Guide to the Papers of Sir John Monash
MS 1884
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Monash, John, General Sir
- Title
- Papers of General Sir John Monash
- Date Range
- 1801 - 1983
- Collection Number
- MS 1884
- Extent
- 60 metres (258 ms boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 2 large folio boxes + 2 outsized phase boxes + 18 medium phase boxes + 2 slide boxes + 11 glass negative/slide boxes + 4 map folios)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
MS 1884 comprises correspondence, diaries, notebooks, drafts of manuscripts, subject files, press cuttings, pamphlets, souvenirs, printed items, photographs, glass slides and other memorabilia relating to all aspects of General Sir John Monash's life and career. The collection includes juvenilia and items dating from Monash's school and university days. The correspondents include Hannah Victoria Moss (whom he married in 1891), J.T.N. Anderson (business partner), Mathilda Monash (sister) and other members of the Monash family, J. Gibson (business), Walter Rosenhain, Clara Stockfeld, Eva Blashki, Rose Blashki, Minnie Blashki, Jeanette Krakowski, Ada Krakowski, Kitty Lunday, Amy and Evie Corrie and Rose Schield.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3008163).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
With regard to photocopying, under the guidelines given by the donors, the Library may, at its own discretion, supply readers with single copies of limited portions of items in which the Monash family hold copyright, for the purpose of research or private study. The Library may also give permission for the publication of limited portions of manuscripts, for the purpose of quotation, or of photographs where the Library believes this is appropriate (copyright in these items being held, of course, by the Monash family). However, the Library may not give permission for the publication of any substantial portion or selection from the manuscripts, or of any significant number of photographs, or for any copying for these purposes. Any requests of this kind should be directed to the family.All reasonable efforts have been made to identify copyright owners of this material. If you have any further information regarding any of these items, please contact us.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of General Sir John Monash, National Library of Australia, MS 1884, [series/file/item number]'.
Archival History
The arrangement of this collection has kept with General Sir John Monash's original order as much as possible. However the collection was kept in the custody of the Monash/Bennett family and worked on by Dr Geoffrey Serle before it came into the National Library's custody in the 1980s. The collection has been used extensively by researchers since that time. As a result of this history, the arrangement of the collection would have changed slightly over time.
The digitisation of the collection has generally captured the collection as it was at the time of digitisation. Any changes to the arrangement have been made for preservation reasons or to facilitate easier access in the digital context.
Provenance
Although the papers were given a temporary listing as long ago as 1967 it was not until 1980 that the collection was officially presented to the National Library and later physically transferred to the Manuscript Collection through Dr Serle. The donors were Monash's three grandchildren, David and Colin Bennett and Elizabeth Durré.
Related Materials
Papers of Geoffrey Serle relating to his biography of Monash entitled John Monash : a biography are held in the Manuscript Collection of the National Library at MS 6808. A good summary, not only of the National Library's Monash Collection but also of the important component in the Australian War Memorial and other groups of Monash papers, is provided by Dr Serle on pages 583 - 5 of the biography.
The Australian War Memorial holds a number of items of Monash's regalia and military memorabilia, as well as over 20 boxes of his military papers.
The Oral History Collection of the National Library holds a copy of an address given by Geoffrey Serle to the Royal Historical Society on 26 October 1982, entitled 'The writing of biography - General Sir John Monash, 1865 - 1931'. Held at TRC 1196 .
Separated Materials
The following decorations, medals and badges of General Sir John Monash were transferred to the Australian War Memorial in 1985:
Decorations: The order and Star of GCMG. The Order comprises a collar, chain etc. and there are two stars. The Order is contained in an initialled case. There are in addition two GCMG sashes. / The Order and Star of the KCB. There are two stars in an initialled case. / The Order of the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (Grand Officer de l'Ordre de la Couronne, Belgium). / The Order of the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour with Rosette (Legion d'Honneur, France). Star and Rosette included on bar of service medals. Order contained in case initialled R.F. / Order of Eccentric Club.
Medals and badges: RSL Badge; Scotch Club Jubilee Badge; Legacy Badge; ordinary Rotary Badge; Past President of Rotary Badge; Luna Park Badge; Wallaby Club Badge; Australian Intelligence Corps Badge; badge entitled 506; Long Service Medal; DSM (miniature US Badge); and signet ring containing the Monash crest.
