Guide to the Frederick Blakeney Map Collection, c. 1938 - c. 1958

 

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Summary

Collection number:
MFC 14
Creator:
Frederick Blakeney and Blakeney, Marjorie, Mrs.
Extent:
13 items and in 1 map folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], Frederick Blakeney Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
13 political and travel maps presumably collected during Blakeney's work and travels in Europe and Asia. Several maps bear simple annotations which highlight national borders, cities, and other landmarks. Most maps are in English, some in French.
Biographical / Historical:

{"persname":"Frederick Joseph Blakeney","content":"\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eFrederick Joseph Blakeney\u003c/span\u003e was born in 1913. He was educated at the Marist Brothers' High School in Darlinghurst, Sydney and the University of Sydney."}

{"subject":"Australian Ambassador","content":["He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1946, after a brief period as a Teaching Fellow in Modern History at Sydney University earlier that year. In his diplomatic career he held the following positions: Australian Minister to Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos (1957-59) and","\u003cspan class='subject'\u003eAustralian Ambassador\u003c/span\u003e to the Federal Republic of Germany (1962-68), the U.S.S.R. (1968-71) and the Netherlands (1974-77) and the Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva (1977-78). He also held various senior positions at the Department of Foreign Affairs."]}

Blakeney died in May 1990.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Donated to the National Library of Australia by Marjorie Blakeney, 1991.

Indexed terms

Names:
Blakeney, Marjorie, Mrs.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record to place requests to view the material onsite, and for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7542026).
Conditions Governing Use:
Some published maps in this collection are in copyright.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], Frederick Blakeney Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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