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Papers of Tim Bonyhady, 1963-2010

(58 ms boxes + 1 folder)
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This collection comprises extensive research files for books published by Tim Bonyhady from the 1970s to 2010. Included are copies of newspaper and journal articles; a small quantity of colour photographs, negatives and transparencies pertaining to the Burke and Wills expedition and Colonial art; edited typescripts, handwritten notes, and correspondence with readers and fellow academics. The collection also includes files relating to the environmental law and the Australian Conservation Movement, such as legal documents, scientific studies, assessments, conference papers and review submissions; records relating to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee; and records relating to the Independent Review of the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, along with associated correspondence with members of the task force.
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Papers of the Casey Family, 1820-1978

20.96 metres (53 ms boxes + 16 archive boxes + 10 phase boxes + 2 folios + 1 steel box + 1 folder)
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Material by or concerning three members of the Casey family are the focus of the collection: Cornelius Gavin Casey, his son Richard Gardiner Casey (senior), and grandson Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey of Berwick.

Papers of Clyde Cameron, 1924-2007

30.45 metres (129 MS Boxes + 19 Archive Boxes + 1 Small Folio Box + 6 Medium Folio Box + 124 Volumes + 2 Folders) + 142 Sound/Digital carriers
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MS 4614 comprises correspondence, diaries, memoirs, a wide range of Australian Labor Party material, including minutes, reports, articles, book reviews, press releases and speeches, Australian Workers' Union rule books and other publications, and other material including an extensive collection of pamphlets. Much of the collection has been collated, indexed and bound by Cameron.
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Papers of Sir Robert Menzies, 1905-1978

(567 ms boxes + 17 archives boxes + 5 small folio boxes + 18 medium folio boxes + 6 large folio boxes + 76 phase boxes + 1 framed item in map drawer + 23 map folios + 2 pieces + 8 sound/av carriers)
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This extensive collection of personal papers includes inter alia:
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Papers of Nicholas Hasluck, 1957-2013

(96 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 sound/av carrier)
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The papers in MS 8328 comprise manuscripts and typescript drafts of Hasluck's novels, poetry, plays and other literary works. In addition, there are letters from publishers, agents and other writers, reviews of his books, files about literary and cultural organisations and a few legal papers. Other material includes manuscripts, typescripts, book reviews and correspondence relating to Hasluck's father, Sir Paul Hasluck. The papers have been organised into nine series. The major ones are: Correspondence, 1971-89: correspondence about Hasluck's writings mainly with publishers, editors and literary agents and occasionally with other writers, including Judith Rodriguez, Ian Templeman, Ray Coffey, Richard Walsh, Caroline Hobhouse, Murray Pollinger, Gina Pollinger, Kay Ronai, Frances Kiernan, David Foster, Helen Daniel, Bruce Sims, Brian Dibble, Penguin Books, Judy Barry, Lynn Allen, Peg McColl, Simon Ambrose, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, David Galeg, Rosemary Sorensen, Alison Greenwood, Bruce Bennett, Tom Shapcott, Clayton Joyce, Manning Clark, Rod Moran, Dinny O'Hearn, Robert Manne, Christopher Koch; and, Manuscripts of books: manuscripts, typescripts and notes relating to "Quarantine", "The hat on the letter O", "The blue guitar","The hand that feeds you", "The Bellarmine jug", "Chinese journey", "Truant state", "Collage", "The country without music", "The Blosseville file", "A grain of truth" and "Our Man K".
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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.
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1980 Box 9 (MS 6947)

 

1981 Box 9 (MS 6947)

 

Papers of Rupert Lockwood, 1851-2012

16.2 metres (90 MS Boxes + 15 Archive Boxes)
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According to Rupert Lockwood's biographer, Rowan Cahill, some of Lockwood's papers were destroyed in a fire in 1957. Certainly there is little in the collection that documents Lockwood's career as a journalist before that date. The papers in the Lockwood collection consist of correspondence, writings, notes, research material, photographs, sound recordings and printed material relating to Lockwood's life as a journalist, writer, Communist Party member, historical, industrial and political researcher, and editor. A major portion of the collection comprises drafts of his pamphlets, articles and books, particularly of Black armada, War on the waterfront and Ship to shore. Notes and research material, including titled subject files, are also abundant. Records documenting Lockwood's role in the Petrov Affair include copies of official records, including 'Document J', correspondence, articles, news cuttings and printed material. Many of the photographs were collected by Lockwood when editor of Maritime worker and reflect the subject matter of that journal. There is also correspondence and submissions from readers sent to him as editor. Family who are represented in the correspondence include Lockwood's siblings, Douglas, Allan and Lionel Lockwood, ex-wife Betty Searle and his children, in particular Penny Lockwood. Other correspondents include Vic Bird, Tim Bowden, Tas Bull, Rowan Cahill, Veronica English, Irina Golovnya, Ken Gott, Jo Hawke, David McKnight, Ron Maxwell, Bernice Morris, Helen Palmer, Katherine Prentice, Paul Stenhouse, Russel Ward, Judah Waten and Douglas Wilkie.

Papers of Janet Venn-Brown, 1954-2022

(31 ms boxes + 2 map folios + 3 folio box + 12 folders + 10 audiovisual carriers + 4 digital carriers)
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The original MS 10291 collection comprises papers relating to Wael Zuaiter, Palestine and Janet Venn-Brown's artistic career, including diaries and notebooks covering daily life and several trips between 1979-2006 to Jordan, Syria and Palestine; correspondence with family, friends and associates; video and audio cassettes; photographs and exhibition invites; publicity and catalogues. (18 ms boxes + 2 folio boxes + 1 shared box)
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Papers of Verity Burgmann, c. 1956-2022

(12 ms boxes + 8 archival boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 map folio + 87 audiovisual carriers)
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This collection comprises recordings and papers compiled by political scientist Verity Burgmann. The recordings are of interviews (1970-1994), speeches, meetings and protests of far-left wing activists (1981-2019), conducted by Burgmann and others. Prominent activists interviewed include Frank Hardy, Tom Payne, Lloyd Ross and Mary Wright (87 sound/av carriers) There are papers relating to the Australian Society for the Study of Labour history. These records from the Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney branches are complimented by a run of the Melbourne branch's newsletter 'Recorder', from 1964-2021 (incomplete). Other papers relate to Burgmann's academic life (1982-2020) with two main portions dedicated to applications to the Australian Research Council and other research grant schemes, as well as conferences attended (1979-1989). Burgmann's, working papers for The People's history of Australia, co-edited with Jenny Lee, are made up of correspondence with contributors, publishers and supporters of the project along with financial papers, summary drafts, style guides and charts. There are Burgmann's examiner reports, manuscript assessment and supervision samples from her time at the University of Melbourne as well as special studies program applications.
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Papers of Kevin Andrews, 1986-2018

44 boxes + 2 albums + 14 digital carriers + 19 audiovisual carriers
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This collection comprises papers relating to Andrews parliamentary career, electorate, and related activities over three decades. It includes policy materials, notes and materials relating to the private member's bill on euthanasia, some ministerial documents, and media releases. Also includes election materials like brochures, bumper stickers, and media releases, transcripts from speeches and presentations, Coalition Policy Review documents from 2008-2014, shadow ministry papers, Coalition directories, digital files, and correspondence.
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