Guide to the Records of the Parliament House Embroidery Committee, 1984-1988

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8369
Creator:
Parliament House Embroidery Committee
Extent:
2.66 metres and (19 boxes, 2 folios)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Parliament House Embroidery Committee, National Library of Australia, MS 8369, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises correspondence, financial records, minutes, diaries and notebooks, newspaper cuttings, mounting notes, fabric samples, printed materials, computer disks, photographs, slides and audio and video tapes.

The records relate to liaison between the Committee and the State guilds and guild supervisors; fundraising projects and grant applications; public relations; selection and execution of the winning design; conservation of the embroidery; the production of the publication The Parliament House embroidery: a work of many hands (1988) and relations between the Committee and other organisations and individuals including the architects of the new Parliament House, the Australian Bicentennial Authority, the Parliament House Construction Authority and the Patron, Lady Stephen.

Provenance:

The files from the Parliament House Embroidery Committee were donated to the National Library of Australia by the former Convenor of the Committee in June and December 1991.

Arrangement:

This collection was sorted and listed by a student from the University of Canberra.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2125536).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], Records of the Parliament House Embroidery Committee, National Library of Australia, MS 8369, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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