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Papers of Grenfell Rudduck, 1880-1967

Ahmad Shah Siddiqi collection, 1979-1989, 1979-1989

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Personal collection of Ahmad Shah Siddiqi documenting his time in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Australia during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. The collection comprises approximately 250 photographs, mostly colour, which document the activities of Afghan Mujahideen fighters during the Soviet-Afghan war; 118 anti-Soviet propaganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan; 66 Afghan newspapers including issues from Daily Shahadat, Alfalah and Ghalbe Assia; papers written in Farsi; and other ephemera including cards, stickers and Islamic headscarves produced by the Press and Information Department, Political Committee Hezb-i-Islami, Afghanistan.

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Collections held by the Liverpool University Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1875-1931

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Transcripts of records of the shipowners and merchants J. Swire and Son relating to Liverpool-Australian trade, 1873-1894 and Papers of Prof. M. Roxby on the 4th Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Shanghai in 1931 including reports of research of F.M Kessing on indigenous peoples of the Pacific, notes on Maois by H.F. von Haast, and report of the 1927 Wanganui Maori Conference.

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TEST RECORD - Digital geological atlas 1:25 000 series: Tasmanian Geological Survey

Papers of Kevin Bradley, 1912-2022

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This collection comprises papers created by Kevin Bradley in various roles at the National Library of Australia (NLA) as well as papers collected during his time in roles external to the NLA. The material mostly relates to folk music in Australia and includes papers written by Bradley, draft publications, notes, correspondence, interview transcripts and photographs. Some material relates to Edgar Waters (scholar, folklorist, social historian), Ron Edwards (folklorist, artist, author), Dave de Hugard and the Sound Heritage Association (SHA).

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Ernest H. Burgmann collection, ca. 1890-1984

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This collection consists of portraits; family groups at events such as weddings; children, friends and relatives; conferences; churches; and houses. Includes two photographs by May Moore, one by Arthur Collingridge and many by Sydney and country firms. The collection also contains postcards with images of Australian and overseas churches, as well as artwork reproductions.

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Photographic documentation of twelve mainland Chinese artists and cultural figures active in Australia post-1989, 1993

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Photographs commissioned in 1993 from Liu Xiaoxian, with Nicholas Jose as consultant. The photographs document the lives of 12 people who have moved to Australia from China since 1989. Associated biographical summaries included.

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Autobiography of James Francis Plunkett (as filmed by the AJCP), 1874-1926

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Account of his early life and education, his journey to Australia, life on the Victorian goldfields and his later life in New Zealand.

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AIDS/HIV : ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1988-

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The ephemera collection contains materials about AIDS/HIV. These may include: advertising material, booklets, brochures, samples of merchandise postcards, posters, programs, stickers and tickets.

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Papers of Miriam Hyde, 1930-1996

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The two main components of the collection comprise original musical scores written by Hyde and 166 detailed letters she wrote to her family while studying at the Royal College of Music in London (1932-1935). There are several files of general correspondence from members of the music profession or relating to it. Individual correspondents include Edgar Bainton, John Carmichael, Selma Epstein, David Galliver, Ruth Gipps, Hilary and Charles Groves, Rex Hobcroft, Gordon Jacob, Derek Jones, Max Keogh, David Lockett, Mary Mageau, Joseph Rezits, Peter Sculthorpe, Victor Sangiorgio and Kendall Taylor. Organisational correspondents include the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Australian Music Examiners Board, Canberra School of Music, Music Teachers' Association and the National Film and Sound Archive. There are also notebooks containing drafts of Hyde's poetry, a detailed journal kept by Hyde on board ship while travelling from Adelaide to London (1932) and correspondence with Currency Press regarding the publication of her autobiography Complete accord.The 2021 consignment comprises correspondence between Miraiam Hyde and her husband Marcus Edwards, including during their courtship and engagement and when Edwards was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II plus travel diaries and music scores.

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