Guide to the Papers of Dudley McCarthy

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MS 7777

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: 1989

Collection Summary

Creator
McCarthy, Dudley
Title
Papers of Dudley McCarthy
Date Range
1900 - 1987
Collection Number
MS 7777
Extent
6 metres (32 ms boxes; 2 folio boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, drafts, typescripts and notes relating to books and articles written by McCarthy. Also included are reviews, radio scripts, diaries of McCarthy and his wife. Some of the correspondents are: Mrs E. Bean, Sir Paul Hasluck, Gough Whitlam, etc. The three main books are: "South-West Pacific area first year: Kokoda to Wau" (vol. 5 of "Australia in the war of 1939-45); "The fate of O'Loughlin" and "Gallipoli to the Somme: the story of C.E.W. Bean".Additional papers document Dudley Mccarthy's professional life as Patrol Officer in Papua New Guinea, Australian Minister to United Nations in New York and as Ambassador to Mexico and Spain and . They include published books, photographs, notes and press clippings along with some childhood and family photographs.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1577334) for the access conditions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Dudley McCarthy, National Library of Australia, MS 7777, [class/series/file number]'.

Item Descriptions

Class 1. Consignment received 1988, 1900 - 1987

This consignment comprises correspondence, drafts, typescripts and notes relating to books and articles written by McCarthy. Also included are reviews, radio scripts, diaries of McCarthy and his wife. Some of the correspondents are: Mrs E. Bean, Sir Paul Hasluck, Gough Whitlam, etc. The three main books are: "South-West Pacific area first year: Kokoda to Wau" (vol. 5 of "Australia in the war of 1939-45); "The fate of O'Loughlin" and "Gallipoli to the Somme: the story of C.E.W. Bean".

This material is contained in MS 7777 Boxes 1-28.

Series 1. Personal Correspondence

Correspondence, press releases, newspaper cuttings, photocopies, payslips and typescripts, 1928-1978 (File 1) - Box 1
Correspondence, typescripts and newspaper cuttings, 1923-1983 (File 2) - Box 1
Record of service book, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, various official forms and financial statements, 1941-1972 (File 3) - Box 1
Correspondence and an application for candidate to the degree of Doctor of Letters, University of Sydney, 1960-1984 (File 4) - Box 1
Correspondence, newspaper cuttings and photocopies relating to the proposed accreditation as Ambassador to the Vatican, 1973-1987 (File 5) - Box 1
Family correspondence and newspaper cuttings, 1942-1971 (File 6) - Box 1
Correspondence relating to education of Nigel McCarthy (son), 1970-1972 (File 7) - Box 1

Series 2. Miscellaneous writings

Papers relating to McCarthy's writings (File 8) - Box 2
Correspondence, photocopies, newspaper cuttings and collection of material relating to the Australian War Memorial and World War I, 1983-1985 (File 9) - Box 2
Correspondence, photocopies, newspaper cuttings, news releases and various publications, 1985-1987 (File 10) - Box 2
Various articles and papers given at the Australian War Memorial History Conference, 7-11 February. 1984 (File 11) - Box 2

Various certificates and diplomas

Papers relating to political events in Spain, including the death of General Franco, 1974-1975 (File 12) - Box 28
Papers given at the War History Seminar, 1981 (File 13) - Box 3
Newspaper cuttings, copies of various articles and newsletters (some relating to Madrid), 1963-1976 (File 14) - Box 3
Notes, photocopies, newspaper cuttings etc., 1950-1985 (File 15) - Box 3
Correspondence and typescripts of World War I years (File 16) - Box 3
Correspondence, typescripts and notes, 1936-1955 (File 17) - Box 4
Typescripts and three University essays (File 18) - Box 4
Miscellaneous typescripts (File 19) - Box 4
Radio scripts for 'These were their yesterday' (File 20_23) - Box 4
Correspondence, radio and television scripts for 'Little things', 'H.M.A.S. Voyager' and 'What became of the Bounty mutineers', 1937-1954 (File 24) - Box 5
Notes, miscellaneous typescripts, correspondence and newspaper cuttings (File 25) - Box 5
Correspondence, notes and typescripts of 'The track' and 'Australian in battle' (File 26) - Box 5
Correspondence and typescript of 'C.E.W. Bean' published in The Greats (File 27) - Box 5
Correspondence with John Ferguson relating to The fate of O'Loughlin, Gallipoli to the Somme and World War I years, 1936-1984 (File 28) - Box 5
Typescripts of 'O'Loughlin and the nodding rat' (File 29) - Box 5
Correspondence and typescripts for 'Why it kept nodding its head', 1983-1984 (File 30) - Box 6
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1936-1984 (File 31) - Box 6
Miscellaneous papers (File 32) - Box 6

