Guide to the Papers of Alan Villiers, 1900-1980

Summary

Collection number:

MS 6388

Creator:

Villiers, Alan

Extent:

25.05 metres and (143 ms boxes + 2 phase boxes + 12 map folios)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Alan Villiers, National Library of Australia, MS 6388, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

It comprises correspondence, drafts of Villiers' writings, log books, journals, diaries, notebooks, war service records, photographs, maps, plans, drawings and press cuttings.

Biographical Note:

Sailor and author. Reporter on Mercury, 1924-1929. Resigned to pursue a career as an author and adventurer and wrote more than 30 books about his experiences as a seaman on a variety of craft. His books include The Way of a ship, Give me a ship to sail and Set of the sails.

Provenance:

The collection was purchased by the National Library from Alan Villiers in 1980.

Indexed terms

Names:

Villiers, N., Mrs.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn484857).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Alan Villiers, National Library of Australia, MS 6388, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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