MS 9548
Papers of Henry Reynolds
Creator: Reynolds, Henry, 1938-
Title: Papers of Henry Reynolds
Date range: 1971-98
Extent: 5.6 m. (40 boxes)
Reference number: MS 9548
Access
Available for research except for Series 1, Folder 73b which is not available for research. Not for loan.
Provenance
The papers were purchased by the Library from Henry Reynolds in
1999.
Related materials
The Oral History Section holds a recording of a public lecture, entitled
Aboriginal land rights in colonial Australia, given by Henry
Reynolds in the National Library in 1986 (TRC 2108), an interview with Reynolds
recorded in 1999 (TRC 3929) and a seminar paper by Reynolds entitled
Mateship and Aborigines, 1999 (TRC 3932).
The Library also holds the papers of Margaret Reynolds (MS 9579) and an
interview with her recorded in 1999 (TRC 3915).
The collection comprises correspondence, notes, manuscripts and
typescripts, subject files, cuttings of articles by or about Reynolds, reprints
and printed material.
The bulk of the correspondence deals with conferences and seminars,
publications, academic appointments, grant applications, examination of
postgraduate students, study leave and book launchings.
The notes, drafts and research material relate to Reynolds books
Aborigines and settlers (1972), The other side of the
frontier (1981), The law of the land (1987), Frontier;
Aborigines, settlers and land (1987), Dispossession; Black Australia
and white invaders (1989), With the white people (1990), Fate
of a free people (1995), Aboriginal sovereignty (1996), This
whispering in our hearts (1998), as well as chapters in books, articles,
conference papers, lectures and book reviews.
Organisation
The papers had been kept in a reasonable degree of order by Henry
Reynolds. When the papers arrived in the Library, most were in labelled files
and the correspondence was arranged in chronological order. The order of the
papers within the files, as far as it can be ascertained, has been retained,
although the original file covers have been replaced. In general, the
arrangement into series has been imposed by the Library.
Henry Reynolds was born in Hobart in 1938. His father, John Reynolds,
was a journalist and the first biographer of Edmund Barton. He attended a
school in Hobart, gained a Masters degree from the University of Tasmania and a
doctorate from James Cook University. In December 1963 he married Margaret
Lyne, who was later to become a Senator for Queensland in Federal
Parliament.
Reynolds taught in secondary schools in Australia and England. He joined
the staff of Townsville University College (later James Cook University) in
1966. He was Associate Professor of History and Politics at the University from
1982 until his retirement in 1998.
He has written more than ten books, numerous chapters in books, as well
as articles, book reviews and conference and seminar papers. His published
works include Aborigines and settlers (1972), The other side of
the frontier (1981), The law of the land (1987), Frontier;
Aborigines, settlers and land (1987), Dispossession; Black Australia
and white invaders (1989), With the white people (1990), Fate
of a free people (1995), Aboriginal sovereignty (1996) and
This whispering in our hearts (1998).
Since leaving his university post, Reynolds has continued to write and
his latest book is An indelible stain?: the question of genocide in
Australias history (2001).
Honours and awards
1970-71 British Council Travelling Scholarship
1982 Ernest Scott Historical Prize for The other side of the
frontier
1986 Harold White Fellowship, National Library of Australia
1988 Human Rights Commission Award for Literature for The law of the
land
1996 Australian Book Council Award: the Banjo Award for non-fiction
Reference
Whos who in Australia 2001, pp. 1488-1489
1 Correspondence, 1978-98
2 Aborigines and settlers (1972), 1971-84
3 The other side of the frontier (1981), 1973-89
4 The law of the land (1987), 1987-92
5 Frontier; Aborigines, settlers and land (1987)
6 Dispossession; Black Australians and white invaders (1989),
1986-89
7 With the white people: the crucial role of Aborigines in the
exploration and development of Australia (1990), 1990-91
8 Fate of a free people (1995), 1994-96
9 Aboriginal sovereignty (1996), 1996
10 This whispering in our hearts (1998), 1996-97
11 Articles and other writings, 1971-97
12 Film projects, 1985-92
13 Subject files, 1977-92
14 Cuttings of articles by or about Reynolds, 1979-91
15 Conferences, seminars, lectures and talks, 1981-97
16 Miscellaneous papers, c. 1984-98
17 Reprints and printed material, c. 1978-89
Series 1 Correspondence, 1978-98
The bulk of the correspondence is of a business nature and deals with
conferences and seminars, publications, academic appointments, grant
applications, examination of postgraduate students, study leave, book
launchings and the like. Some of the letters are more personal, but there is
very little family correspondence (except for a few miscellaneous letters). The main correspondents are academics, students, university
administrative staff, publishers, Aboriginal activists and people not known to
Reynolds but who admired his writings.