Monash's sword was transferred to the Australian War Memorial in May 1986, together with the following books: Great Britain. Committee of Imperial Defence. Historical Section Official history of the Russo-Japanese war. London, H.M.S.O., 1909 (2 volumes).
In 1986 Elizabeth Durré presented to the Library a number of books from Monash's personal library. Books taken into the Library's general printed book run because they filled gaps in the national collection were:
An M.P. Mons, Anzac and Kut London: Edward Arnold, 1919. Dedicated to Sir John by the author of this volume.; Baedeker, Karl. Baedeker's Berlin and its environs. 3rd ed. Karl Baedeker, 1908.; Croll, Henderson Robert. The open road in Victoria: being the ways of many walkers. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullen, 1928. This volume is dedicated to Sir John by the author.; Imperial federation League (various publications bound together).; Kannengiesser Pasha, Hans, Gallipoli: Bedeutung und Verlauf der Kampfe 1915. Berlin: Schlieffen Verlag, 1927. This book is in the original German edition, has newspaper clippings of reviews and carries Sir John's signature.; Marx, Adolf Bernhard. Allgemeine Musiklehre: ein Hilfsbuch fur Lehrer and Lernende in jedem Zweige musikalischer Unterweisung. Leipzig: Breitkopf and Hartel, 1857.; Mr Dooley's Philosophy London: William Heinemann, 1903. This volume is signed by Sir John and is dated December, 1924.; Wagner, Richard. Operas: Text and motives Berlin: Globus Verlag.; Wagner, Richard. The Ring: text and motives. Berlin: Globus Verlag.
The remainder of Monash's library was transferred to Monash University at the discretion of Elizabeth Durré.
A Note about Use of the Collection
There is no individual numbering of the items in MS 1884 nor a correspondence index. Serle's biography, however, is a very useful tool for finding specific items in the collection. The following example demonstrates the suggested technique of using the biography:
*Reader is interested in letters to or from Major F.L. Outtrim. Looks up INDEX under Outtrim. The first two references are to pages 112 and 113. Turning to Pages 112 and 113, reader finds a passage on p.113. "In July Outtrim made a strong recommendation on his behalf and Monash wrote fulsomely to thank him". Reader them turns to NOTES for pages 112-113 and finds that Outtrim's letters were dated 24 July and 3 August 1893, while Monash's reply was 5 August 1893. Reader turns to finding aid. Letters received are in Series 1A. The dates for Outtrim's letters should be in Box 4, files 26-35. On requesting these files the reader finds that both these letters are in fact in file 30 (Monash has annotated the 24 July letters to identify the writer as Outtrim). Outward letters are in Series 1B. The letterbook for Monash's reply, 5 August 1893, is "Number 5" in Box 52. Either by using Monash's index at the beginning of the letterbook, or by going straight to the date, the reader finds the copy of the letter from Monash to Outtrim on page 61 of the letterbook*
Please note: many of the letterbooks, volumes of souvenirs and other items are extremely FRAGILE and should be handled with great care.
Advisory Statement
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this collection contains material and descriptive information which may be considered culturally sensitive and may cause distress, including names and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased. This collection contains terms that reflect authors' views or those of the historical period, but which may not be considered appropriate today. While the information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided in an historical context.
Biographical Note
General Sir John Monash, solider, engineer and administrator.
Item Descriptions
Class [unnumbered]. Original Consignment, 1801 - 1974
Series 1A [1.1]. General Correspondence: (Letters received), 1879 - 1931
Archival History
Several of the files in this Series contain indexes for the following months' correspondence. These files have been identified by the word 'index' in the title.
The digitisation of the collection has captured the collection as it was arranged at the time of digitisation.
Correspondence with index to Jan, Feb and March, January 1916 - 11 February 1916 (File 117) - Box 14
Correspondence with index to July, August, September, 1 July 1918 - 10 July 1918 (File 135) - Box 16
Correspondence with index to October, November and December, 1 October 1918 - 15 October 1918 (File 142) - Box 16
Series 1B [1.2]. General Correspondence: (Outward letters), 1883 - 1931
Note: Most of the letterbooks have their own internal indexes. Groups of multiple blank pages have not been digitised.
