Original consignment

Containers:

Box numbering unclear (MS 9923), Box 1-8 (ms boxes) (MS 9923), Folio-Box 1 (MS 9923), Map-Folio 3/2; 5/6; (map folios) (MS 9923)

Component identifier:

Class MS 9923

Content Summary:

Comprises papers collected by Charles Ulm as well as those collected by his son, John. The papers comprise newspaper cuttings, stamps, commemorative envelopes, correspondence, brochures, research notes, articles, reviews, certificates, talks, handwritten notes, photocopies of government records, business papers, photographs, maps and ephemera. The largest series in the collection is the commemorative and philatelic material, comprising stamps, commemorative envelopes, tribute albums, newspaper cuttings, articles and reviews relating to the 50th anniversary of the first trans-Pacific flight. The 1928 flight saw Charles Ulm fly with Charles Kingsford-Smith on the Southern Cross from Oakland, California to Brisbane, Australia.

Contained in 8 boxes, 1 folio box.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection has dual provenance. It consists of papers collected by Charles Ulm, and also items collected about Ulm by his son, John, which have been kept together because of the interrelated nature of their creation. The original instalment was donated to the Library by John Ulm in June 2003 in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Library of Australia to mark the 75th Anniversary of his father's 1928 Trans-Pacific flight.

Subjects:

Exploration
History
Society and culture

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