The correspondents include Franca Arena, Bain Attwood, Diane Barwick,
Kim Beazley, Geoffrey Bolton, P.L. Brown, Richard Buchhorn, Bob Collins, Brian
Dalton, Helen Daniel, David Day, Brian Dickey, Pat Dodson, Geoffrey Dutton,
Ross Fitzgerald, Robin Gollan, Jim Griffin, Tom Griffiths, John Hirst, John
Iremonger, Peter Jull, Bruce Kapferer, Marlene Le Brun, Isabel McBryde, Ann
McGrath, Stuart Macintyre, Jamie Mackie, Campbell Macknight, Donald Macleod,
Humphrey McQueen, Andrew Markus, Stephen Muecke, Craig Munro, Stephen
Murray-Smith, Garth Nettheim, Richard Nile, Alison Palmer, Noel Pearson, Peter
Quartermain, Peter Read, Lyn Riddett, Lyndall Ryan, Nonie Sharp, Bobbie Sykes,
Nicholas Thomas, Luke Trainor, Mark Tredinnick, Judith Wright and A.T. Yarwood.
Copies or drafts of some of Reynolds letters are included
The correspondence was kept in files in chronological order, except for
papers in folders 71-73b. Wherever possible, the order of the files in this
series and the arrangement of papers within them have been maintained by the
Library.
Folder
1 1978
2 1982
3-4 1983
5-8 1984
9-11 1985
12-13 1987
14-17 1988
18-20 1989
21-24 1990
25-28 1991
29-30 1992
31-34 1993
35-40 1994
41-45 1995
46-57 1996
58-70 1997
71 Letters of James Ricketson, 1993
72 Correspondence with Bruce Clunies-Ross of the English Department,
University of Copenhagen, 1996-98
73a-73b Miscellaneous correspondence, 1983-90
Series 2 Aborigines and settlers (1972),
1971-84
This collection of documents looks into the relationship between the
Aborigines and the white settlers from the early settlements to the beginning
of World War II. The series comprises correspondence with publisher Cassell,
notes, manuscript and typescript index.
Folder
1 Draft, notes and typescript index
2 Correspondence (including royalty statements and contracts) with
publisher Cassell, 1971-84
Series 3 The other side of the frontier (1981),
1973-89
The other side of the frontier examines the Aboriginal response
to the invasion and settlement of Australia between the late eighteenth and the
early twentieth century. Reynolds won the Ernest Scott Historical Prize in 1982
for the book.
The series comprises correspondence and reviews, notes, the manuscript
and a typescript with some amendments. The correspondents include Geoffrey
Bolton, Peter Corris, Bruce Dawe, Humphrey McQueen, Judith Wright, Suzanne
Mellor, Stuart Macintyre, Russel Ward, Garth Nettheim, Beverley Kingston, Hugh
Trollope, Dianne Barwick, James Griffin, Central Australia Aboriginal Media
Association and members of the public.
Folder
1-17 Drafts and notes of the various chapters of the book
18 Notes and drafts of planned childrens version
19 Correspondence with ANU Press, 1973-89
20-22 Correspondence and reviews, 1980-87
Series 4 The law of the land (1987),
1987-92
The law of the land is a study of British attitudes and
policies on the ownership of land in the Australian colonies in the early
nineteenth century. The series comprises correspondence and reviews, notes, a
manuscript and a typescript.