Subseries 1.2.1. Letterbooks, 1883 - 1928
Archival History
The verso pages of the letters have not been digitised.
Letterbook No. 1, 1883 - 1885 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 50 (MS 1884)
This file contains pages that appear upside-down. This is how Monash created the pages and they can be adjusted with the rotate tool in the image viewer.
Letterbook No. 3, 1888 - 1890 (File 256-260) - Box 256-260 (MS 1884), Box 51 (MS 1884)
Letterbook No. 3 was originally located in box 51. For preservation reasons, this letterbook has been disbound and individual pages rehoused into folders. Box 260 contains a full photocopy of the letterbook.
Subseries 1.2.2. Monash-Anderson business correspondence, 1894 - 1906
Archival History
The verso pages of the letters have not been digitised.
Letterbook, August 1899 - October 1899 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 61
The last 20 pages of this book are blank.
Letterbook, January 1902 - April 1902 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 64
Pages 254 and 253 are out of order in the book while pages 586-588, 598 and 634-636 missing. Page numbers 286-288 are hand written, following page starts at 287 again. There are 2 page 361's, first handwritten, second printed.
Letterbook, December 1902 - September 1903 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 65
Pages 83-111 and 399-402 are missing.
Subseries 1.2.3. General copies of outward letters, 1908 - 1931
General copies of outward letters, 4 January 1910 - 22 December 1910 (File 456d) - Box 68
Includes precis of letters and copies, October 6 1910
General copies of outward letters, 1 January 1915 - 24 December 1915 (File 477) - Box 70
Main date range is 1 January 1915 - 19 April 1915, but includes one letter each from November and December 1915
General copies of outward letters, 2 July 1916 - 2 August 1916 (File 480) - Box 71
Includes index of letters July -September 1916
General copies of outward letters, 2 October 1916 - 31 October 1916 (File 483) - Box 71
Includes index of letters October - December 1916
General copies of outward letters, 2 January 1917 - 15 January 1917 (File 486) - Box 71
Includes index of letters January - March 1917; Also includes index of letters April -June 1917
General copies of outward letters, 1 March 1917 - 30 April 1917 (File 489) - Box 72
Last item appears to be misdated to 30 March 1917
General copies of outward letters, 1 June 1917 - 24 June 1917 (File 491) - Box 72
Includes index of letters July - September 1917; Includes index of letters October - December 1917; Includes index of letters July - September 1918; Includes index of letters October - December 1918; Includes two letters from September 1916
General copies of outward letters, 1 January 1918 - 31 January 1918 (File 497) - Box 73
Includes index of letters January - March 1918
General copies of outward letters, 1 April 1918 - 30 April 1918 (File 499) - Box 73
Includes index of letters April - June 1918
General copies of outward letters, 1 July 1918 - 31 July 1918 (File 502) - Box 73
Includes index of letters July - September 1918
General copies of outward letters, 1 August 1918 - 1 September 1918 (File 503) - Box 73
Includes index of letters July - September 1918
General copies of outward letters, 1 October 1918 - 31 October 1918 (File 505) - Box 74
Includes index of letters October - December 1918
General copies of outward letters, 2 January 1919 - 31 January 1919 (File 509) - Box 74
Includes index of letters January - February 1919
General copies of outward letters, 1 March 1919 - 14 March 1919 (File 511) - Box 74
Includes index of letters March - April 1919
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1919 - 15 May 1919 (File 514) - Box 75
Includes index of letters May - June 1919
General copies of outward letters, 1 July 1919 - 14 July 1919 (File 517) - Box 75
Includes index of letters July - August 1919. Includes note of letter extracted from file 84
General copies of outward letters, 1 August 1919 - 2 September 1919 (File 519) - Box 75
Includes index of letters August - December 1919
General copies of outward letters, 2 January 1920 - 16 January 1920 (File 524) - Box 76
Includes index of letters January - February 1920
General copies of outward letters, 1 March 1920 - 12 March 1920 (File 528) - Box 76
Includes index of letters March - April 1920
General copies of outward letters, 3 May 1920 - 31 May 1920 (File 531) - Box 77
Includes index of letters May - August 1920
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1920 - 13 September 1920 (File 536) - Box 77
Includes index of letters September - December 1920
General copies of outward letters, 4 January 1921 - 1 February 1921 (File 542) - Box 78
Includes index of letters January - April 1921
