Guide to the Papers of Harry Gordon, 1854-2015

Summary

Collection number:

MS Acc02.143, MS Acc09.135, MS Acc21.002

Creator:

Gordon, Harry

Extent:

(29 ms boxes, 2 small folio-boxes, 4 medium folio-boxes, 4 large folio-boxes, 1 binder, 1 folder, 13 audio/audiovisual carriers, 15 digital carriers)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Harry Gordon, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part permission required for research until access is determined; part permission required for research until 2031. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS Acc02.143 comprises copies of newspapers and journals, some signed, and publications containing articles by Harry Gordon; material relating to the history of journalism in Australia; correspondence, 1948-2000; speeches; material relating to Gordon's published works, including Dawn Fraser (1965) and The hard way: the story of Hawthorn Football Club (1990); media accreditations, press passes and programs; documents relating to Gordon's work on the Council of the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Olympic Committee; Olympic booklets and map of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village showing streets named by Gordon; published lectures about journalism in Australia; and, a scrapbook maintained by Gordon's mother containing photographs, letters and press clippings.

MS Acc09.135 comprises executive and conference minutes of the Australian Olympic Federation, 1928-1939.

MS Acc21.002 comprises correspondence, citizenship papers, photographs, diary notes, correspondence with the Hawthorn Football Club, notes relating to several of Gordon's publications and an unpublished memoir. It also includes Olympic ephemera, including a program for the Melbourne Olympics and the Olympic flag that was draped over Gordon's coffin at his funeral.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Reading Room Access Note:

For preservation reasons, we are unable to deliver digital and audio/audiovisual carriers to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact (Ask a Librarian) to enquire about access.

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-vn667919).

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-vn667919).

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Harry Gordon, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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