Consignment received 2015, 1944-2014

Component identifier:

Class MS Acc15.031

Extent:

(23 ms boxes + 1 small folio box + 1 map folio)

Content Summary:

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this consignment may include names, discussion and images of deceased people. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within these works which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive, as well as other content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive. Specifically stories of displacement in Aṉangu country, excerpts from the book 'Survival in Our Own Land: "Aboriginal" Experiences in "South Australia" since 1836' with stories from a Kaurna Elder and a Kutata woman, discussions of/references to Maralinga and the Anangu people.

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) Notice: This file contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples, specifically references to the Kaurna language, photographs of the Nunyara community in South Australia and their artwork. References to the Maralinga and Anangu people, the Pitjantjatjara language, and discussion of the traditional stories of both the Anangu and the Spinifex people.

This consignment comprises: correspondence including letters from readers; diaries; notebooks; documents relating to book launches; awards; conference material; biography and interviews; documents relating to various book publishers; and finances.

Documents relating to Mattingley's books and stories including Ruby of Trowutta: recollections of a country postmistress; Survival in Our Own Land; Maralinga: The Anangu Story; After Maralinga: Yvonne's Story, and Asmir in America.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers at MS 8290 were purchased from Christobel Mattingley in several instalments between 1990 and 1994. Further papers were received in 2002, 2012, 2015 and 2021.

Extent information:

4.85 metres,

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