Guide to the Papers of Charis Elsé Young, 1834-1978

Summary

Collection number:

MS 9564

Creator:

Braga, Patricia

Extent:

4.25 metres and (15 ms boxes +2 medium folio box + 1 map folio)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Charis Young, National Library of Australia, MS 9564, [series/file/items number(s)]'

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Letters, diaries, certificates, publications, photographs, family papers, papers relating to Australian Association of Occupational Therapists and the Margaret Reid Orthopaedic Hospital. There are also letters from missionaries in China, whom Charis visited in 1929.

Biographical Note:

Occupational therapist, active church member with missionary links, Young also collected papers and documents of her family. Her father, Charles Ernest Young, was a prominent sugar planter. One of her ancestors, Admiral Sir George Young, was one of the first to suggest settlement at Botany Bay. Charis was carer for her sister, Marjorie L. Young.

Provenance:

The papers were acquired from Charis Young's Estate, which was administered by her nephew, Peter L. Young. His sister, Patricia Braga, and her husband Stuart oversaw their transfer to the National Library of Australia.

Arrangement:

Patricia Braga and her husband, Stuart Braga, arranged and listed the papers before they were deposited with the National Library of Australia. For some groups of papers they have provided additional historical/family information which is included with the papers. They have also provided details for many of the photographs in the collection.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Professions
Society and culture

Names:

Braga, Patricia

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1598482).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Charis Young, National Library of Australia, MS 9564, [series/file/items number(s)]'

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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