Description of Addition, 2 October 1992

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Series

Content Summary:

This instalment (originally 35 cartons) was purchased by the Library from the University of New South Wales in 1992. The papers have been arranged in the following series: Subject files; Clune's newspaper columns; Letters and cuttings found in books; photographs, films and microfilms; Miscellaneous.

As with the earlier instalments, the predominant group is the subject files, which are arranged according to Clune's alphabetical sequence. Some files were bound by Clune slightly out of alphabetical sequence for convenience. Photographs which are integral to the subject files have been kept in Series 1; the remainder are in Series 4.

A typical file in this alphabetical sequence includes copies of research material (taken from books, articles and primary sources), press cuttings, notes and letters seeking information from librarians, archivists and descendants of the person Clune was researching. Sometimes there are also drafts of the works he wrote based on his research, but the great bulk of the contents of the subject files is not original.

Immediate source of acquisition:

In the course of a long association with Frank Clune beginning in 1951, the Library acquired some manuscripts and diaries from time to time. These are shelved at MS 407, 457, 463, 501 and 724. The first major instalment of Clune's papers (MS 4951) was purchased after his death from his son, Terry. The other son, Tony, added books and other items between 1983 and 1996. Amongst these donations was Ben Hall's revolver, acquired in 1985. See information on the revolver following Box 92. The second major component of the Clune Papers was purchased by the Library from the University of New South Wales in 1992, when the University rationalised its holdings of unpublished material. Clune's 'library' had been purchased by the University, which retained the published component (see 'Other holdings' below).

Names:

Clune, Terry

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