Guide to the Papers of Peter Greste and the Greste Family
MS 10296
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Greste, Peter, Professor
- Title
- Papers of Peter Greste and the Greste Family
- Date Range
- 1983-2016
- Collection Number
- MS 10296
- Extent
- 3.15 metres (12 MS boxes+ 1 large folio box + 1 med folio box + 1 small folio box)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises material created by Australian journalist Peter Greste during his imprisonment in Mulhaq Al Masra (Molha'a El-Mazra'a)/ Tora prison from December 2013 until February 2015; material collected by his parents Lois and Juris and brothers Mike and Andrew in support of Peter's release from prison; records collected following Peter's release and return to Australia; along with records relating to Peter from the 1980's. Included are letters written by Peter Greste that were smuggled out of the prison, some written on toilet paper and napkins and addressed to family, friends, politicians, lawyers, Al Jazeera staff and some statements and press releases; Peter's diaries written in prison; media coverage during his imprisonment; correspondence from his supporters; papers kept by Lois and Juris Greste in Egypt including notebooks, court and travel documents; notebooks from Mike Greste. Also included are papers relating to Peter's schooling, including Youth Exchange documents, his journalism cadetship, correspondence and photographs and records relating to the Australian of the Year Award nomination.
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-vn8050243).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Peter Greste and the Greste Family, National Library of Australia, MS 10296, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Arrangement
Square brackets have been used to indicate missing information such as first or last names e.g. [] Greste; Andrew []. Where the missing content may be reasonably inferred from context, this information has been placed within square brackets to indicate that it was not transcribed from the original material e.g. Andrew [Greste].The Library has allocated consecutive numbers to each file, with files starting at number 1 at the beginning of each series.
Box numbering
Please note that following Preservation treatment, items originally located in Box 4 were relocated to other boxes and Box 4 was removed from the sequence. These items include Series 2, items 1,2,3 (now housed in Folio Box 1a) and Series 2, Items 4-10, now located in MS Box 5.
Item Descriptions
Class 1. Consignment received 2016, 1983 - 2016
This consignment comprises material created by Australian journalist Peter Greste during his imprisonment in Mulhaq Al Masra (Molha'a El-Mazra'a)/ Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt from December 2013 until February 2015; material collected by his parents Lois and Juris and brothers Mike and Andrew in support of Peter's release from prison; records collected following Peter's release and return to Australia; along with records relating to Peter from the 1980's. Included are letters written by Peter Greste that were smuggled out of the prison, some written on toilet paper and napkins and addressed to family, friends, politicians, lawyers, Al Jazeera staff and some statements and press releases; Peter's diaries written in prison; media coverage during his imprisonment; correspondence from his supporters; papers kept by Lois and Juris Greste in Egypt including notebooks, court and travel documents; notebooks from Mike Greste. Also included are papers relating to Peter's schooling, including Youth Exchange documents, his journalism cadetship, correspondence and photographs and records relating to the Australian of the Year Award nomination.
Series 1. Peter Greste: Letters to family and friends from prison and related correspondence
Letter to family, 21 February 2014 (Item 2) - Box 2
1p 21 x 28 cm (written on both sides; drawing of cell)
Letter to Heidi Ross (friend), responsible for media liaison during the campaign, 27 February 2014 (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1a
On toilet paper 58 cm
Letter to Indooroopilly High, Peter's former school. Policy now to explicitly celebrate multiculturalism. Letter for UN Day, 20 March 2014 (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1a
On toilet paper 86 cm
Letter to family, 26 March 2014 (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1a
On toilet paper: 2 rolls, 10 x 170 cm, 10 x 65 cm
Letter Fahy to Heather Allan, head of news gathering at Al Jazeera English and Salah Negm, Director of News, Al Jazeera English, undated (Item 11) - Box 2
1p 26 x 15 cm
Letter to Mike [Greste] after verdict, with statement for release to media, undated (Item 19) - Box 2
1p
Series 3. Media coverage
Media clippings, copies of newspapers and journals, internet coverage, January - June 2014 (File 1) - Box 5
Press clippings, copies of publications containing coverage of Greste's imprisonment and the attempts of his family and others to secure his release
Series 5. Papers kept by Juris and Lois Greste
Documents relating to Greste family travel to Cairo, 2014-2015 (File 1) - Box 2
Papers relating to activities while there, documents relating to media and legal responsibilities, receipts; also Juris notebook maintained from January 2014 to June 2015 noting things to do, people to contact, media responsibilities, and several smaller notebooks.
