Guide to the Papers of A. W. G. Whittle, 1920-1994

Summary

Collection number:

MS 7425

Creator:

A. W. G. Whittle

Extent:

3.5 metres and (25 boxes, 1 folio item)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of A. W. G. Whittle, National Library of Australia, MS 7425, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers including personal and family papers, records of A.W.G. Whittle and Associates (consulting mineralogists), correspondence, work diaries, geological photographs and transparencies, lecture notes and published material.

The personal papers include qualifications, photographs, medical and financial records, and correspondence.

The papers of A.W.G. Whittle and Associates, consulting mineralogists, 1970-82, include financial records and correspondence with clients such as North Broken Hill, Poseidon, Amoco Minerals, Samantha Mines and Samin.

Biographical Note:

Mineralogist and economic geologist. Chief Petrologist-Mineralogist in the South Australian Department of Mines, 1945-61, and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economic Geology at the University of Adelaide from 1961 to 1968. Consulting mineralogist from 1970-82.

Related

Separated Material:

This collection, received in 1986, originally included MS 8856, the papers of Nancy Robinson Whittle Flannery, which were separated in September 1995. Two small additions (Boxes 24-25) received in 1995 and 2000 have been incorporated into the existing series.

Indexed terms

Names:

A. W. G. Whittle

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2249959).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 A. W. G. Whittle, National Library of Australia, MS 7425, [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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