences as a migrant from Estonia to Australia, studying Engineering in Adelaide, and then working for WMC progressively moving into management roles in the company. WMC historical material includes published and unpublished papers on its mining operations and corporate activities. (28 boxes, 1 fol. box).
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Papers of Sir Arvi Parbo, 1933-2015 22.8 metres (134 boxes + 4 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box)

 

Papers of Peter Greste and the Greste Family, 1983-2016

3.15 metres (12 MS boxes+ 1 large folio box + 1 med folio box + 1 small folio box)
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The collection comprises material created by Australian journalist Peter Greste during his imprisonment in Mulhaq Al Masra (Molha'a El-Mazra'a)/ Tora prison from December 2013 until February 2015; material collected by his parents Lois and Juris and brothers Mike and Andrew in support of Peter's release from prison; records collected following Peter's release and return to Australia; along with records relating to Peter from the 1980's. Included are letters written by Peter Greste that were smuggled out of the prison, some written on toilet paper and napkins and addressed to family, friends, politicians, lawyers, Al Jazeera staff and some statements and press releases; Peter's diaries written in prison; media coverage during his imprisonment; correspondence from his supporters; papers kept by Lois and Juris Greste in Egypt including notebooks, court and travel documents; notebooks from Mike Greste. Also included are papers relating to Peter's schooling, including Youth Exchange documents, his journalism cadetship, correspondence and photographs and records relating to the Australian of the Year Award nomination.
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Papers of Agnes and Joe Karlik relating to the Anna Salen, 1950-2018

1.38 metres (5 ms boxes + 1 large folio box + 1 digital carrier + 1 folder)
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The collection comprises correspondence, photographs and biographies collected by Agnes and Joe Karlik relating to individuals and families who emigrated to Australia on the Anna Salen. The collection also includes an alphabetical list of the Ship's Manifest, a copy of Estonia's War Children: a fractured generation, compiled and narrated by Mai Maddisson, a visitor's book from a reunion of former inhabitants of the Northam Migrant Camp in Western Australia plus material relating to Agnes Karlik's father, Gustav Kovacs, who was a pioneer of the Hungarian film industry.
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Papers of Tim Fischer, 1971-2017

11.16 metres (27 archives boxes + 11 MS boxes + 4 large folio boxes + 3 medium folio boxes + 1 poster box)
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The collection comprises papers relating to Ministerial overseas visits, small booklets, programs, files relating to Fischer's role as Deputy Prime Minister; official Ministerial diaries 1996 to 1999; other diaries; overseas travel photo albums relating to specific Trade Minister visits, mainly to the Middle East and Asia; framed photos relating to official activities; some general files of passing interest; transcripts of key speeches; election ephemera from State and Federal elections; briefing notes for Incoming Minister; files from role in Rome as Ambassador to the Holy See; early drafts of the six books written by Fischer and various awards and certificates from around the world.
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Papers of Robert Darby, 1671-2019

13.2 metres (88 ms boxes)
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This collection reflects Robert Darby's interest and involvement in left-wing politics over the period 1970-82, and his participation in union and community affairs from 1979-85. There is considerable overlap between material on University-based student groups and left-wing political movements generally. The main focus is on Victorian (La Trobe University) material, however several States and the Australian Capital Territory are well represented.
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Records of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society, 1890-2015

5.7 metres (29 MS Boxes;1 Large Folio Box;1 Medium Folio Box;1 Small Folio Box)
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The collection consists of papers relating to the history of the Lebanese in Australia and includes family files, photographic archive, Australian Lebanese Historical Society projects and events, administrative records including Annual General Meetings, Oral History Transcripts, objects and ephemera.
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