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Papers of Bill Bowtell, 1982-1994

(46 ms boxes)
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The collection comprises papers relating to Bill Bowtell's policy and administration roles relating to HIV and AIDS Strategy, the introduction of Medicare, Sydney Airport Noise Management, the 1996 Federal Election Campaign, privatisation of Telstra and consultancy work with the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department and the Office of the Minister for Justice and includes; correspondence; diaries; reports; agenda and meeting papers; newspaper cuttings; and printed materials.
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Papers of Bill Bowtell, 1982-1994 (46 ms boxes)

 

Papers of Dennis Altman, 1961-2021

(23 ms boxes + 1 archives box + 1 map folio + 2 folders)
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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.
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Papers of Dennis Altman, 1961-2021 (23 ms boxes + 1 archives box + 1 map folio + 2 folders)

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Papers of Edwin Archibald Holland, 1932-1933

(2 folders)
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This collection comprises a handwritten letter dated 5 Aug 1932 from Dr Edwin Archibald Holland to his father, Edwin Holland, regarding his success in combating malaria as a Papua New Guinea Health Officer; and copy of a related article in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, volume XXVI, no 6, pp. 529-538 (May 1933).
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Papers of Edwin Archibald Holland, 1932-1933 (2 folders)

 

Papers of Franceska Jordan, 1949-2018

0.72 metres (4 archive boxes)
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The collection comprises papers of Franceska Jordan AM, past president of the Alzheimer's Association of Queensland and Australia and vice president of Alzheimer' s Disease International and comprises materials pertaining to the setting up of the Queensland Association and the national body; the International Alzheimer's Disease Conference held in Brisbane Queensland in 1988; typescripts of speeches; correspondence; newspaper cuttings; flyers; a presentation plaque; paintings and artwork.
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Papers of Franceska Jordan, 1949-2018 0.72 metres (4 archive boxes)

 

Papers of J. Northcote Deck, 1890-1959

3.15 metres (6 ms boxes, 1 medium folio box, 20 negative boxes)
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This collection comprises a large group of correspondence, both to and from Northcote Deck, mostly relating to his time with the South Seas Evangelical Mission (SSEM). His letters out contain detailed descriptions of his day-to-day life and issues arising in the Solomon Islands at that time. There is also a large group of Northcote Deck's writings including published and typescript versions of many of his articles, mostly intended for publication in Not in Vain, the SSEM journal, copies of his published books and drafts of a book on the Solomon Islands. Other material includes Queensland Kanaka Mission annual reports; issues of Not in Vain; and notebooks and loose pages of notes, most of a religious nature. The subject of the photographic material in the collection is mainly life and people in the Solomon Islands and is in the form of black and white photographs; black and white glass negatives, including family photographs taken by Harold Cazneaux; and coloured glass slides, used by Northcote Deck for presentations in Australia, England and Canada.
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Papers of J. Northcote Deck, 1890-1959 3.15 metres (6 ms boxes, 1 medium folio box, 20 negative boxes)

 

Papers of June Alexander, 1958-2023

(12 ms boxes + 2 digital carriers + 1 folder)
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This collection comprises handwritten diary entries by June Alexander, who grew up on a dairy farm and wrote about family, working and rural life, from the age 12 upwards until 2016. The handwritten diaries are complimented by ephemera, letters and email printouts, photographs of family and friends, digital diaries (2015-2023) and letters (1998-2009). The personal diaries form the basis for Alexander's memoir, documenting struggles with mental health, an eating disorder, relationships, studies, writing career and aspirations. There are drafts, publisher letters and a signed published copy of Alexander's 2009 memoir A Girl Called Tim. Newspaper clippings of articles, both about and by Alexander, are interfiled in the diaries. There are two early school books (scrapbooks), with awards, newspaper clippings and other items relating to Alexander's early writings.
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Papers of June Alexander, 1958-2023 (12 ms boxes + 2 digital carriers + 1 folder)

 

Papers of Lowitja O'Donoghue, 1940-2013

(38 archive boxes + 5 large folio boxes + 2 medium elephant folios + 2 oversized pieces + 13 sound/av carriers + 5 digital carriers)
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This collection comprises papers spanning the early years and working career of Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE DSG, advocate for Australian First Nations people. Much of the collection relates to Dr O'Donoghue's senior roles as chair of Aboriginal Hostels, chair of the Aboriginal Development Commission and of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). There are reports, papers and correspondence relating to Dr O'Donoghue's extensive and varied involvement in associations and movements for Indigenous health welfare and human rights. There are also biographical papers, photographs, published books and articles, notebooks and diary schedules, loose transcripts and a boxed 3-volume collection of speeches. Also included are commemorative and personal objects from Dr O'Donoghue, such as torches and tracksuits from the Olympics and ParaOlympics, her wedding dress and decorations, as well as plaques of appreciation, honours and awards.
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Papers of Lowitja O'Donoghue, 1940-2013 (38 archive boxes + 5 large folio boxes + 2 medium elephant folios + 2 oversized pieces + 13 sound/av carriers + 5 digital carriers)

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Papers of Robert Darby, 1671-2019

13.2 metres (88 ms boxes)
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This collection reflects Robert Darby's interest and involvement in left-wing politics over the period 1970-82, and his participation in union and community affairs from 1979-85. There is considerable overlap between material on University-based student groups and left-wing political movements generally. The main focus is on Victorian (La Trobe University) material, however several States and the Australian Capital Territory are well represented.
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Papers of Robert Darby, 1671-2019 13.2 metres (88 ms boxes)

 

Papers of Robert Douglas, 1963-2019

0.30 metres (2 ms boxes)
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The collection comprises documents relating to the public health, epidemiology and academic career of Emeritus Professor Robert Douglas AO, along with records relating to his post retirement activities and includes: unpublished personal memoir and interview; list of peer reviewed publications (1960-2000); two doctoral theses on Hyertensive disease (1963) and Studies in Pneumonia (1973); WHO Consultancy reports relating to acute respiratory infections in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, The Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, China; Primary Health Care support project report in Burma; records relating to the development of Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology at the Australian National University; a history of the social, environmental and sustainability non-governmental organization Australia21, that Douglas helped develop and chaired for 10 years.
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Papers of Robert Douglas, 1963-2019 0.30 metres (2 ms boxes)

 

Papers of Roger Cross, 1980-2005

(4 ms boxes, 7 digital carriers, 9 audiovisual carriers)
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Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains names, descriptions and images of deceased people and other content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive, specifically content relating to the nuclear weapons testing at Maralinga and Emu Field between 1952 and 1963, including personal statements of Aboriginal people living in these communities.
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Papers of Roger Cross, 1980-2005 (4 ms boxes, 7 digital carriers, 9 audiovisual carriers)

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