MS 3797
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Irvine Douglas
- Title
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Papers of Irvine Douglas
- Date Range
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1905-1973
- Collection Number
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MS 3797
- Extent
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4 metres (27 boxes)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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