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

Summary

Collection number:

MS 10296

Creator:

Greste, Peter, Professor

Extent:

3.15 metres and (12 MS boxes+ 1 large folio box + 1 med folio box + 1 small folio box)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Peter Greste and the Greste Family, National Library of Australia, MS 10296, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part permission required for research. Not for loan. and Part restricted due to material being extremely fragile; access by Curator permission only. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

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.

Arrangement:

Square brackets have been used to indicate missing information such as first or last names e.g. [] Greste; Andrew []. Where the missing content may be reasonably inferred from context, this information has been placed within square brackets to indicate that it was not transcribed from the original material e.g. Andrew [Greste].The Library has allocated consecutive numbers to each file, with files starting at number 1 at the beginning of each series.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Mass media

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-vn8050243).

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 Peter Greste and the Greste Family, National Library of Australia, MS 10296, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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