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Papers of Dennis Altman, 1961-2021

(23 ms boxes + 1 archives box + 1 map folio + 2 folders)
Abstract Or Scope
The collection comprises papers documenting academic and gay right's campaigner Dennis Altman's career as a writer and his roles in Australian and international HIV/AIDS organisations. Includes correspondence to and from academics, publishers, politicians, leaders of homosexual movements and admirers.

Papers of Dame Rachel Cleland, 1885-2002

(63 boxes)
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The MS 9601 collection comprises correspondence, drafts, speeches, photographs and papers relating to the Aboriginal land rights and environmental causes Rachel Cleland supported in Australia.

Papers of Barry York, 1890-2010

(66 boxes) + 15 cartons + 1 small folio box + 1 packet + 3 folders
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MS 6947 comprises drafts, correspondence and research notes, some relating to books by York: The Maltese in Australia (1986), Canberra: our Italian heritage (with Salvatore Gambale and Aldo Bongiorno, 1988), Josephine Zammit M.B.E.: a Maltese woman in Australia (1989), Student revolt: La Trobe University 1967 to 1973 (1989), Metropolitan ghettoes and ethnic concentrations (1990), Emmanuel Attard: from Gozo (Malta) to Gallipoli and Australia (1994), Empire and race: the Maltese in Australia 1881-1949 (1990), and, Our multicultural heritage 1788-1945: an annotated guide to the collections of the National Library of Australia (1995). Other papers include those relating to the campaign for the release of Bill O'Meally; the Ned Kelly centenary celebrations, 1980; Bob Hawke; Charles Darwin; general correspondence 1991-1996 as well as correspondence relating to the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1986-1996; a copy of York's doctoral thesis on Maltese immigration in Australia; and one Eureka flag and flagpole.

Records of Gidleigh Station and the papers of the Rutledge family, 1812-2005

16.95 metres (10 ms cartons + 67 ms boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes)
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MS Acc05.167 comprises the station records of Gidleigh Station and includes station diaries, ledgers, cash books, journals and other financial records, weather readings and stock books.MS Acc14.094 comprises material relating to the initial conveyance of land that would later make up part of the Gidleigh estate. Other documents refer to properties Glenriddle, Carwoola and Gunningbar, also managed by the Rutledge family. Other material includes business and personal correspondence from 1876 to 1982, company tax returns and balance sheets, sheep records 1844-1865, letter books from 1876-1920, meteorological records, conveyancing and land transfer records, mortgage documentation, and stock returns. The collection also holds some of the earliest known research on wool quality in Australia.MS Acc15.113 comprises letters and telegrams sent to the Rutledge family during the First World War, 1914-1918. The majority of the collection consists of letters sent by Thomas (Tom) Rutledge to his mother, Jean Rutledge. They include letters sent from Holsworthy, at sea, Maadi Camp, Gallipoli,Cairo, Port Said, the Soldiers Club at Kantara, and Europe. Also included are letters sent to Mrs Rutledge by her sister, Dame Alice Chisholm.
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Records of Sander and Sons

4.0 metres (2 MS Boxes + 2 small folio boxes + 26 Map folios +1 piece)
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Archive related to the Bendigo based Sandner family business Sander and Sons, producers of eucalyptus oil/extract in the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes certificates of registration of trademarks, testimonials for products, advertising material, appointments of international agents, product samples, correspondence, mortgage documents, contracts and photographs.

Papers of the Claux Family, 1910-2001

5.64 metres (12 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 3 map folios + 7 sound/av carriers)
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The collection comprises of Claux and Crick family correspondence, diaries, notebooks and photographs. The collection also documents Moira Claux's personal and professional life as a dancer with the Bodenwieser Ballet, actress and artist's model and include correspondence, scripts, drawings, scrapbooks, black and white photographs by a variety of photographers including Max Dupain and Laurence Le Guay, publications, objects, certificates and artworks by Moira's brother Eugene.

Papers of Tim Fischer, 1971-2017

11.16 metres (27 archives boxes + 11 MS boxes + 4 large folio boxes + 3 medium folio boxes + 1 poster box)
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The collection comprises papers relating to Ministerial overseas visits, small booklets, programs, files relating to Fischer's role as Deputy Prime Minister; official Ministerial diaries 1996 to 1999; other diaries; overseas travel photo albums relating to specific Trade Minister visits, mainly to the Middle East and Asia; framed photos relating to official activities; some general files of passing interest; transcripts of key speeches; election ephemera from State and Federal elections; briefing notes for Incoming Minister; files from role in Rome as Ambassador to the Holy See; early drafts of the six books written by Fischer and various awards and certificates from around the world.

Lance Nelson photographic archive, 1961 - 2010

4.5 metres (11 ms boxes, 3 folio boxes, 17 folders)
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The Lance Nelson photographic archive encompasses his entire career working as a documentary, freelance, commercial, corporate and stock photographer, internationally and in Australia. The collection comprises approximately 320 35 mm colour transparencies; 50,000 black and white negatives; 300 black and white prints; documents including personal and commercial correspondence, research notes, transcripts, note books, maps and published work including company annual reports and brochures. Includes proofs from Nelson's work for Annals magazine (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, 1966-1973) documenting the Northern Territory missions at Port Keats (Wadeye), Bathurst Island, Tiwi and Daly River; Papua New Guinea missions at D'Entrecasteaux Islands from Milne Bay to Rossel Island and Trobriand Island; contact sheets from Boggabri Country Town Family project; contact sheets of trip to Indonesia in 1966 documenting all major islands, families, farming, mining and culture for a publication: 'Mask of Time : an Indonesian discovery'.

Records of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society, 1890-2015

5.7 metres (29 MS Boxes;1 Large Folio Box;1 Medium Folio Box;1 Small Folio Box)
Abstract Or Scope
The collection consists of papers relating to the history of the Lebanese in Australia and includes family files, photographic archive, Australian Lebanese Historical Society projects and events, administrative records including Annual General Meetings, Oral History Transcripts, objects and ephemera.

Records of the Irish National Association of Australasia, 1917-2019

(73 MS boxes + 6 medium folio boxes + 1 Box (Rolled Items - Large) + 2 packets)
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The collection comprises the archive of the Irish National Association of Australasia, that was consolidated and catalogued as part of a project to write the history of the organisation from its founding in 1915 until 2015, and offers an insight into the social, political and cultural life of Irish Australians in Sydney and NSW. The collection includes includes hand written minutes, administrative documents, photographs, event programs and realia.