Guide to the Papers of Neville Exon relating to Frank and Margaret Exon, 1900-1998

Summary

Collection number:

MS 10567

Creator:

Exon, Neville, Dr

Extent:

(4 ms boxes + 1 folio packet + 1 medium folio box)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Neville Exon relating to Frank and Margaret Exon, National Library of Australia, MS 10567, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises papers relating to Frank Exon (OBE) and his wife Margaret (nee Henderson), compiled by their son Neville and includes: personal letters and diaries written by Frank and Margaret documenting their time living in Fiji and Pakistan in the 1950's; drafts of Frank's short stories; published articles written by Frank; documents and correspondence relating to Frank's work in Fiji as a radio engineer for Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) and in Pakistan, installing Australian-built shortwave transmitters and receivers under the auspices of the Colombo Plan; Henderson family documents, including a Boer War letter; documents relating to Frank Exon's service as a radio engineer with the Royal Australian Naval Radio Service during World War I; and a restored Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) leather suitcase used to house papers of Frank Exon.

General:

This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Science and technology
Pacific

Conditions Governing Access:

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8559768).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Neville Exon relating to Frank and Margaret Exon, National Library of Australia, MS 10567, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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