Guide to the Records of the Walter Burley Griffin Society, 1913-1959

Summary

Collection number:

MS 10492

Creator:

Walter Burley Griffin Society

Extent:

1.25 metres and (1 MS box + 1 map folio)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Walter Burley Griffin Society Archive, National Library of Australia, MS 10492, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Permission required for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises a boolket produced by Greater Sydney Development Association showing Castlecrag and its buildings from c1922 to c1926; a booklet containing descriptions and illustrations of buildings designed and constructed by Walter Burley Griffin using knitlock; Program for the 1936 annual Anthroposophical Festival; Carbon copy of typed reference by Walter B. Grriffin written for Louise Lighfoot; Copy of a thesis on the work of Walter Burley Griffin by Robert Meyer; Eight page original contract dated 1 November 1934. Signed by Eric M. Nichols and Walter B. Griffin on behalf of the Greater Sydney Development Association, and by E. A. Deans; Five page typewritten essay written by C. C. D. Brammall in 1947 and annotated by Edgar Deans describing the Griffins aims to build a Sydney suburb of Castlecrag; Newsletter published by the Cumberland County Council Cumberland;The Federal Capital: Report Explanatory of the Preliminary General Plan from 1913; Illustrated plan of the subdivision of Castlecrag Estate, produced by the Greater Sydney Development Association.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Society and culture
Professions

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-vn8041546).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], Walter Burley Griffin Society Archive, National Library of Australia, MS 10492, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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