Guide to the Papers of James R. Darling, 1947-1991
MS 7826
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- James R. Darling
- Title
- Papers of James R. Darling, 1947-1991
- Date Range
- 1947-1991
- Collection Number
- MS 7826
- Extent
- 5.4 metres (39 boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The original consignment includes correspondence and other papers, primarily relating to the Australian Frontier, the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, the Road Safety Council, Marcus Oldham Farm Management College and the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
The September 1991 consignment includes further files on such organisational records as the Australian Frontier and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust; a large group of correspondence; as well as drafts of articles, speeches and Darling's autobiography Richly rewarding.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1179372).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], National Library of Australia, Papers of James R. Darling, [class/series/file number]'.
Provenance
The September 1991 part of the collection was transferred to the Library in 1991.
Arrangement
The original consignment of papers of Sir James Darling comprises 14 boxes of material arranged into 6 series.
The papers in the September 1991 consignment have been arranged into 13 series and the numbering of the series follows on from those in the original consignment.
The Australian Frontier material can be found in Series 1 and 13; the Miscellaneous material is in Series 5 and 18; and the Printed material is in Series 6 and 19.
Item Descriptions
Class MS 7826. Consignment added 19 September 1991
Series 7. Correspondence, 1950-88
This series was arranged in alphabetical and chronological order by Sir James Darling. Correspondence for 1960-69 can also be found in Series 16 and 17. Main correspondents are highlighted in the folder listings below.
Garfield Barwick; Don Bennet; Julian Bickerstein; R.F. Broadbent; A.B. Brown (File 3-4) - Box 15 (MS 7826)
Darling Family letters; John Davison; G.C.W. Dicker; Talbot Duckmanton (File 9-13) - Box 16 (MS 7826)
Geoffrey Fairbairn; Graham Farley; Andrew Farran; Arthur Fletcher; Doug Fraser (File 15-18) - Box 17 (MS 7826)
Jane (daughter?); Angus Gillan; James Grant; R.J. Gray; R. Grenfell; Kevin Grosse (File 19-21) - Box 17 (MS 7826)
Peter Hare; Brian Harrison; Sir David Hay; Cameron Hazlehurst; Colin Healey; Jim Hogg; Brian Hone (File 22-26) - Box 18 (MS 7826)
R. Lawson; Desmond Lee; R.B. Lefroy; Hugh Lester; J.R. Lester; Michael Long (File 29-30) - Box 19 (MS 7826)
A.M. McGaffrey; William McMahon; Paul McKeown; William McKie; Andrew McKinnon; Keith C. Mackriell; Hugh A. McRae; Elsie B. Manley; Don Marles; J. Milburn; Howard Milligan; J. Mitchell; Adrian Monger; Des Moore; John H.C. Morris; Tim Murray; Stephen Murray-Smith; Files (File 33-38) - Box 19, 20 (MS 7826)
Sir Maurice Nathan; Bill Nederman; Nimmo family; John Norgard; Rev. J.S. Nurser (File 40-41) - Box 20 (MS 7826)
J.B. Paul; Guy E.C. Pease; Michael Persse; Jeremy Pickett; B.M. Porter; Bruce Pratt (File 43-45) - Box 20 (MS 7826)
A.J. Rea; Blyth Ritchie; Rev. A. de Robin; P.A.V. Roff; Peter Ronald; Lloyd Ross (File 46-47) - Box 21 (MS 7826)
Clement Semmler; A. Sherriff; P.B. Sitzema; Robert Southey; W. Spewers; H.D. Steward; Barbara Sutton (File 48-51) - Box 21 (MS 7826)
William Tempel; David Thompson; Robert Todd; David Tompsett; Veronica Tozer; T.L. Twidell (File 52-53) - Box 22 (MS 7826)
Series 8. Letters of recommendation
This series contains requests from former Students of Geelong Grammar School, mostly for Headmaster positions at the various Church of England Grammar Schools in Australia, and copies of Darling's references.
Series 9. Speeches
This series contains typescripts of miscellaneous speeches written and delivered by Darling on various occasions, including Unesco Repertory Theatre Conference in Adelaide, 1966; an address at the Geelong Boy's Employment Centre, 13 July 1965; Newington Old Boys Association; and Centenary Celebration Dinner, 26 July 1963.
Series 10. Writings: 'Saturday reflections'
This series contains carbon copies of handwritten drafts of feature articles published in The Age entitled "Saturday reflections" and book reviews. The articles were published as a book entitled Reflections for the Age (1991).
Series 11. Writings: Richly Rewarding
Handwritten drafts and typescripts of Richly rewarding which was published by Hill of Content in association with Lloyd O'Neil, 1978.
Series 12. Writings: 'The whole environment'
This series includes handwritten drafts, typescripts and some correspondence relating to 'The whole environment' and 'Freedom for equality'.