General copies of outward letters, 3 May 1921 - 12 May 1921 (File 546) - Box 78
Includes index of letters May - August 1921
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1921 - 30 September 1921 (File 551) - Box 79
Includes index of letters September 1921 - January 1922
General copies of outward letters, 2 February 1922 - 28 February 1922 (File 556) - Box 79
Includes index of letters February - May 1922
General copies of outward letters, 192-6-1/1922-6-15 (File 560) - Box 80
Includes index of letters June - August 1922
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1922 - 14 September 1922 (File 565) - Box 81
Includes index of letters September - December 1922
General copies of outward letters, 3 January 1923 - 15 January 1923 (File 571) - Box 81
Includes index of letters January - April 1923
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1923 - 30 May 1923 (File 577) - Box 82
Includes index of letters May - August 1923
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1923 - 15 September 1923 (File 583) - Box 83
Includes index of letters September - December 1923
General copies of outward letters, 2 January 1924 - 14 January 1924 (File 591) - Box 84
Includes index of letters January - April 1924
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1924 - 17 May 1924 (File 599) - Box 85
Includes index of letters May - August 1924
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1924 - 10 September 1924 (File 607) - Box 85
Includes index of letters September - December 1924
General copies of outward letters, 1 January 1925 - 12 January 1925 (File 615) - Box 86
Includes index of letters January - April 1925
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1925 - 14 May 1925 (File 622) - Box 87
Include index of letters March - August 1925
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1925 - 11 September 1925 (File 630) - Box 88
Includes index of letters September - December 1925
General copies of outward letters, 4 January 1926 - 13 January 1926 (File 637) - Box 89
Includes index of letters January - April 1926
General copies of outward letters, 3 May 1926 - 14 May 1926 (File 645) - Box 89
Includes index of letters May - August 1926
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1926 - 14 September 1926 (File 652) - Box 90
Includes index of letters September - December 1926
General copies of outward letters, 4 January 1927 - 28 January 1927 (File 659) - Box 91
Includes index of letters January - April 1927. Final letter contains a typographical error in the date. It reads 28th Feb. '28, but should read 28th Feb. '27
General copies of outward letters, 2 May 1927 - 13 May 1927 (File 665) - Box 92
Includes index of letters May - August 1927
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1927 - 13 September 1927 (File 672) - Box 92
Includes index of letters September - December 1927
General copies of outward letters, 4 January 1928 - 31 January 1928 (File 680) - Box 93
Includes index of letters January - April 1928
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1928 - 14 May 1928 (File 687) - Box 94
Includes index of letters May - August 1928
General copies of outward letters, 3 September 1928 - 11 September 1928 (File 695) - Box 95
Includes index of letters September - December 1928
General copies of outward letters, 2 January 1929 - 18 January 1929 (File 704) - Box 96
Includes index of letters January - April 1929
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1929 - 15 May 1929 (File 712) - Box 97
Includes index of letters May - August 1929
General copies of outward letters, 16 December 1929 - 31 December 1929 (File 727) - Box 98
Includes index of letters, range unspecified
General copies of outward letters, 3 January 1930 - 17 January 1930 (File 728) - Box 99
Includes index of letters, range unspecfied
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1930 - 15 May 1930 (File 736) - Box 99
Includes index of letters, range unspecified
General copies of outward letters, 1 September 1930 - 14 September 1930 (File 744) - Box 100
Includes index of letters, range unspecified
General copies of outward letters, 2 January 1931 - 16 January 1931 (File 751) - Box 101
Includes index of letters, range unspecified.
General copies of outward letters, 1 May 1931 - 17 May 1931 (File 757) - Box 102
Includes index of letters, range unspecified.
Series 2. Correspondence: with Particular Individuals, 1860 - 1941
Letters from Clara Stockfeld, 1884 - 31 July 1887 (File 767) - Box 103
Subjects include: invitations; family matters.
Letters from Eva Blashki, June 1885 - September 1886 (File 768) - Box 103
Subjects include: social events; their friendship.
Letters from Rose Blashki and Minnie Blashki, 1885 - 1886 (File 769) - Box 103
Subjects include: social events; music; their friendship.
