1.65 metres(11 ms boxes + 4 sound/av carriers + 2 digital carriers)
Abstract Or Scope
The original consignment, MS 9811, comprises correspondence, minutes of meetings, postcards, newspaper cuttings, cablegrams, invitations, magazine articles, books, slides and cassette tapes. There is also a collection of photographs with an annotated index. This material was assembled during the course of Manton's work as a consultant specialising in the arts and cultures of Singapore, Malaysia and Indochina. It relates to Cambodia's history and post Khmer Rouge cultural, social and political re-development with a particular focus on the processes of silk weaving. The collection also documents Manton's activities in encouraging Australian participation in the re-establishment of some of Cambodia's fine art processes.