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Papers of Michelle Potter, 1934-2016

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The MS Acc10.084 consignment includes reports, correspondence, articles, promotional material, photographs and notes relating to various National Library of Australia dance projects, including the Esso Performing Arts and Oral History Archive project, Keep Dancing!, Australia Dancing, the Dance People Dance exhibition and the Ballets Russes in Australia project; correspondence, reports, lectures and addresses from Dr Potter's time as Curator of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library; correspondence and other documentation relating to the Khmer Dance project; material relating to Dancing Across Borders - a film by Anne Bass (2010), including early drafts of scripts; personal correspondence with Anna Volkova Barnes, Alan Brissenden, Lisa Bolte, Meg Denton, Tamara Tchinarova Finch, Maina Gielgud, Geoffrey Ingram, Regis Lansac, Monica Moseley, Meryl Tankard, Valrene Tweedie and others; publications by Dr Potter including A Passion for Dance (1997) and A Collector's Book of Australian Dance (2002); and other papers, including material relating to the Australian Dance Awards, 2003.

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Collections held by the Durham County Record Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1819-1989

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Papers 1850-1896 of Hodgkin Family, mainly letter-books 1866-1868 of Jonathan Hodgkin describing his travels in Australia and New Zealand, and meetings of the Society of Friends.

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Papers of the Vyvyan Family of Trelowarren, Mawgan in Meneage (as filmed by the AJCP), 1857-1868

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64 letters, including eight from J. Henry Vyvyan to his uncle Sir Richard Vyvyan, describing: conditions in New Zealand; land regulations; copper mining; the difficulties of his farming life; and the obstacles to his return to England. Most of the remaining letters are from J.H. Vyvyan's father, Rev. Vyell Vyvyan, and his uncle Sir Richard Vyvyan concerning family affairs, especially J. Henry Vyvyan's position in New Zealand. The other four items include memorandums and receipts.

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Papers of Noris Ioannou

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The collection comprises correspondence, manuscript and typescript drafts, notebooks, journal articles, catalogues, leaflets, newscuttings, research files, subject files, business receipts, financial ledgers, plans, sketches, galley proofs, photographs and sound recordings. The bulk of the records relate to Ioannou's career as a cultural historian, critic and writer. Of special interest are the comprehensive research files, notebooks, interviews and photographs which Ioannou has collected while undertaking research for his published works. The papers also include records relating to Ioannou's earlier activities as a garden landscape designer and antique dealer.

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Papers of Frank Kellaway, 1942-2009

Papers of Eedy Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1841-1932

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Includes: letters 1868-88 of Capt. John Eedy of Sydney to his sister Jane Eedy subjects include Sydney centennial celebrations, economic depression in colonies, and growth of Sydney; letters 1926-30 of Charles Eedy of Tanna, New Hebrides, to his cousin May Riley containing family news; family photographs 1866-1925.

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Letters of the Jeffcott and Kermode Families (as filmed by the AJCP), 1831-1912

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Letters of the Jeffcott and Kermode families written chiefly to John M. Jeffcott, Advocate, High Bailiff of Castletown, Isle of Man, by his cousins Sir John Jeffcott, Sir William Jeffcott, William Kermode and Robert Q. Kermode.

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Geoffrey Smith collection of photographs by Geoffrey Smith, approximately 1965 - 1982

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A collection of large portraits and nudes. Most of the subjects are identified only by forenames, but a portrait of John Curtis, neurosurgeon, is identified.

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Collection of fashion photographs and portraits / Laurence Le Guay, [1960-1969], 1960-1969

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Fashion photographs of models in Sydney, New York, London, Paris and Venice. Portraits of: John Summer ca. 1935, General Sir William Slim, Ann Felton, Maggie Eckhart.

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Dandenongs, Victoria : 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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