Original consignment received 1992, 1872-1990

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Class 1

Content Summary:

This consignment comprises: Family papers and family history research material, 1872-1990; Correspondence, newscuttings and working notes relating to Wilmot's career as a broadcaster and war correspondent, 1937-54; Diaries and notebooks, 1938-53; Corrected scripts of broadcasts, 1940-54; Correspondence/research files relating to Wilmot's work as an author/war historian, 1943-53; Drafts of books "Tobruk, 1941" (1943) and "The Struggle for Europe" (1952); Reviews, reactions and correspondence regarding "The Struggle for Europe", 1952-54; Biographical research material and drafts assembled by Alan and Mary Wood, 1954-?.

Immediate source of acquisition:

This collection was presented to the National Library by Edith Wilmot in 1991 and arrived in Canberra in January 1992. It consists primarily of Chester Wilmot's papers, but also includes material added by Edith Wilmot in the years since Chester's death. A further transfer was received from the Wilmot family in 2024.

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