Papers of Geoffrey Fairbairn, 1832-1982 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 375413
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Fairbairn, Geoffrey (Geoffrey Forrester), 1924-1980
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1832-1982]
- 14 boxes + 1 folio box.
- Summary:
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The papers consist of general and family correspondence, notebooks, manuscripts and typescripts of Fairbairn's writings, journals, family photographs, ephemera and a large collection of newspaper clippings. They mostly relate to Fairbairn's writings, particularly those relating to Southeast Asian politics, the Vietnam War and guerrilla warfare.
- Biography/History:
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Fairbairn was a Reader in History at the Australian National University, Canberra, a commentator on Southeast Asian politics and an expert on the theory of guerrilla warfare. Fairbairn was the son of James Valentine Fairbairn, Minister for Air 1939-40.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9326
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (12 p.)
- Subject:
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- Fairbairn, Geoffrey (Geoffrey Forrester), 1924-1980 -- Archives
- Historians -- Australia -- Archives
- Universities and colleges -- Australia -- Faculty -- Archives
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Australia
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Australia
- Australia -- Foreign policy -- Southeast Asia
- Time Coverage:
- 1832-1982
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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