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Trade unions : ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia, 2022

Papers of Peggy Glanville-Hicks, 1934-1981

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Correspondence, essays, diaries (1936-81) clippings, articles, programs, photographs, and personal artifacts relating to Peggy Glanville-Hicks' musical career.

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Papers of Ian Templeman, c.1990-2011

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The collection consists of documents created or acquired by poet, critic, arts administrator and literary press proprietor, Ian Templeman. Some of the documents relate to Templeman's grandparents and parents, most date from the 1970s to 2006.

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Records of the Parliament House Embroidery Committee, 1984-1988

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The collection comprises correspondence, financial records, minutes, diaries and notebooks, newspaper cuttings, mounting notes, fabric samples, printed materials, computer disks, photographs, slides and audio and video tapes.

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Papers of Andrew Ford, 1957-2018

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Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive, including references to Aboriginal deaths in custody; and outdated language, terms and descriptions which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive. Details are provided in the finding aid at file level.

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Papers of Mervyn Horton, 1956-1983

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The collection includes correspondence with artists and friends including Justin O'Brien, Michael Shannon, Jeffrey Smart, Bryan Westwood, Donald Friend, EspieDods, and Sir Lorimer Dods; a small amount of business correspondence relating to Art in Australia; diaries and notebooks; photographs; theatre and exhibition programs; and papers relating to Horton's involvement in the Galleria Expresso coffee bar, the Sydney Lord Mayor's Arts Advisory Panel, the XIIIthBienalInternacional de São Paulo, overseas travel and properties owned by Horton.

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Timor-Leste elections 2012 : ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia, 2011-2012

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Election material produced for the 1st and 2nd round presidential elections held in East Timor on March 17 and April 16 and the Parliamentary elections held on July 7, 2012. Includes material issued by various political parties, presidential candidates and government agencies, such as posters, booklets, flyers, forms, CDs/DVDs, how to vote information, stickers, badges, and election observer I.D. Most material produced by STAE (Secretariado Técnico de Administração Eleitoral), CNE (Comissão Nacional de Eleic̨ões), UNDP (United Nations Development Programme).

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Papers of the Thomson family, 1797-2017

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MS 8600 includes the following files: 1. Correspondence, 1838-1992: with family and friends. 2. Photocopies of various official documents, such as wills. 3. Family photographs, c. 1844. 4. Maps, c. 1883. 5. "The Thomson story" by David Thomson, parts 1 and 2 (1 vol.). 6. "The Thomson story : childhood memories 1924-1941" by David Thomson (1999).The MS Acc06.135 addition includes two volumes by David Thomson - 'The Thomson Story : Part III - The Thomson Family in Gippsland from 1843' and 'The Thomson Story : Part IV - The Thomson Family From 1864'. The MS Acc22.001 addition comprises papers relating to David Scott Thomson's political career as the National Country Party (later the National Party) member for the House of Representatives seat of Leichhardt, Queensland, Minister for Science and Environment and Minister for Science and Technology in the Fraser Government and includes: speeches; writings; correspondence with Doug Anthony; documents relating to overseas delegations; photographs; transcriptions of oral history recordings; and post political career directorships. The collection also comprises papers collected by David Scott Thomson during his research into Thomson family history and includes: records relating to the Thomson family in Australia, Gippsland, Scotland and Ireland; David Scott Thomson's training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon; and correspondence of Judy Thomson (wife of David Scott Thomson) with her family members.

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Records of the Harkness Fellowships of the Commonwealth Fund, Australian Division, 1938-1997

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MS 9258 comprises correspondence, applications for Fellowships, press releases, minutes of meetings, financial records, Commonwealth Fund Handbooks and printed material. Correspondents include Keith Kirby, J.T. Larkin, H.C. Forster, E.K. Wickham, Lansing Hammond, J. Melville, Gorley Putt, R.L. Johnson, Eric G. Saint, L.T. Hinde, Howland Sargeant, Carleton Chapman, Roger Beale, Margaret E. Mahoney, Sheila Widra, Gordon Stephenson, H.C. Coombs, Owen Dixon, Roland Wilson, Ninian Stephen, Quigg Newton, Tracey Baxter and Gail Potter Neale.The records have been arranged in the following series: 1. Fellowship files: current Fellows (F5), 1938-1996. 2. Fellowship files: deceased Fellows, 1953-1995. 3. Fellowship files: former Fellows (F4), 1966-1977. 4. Historical files (H1-H7), 1953-1996. 5. Continuing files: numerical order (C1-C25), 1954-1987. 6. Miscellaneous files, 1983-1996. 7. Fellowship applications, 1989-1997. 8. Printed material (50 boxes, 1 carton).

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Western Australia : geographic ephemera collected by the National Library of Australia, N.D.

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Material in the Geography and Travel ephemera collection covers significant information about the geography, history, and tourist activities of places in Australia, its Antarctic and island territories. This includes geographical features, national parks and reserves, regions, cities, towns, buildings and other man-made structures. The collection includes advertising material, pamphlets, price lists, tokens, area and accommodation guides, brochures, postcards, stickers, labels and tickets.

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