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British Museum (Natural History Library): Papers of the Department of Palaeontology Archive (as filmed by the AJCP), 08 May 1838-15 August 1986

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Departmental correspondence 1846-1916 concerning dispatch of specimens and fossils, exchange of specimens, identification of specimens, and other research. Correspondents include F.W. Whitehouse, Duncan Merrilees, David Ride, B.D. Webby, A.B. Walkom, Reverend Robert T. Wade, Martha Small, Michael Waldman, Arthur Wade and R.J. Tillyard.

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Papers of John Gould (as filmed by the AJCP), 1831-1880

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The bulk of the collection consists of the original manuscript notes and sketches collected by Gould for his book The Birds of Australia. Each folder (or notebook) has the name of the order or tribe written on the outside, and inside the folder the notes are divided by species. At the top of each sheet there is an illustration of the bird in question, of which some are lithographs from Gould's earlier work A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands (1837), while others are original watercolour paintings by Gould. In the margin are headings probably written by his secretary, Edward Prince, such as Latin name, English name, diet and locality inhabited, with manuscript notes and occasional rough sketches by Gould.

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Papers of Gavin Souter, 1959-1991

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The papers comprise correspondence, drafts, typescripts, research material and photographs for Souter's published works: New Guinea: the last unknown, Lion and kangaroo: the initiation of Australia, 1909-1919, Acts of Parliament: a narrative history of the Senate and House of Representatives Commonwealth of Australia, Company of Heralds: a century and a half of Australian publishing by John Fairfax Limited and its predecessors, 1831-1981 and Heralds and angels: the house of Fairfax 1841-1990.

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Papers of Eric W. Tonkin, 1922-1958

Joan Craik Autograph Collection, c. 1900

Records of the Bulletin, 1901-1928

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Comprising Poetry and Prose collected by A. Dunlop.

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Papers of Pat Lawlor, 1903-1966

Papers of Bruce Desmond Graham, 1921-1969

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The collection contains notes on a number of oral history interviews which were made by Graham in 1956-57, while he was writing his book The formation of the Australian Country Parties.

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Papers of Harcourt Algeranoff, 1830-1967

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The papers primarily relate to Algeranoff's employment in various companies and organisations including the Anna Pavlova Company, Ballets Russes, International Ballet, Australian Children's Theatre, Carl Rosa Opera Company, Borovansky Ballet, Australian Ballet and the North West Victoria Ballet Society. There is also family, personal, business and financial correspondence; family papers; diaries; lectures and articles; financial papers; cuttings and cutting books; photographs; programs; publications; and material relating to writings by Algeranoff including his ballet For love or money and his memoirs My years with Pavlova.

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Papers of Robert F. Brissenden, ca. 1942-ca. 1993

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The collection includes manuscripts (drafts of poems, short stories and reviews), correspondence (personal, literary, business and copies of many of his own letters), and papers relating to the Australia Council and the David Nichol Smith Memorial Seminars.

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