Guide to the Papers of Irvine Douglas

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MS 3797

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Collection Summary

Creator
Irvine Douglas
Title
Papers of Irvine Douglas
Date Range
1905-1973
Collection Number
MS 3797
Extent
4 metres (27 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn745843).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Irvine Douglas, National Library of Australia, MS 3797, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Item Descriptions

News cuttings-Various subjects, 1950s-1960s (File 1-5) - Box 1

News cuttings-1940s. Mainly World War 2 (File 6-8) - Box 2

News cuttings-1950s-Australian (File 9) - Box 2

News cuttings, 1930s-1960s (File 10) - Box 2

Invitations to Silver Jubilee of King George V, and coronation of King George VI (Item) - Box 2

Literary brochures-1950s-U.K. and U.S.A. (Item) - Box 2

Personal correspondence, 1930s-1970s (File 11) - Box 3

Correspondence and personal papers, 1940s-1970s (File 12) - Box 3

Correspondence, news cuttings and personal papers, 1940s-1970s (File 13) - Box 3

Personal correspondence, 1920s -1970s (File 14) - Box 3

Includes letters from Dame Enid Lyons

Wartime diaries, July 1941-June 1944 (File 15) - Box 3

Personal notebook- 1950s

Photographs, 1930s and 1940s (File 16) - Box 3

Includes Dame Enid Lyons, R.G. Menzies and actress Lillian Harvey

Programmes and invitations re Royal events, 1930s (File 16) - Box 3

News cuttings, 1930s-1970s (File 17(a)) - Box 3

Newscuttings. Plastic bag of passports, press papers (File 17(b)) - Box 3

Scrapbook, 1934 (Item) - Box 4

Scrapbook, 1940 (Item) - Box 4

Scrapbook, 1940-41 (Item) - Box 4

Scrapbook, 1940-50 (Item) - Box 4

Various family notes and booklets (File 18) - Box 5

Including Scrapbook 1925-28; Newspapers (1940s); Canberra Annual-1936; The Age-'Tour of Duke and Duchess of York, 1927

Poems by Irvine Douglas (File 19) - Box 6

Typescript draft "Opportunity in Australia", by Douglas; Various publications

Scrapbook, 1920s (Item) - Box 7

'British people at war'-Oldhams Press, London, 1942 (not sighted February 2010) (File) - Box 7

Country Press Seminar-University of New England, 1966 (Item) - Box 7

Personal papers, cards and cuttings, 1940-1945 (File 20) - Box 8

News cuttings WWII-Britain. Notes, cards, photographs (File 21) - Box 8

Photographs including Joseph Lyons, Dame Enid Lyons, R.G. Menzies, Lillian Harvey and Muriel Brunskill (File 22) - Box 8

Cards, invitations, golf programmes (File 23) - Box 8

Newspaper clippings, 1960-70; publications; photographs (File 24) - Box 8

Photographs, invitations, menus and personal cards, 1950s-1970s (File 23a) - Box 9

Letters, cards, invitations, 1940-1973 (File 24a) - Box 9

News cuttings, 1950s-1970s (File 25) - Box 9

Notes for proposed novel (File 26) - Box 9

Cards, Personal papers (File 27) - Box 9

Family photographs (File 28) - Box 9

Photographs, notes and assorted papers/cuttings 1930s onwards (File 29) - Box 9

Photograph Album. Britain in 1930s (Item) - Folio 1

Personal Correspondence, 1925-74 (File 30) - Box 10

Personal Correspondence, 1937-75 (File 31) - Box 10

Personal photographs (File 32) - Box 10

A.B.C. News Commentaries, 1969-73 (File 33) - Box 10

News cuttings/ Articles (Including Titanic disaster) (File 34) - Box 10

Brochures, cards , booklets etc. (File 35) - Box 10

Brochures, printed matter (File 36) - Box 10

News cuttings, 1950s-1970s (File 37) - Box 11

Speeches, broadcasts, cards and brochures (File 38) - Box 11

Personal correspondence, 1900s-1970s (File 39) - Box 11

News cuttings, mainly World War 2 (File 39) - Box 11

Newspaper articles , written by Douglas-1950s (File 40-41) - Box 11

News cuttings and notes (File 42) - Box 11

Includes (1) Death of King George V, (2) Kingsford Smith (3) Joseph Lyons, including photographs

Personal correspondence, 1930s-40s (File 43) - Box 12

Personal correspondence, 1930s-50s (File 44) - Box 12

Personal correspondence, 1930s (File 45) - Box 12

Personal correspondence, 1930s-50s (File 46) - Box 12

Invitations, printed matter and various official photographs (File 47) - Box 12, Box 12

Scrapbooks (3), 1906-1950s (Item) - Box 13

Printed material [not found as at February 2010] (File 48) - Box 14

W. Tonkin (File 49) - Box 14

Correspondence, 1946 (File 50-51) - Box 14

Correspondence, 1947 (File 52) - Box 14

Correspondence, 1948 (File 53) - Box 14

Correspondence, 1949 (File 54) - Box 14

Correspondence, 1939-72 (File 55) - Box 15

Personal correspondence, 1930s & 1940s (File 56)