Letters received from Jeanette and Ada Krakowski, 1886 - 1897 (File 770) - Box 103
Subjects include: social events; friendship; congratulations on appointment.
Letters from Kitty Lunday, 1887 - 1889 (File 771) - Box 103
Subjects include: social events; photographs sent; exhibitions.
Letters received from Amy and Evie Corrie, 1888 - 1889 (File 772) - Box 103
Subjects include: social events and engagements.
Letters received from Rose Schild, 1887 - 1889 (File 773) - Box 103
Subjects include: social engagements.
Letters from Victoria Moss, August 1889 - March 1890 (File 774) - Box 104
Subjects include: social engagements; their friendship.
Biographical / Historical
Hannah Victoria (Victory) Moss (1869-1920)
Letters received from Victoria Moss (Vic), March 1890 - July 1890 (File 775) - Box 104
Subjects include: social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Moss (Vic), August 1890 - April 1891 (File 776) - Box 104
Subjects include: social engagements and activities; Monash's studies; travels.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, August 1891 - September 1891 (File 777) - Box 104
Subjects include: travels; Monash's studies; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, February 1892 - December 1895 (File 778) - Box 104
Subjects include: Bertha; social engagements and activities.
Biographical / Historical
Bertha (Bert) Bennett Monash (1893-1979)
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1896 - July 1897 (File 779) - Box 104
Subjects include: Bertha; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, August 1897 - December 1897 (File 780) - Box 105
Subjects include: Bertha; social engagements and activities; Monash's work.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1898 - September 1898 (File 781) - Box 105
Subjects include: Bertha; social engagements and activities; illness; Monash's visit to Perth.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, September 1898 - December 1898 (File 782) - Box 105
Subjects include: Bertha; Monash's work; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, March 1899 - 1904 (File 783) - Box 105
Subjects include: Bertha; Monash's work; household notes; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1905 - August 1906 (File 784) - Box 105
Subjects include: Bertha; Monash's work; household notes; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, September 1906 - October 1908 (File 785) - Box 105
Subjects include: Bertha; Monash's work; household notes; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, 1909 - 1914 (File 786) - Box 106
Subjects include: travels; social engagements and activities; household notes.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1915 - July 1915 (File 787) - Box 106
Subjects include: travels; Bertha's birthday; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, August 1915 - December 1915 (File 788) - Box 106
Subjects include: life at home; news of the war; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1916 - July 1916 (File 789) - Box 106
Subjects include: family matters; news of the war; the fate of friends and family fighting; household finances.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, August 1916 - December 1916 (File 790) - Box 106
Subjects include: death of loved ones in the war; Monash's diary; news of the war; congratulations on promotion; family and friends.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1917 - May 1917 (File 791) - Box 106
Subjects include: family matters; news of the war; the fate of friends and family fighting; household finances; peace negotiations; 1917 Plebiscite on Conscription.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, June 1917 - December 1917 (File 792) - Box 106
Subjects include: business affairs; news from the war; Monash's knighthood; friends and family; financial matters; 1917 Plebiscite on Conscription.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1918 - July 1918 (File 793) - Box 106
Subjects include: congratulations on Monash's knighthood; family and friends; financial matters; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, August 1918 - December 1918 (File 794) - Box 106
Subjects include: financial matters; friends and family; social activities and engagements; Monash's return to Australia.
Letters received from Victoria Monash, January 1919 - September 1919 (File 795) - Box 106
Subjects include: honors awarded to Monash; Monash's expected return; financial matters.
Letters from Victoria Monash to Bert and Martha, October 1918 - June 1933 (File 796) - Box 106
Subjects include: photographs of Victoria and Bert for Monash; social activities and engagements; friends and family.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), 1897 - 1900 (File 797) - Box 107
Includes: Bertha's early writing attempts and drawings. Topics include social activities and household matters.
