Guide to the Papers of Damian Smith relating to Sidney Nolan

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MS 10402

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: February 2018

Collection Summary

Creator
Smith, Damian, Dr
Title
Papers of Damian Smith relating to Sidney Nolan
Date Range
c.1948-1982
Collection Number
MS 10402
Extent
0.45 metres (1 medium folio box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection primarily comprises tins and small envelopes from the estate of Sidney Nolan. Inscribed with "Central Australia 1948", these containers originally housed 35 mm negatives from Sidney Nolan's trip through Central Australia. Note that the negatives themselves are held by the estate of Lady Mary Nolan and do not form part of the National Library's Nolan collections. Damian Smith obtained the containers when he worked as the inaugural archivist for the Sidney Nolan estate. Smith was later assigned the publishing rights by Lady Mary Nolan to Sidney Nolan's photographs from the years 1949-1952. Also included in the collection is a post-production script for the film "Sidney Nolan: an Australian dream" - a co-production between Don Bennetts and the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1982, which was given to Smith by Don Bennetts.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7578865).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Damian Smith relating to Sidney Nolan, National Library of Australia, MS 10402, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Item Descriptions

Class 1. Original consignment received February 2018, 1948 - 1982

The consignment includes tins and small envelopes from the estate of Sidney Nolan inscribed with "Central Australia 1948", that originally housed 35 mm negatives from Sidney Nolan's trip through Central Australia. Damian Smith obtained the negative housing when he worked as the inaugural archivist for the estate of Sidney Nolan and was later assigned the publishing rights by Lady Mary Nolan to Sidney Nolan's photographs from the years 1949-1952. The negatives remain the property of the estate of Lady Mary Nolan and do not form part of the Papers of Sidney Nolan held at the National Library at MS 10245. Also included in the collection is a post-production script for the film "Sidney Nolan: an Australian dream" - a co-production between Don Bennetts and the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1982 which was given to Damian Smith from Don Bennetts.

Series 1. Housing for black and white film negatives, 1948-1949

Subseries 1. Large tin labelled 'Central Australia 1948', 1948-1949

Large tin containing six individual cigarette tins and small envelopes that originally housed Sidney Nolan's 35mm Black and White negatives from his trip to Central Australia. According to donor Damian Smith, the inscription of 1948 is incorrect as Nolan's trip to Central Australia took place in 1949, hence the date range of 1948-1949.

Benson and Hedges Cigarette Tin (File 1)

Masking tape on tin labelled '1. Sturt'. 14 small empty envelopes in total.

Sturt. Camel loading wood. Nolan 1949. 38 (Item 1) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Aboriginal carving. 37 (Item 2) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Palm Springs (site of rock carving). 29 (Item 3) - Folio-Box 1
Manbulloo. 7 (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Drafting horses. Camels and water cart.Camels.Cart by river. Nolan 1949. 33R (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Horses crossing creek. Illegible office. Landscape. My Bert. 32 (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Evening (illegible) Shots of Cowell and watercart.Sturt homestead. Constable kitchen. Camels loading wood. 31 (Item 7) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Illegible etc. Goats. Meat house. Camels. 30 (Item 8) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Aboriginal girls.36 (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Meat House and Camels. Standing feeding.35 (Item 10) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Stockyard old. Camel cart.(I taken to enlarge 1st March 53). 34 (Item 11) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Camels loading wood.38 (Item 12) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Gordon Downs. Donkey team.No3 bore. Jinx and camels.39 (Item 13) - Folio-Box 1
Benson and Hedges Cigarette Tin (File 2)

Masking tape on tin labelled '2'. Writing on tape illegible. 10 small empty envelopes in total.