The correspondents include Derek A. Sparrow, Sylvia Monk, J.H. Wootten,
Jim Keeffe, Susie Dickson, Jeffrey L. Sher and Philip Segal.
Folder
1-8 Notes, manuscript and typescript
9 Correspondence with Penguin Books concerning the second edition of the
book, 1992
10-11 Correspondence and reviews of the book, 1987-89
Series 5 Frontier; Aborigines, settlers and land
(1987)
Frontier; Aborigines, settlers and land is a sequel to The
other side of the frontier. It covers similar terrain but it is concerned
with the attitudes and the behaviour of the settlers and their reaction
to the blacks they were dispossessing. The series comprises manuscripts
and notes.
Folder
1-4 Handwritten drafts
5 First draft
6-7 Corrected proofs
Series 6 Dispossession; Black Australians and white
invaders (1989), 1986-89
Dispossession; Black Australians and white invaders contains a
collection of documents written by travellers, pioneers, explorers and
government officials. The series comprises correspondence and reviews, a
manuscript, notes and the final typescript.
Folder/bundle
1-4 Manuscript, notes and final typescript
5 Correspondence (Allen and Unwin and Sylvia Monk) and reviews,
1986-89
Series 7 With the white people: the crucial role of
Aborigines in the exploration and development of Australia (1990),
1990-91
With the white people tells the stories of Aborigines who lived
and worked with Europeans from the earliest years of white settlement in
Australia to the First World War.
The series comprises correspondence, reviews, notes and drafts. The
correspondents include Jude Bourguignon (Penguin Books), Ysola Best, C.T.
Pringle and Madi Maclean.
Folder
1-3 Drafts and notes
4-5 Correspondence and reviews, 1990-91
Series 8 Fate of a free people (1995),
1994-96
Fate of a free people is a history of the Tasmanian Aborigines.
In the book, Reynolds analyses evidence that a verbal treaty was made between
the Tasmanian Aborigines and the British in 1831 to end the war in Van
Diemens Land.
The series comprises correspondence, reviews, notes and a manuscript,
typescript and galleys. The correspondents include Penguin Books, Lindsay
Broughton, Peter Jull, Geoff Lennox and Paul R. Bartrop.
Folder/bundle
1-16 Notes, manuscript, typescript and galleys
17-18 Correspondence with Penguin Books and reviews, 1994-96
Series 9 Aboriginal sovereignty (1996),
1996
Aboriginal sovereignty is a study of the relations between
indigenous Australians and mainstream society. The series comprises a
manuscript, typescript with comments by Marilyn Lake (Folder 6), correspondence
with John Iremonger of Allen and Unwin and reviews.
Folder/bundle
1-7 Manuscript and typescript
8 Correspondence and reviews, 1996
Series 10 This whispering in our hearts (1998),
1996-97
This whispering in our hearts is a study of a number of
European Australians who in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th
century fought to defend Aboriginal rights and to denounce the ill treatment of
the Aborigines.
The series comprises correspondence with the publisher John Iremonger,
the manuscript and a typescript.
Folder/bundle
1 Correspondence with John Iremonger, 1996-97
2-9 Manuscript and typescript
Series 11 Articles and other writings, 1971-97
The series consists of notes, cuttings, research material, manuscripts
and typescripts of articles and chapters written by Reynolds.
Folder
1 Draft of a broadcast on the Mabo case, ABC Canberra, 1992
2 Draft and research material Aboriginal land rights in South
Australia, 1835-42, c. 1987
3 Draft of an article on Aboriginal resistance, n.d.
Folder
4 Typescript and cuttings Aborigines in North Queensland, in
Talkback: Townsville Independent Monthly, n.d.
5 Draft Aborigines in the workforce on the Berry Estate
6 Manuscript of an article sent to Sally Dugan of The Age
7-8 Draft of Reynolds chapter for Australian civilization
edited by Richard Nile, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1994
9 Draft of a article for the Australian Financial Review
(Viewpoint), n.d.
