Guide to the Papers of Geoffrey Rothwell, 1942-1987

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8373

Creator:

Geoffrey Rothwell

Extent:

6.16 metres and (44 boxes, 6 folios)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Geoffrey Rothwell, National Library of Australia, MS 8373, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises personal and business correspondence, diaries, notebooks, writings, personal papers, ephemera, newsletters, financial papers, printed material, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, invitations, photographs and papers relating to his parents.

Biographical Note:

Date	Event
1930	Born in Melbourne on 3 May, son of Leslie and Iris Rothwell
?1943-48	Attended Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
1949	Clerk in Adelaide Steamship Company, Sydney
1950	Clerk in Australian National Airways
1951-53	Travelled overseas working in various clerical and labouring positions
1953-54	Clerk in British Overseas Airway Corporation
1954	Returned to Australia
1955	Clerk in Workers Compensation Commission in Perth
1955	Clerk in Australian National Airways, Cairns
1955-60	Clerk in A.C.F.

Provenance:

Geoffrey Rothwell's papers were donated to the National Library in January 1988 after his death.

Arrangement:

The arrangement of the collection is one devised by the Library, although the subject headings within each series were devised by Rothwell. The files have been kept intact, except for some programs which were transferred to Ephemera's Prompt Collection. The arrangement into series and the order of the files within the series were determined by the Library.

Some photographs are held in the Pictorial Section of the Library.

Indexed terms

Names:

Geoffrey Rothwell

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn431019).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Geoffrey Rothwell, National Library of Australia, MS 8373, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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