Personal correspondence, 1940s (File 57) - Box 15

Personal correspondence, 1937-1950 (File 58) - Box 15

Various cards and photographs (File 58) - Box 15

Personal correspondence, 1917-1939 (File 59) - Box 15

News cuttings 1930s-1950s, and brochures (File 60) - Box 15

Typescript of proposed novel (incomplete), press cards, photographs etc. (File 61) - Box 15

Pamphlets, cuttings, brochures (File 62) - Box 16

Personal papers, cards etc. (File 63) - Box 16

Personal correspondence (File 64) - Box 16

Diaries, Passports etc. (File 65) - Box 16

Newspapers and cuttings, mainly, 1940s and 1950s (File 66) - Box 16

Newspapers, 1940s (File 67) - Box 16

Publications, brochures (File 68) - Box 16

News cuttings, brochures (File 69) - Box 17

Correspondence, Business and Personal, 1940s-1950s (File 70) - Box 17

Cards, menus etc, 1940s-1960s (File 71) - Box 17

Printed matter, 1940s-1950s (File 72) - Box 17

Notebooks, diaries etc. (File 73) - Box 17

General correspondence, cards and invitations, 1940s-1970s (File 74) - Box 18

Business correspondence, cards, invitations etc., 1940s- 1960s (File 75) - Box 18

Correspondence, cards re Golf clubs, Australian U.K. (File 76) - Box 18

Various cuttings and notes (File 76) - Box 18

News cuttings, mainly Australian. British travel brochures (File 77) - Box 18

Various publications-High school magazines etc. (File 78) - Box 18

Brochures, publications, diaries (File 79) - Box 18

Correspondence, 1940s-1960s (File 79 (a)) - Box 19

Cards menus, invitations, programmes (File 80) - Box 19

News cuttings, 1940s (File 81) - Box 19

News cuttings, 1950s (File 82_83) - Box 19

News cuttings, 1960s-70s (File 84) - Box 19

Personal cards and correspondence, 1930s-1970s (File 85) - Box 19

Correspondence, 1930s-1970s (File 86) - Box 20

Includes correspondence re 'Opportunity Australia'

Correspondence 1970s- mainly personal (File 87) - Box 20

Newscuttings and publications,1950s-1970s (File 88) - Box 20

Printed matter (File 89) - Box 20

Publications and printed matter (File 90_92) - Box 20

Printed matter (File 93) - Box 21

Personal correspondence, 1920'2-1970s (File 94) - Box 21

Printed matter and programmes (File 95) - Box 21

Diary 1935; Birth certificate and publications (File 96) - Box 21

Diaries, 1934-54 (File 97) - Box 19

Diaries, 1936-73 (File 98) - Box 19

Personal papers (File 99) - Box 21

Sundry correspondence, 1970s-1980s (File 100-101) - Box 22

Various cards, correspondence, brochures (File 102-103) - Box 22

Diaries, 1937-47,1964-75 (File 104) - Box 22

Personal items-photographs, brochures, 1930s-1940s (File 105) - Box 22

Assorted publications (Item) - Box 23

Including 'Savage Club List of members (1967), 'Fire worship in Britain'(1931); Notebooks, Auberges de France (1948); Concert programmes-England and Australia; Editorial manual (Maclean-Hunter,Toronto (1956); By Products-Verses by Robert Henderson Croll-Published: Percival Serle, The Olde Bookshop, Melbourne, 1932; Handbook for Army wives and mothers (USA) (1944); Guide to National Parks of NSW (1930).

Assorted publications (Item) - Box 24

Including The Savage Club' by- Aaron Watson. Published by T. Fisher Unwin London (1907); Unrehearsed Incident' and other stories- Eric Baume Hutchinson & Co. London, (1954); Songs of an Airman'-Geoffrey Wall-Australian Authors' Society (1917); 'Table for Two'-Marjorie Wilenke Faber and Faber' (1943); 'War on the Line'-Bernard Darwin -Southern RailwayCoy. (London) (1946); 'My memories of six reigns'-Princess Marie Louise -Evans Brothers, London-(1956); 'Opportunity in Australia' (Hardcover)-Irvine Douglas-Rockliff London, (1958) (also paperback copy ); 'Australia and back'-Sir Alan Cobham KBE-A.& C Black, London (1927); 'Australia and war today'- W.M. Hughes-Angus and Robertson,Sydney (1938); 'The Northern Churinga' (Bound copies)- Magazine of Launceston High School. Includes items by Douglas. April 1914-Dec. 1916; 'Brother Savages and guests'-Percy Bradshaw (A history of the Savage Club 1857-1957)-W.H. Allen-London (1958)

Photograph Albums, Boxes of loose photographs (Item) - Box 25

Album of photographs-Canberra, 1931-1960 (Item) - Box 25

'Australia-A Hand Book for Australian tour of Imperial Press Conference, (1925) (Item) - Box 25

Photographs (Item) - Box 26

Correspondence with Sydney Morning Herald and others (Item) - Box 27

Various items (Item) - Foilo 2-5


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