10-11 Manuscript chapter The Aboriginal response for
Australias outback heritage and correspondence with Weldon
Russell publisher, 1988
12 Proofs of The Aboriginal response and
Jundamarra for Australias outback heritage, 1988
13 Typescript Blainey and Aboriginal history, 1984
14 Handwritten draft Breaking the great historiographical
silence
15 Handwritten draft of articles sent to Peter Browne, Australian
Society, 1989-92
16 Aboriginal governance in Australia: a report to the Canadian
Royal Commission on Aboriginal People by Henry Reynolds, 1993-94
17-18 Essay entitled Dispossession of the Aborigines
published in the Making a life: a peoples history of Australia since
1788 (edited by Verity Burgmann and Jenny Lee, 1988)
19 Draft submission for Encyclopaedia of humanity (possibly
not published)
20 Article on the Flag debate, 1992
21-22 Correspondence and drafts of Frontier, a programme
produced by Carol Sennett of the BBC, 1997
23 Corrected typescript of Frontier history after Mabo
24 Handwritten draft of Government arts policy and the New Moon
Theatre Company
25 Typescript The gerrymander in North Queensland, c.
1988
26 Typescript Wayne Goss: a profile
27 Typescript The great arts funding rip-off, 1989
28 Handwritten draft and cuttings The green revolution,
1990
29 Typescript of an article (Sayonara: blue singlet?) for
the Independent Monthly, 1992
30 Handwritten draft Invasion and settlement, a chapter for
Invasion and after, Queensland Studies Centre, Griffith University,
1994
31 Drafts and research material for Reynolds article Jimmy
Governor and Jimmie Blacksmith, 1978-79
32 Draft chapter Origin and implications of Mabo: a historical
perspective for Mabo and native title, Canberra: Centre for
Aboriginal Economic Policy and Research, 1994
33 Handwritten draft of article for Meanjin and correspondence
with Clem Christesen, 1971-72
34 Handwritten draft of article for the National Land Rights
News, n.d.
35 Typescript Native title and pastoral leases, 1992?
36 Correspondence (1996) and draft of Reynolds chapter entitled
New frontiers: Australia for Indigenous peoples rights in
Australia, Canada and New Zealand, Auckland: Oxford University Press,
1999
37 Draft of article for the Northern Land Council, Darwin,
n.d.
Folder
38 Typescript Race relations in north Queensland, 1978
39 Typescript Racial violence in north Queensland
40 Draft of Reynolds chapter for Reef, range and red
dusts edited by David Wadley, c.1993
41 Handwritten draft of Reynolds article entitled Republic
and Aborigines Australia for Independent Monthly,
1992
42 Drafts of book reviews by Reynolds, 1985-92
43-45 Drafts, notes and cuttings of miscellaneous articles,
1983-92
Series 12 Film projects, 1985-92
Reynolds acted as a consultant for a number of documentary and feature
films. The series comprises correspondence with the producer and play scripts
of documentary and feature films.
Folder
1-2 Typescript of The labyrinth: a documentary of a dual point of
view of James Cooks first contact with the east coast of Australia,
1995-96
3 Copy of screenplay script for The journal of John Morgan
by John Dingwall, 1985
4 Correspondence and script for a feature film The other side of
the frontier, 1990-92
5-6 Correspondence concerning The journal of John Morgan,
The other side of the frontier and Dream child,
1985-90
Series 13 Subject files, 1977-92
The series comprises correspondence, notes, cuttings and drafts on
various subjects, particularly Geoffrey Blainey and the immigration debate.
Reynolds assembled some of the files in the course of his research, while
others (eg. London) related to his visits overseas and other activities (eg.
examination of postgraduate students). The arrangement of papers within the
files has been maintained by the Library.
