Search

Shakespeare Memorial Company (UK) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, n.d.

Abstract Or Scope

Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.

view more view less

Papers of William Macmahon Ball, 1921-1985

Abstract Or Scope

The papers include correspondence and memoranda (with many copies of Ball's replies), drafts of talks, broadcasts and articles by Ball and others, lecture notes, reports, seminar and conference papers, subject files and press cuttings. While there is no sequence of diaries in the usual sense, amongst the highlights of the collection are typed diaries documenting events in 1945, 1946 and 1947. ( Series 12, Files 1-5). There are only a handful of photographs.

view more view less

Papers of Marcel Aurousseau, 1914-1984

Papers of Max Oldaker, 1930-1972

Papers of Francis Eric Hitchins, 1931-1973

Papers of Tom Cole, 1923-1993

Abstract Or Scope

These papers include correspondence, diaries, photographs, manuscripts, typescripts and cuttings. A donation of further material was received late in 1994. This addition (Folders 82-91) is described under Series 1, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

view more view less

Papers of Sir William Hudson, 1948-1980

Abstract Or Scope

The collection includes correspondence, diaries and notebooks, speeches, papers relating to the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, National Safety Council of Australia, Road Safety Council of New South Wales, Australian Welding Research Association and cuttings.

view more view less

Papers of Hilda Rix Nicholas, 1885-1971

Abstract Or Scope

The collection comprises a lifetime's accumulation of papers by Hilda Rix Nicholas. The bulk of the papers comprise correspondence. There is a large series of letters written by Nicholas over a long period to her son, Rix Wright, and to her close friend, Dorothy Richmond. They are enhanced by the inclusion in the collection of many of the letters that they wrote to her. There is correspondence with a number of friends and acquaintances and business correspondence relating to Nicholas' career and to her day to-day-life. Apart from correspondence with Howard Ashton and Henrietta Gulliver over a number of years, there is little in the way of correspondence between Nicholas and other artists. Other correspondents include Will Ashton, Dion Boucicault, John Galsworthy, Bernard Hall, John Masefield, Charles Masson, William Moore, Mary Raphael and Dorothy Richmond.

view more view less

Papers of Ernest Llewellyn, 1911-2004

Abstract Or Scope

The papers are a record of the career, in part, of one of Australia's finest musicians. They document Ernest Llewellyn's career as a solo violinist, chamber music player, orchestral leader, conductor, teacher and music administrator. There are, unfortunately, no papers from the Melbourne and Sydney periods of his career. However, Llewellyn's Canberra appointments are well documented and the papers would be a good source for the study of the history of music in Canberra. Invitations to be a juror at the prestigious Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow, to advise on teaching methods in China, and to conduct and advise on the establishment of a conservatorium in Ottawa, show his high international standing.

view more view less

Records of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1933-1997

Abstract Or Scope

MS 2821 comprises the records of the Commonwealth Council including correspondence files of the secretary, director, Research Committee chairman and treasurer, minutes and agenda, speeches of R.G. Casey and financial records. The records relate to the major functions of the Institute including administration of the Dyason and Roy Milne lecture series, the Reciprocal Exchange Programme, Foreign Affairs Club and the Research Programme; liaison with state branches, the Institute of Pacific Relations, Royal Institute of International Affairs and other bodies; and, production of Australian outlook and other publications. Some records of the Canberra and New South Wales Branches of the Institute are also contained in the collection (127 boxes, 6 cartons, 1 fol. box).

view more view less