Media documents, 2014-2015 (File 2) - Box 3
Journalism Judgement in Arabic; Free AJ Staff (Amnesty 2015); Amnesty 2014 Media Awards program; Australian Journalism Monograph No 15; Free AJ Staff - Social Media Campaign, Supporting Statements, Press Summary (3 compilations); Senate Debates 18 June 2015; Speeches for Peter Greste 44th Parliament of Australia; media 2 February 2015, 3 documents relating to Free Peter Greste campaign and 1 regarding messages of support from ABC 612 listeners, 2 February 2015
Legal Matters while Juris and Lois in Egypt, July 2012 - July 2014 (File 4) - Box 10
Includes Peter's Contract of Employment with Al Jazeera English; notes and documents regarding court procedure in Egypt (some documents in Arabic); press releases; correspondence of Latvian ambassador Iveta Sulca; correspondence with Australian Second Secretary Erika Tolano; correspondence with Mark Thomas relating to legal matters; protest from the UK Bar; copy of Peter's first letter from Tora prison; correspondence relating to the 2014 Pride of Australia medal
Correspondence from Mazra'a prison, 25 November 2014 - 17 January 2015 (File 5) - Box 10
1: Peter and Baher Mohamed, to supporters 25 Nov 2014,3pp; 2: Peter to family 9 December 2014, 6pp; 3: Peter to friends and supporters 10 December 2014, 3pp; 4: Peter to Fred and Lulu 20 December 2014, 2pp; 5: Peter to Heather, 21 December 2014, 2pp; 6: Peter to Sean, 24 December 2014, 4pp; 7: Peter to Moose and Kate, 27 December 2014, 1p; 8: Peter to Mandy, 27 December 2014, 1p; 9: Peter to Gwen, 27 December 2014, 1p; 10: Peter to Sally, 27 December 2014, 1p; 11: Peter to family, 1 January 2015, 3pp; 12: Peter to Shaoguett Moselmane, NSW MLC, 1 January 2015, 2pp; 13: Peter to BBC Friends of PG on Facebook, 1 January 2015, 3pp; 14: Peter to Hillary, 1 January 2015, 2pp; 15: Peter to Siegfried, 4 January 2015, 2pp; 16: Peter to Sangeeta, 4 January 2015, 2pp; 17: Peter to Julie Bishop, 7 January 2015, 2pp; 18: Peter to Martine, 11 January 2015, 2pp; 19: Peter to Fred and Lulu, 11 January 2015, 2pp; 20: Peter to Greg Wilesmith, ABC, 13 January 2015, 2pp; 21: Peter to Heather, 13 January 2015, 2pp; 22: Peter to Cami, NBO, 15 January 2015, 2pp; 23: Peter to Karenation St, 15 January 2015, 4pp; 24: Peter to AJE Nairobi Bureau, 17 January 2015, 2pp; 25: Peter to Lu, 17 January 2015, 2pp; 26: Peter to Dan, 17 January 2015, 1p;
Correspondence from hospital, undated (File 6) - Box 10
Letter from Mohamed Fahmy to Peter and Baher, 6pp
Correspondence from Peter to Dr Dan Halverson, Griffith University, 23 August 2014 - 1 January 2015 (File 7) - Box 10
Eleven letters written for International Relations Theory for the 21st Century course undertaken by Peter with Griffith University while in prison in Egypt. Letters of 1 December 2014 and 1 January 2014 contain papers written by Peter about international relations
Series 6. Miscellaneous papers
Proposal by artist Sally Ryan topaint portrait of Lois Greste, 2014 (File 1) - Box 7
The portrait was on display in the 2015 Portia Geach exhibition
Australian of the Year Award, 2016 (File 2) - Box 7
Nomination, notification, certificate, invitation to become patron for Ashirwad Foundation
Papers and correspondence received from Mike Greste relating to the Free Peter Greste campaign, 2014 (File 3) - Box 7
Draft synopsis of The Marriott Cell (received from Mike Greste), 14 April 2014 (File 4) - Box 7
Draft synopsis by Mahomed Fahmy titled The Marriott Cell. Book of same title by Fahmy published in 2016.
Photocopied transcript, annotated, undated (File 7) - Box 8
English translation of case against the journalists
Two DVDs, undated (File 8) - Box 8
Audio file of Benefit Court 21 August 2014; ABC 24 Hours 25 July 2014 (Mike Greste)
Business contacts, undated (File 9) - Box 8
One bundle of business cards and notes relating to Greste contacts in Cairo
English language newspapers from Egypt, 2 December 2015 to 19 October 2015 (File 10) - Box 9
40 issues of Egyptian Mail, Egyptian Gazette and Daily News; all incomplete sets
Series 7. Biographical papers
Youth Exchange documents, 1983 (File 1) - Box 12
Peter was an Exchange Student in South Africa in the early 1980s
Awards, references, student work, 1984 to 1987 (File 2) - Box 12
References, awards, student work including documentation regarding 1986 involvement in aid program in Bangladesh
Application for D-Grade Journalist, 5 March 1986 (File 3) - Box 12
Application for position as cadet journalist with Channel 6, Shepparton