Folder/bundle
1 Adelaide: notes on the South Australia [Land] Act, n.d.
2 Adelaide Festival, 1998
3 Alice Springs
4 Australian flag, 1983
5-10 Blainey and the immigration debate, 1979-90
11 Buckley submission: typescript of a novel based on the life of
William Buckley by Roger Thorougood
12 Campaign material for electorate of Herbert, 1983
13 Visit to Canada, n.d.
14 Citizenship and Aborigines (Perth)
15 David Denborough: transcript of his interview with Reynolds, 1998
Folder/bundle
16 [Barbara] Hocking book, n.d.
17 Ideas for Australia 1993 program, coordinated by National
Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University, 1992
18 Land rights
19 London
20 Melbourne: identity
21 Melbourne Writers Festival, 1991
22 National Trust, 1997. The National trust nominated Reynolds as one of
Australias 100 Living Treasures
23-24 Thesis reports, 1981-87
25 Toronto, Canada, n.d.
26 Townsvilles Civil Liberties Campaign, 1977-81
27 University and Townsville Campaign, 1980
28 Victoria, B.C. (Canada), n.d.
Series 14 Cuttings of articles by or about Reynolds,
1979-91
The series comprises newspaper articles written by or about Reynolds and
his writings and reviews of his books.
Folder
1 Reviews of Reynolds books, 1981-88
2-5 Articles by and about Reynolds, 1979-91
Series 15 Conferences, seminars, lectures and talks,
1981-97
Reynolds was often invited to give papers at conferences, seminars,
lectures and talks. The series includes correspondence, handwritten manuscripts
and typescripts of Reynolds papers, newspaper cuttings and photographs.
The Library has preserved the titles of the files and the arrangement of the
papers within them.
Folder
1 Australian Historical Association lecture, n.d.
2 Aboriginal History Conference, Canberra, 1981
3 Aboriginal land rights in colonial Australia, Harold White
Fellowship lecture, National Library of Australia, 1986
4 Aboriginal Nations and the Australian Constitutions Conference,
Canberra, 1997
5 Aboriginal Peoples Federalism and Self Determination Conference,
Townsville, 1993
6 Australian Civilisation Conference, Budapest, 1992
7 Conference organised by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Studies and the Humanities Research Centre, ANU,
1997
8 Australian Law and Society Conference, La Trobe University, n.d.
9 Australian Reconciliation Convention, Melbourne, 1997
Folder
10 Back to the future? North Queensland and the Asia-Pacific
environment, lecture given at the State Library of Queensland, n.d.
11 Blainey and his evidence, seminar paper, n.d.
12 The breaking of the great Australian silence: Aborigines in
Australian historiography 1955-1983, paper for the Trevor Reece Memorial
Lecture, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London, 1984
13 Buckland Foundation contemporary issues in society
Seminar Series, University of Melbourne, 1995
14 Handwritten drafts and notes of Cairns: Republic,
n.d.
15 Workshop on Citizenship and Indigenous Australians: changing
conceptions and possibilities, Canberra, 1996
16 Creating an Australian mythology, lecture given for the
Silver Jubilee of the National Library building, Canberra, 1993
17 Seminar on Cultural diversity: towards 2001, Griffith
University, 1991
18 Education history lecture, n.d.
19 European Association for Studies of Australia, third conference,
Copenhagen, 1995
20 [24th National] Folk Festival, Kuranda, Queensland, 1990
21 The history of the Wik case, public lecture given at the
University of Ballarat, 1997
22 International Business Conference, Newcastle, 1997
23 Public lecture, International relations, Townsville,
n.d.
