Guide to the Papers of Honor and Michael Thwaites, 1832-2019

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8534, MS Acc06.126, MS Acc09.071, MS Acc13.060.MS Acc20.002
Creator:
Thwaites, Honor and Thwaites, Michael
Extent:
[74 boxes + 3 audiovisual carriers + 1 digital file (00.1 GB) + 1 folder]
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Honor and Michael Thwaites, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Not for loan
Access conditions:
Part available for research; part requires permission for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
MS 8534 comprises: 1. Photocopies of letters, photographs, news cuttings and pamphlets, 1832-1892, which relate to Honor Thwaites' ancestors Hastie and Alexander Dennis of Colac, Victoria, and Andrew and Celia Scott of Buninyong, near Ballarat. Also included in these two folders of family history are some photocopies of correspondence and genealogy charts, 1971-1992, relating to Honor Thwaites' ancestors. 2. Correspondence, news cuttings, leaflets, accounts and other papers, 1977-1992, which document the work of the Thwaites in ensuring the creation and preservation of the Remembrance Nature Park on the slopes of Mount Ainslie, Canberra. 3. Disc with the title "Memoirs-Honor Thwaites". 4. Musical scores of Michael Thwaites' poems: "Easter hymn" by George Fraser, 1947 (published score) and "Colours" by Terence A. Williams, 1944 (manuscript score) (1 box).The Acc06.126 instalment consists of papers accumulated by Michael Thwaites during the course of his life and career. There is correspondence, poetry manuscripts and notes, lecture notes, financial records, cuttings and biographical material. Also included are diaries and correspondence of his wife Honor Thwaites and papers relating to the establishment of the Remembrance Nature Park (70 boxes).The Acc09.71 instalment comprises correspondence, mostly from 1993, notes and notebooks, three microcassettes and papers relating to Michael Thwaites' funeral and memorial service (2 boxes).The Acc13.060 instalment comprises a collection of notebooks, notes and drafts of writings by Michael Thwaites, loose personal correspondence, an album of postcards and two sketchbooks (1 box).The MS Acc20.002 instalment comprises an edited and corrected transcript of Honor Thwaites memoir by M.R. Thwaites (before 2005), P.R.W. Thwaites and R.N.Thwaites (2019). Original transcript of memoir held at MS 8534, series 3 file 1 (1 folder)
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Indexed terms

Names:
Thwaites, Michael

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2708323).
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 Honor and Michael Thwaites, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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