Guide to the Papers of Mary E. White, 1984-2007

Collection number:: MS 10725
Creator:: White, Mary E. (22 February 1926-5 August 2018)
Extent:: 38 Cold Store binders [9097 slides]
Language:: English and English
Preferred citation:: Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Mary E. White, National Library of Australia, MS 10725, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:: Available
Access conditions:: Available for research. Not for loan.

Content Summary:: This collection comprises slides taken by Jim Frazier during fieldwork with Mary E White. The images, which document fossils, landscapes, minerals and other geological features, were used for many of her publications including "The Greening of Gondwana" (1986), "Time in Our Hands: Semi-Precious Gemstones: Keys to the Geological Past" (1991), "Nature of Hidden Worlds: Reading the rock" (1999) and others. It provides a valuable documentary record of Australia's unique geology and landscape and is a testament to changing relationship of Australia's to the environment. Many of the slides have annotated housing with outlines, species names, measurements, and other information. There is also a small number of photographic prints and negatives included in the collection.

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-vn8820217).
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-vn8820217).

Preferred citation:: Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Mary E. White, National Library of Australia, MS 10725, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia