Guide to the Records of the Australia-China Society, 1960-1966

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Summary

Creator:
Australia-China Society
Extent:
0.06 metres and (2 folders)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Australia-China Society, National Library of Australia, MS 10596, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection includes typed and handwritten letters, telegrams and telegram drafts, printed bulletins, some minutes of meetings, and related ephemera of the Australia-China Society, covering the period from 1960 to 1966. The correspondence consists primarily professional letters to and from Mr John J. Greenland and Dr Cecil H. English, who both held the position of National Secretary of the Australia-China Society during this period. Correspondents include Australia-China Society members, individuals and Chinese officials, notably the Chinese People's Association for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. Notable correspondents include Oscar Mendelsohn, Katharine Manifold, Professor Charles Patrick Fitzgerald, Dr H. C. "Nugget" Coombs and William J Liu. Some notable individuals discussed in the correspondence include Xavier Herbert, Tom Uren, John Manifold, Douglas Copland, Rewi Alley, Felix Greene and Sir William Gunn. Topics discussed include the wool and wheat trade, tourism, visiting Chinese delegations, cultural tours and exchanges of theatre, literature, film and visual art, the Chinese education system and amateur cycling.
General:

Please note that library staff recorded Chinese names in Chinese characters where possible. The romanisation of Chinese names in original text are not in standard Pinyin or Wade-Giles.

Access and use

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-vn6609397).
Conditions Governing Use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6609397).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Australia-China Society, National Library of Australia, MS 10596, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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