Biographical / Historical
Bertha (1893-1979) known as Bert to her family.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), 1901 - 1905 (File 798) - Box 107
Subjects include: family and friends; social engagements and activities.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), 1906 - 1907 (File 799) - Box 107
Subjects include: family and friends; social engagements and activities; school.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), 1908 - 1914 (File 800) - Box 107
Subjects include: School and her grades; travels; social engagements and activities; household notes.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), December 1914 - July 1915 (File 801) - Box 107
Subjects include: family and friends; travels; friends serving in the war; congratulations on Monash's promotion.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), August 1915 - December 1915 (File 802) - Box 107
Subjects include: social engagements and activities; news of the war; congratulations on Monash's promotion; the fate of friends in the war.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), January 1916 - June 1916 (File 803) - Box 107
Subjects include: Victoria's illness; social engagements and activities; travels; family and friends; dealing with the censor.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), July 1916 - December 1916 (File 804) - Box 107
Subjects include: rumors of a promotion for Monash; Gershon Bennett; news of the war; potential visit by Bert and Victoria to England; visit to Billy and Mary Hughes; conscription; social engagements and activities.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), January 1917 - May 1917 (File 805) - Box 107
Subjects include: family and friends serving in the war; Victoria's health; holiday; social engagements and activities.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), June 1917 - December 1917 (File 806) - Box 108
Subjects include: Monash's knighthood; social engagements and activities; family and friends; news of the war and those serving.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), January 1918 - June 1918 (File 807) - Box 108
Subjects include: news of the war; travels; family and friends; social engagements and activities; Monash's promotion.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter), July 1918 - December 1918 (File 808) - Box 108
Subjects include: social engagements and activities; work at Iona; letters received; news from the war; family and friends.
Letters from Bertha (daughter), February 1919 - August 1919 (File 809) - Box 108
Subjects include: Monash's return to Australia; letter received; the return of Australian troops; family and friends.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter) and Gershon, April 1920 - December 1920 (File 810) - Box 108
Subjects include: household matters; social engagements and activities.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter) and Gershon, 1921 - 1924 (File 811) - Box 108
Subject include: travels; household notes; social engagements and activities.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter) and Gershon, 1925 - 1927 (File 812) - Box 108
Subjects include: travels; family and friends; Bert's children; household notes; IonaIona.
Letters and notes from Bertha (daughter) and Gershon, January 1928 - November 1928 (File 813) - Box 108
Subjects include: holidays; Bert's children; Iona.
Letters received from Bertha (daughter), 1929 - 1931 (File 814) - Box 108
Subjects include: Bert's children; household notes; travels; social engagements and activities; IonaIona.
Letters received from Louise and Walter Rosenhain, 1896 - 1901 (File 815) - Box 109
Subjects include: social outings with Bert; engineering work; visits; travels; Louise and Walter's engagement; business matters.
Letters received from Louise and Walter Rosenhain, 1902 - 1907 (File 816) - Box 109
Subjects include: German relatives; glassworks; travels in Europe; Mathilde's visit to Louise and Walter.
Letters received from the Rosenhain family (Walter, Louise, Mona and Nancy), December 1914 - July 1915 (File 817) - Box 109
Subjects include: the voyage from Australia to England; school; the situation in Egypt; news of the war.
Letters received from the Rosenhain family (Walter, Louise, Mona and Nancy), August 1915 - December 1915 (File 818) - Box 109
Subjects include: Walter's work; friends fighting in the war; munitions; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from the Rosenhain family (Walter, Louise, Mona and Nancy), January 1916 - July 1916 (File 819) - Box 109
Subjects include: news of the war and supposed strength of forces; holidays; care package sent to Monash's brigade; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from the Rosenhain family (Walter, Louise, Mona and Nancy), August 1916 - December 1916 (File 820) - Box 109
Subjects include: holidays; visit of Monash to English businesses; zeppelin attack; illness; school; Monash's roulette system.
Letters received from the Rosenhain family (Walter, Louise, Mona and Nancy), January 1917 - December 1917 (File 821) - Box 109
Subjects include: Christmas; social engagements and activities; munitions; state of the war; Lou's illness; school.
Letters received from the Rosenhain family (Walter, Louise, Mona and Nancy), January 1918 - August 1918 (File 822) - Box 109
Subjects include: Monash's knighthood; the war in France; Lou's health; move from 'Warrawee'; reports about Monash in the media; school and Empire Day celebrations; concerns about Walter's German heritage.
Letters received from the Rosenhain family (Walter, Louise, Mona and Nancy), September 1918 - October 1919 (File 823) - Box 109
Subjects include: holiday; Lou's health; current situation of the war; school; Walter's Royal Society paper; holidays.
