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Papers of William Halse Rivers Rivers (as filmed by the AJCP), 1898-1922

78 items
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Papers include correspondence, notes, notebooks, typescripts, photographs and cuttings concerning social anthropology of the Torres Strait, New Hebrides, Tonga, Samoa, Hawaii, Fiji and Solomon Islands. Subjects include: notes on Ambrym; social organisation; marriage and childbirth; kinship, Mekeo system; totemism; medicine and funeral customs.

Papers of Julie Lewis, 1931-1995

7.15 metres (39 boxes + 2 cartons + 1 folio box + 53 sound/av carriers)
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MS 9507 provides a comprehensive record of Julie Lewis' literary career. The bulk of the papers relate to her work as a biographer. For each book there is a mixture of typescripts, correspondence with publishers, research material, reviews, and papers concerning the launchings. Lewis was a thorough researcher and there are many letters relating to her research.

Papers of Hugh Anderson, c. 1890-2003

28.05 metres (116 ms boxes + 1 small-folio box + 14 medium folio-boxes + 6 large folio-boxes + 11 sound/av carriers)
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"MS 6946 comprises personal and business correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, galley proofs, journal articles, newscuttings, notes, printing quotes, reports and reviews. The papers reflect Hugh Anderson's diverse range of interests as a teacher, writer, historian, publisher, folklorist and also his interest in Chinese writings."
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Papers of Margaret Reynolds, 1973-2005

(85 boxes + 12 cartons + 2 box files + 1 elephant folio + 5 sound/av carriers)
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MS 9579 comprises correspondence, newspaper cuttings, press releases, photocopies, ephemera and printed material. The principal subjects are indigenous and race relations issues, reproductive rights, women and the Order of Australia, immigration, uranium mining, defence, drug law reform, peace movement and the Gulf War. The correspondents include fellow ministers, various organisations (such as Amnesty International, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission and Women's Electoral Lobby), Lowitja O'Donoghue, Father Frank Brennan, Noel Pearson, Pat Dodson and Kennedy Graham.
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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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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 Anne Summers, c. 1940-2018

(103 ms boxes + 45 archives boxes + 2 small folio boxes + 5 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes + 30 map folios + 1 ms carton + 1 folder)
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MS 7073 comprises manuscripts, research notes, typescript drafts, galley proofs, draft notes and correspondence concerning writing and publication of Summers' book Damned whores and God's police, and her autobiography Ducks on the pond. Correspondents include Henry Mayer, Melanie Beresford, Ann Curthoys and staff of Penguin Books. The collection includes a cuttings book containing press cuttings about Summers and Damned whores and God's police; files of research notes; cuttings; and, correspondence on a wide range of topics including women and poverty, single parents, family, Caroline Chisholm, child care, Aboriginal Australians, rape reform proposals, suicide, women unionists, education, prostitution, racism, Womens' Electoral Lobby, Adela Pankhurst Walsh, women and the media. The collection also includes material relating to the journal Refractory girl and the publication of Her story: Australian women in print 1788-1975. There are papers and material relating to Gamble for power; papers relating to the "free Sandra Willson" campaign and Ms and Sassy magazines; transcripts and video tapes relating to the ABC TV program "Anne Summers in conversation with six Aussie men" (1994); and, various papers relating to women's issues (66 boxes, 7 fol. boxes).The Acc07.177 instalment includes a wide range of correspondence; files on various publishers and projects; and, material relating to The end of equality, Ms and Sassy magazines, Good weekend and Greenpeace International (19 boxes).
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Papers of Percy J. Marks, ca.1850-1941

0.3 metres (2 boxes + 1 folio)
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The collection contains material relating to Australian currency, including photographs and glass negatives, albums, paper currency, correspondence, medals and coins, newspaper clippings and other printed material.
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Posters advertising Australian music concerts, tour dates and festivals, 1983-2020

47 posters
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Collection of posters advertising Australian music bands concerts and music festivals, details of the performers venues and tour dates. Includes bands such as Urban Sea Shanties, Cold Chisel with Living End, Jimmy Barnes: 30:30 Hindsight Greatest Hits Tour, Tina Arena Reset Tour and portrait of Australian rock band 1927. A number of music festivals advertised featuring full line up information: Queensland Music Festival (QMF); the 20th Anniversary Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival, featuring Wolfmother, Eurogliders and Sheppard; the 15th Annual Arts and Music Festival, Splendour in the Grass, North Byron Bay Parklands; and Earth Frequency Festival, featuring Quanta and Spoonbill.
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