24 Conference paper, Just settlement, 1988
25 Kathleen Fitzpatrick lecture, 1997
26 Land Rights conference, Canberra, n.d.
27 Law Society conference, n.d.
28 Lecture to Law students, University of Tasmania, 1988
29 The law of the land: Mabo, an historical journey,
University of Sydney, 1994
30 Lecture given at Melbourne University, 1996
31 Seminar given at Melbourne University, 1997
32 National Conference of History Teachers Association of
Australia, Brisbane, 1997
33 National Ideas Summit: thinking towards 2000, Canberra,
1990
34 Native title tribunal lecture, Perth, 1996?
35 Lecture given at New South Wales University (First year History
students), 1989
36 New Zealand Historical Association Conference, Auckland, 1994
37 Paper by Reynolds entitled Indigenous Australians and the
state: moral obligation, fiduciary duty or international obligation for
the 1996 Seminar Series of the Social Research and Landuse Research Unit,
National Native Title Tribunal
38 Perth lecture, 1994?
39 Seminar Recognizing Aboriginal rights: yesterday, today and
tomorrow, University of New South Wales, 1987
40 Republican conference, Canberra, 199?
41 Russel Ward Annual Lecture, Armidale, 1991
42 [Lecture given in] Tasmania, 1992?
Folder
43 Tasmanias forgotten treaty, paper presented at John
West Memorial Lecture, Launceston, 1989
44 [Lecture given to the] Tasmanian Historical Studies Centre, 1996
45 Terra-nullius challenged, paper presented at a conference
in London, n.d.
46 Towards 2001: celebrating Australias centenary,
paper given at a public seminar at Griffith University, 1991
47 Turnbull lecture, n.d.
48 [Talk given to the] Victorian Historical Institute, n.d.
49 Violence in Australian history, paper given at the
Australian Institute of Criminologys National Conference on Violence,
Canberra, 1989
50 Wik lecture, n.d.
51 Writing projects/conferences, 1991-96
52 Miscellaneous lectures
Series 16 Reprints and printed material, c. 1978-89
The series comprises reprints by Reynolds, journals and miscellaneous
notes and cuttings. The reprints include The hated stain: the aftermath
of transportation in Tasmania (Historical Studies, vol. 14, no.
53, 1969), Aborigines and European social hierarchy (Aboriginal
History, vol. 7, 1983) and Before the instant of contact: some
evidence from nineteenth-century Queensland (Aboriginal History,
vol. 2, 1978). The journals include copies of Island, no. 49, 1991,
Australian Society, 1989 and Historia, vol. XII, no. 149
(n.d.).
2 folders and 1 bundle
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Box |
Series |
Folder |
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1 |
1 |
1-8 |
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2 |
1 |
9-16 |
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3 |
1 |
17-23 |
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4 |
1 |
24-31 |
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5 |
1 |
32-38 |
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6 |
1 |
39-46 |
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7 |
1 |
47-53 |
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8 |
1 |
54-59 |
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9 |
1 |
60-66 |
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10 |
1 |
67-73a |
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10 |
2 |
1 |
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11 |
2 |
2 |
|
11 |
3 |
1-8 |
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12 |
3 |
9-16 |
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13 |
3 |
17-22 |
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13 |
4 |
1-2 |
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14 |
4 |
3-10 |
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15 |
4 |
11 |
|
15 |
5 |
1-7 |
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16 |
6 |
1-5 |
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16 |
7 |
1-3 |
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17 |
7 |
4-5 |
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17 |
8 |
1-6 |
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18 |
8 |
7-13 |
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19 |
8 |
14-17 |
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20 |
8 |
18 |
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20 |
9 |
1-6 |
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21 |
9 |
7-8 |
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21 |
10 |
1-5 |
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22 |
10 |
6-9 |
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22 |
11 |
1-2 |
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23 |
11 |
3-10 |
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24 |
11 |
11-18 |
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25 |
11 |
19-26 |
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26 |
11 |
27-34 |
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27 |
11 |
35-42 |
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28 |
11 |
43-45 |
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28 |
12 |
1-5 |
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29 |
12 |
6 |
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29 |
13 |
1-7 |
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30 |
13 |
8-15 |
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31 |
13 |
16-23 |
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32 |
13 |
24-28 |
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32 |
14 |
1-3 |
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33 |
14 |
4-5 |
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33 |
15 |
1-5 |
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34 |
15 |
6-12 |
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35 |
15 |
13-20 |
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36 |
15 |
21-28 |
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37 |
15 |
29-36 |
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38 |
15 |
37-44 |
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39 |
15 |
45-52 |
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40 |
16 |
1-3 |
January 2001
Updated August 2009 |