Letters received from Walter and Louise Ronsehain: 'Warrawee', January 1920 - October 1923 (File 824) - Box 110
Subjects include: Monash's book; Victoria's death; holidays; financial matters; Louise's health.
Copies of letters sent to Walter and Louise Ronsehain: 'Warrawee', February 1920 - December 1923 (File 825) - Box 110
Subjects include: Victory's illness and subsequent death; Mona, Peggy and Nancy; financial matters; Monash's book; the sale of 'Roma'; government appointments for Monash.
Letters received from Walter and Louise Ronsehain, 1924 - 1930 (File 826) - Box 110
Subjects include: Louise's health; Mona's marriage and birth of first child; financial matters; social engagements and activities; Nancy's visit to Australia.
Correspondence regarding Nancy Rosenhain, 1929 - 1930 (File 827) - Box 110
Subjects include: Nancy's visit to Melbourne relating to Dalcroze Eurythmics; Nancy's address in Melbourne; contract and financial support for the trip.
Letters received from Nancy, Peggy and Norma, 1911 - 1931 (File 828) - Box 110
Subjects include: birthdays; holidays; school; career choices; Dalcroze Eurythmics.
Articles by Walter Rosenhain, 1934 - 1935 (File 829) - Box 110
2 pamphlets in memorial of Sir Walter Rosenhain and a booklet for the opening of the Rosenhain Memeorial Laboratory at the University of Melbourne.
Letters received from Mathilde (sister), January 1915 - December 1915 (File 830) - Box 111
Subjects include: Louise; family news; the American Monasch family; news of the war; Monash's promotion.
Letters received from Mathilde (sister), January 1916 - June 1916 (File 831) - Box 111
Subjects include:news of family and friends; Victoria's health; social engagements and activities; conditions for soliders during the war; news of the war.
Letters received from Mathilde (sister), July 1916 - December 1916 (File 832) - Box 111
Subjects include: Victory's health; the difficulty of sending mail to Monash; social engagements and activities; Louise and Walter; news of the war; Monash's knighthood.
Letters received from Mathilde (sister), January 1917 - December 1917 (File 833) - Box 111
Subjects include: financial matters; trip to England; news of the war; social engagements and activities.
Letters received from Mathilde (sister), January 1918 - July 1918 (File 834) - Box 111
Subjects include: Monash's knighthood; news of the war; family and friends.
Letters received from Mathilde (sister), August 1918 - January 1920 (File 835) - Box 111
Subjects include: family and friends; Monash's knighthood; news of the war; Louise and Walter; financial matters.
Letters received from Mathilde (sister), 1922 - 1930 (File 836) - Box 111
Subjects include: social engagements and activities; financial matters; her work as a teacher; family and friends.
Letters received from John Gibson during his travels, 1912 (File 837) - Box 112
Details his travels to Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, France, London, Scotland and north America. Discusses tender applications and financial matters during his absence.
Letters sent to John Gibson, 1912 (File 838) - Box 112
Discusses financial matters; contracted jobs; dealings of other companies and potential work.
Letters received from J. Gibson and P.T. Fairway, April 1915 - September 1916 (File 839) - Box 112
Discusses the company's issues with hiring replacement staff; financial matters; actions of competition companies; current contracts.
Letters received from J. Gibson and P.T. Fairway, 1917 - 1918 (File 840) - Box 112
Discusses: the progress of current contracts; financial matters and difficulties; illness; Monash's knighthood.
Letters received from J. Gibson and P.T. Fairway, February 1919 - December 1919 (File 841a) - Box 112
Discussess: financial matters including profit forecast; impact of building labourers strike; current contracts; dealings with other companies.
Letters to Louis Monash from relatives in Germany, 1860 - 1863 (File 841b) - Box 113
Includes index at end of file.
Biographical / Historical
Louis Monash (1831-1894), father of John Monash.
Letters from Bertha Manasse to Louis Monash, September 1863 - October 1863 (File 842) - Box 113
Includes translations for some of the letters by a researcher, possibly Geoffrey Serle. Subjects include: family; social engagements and activities; wedding preparations.
Biographical / Historical
Bertha Monash (nee Manasse) (1842[?]-1885), mother of John Monash.