Guide to the Papers of Carol M. Mills
MS 9761
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Carol Moya Mills
- Title
- Papers of Carol M. Mills
- Date Range
- 1951-2013
- Collection Number
- MS 9761
- Extent
- 13.79 metres (53 boxes + 2 folio items + 4 folio boxes + 2 packets + 2 elephant folio + 1 folder + 28 sound/av carriers)
- Physical Facet
- MS 9761 = (17 MS Boxes + 1 Folio packet)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
MS 9761 comprises correspondence, cards, family papers, diaries, notebooks, personaldocuments and mementos, papers on Mills' terms as librarian at Charles Sturt University and the University of the South Pacific (USP), papers on conferences and libraries, papers on bibliographic activities, scrap albums, printed material, a sample of Tapa cloth and two videos
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1821033).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Carol M. Mills, National Library of Australia, MS Acc12.094, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Biographical / Historical
Librarian, bibliographer and historian. Carol Moya Mills was appointed librarian at the newly-formed Canberra College of Advanced Education in 1969. Mills worked subsequently as librarian at the Charles Sturt University at Wagga, and the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, where she published articles on library management and literacy in the South Pacific. Her other publications include, A bibliography of the Northern Territory: monographs (1977-1983), and numerous articles on early Australian writers, book illustrators and book history.
Item Descriptions
Class MS 9761. Original Consignment
MS 9761 comprises correspondence, cards, family papers, diaries, notebooks, personal documents and mementos, papers on Mills' terms as librarian at Charles Sturt University and the University of the South Pacific (USP), papers on conferences and libraries, papers on bibliographic activities, scrap albums, printed material, a sample of Tapa cloth, possibly from Oro province in PNG, and two videos (17 boxes, 2 fol. items).
Tanna Vanuatu, 1993 (Item NLA.MS-VID000483) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-006
1 item, TDK, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.Piala conference 97 pacific fiction and collection development, 1997 (Item NLA.MS-VID000482) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-006
1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.Series. Audiovisual
Mother and Father 1/12/1975, 1/12/1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014206) - Cassette-Box 688
1 item, BASF C90, Compact cassette tape
Norman Lindsay, Centenary of Birth, Channel 2, 20/05/1979. ABC 50th anniversary, Naked Vicar (Part 1), 20/05/1979 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014207) - Cassette-Box 688
1 item, Ralmar C60, Compact cassette tape
Beth L L Weavers 1 of 3 and 2 of 3 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014210) - Cassette-Box 688
1 item, Audio sonic C90, Compact cassette tape
Lindsay. Carol to Malcolm and Carol, Barb etc to Malcolm (Item NLA.MS-SAV014212) - Cassette-Box 688
1 item, WHSm C120ith, Compact cassette tapeClass MS Acc05.071. Consignment Received 12/4/2004
The Acc05.071 instalment consists of three photograph albums of Fiji, USP and the Pacific; "Friends and work"; travels from 1997; and autobiographical notes and documents relating to Cyril Bennetts and the Bennetts family (2 boxes).
Class MS Acc04.236. Consignment Received 29/9/2004
The Acc04.236 instalment comprises papers documenting Mills' career and relating to Australian librarianship (1 box).
Class MS Acc05.067. Consignment Received 31/3/2005
The Acc05.067 instalment includes personal correspondence (letters received), 2002-2005, papers relating to the death of Mills' father, R.M. Mills, in 2004 and tape of Mills' mother regarding the family, 1982; review articles by Mills, 1982-1983; brochures, catalogues, articles, cuttings and some email correspondence relating to Australian book publishing and publishers, colonial authors, librarians and Pacific libraries and archives; USP oral history project "Conversations under a mango tree", four tapes and summary content notes (1 box).
6 cassettes (from box 1) (File)
Singalong with Barry Thompson and Roy Bennetts (Item NLA.MS-SAV008039) - Cassette-Box 389
1 item, Sony EF60, Compact cassette tapeMore details of songs on cassette cover, note says' possibly used at R.M. Mills funeral service?'
Conversations under a Mango Tree, Volume 1, 1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV008040) - Cassette-Box 389
1 item, Commercial tape, Compact cassette tapeA Short Oral History of the University of the South Pacific
Conversations under a Mango Tree, Volume 2, 1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV008041) - Cassette-Box 389
1 item, Commercial tape, Compact cassette tapeA Short Oral History of the University of the South Pacific
Class MS Acc05.140. Consignment Received 16/8/2005
The Acc05.140 instalment comprises seven photograph albums (2 boxes).
Class MS Acc05.159. Consignment Received 19/9/2005
The Acc05.159 instalment consists of correspondence A, B, M, S (2 boxes).
Class MS Acc07.065. Consignment Received 5/4/2007
The Acc07.065 instalment includes miscellaneous correspondence (mostly personal), greeting cards and news clippings; card index relating to "DB entry" [i.e. database entry?]; photographic negatives, prints, slides; bound volumes of Cartoons magazine (1915-1917); and, copies of publications relevant to Mills' activities as a bibliographer (2 boxes, 1 fol. box).
Class MS Acc09.169. Consignment Received 23/10/2009
The Acc09.169 instalment comprises correspondence, texts of speeches and papers given at professional conferences, reports, news clippings, script of a radio play by Mills "Two men and a goat" (broadcast around 1954) (1 packet).
Class MS Acc12.094. Consignment Received 17/7/2012
The Acc12.094 instalment comprises posters and historical rubbings, correspondence, research notes and papers, photography and bound journals (23 boxes, 2 elephant fol., 3 small fol. boxes).
Vinyl Records (File) - Box 17
Also a wooden mask
'Take This Hammer - Leadbelly Legacy Number 1' by Lead Belly, 1950 (Item NLA.MS-SAV007724) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, Folkways Records 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list and notes on back of record cover
'Erich Kunz sings German University Songs', 1958 (Item NLA.MS-SAV007725) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, Vanguard Records 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list and notes on back of record cover
Anton Karas, Grand Orchestra sous la direction de Hans Hagen, 1960s? (Item NLA.MS-SAV007726) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, Festival Records 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list on back of record cover
'Gamelans de Bali - Collection du Musee de L'Homme', 1964 (Item NLA.MS-SAV007727) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, disques BAM 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list and notes on back of record cover
'The Greek Sound' by Mikis Theodorakis, 1967 (Item NLA.MS-SAV007728) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, Columbia EMI 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list and notes on back of record cover
'Old Time Musical Hall with June Bronhill, Hughie Green, Geoff Love and the John McCarthy Singers', 1969 (Item NLA.MS-SAV007729) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, His Master's Voice Records 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list on back of record cover
'Erich Kunz sings Best Loved German Songs by the Great Composers', 1970s? (Item NLA.MS-SAV007730) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, Vanguard Records 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list and notes on back of record cover
'Highlights from HMS Pinafore' by Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Peter Murray, 1970s? (Item NLA.MS-SAV007731) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, Astor Records 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list and notes on back of record cover
'Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)' original soundtrack music from the film and 'Carnival in Rio', 1973 (Item NLA.MS-SAV007732) - Shelf-Short 1 (Vinyl temporary loc)
1 item, Philips Records 33rpm, Vinyl discsCommercial release. Track list and notes on back of record cover
Class MS Acc12.149. Consignment Received 10/12/2012
The Acc12.149 instalment comprises correspondence and photocopies of research material and newspaper clippings relating to various research projects (3 boxes, 1 fol. item).