Series 3. South-west Pacific area first year: Kokoda to Wau (Vol. 5 of Australia in the war of 1939-1945)

Subseries 3_1. Correspondence, reviews, newspaper clippings etc
Correspondence, notes, reviews, typescripts, newspaper clippings etc., 1941-1978 (File 33_34) - Box 6
Scrapbook, 1946-1960 (File 35) - Box 6
Subseries 3_2. Typescripts, notes and some correspondence
Typescripts of chapters 1-8 (The chapters were initialed and dated by Gavin Long), 1956-1958 (File 36_43) - Box 7
Typescripts of chapters 9-10 and 18 (The chapters were initialed and dated by Gavin Long), 1956-1958 (File 44_46) - Box 8
Miscellaneous correspondence, notes and typescripts, 1949-1953 (File 47) - Box 8
Typescripts of chapter 1 'The outbreak of war with Japan' (File 48) - Box 8
Typescripts and notes of chapter 2 'Creation of the South-west Pacific area' (File 49) - Box 8
Typescripts of chapter 5 'Kanga force to 20 August. 1942' (File 50) - Box 8
Typescripts and notes of chapter 6 'Japanese advance to Kokoda' (File 51) - Box 8
Correspondence, drafts and typescripts of chapter 7 'The Japanese advance to Ioribaiwa' (File 52) - Box 8
Notes, drafts and typescripts of chapter 9 'The defence of Milne Bay' (File 53) - Box 9
Typescripts of chapter 11 'To Templetons' (File 54) - Box 9
Typescripts of chapter 17 'On the Sanananda track' (File 55) - Box 9
Information relating to maps used in volume 5 (File 56) - Box 9
Correspondence and typescripts of 'The Japanese story', 1942-1953 (File 57) - Box 9
Notes, correspondence, typescripts of chapters 1-2 (File 58_60) - Box 9
Notes, correspondence and typescripts of chapters 3-7, 10; and a statement by Lt. Gen. S. F. Rowell (File 61_68) - Box 10
Typescripts of War history chapters 1-9; 10-16 and appendix; 17-21 (File 69_71) - Box 28

Series 4. The fate of O'Loughlin

Subseries 4_1. Typescripts
First typescripts (File 72_74) - Box 11
Typescripts (File 75_81) - Box 12
Typescripts (File 82_87) - Box 13
Subseries 4_2. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, reviews, awards etc
Correspondence following the publication of The fate of O'Loughlin, 1979-1985 (File 88) - Box 14
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photocopies etc., 1976-1983 (File 89) - Box 14
Premier's Literary Award of 1980, in which The fate of O'Loughlin was specially commended (File 90) - Box 14
Reviews, newspaper cuttings etc., 1979-1980 (File 91) - Box 14

