Personal files, 1963-92
- Component identifier:
- Series 1
- Content Summary:
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This series is closed, with the exception of boxes Files marked with an asterisk (*), which are available for research.
The personal files maintained by O'Farrell mainly contain correspondence with or about the individuals whose names appear on the files. They include a few historical figures, such as Daniel Mannix and Michael Kelly. The bulk of the correspondence is with academics, students and other researchers and deals with applications for promotion, the progress and examination of theses, and research and writings, especially in the fields of Irish and Catholic history. Some of the larger files contain correspondence on a wider range of subjects and personal and social matters. In addition to letters, many of the files contain drafts of articles and essays, reprints and copies of articles, photocopies of documents, references, and copies of applications for grants and promotions.
The papers mainly date from the period 1970-1990.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The Library purchased the original instalment of papers from O'Farrell in June 1980. O'Farrell donated subsequent consignments to the Library in August 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 and in 2000. Other papers were purchased from O'Farrell in 1998 and 1999. Material acquired in May 1984 and in February 1998 pertaining to Dr Albert Dryer has been transferred to the papers of Albert Dryer (MS 6610).Further material was added to the O'Farrell Papers in 2006.
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Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2618940).
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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