Guide to the Papers of Norman and Evelyn Bartlett, 1921-1992

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 6884
Extent:
7.9 metres and (53 boxes + 1 folio)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Norman and Evelyn Bartlett, National Library of Australia, MS 6884, [series and/or folder number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Dr Norman Bartlett was a journalist and an author. His papers include correspondence and personal papers, note books, commonplace books, diaries, manuscripts, drafts of published and unpublished books, copies of articles and short stories, book reviews, theses, files of research and general interest material and photographs. Bartlett's correspondence relates to his work as a journalist and writer, his wartime experiences, his work as Information Attaché in Bangkok, Tokyo, New Delhi and London, his academic life and subjects of interest to him. There is personal correspondence between Bartlett and his wife, Evelyn, other family members and friends.

Evelyn Bartlett was a children's author. Her papers consist of correspondence including personal correspondence with Norman and other family members, diaries including details of her travels, drafts of some of her writings, collections of newspapers and magazine cuttings on subjects of interest to her, memorabilia of her travels with her husband and some wartime and family photographs.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library by Dr Norman Bartlett in 1981 with an addition in April 1989. After Bartlett's death in 1992, a further addition was donated by his nephew, Michael Paul, in February 1996.

Arrangement:

The current series structure is largely imposed by Library staff. Norman Bartlett's arrangement of correspondence, drafts and subject files was inconsistent. Throughout his life Bartlett recycled his ideas, reused his notes, converted an idea from an article to a book or used a chapter of a book as an essay or short story. This manner of working is reflected in his arrangement and labelling of files. Material in files labelled by Bartlett has been maintained in that order. Material not organised by Bartlett into files has been arranged by Library staff into series of similar material and then arranged chronologically into folders.

Container List:
Series File/Item Box
1 1-4 1
1 5-8 2
1 9-13 3
1 14-19 4
1 20-26 5
1 27-31 6
1 32-34 7
1 35-40 8
1 41-46 9
1 47-54 10
2 1-21 (volume) 11
2 22-31 (volume) 12
2 32-37 (volume) 13
2 38-46 (volume) 14
2 47-54 (volume) 15
2 55-64 (volume) 16
3 1-5 17
3 6-10 18
3 11-15 19
3 16-20 20
3 21-25 21
3 26-31 22
3 32-37 23
3 38-42 24
3 43-47 25
3 48-50 26
4 1 (volume) folio
4 2 (volume) folio
4 3 (volume) folio
4 4-6 26
4 7-13 27
4 14-18 28
4 19-25 29
4 26-33 30
4 34 31
5 1-4 31
6 1-2 (volume) 32
7 1-3 32
7 4-11 33
7 12-20 34
7 21-27 35
7 28-34 36
7 35-42 37
7 43-49 38
8 1-5 (piece) 39
8 6-12 (piece) 40
9 1-6 41
9 loose 42
10 1-8 43
10 9-17 44
10 18-23 45
11 volumes 46
11 volumes 47
12 1-6 48
12 7-12 49
12 13-19 50
12 20-24 51
13 1-7 52
13 pieces/volumes 53

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is available for reference.
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 Norman and Evelyn Bartlett, National Library of Australia, MS 6884, [series and/or folder number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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