Series 5. Gallipoli to the Somme : the story of C.E.W. Bean

Subseries 5_1. Notes
Notes 1557? - 1900 (File) - Box 14
Notes 1 January 18 - 30 June 18 (File) - Box 14
Notes 1 July 18 - 31 December 18 (File) - Box 15
Notes 1900 - 1914 (File) - Box 15
Notes 1915 (File) - Box 15
Notes 1916 (File) - Box 15
Notes 1917 (File) - Box 15
Notes 1919 - 1920 (File) - Box 16
Notes 1921 (File) - Box 16
Notes September 1941 (File) - Box 16
Notes General (File) - Box 16
Subseries 5_2. Typescripts
Early typescripts (chapters 1-4) (File 92) - Box 16
Early typescripts (chapters 5-7) - author's note is at the beginning of chapter 7 (File 93) - Box 16
Early Typescripts (chapters 8-15) (File 94_95) - Box 17
Intermediate typescripts, with retyped and rejected pages (File 96_98) - Box 17
Typescript of chapter 2 - final unedited version (File 99) - Box 17
Discarded typescripts (File 100) - Box 17
Typescripts with editorial changes (File 101_5) - Box 18
Final unedited typescripts (with minor alterations in McCarthy's hand) (File 106_8) - Box 18
Final unedited typescripts (with minor alterations in McCarthy's hand) (File 109) - Box 19
Final typescripts (with editor's changes and incorporating minor alterations by McCarthy) (File 110_13) - Box 19
Subseries 5_3. Correspondence, photocopies etc.
Research material : photocopies, correspondence, publications (File 114) - Box 19
Research material : photocopies, correspondence, publications (File 115_17) - Box 20
Correspondence with John Ferguson, 1979-1985 (File 118) - Box 20
Correspondence with Australia Council, 1981-1983 (File 119) - Box 20
Correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to the Foundation for Australia Literary Studies Prize (awarded to McCarthy in August 1984); and drafts of McCarthy's acceptance speech (File 120) - Box 20
Correspondence with Joan Worth (cousin of C.E.W. Bean) 1984, transcripts of five letters by Bean to his aunt (1914-1917) and an early photograph of the Bean brothers (undated) (File 121) - Box 20
General correspondence, newspaper clippings, photocopies and transcripts, 1948-1984 (File 122) - Box 20
Letters received after the publication of the book, 1983-1984 (File 123) - Box 21
Correspondence and reviews (in red album), 1982-1985 (File 124) - Box 21
Reviews (File 125) - Box 21

Series 6. Speeches, addresses, and miscellaneous articles and reviews

Speeches given at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, 1961-1964 (File 125) - Box 21
Reviews and articles (File 127) - Box 21
Speeches and addresses, 1960-1981 (File 128) - Box 22
Articles on Papua New Guinea (File 129) - Box 22
Articles on Aborigines and the Northern Territory (File 130) - Box 22
Article on Norfolk Island, written during McCarthy's term with the Department of Territories (File 131) - Box 22
Drafts of miscellaneous speeches (File 132) - Box 22
A copy of The Spanish redbook on Gibraltar, Madrid, 1965 (contains addresses by McCarthy to the Committee of Twenty Four of the United Nations (File 133) - Box 22

Series 7. Diaries of Dudley McCarthy

Diaries, 1940-1941 (2 vols.) (File) - Box 23
Diaries, January - June 1942 (6 vols.) (File) - Box 23
Diaries, July - December 1942 (8 vols.) (File) - Box 24
Diaries, Dec. 1942 (1 vol.) (File) - Box 25
Diaries, January - February 1943 (2 vols.) (File) - Box 25
Diaries, Interviews and books 1948 (1 vol.) (File) - Box 25
Diaries, Special 1942-1948 (1 vol.) (File) - Box 25
Diaries, 1964-1969 (6 vols.) (File) - Box 25
Diaries, 1978 (1 vol.) (File) - Box 25
Diaries, 1980-1981 (2 vols.) (File) - Box 25
Diaries, 1983 (1 vol.) (File) - Box 25

Series 8. Diaries of Olivia McCarthy

Diaries, 1964, 1972, 1967-1973, 1975-1976 (File) - Box 26

Series 9. Miscellaneous

Correspondence relating to the Public Lending Right Scheme, 1984 (File 134) - Box 27
Film Board of Review - Circulars, 1977 (File 135) - Box 27
Miscellaneous note books (File) - Box 27
Permanent Missions to the United Nations (File) - Box 27

Nos.160, 174, 176, 183, 190, 196, 203

Delegations to the United Nations, 1965-1966 (File) - Box 27
The history of All Saints' College Bathurst, 1873-1963 (File) - Box 27

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1936

Notes for wives of officers (File) - Box 27

Canberra: Dept of Foreign Affairs, 1971

1 video cassette on Townsville, 14-15 August 1984 (File) - Box 27
McCarthy's official passports, 1955,1963 (File) - Box 27
3 framed certificates (File) - Box 28
3 framed b/w photographs taken in New Guinea by McCarthy (File) - Box 28
1 unframed b/w photograph (File) - Box 28

Class 2. Consignment received 2014, 1900 - 1987

This consignment comprises papers that document Dudley McCarthy's professional life as Patrol Officer in Papua New Guinea, Australian Minister to United Nations in New York and as Ambassador to Mexico and Spain.

Published books, photographs, notes and press clippings along with some childhood and family photographs (File) - Box 29-33

Published books, photographs, notes and press clippings along with some childhood and family photographs. (File) - Folio-Box 34


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