Nullarbor etc. Jinx swings. Jinx illegible. Wahroonga.45 (Item 1) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Extra? 2/C (Item 2) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.Bush.Ord river. Jinx boomerang.2/B (Item 3) - Folio-Box 1
Illegible.Broome.Luggers. 42 (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1
Illegible Sound.Canarvon.Illegible.Bent Tree.Nullabor.44 (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1
Halls Creek races.Illegible.41ca1 (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1
Broome.Ilegible.Luggers.Malay Town. Japanese cemetery.43 (Item 7) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.2/A? (Item 8) - Folio-Box 1
Halls Creek races.Illegible.41 (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1
Benson and Hedges Cigarette Tin (File 3)

Masking tape on tin labelled '3'. Writing on tape illegible. 12 small empty envelopes in total.

Manbulloo  (Corroboree).6 (Item 1) - Folio-Box 1
Marrakai.11 (Item 2) - Folio-Box 1
Wyndham.14 (Item 3) - Folio-Box 1
File.No:1-5 11 negatives rejects (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1
Wyndham 1-4.15 (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1
Bob. To enlarge? Cambridge.C.Aus. A (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1
Adelaide to Tenant Creek rejects 1-5A (Item 7) - Folio-Box 1
Marrakai.Illegible.8 (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1
Marrakai.12 (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1
Marrakai.10 (Item 10) - Folio-Box 1
Adelaide to Tenant Creek rejects.1-5 (Item 11) - Folio-Box 1
Benson and Hedges Cigarette Tin (File 4)

Masking tape on tin labelled '4. Turner 1st plate negs 15 to 28'. 14 small empty envelopes in total.

Turner.Hardman Range.18 (Item 1) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.Hardman Range. Ord River.17 (Item 2) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Dray Horse yard.Range.16 (Item 3) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.4-12 Abo rations.15 (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Illegible station and gorge.19 (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Turner River gorge.20 (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Old homestead 4-12.Bower bird.Illegible.21 (Item 7) - Folio-Box 1
Turner (crossed out) also Kanagaroo.22 (Item 8) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Bush poor quality.23 (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.Illegible.Abo girls.kitchen.24 (Item 10) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Stockyard 6-12.Branding.25 (Item 11) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.Hardman Range (a) Ord River.26 (Item 12) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.Stockyard.Branding.27 (Item 13) - Folio-Box 1
Turner.Illegible.Hardman Range and bush.28 (Item 14) - Folio-Box 1
Benson and Hedges Cigarette Tin (File 5)

Masking tape on tin labelled '5. Extra Sturt and varied enlargements." 11 small empty envelopes in total.

Sturt. General and landscapes (Item 1) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Outbuildings (Item 2) - Folio-Box 1
Bob. To enlarge (Item 3) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. To be filed (crossed out) (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. Landscape (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1
Turner. Old homestead.Evening.Poor quality (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1
Twelve varied. Enlarge Cambridge Oct 12th 50 (Item 7) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. General etc. Camels (Item 8) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. General and landscapes (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. General etc. Woodheap and Aborigines.Turner?and landscapes (Item 10) - Folio-Box 1
Sturt. General etc. Camels good (Item 12) - Folio-Box 1
Imperial Club Cigarette Tin (File 6)

Written directly on tin '6'. 12 small empty envelopes/packets in total.

Unlabeled envelope (Item 1) - Folio-Box 1
Unlabeled envelope (Item 2) - Folio-Box 1
Unlabeled envelope (Item 3) - Folio-Box 1
Unlabeled envelope (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1
Unlabeled envelope (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1
Unlabeled envelope (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1
Unlabeled envelope (Item 7) - Folio-Box 1
Unlabeled envelope (Item 8) - Folio-Box 1
Envelope labelled '27' (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1
Glassine negative pocket labelled 'Aborigine girls' (Item 10) - Folio-Box 1
Glassine negative pocket labelled 'C' (Item 11) - Folio-Box 1
Glassine negative pocket labelled but illegible (Item 12) - Folio-Box 1

Series 2. Script "Sidney Nolan: an Australian dream", 1982 - Folio-Box 1

Post-production script for the film "Sidney Nolan: an Australian dream" a co-production between Don Bennetts and the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The film that looked at the history of Australia as seen through the eyes of Sidney Nolan and his paintings and covered his life and Australian history from early exploration to the twentieth century.


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