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MS 8049; MS Acc10.040; MS Acc10.061; MS Acc11.142

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Collection Summary

Creator: Rohan Rivett
Title: Papers of Rohan Rivett
Date Range: 1850 - 1998
Collection Number: MS 8049; MS Acc10.040; MS Acc10.061; MS Acc11.142
Extent: 10.29 metres (45 MS Boxes + 8 Large Folio-Boxes + 2 security binders)
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

It comprises correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, diaries, photographs and cuttings of Rohan Rivett, Sir David Rivett (father), Nancy Rivett (wife) and Rhyll Rivett (daughter).

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2701557).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Rohan Rivett, National Library of Australia, MS 8049, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

The collection was presented to the National Library by Mrs Nancy Rivett in 1989. Further papers were donated in 1998.

Biographical Note

Rohan Deakin Rivett was born in Melbourne on 16 January 1917, the son of David and Stella Rivett. He was educated at Wesley College, the University of Melbourne and Balliol College, Oxford. He was briefly a cadet reporter and then enlisted in the 2nd AIF in June 1940. After the fall of Singapore he was a prisoner of war in Japanese camps for three years. The diaries and notes that he kept formed the basis of his book Behind bamboo , published in 1946.

After the War Rivett worked for the Melbourne Herald and was a correspondent in China in 1947 and in Britain in 1949-51. He married Nancy Summers in 1947. In 1951 he became Editor-in-Chief of the Adelaide News. In 1959 he campaigned against the death sentence of Rupert Stuart, an Aborigine who had been convicted of murder. Following a Royal Commission, the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. In 1960 Rivett and the News were charged with seditious libel and malicious libel, but were acquitted. A few weeks later Rivett was dismissed by the proprietor, Rupert Murdoch.

In 1961 Rivett was appointed Director of the International Press Institute at Zurich. He returned to Australia in 1963 and for the rest of his life was a freelance journalist and broadcaster. He had a passion for cricket and reported on a number of Test series. He was the author of several books, including Behind bamboo; an inside story of the Japanese prison camps (1946), The listener in Test cricket book (1948), Australian citizen; Herbert Brookes 1867-1963 (1965), and David Rivett; fighter for Australian science (1972). Rivett died in Melbourne on 6 October 1977.

Albert Cherbury David Rivett (1885-1961) was the son of Rev. Albert Rivett, a Congregational minister. He was educated at Wesley College, the University of Melbourne, and Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1911 he married Stella Deakin, the second daughter of Alfred Deakin. In the same year he was appointed lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, becoming Associate Professor in 1920 and Professor in 1924. In 1927 he became the first Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and from 1946 to 1949 he was Chairman of CSIR. He was knighted in 1935.

Item Descriptions

Class MS 8049. Original consignment

Comprises the following main series: 1. Correspondence, 1917-1977. The correspondents include Tom Dixon, Harry Geddes, Don Hackett, Sir Keith Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, Donald Tyerman, Ray Robinson and Sir Donald Bradman. 2. Manuscripts and typescripts, 1947-1962. Includes papers relating to David Rivett: fighter for Australian science, a biography of Rivett's father. 3. Journalism, 1966-1977. 4. Broadcasts, 1933-1977. 5. International Press Institute, 1951-1978. The correspondents include Mochtar Lubis, Per Monsen and T.C. Bray. 6. Scrapbooks, 1938-1978. 7. Diaries and notebooks, 1930-1977. 8. Papers of Sir David Rivett, 1895-1972. Includes papers relating to CSIRO and correspondence. The correspondents include Rohan Rivett, Ken Rivett, H.R. Marston, A.E.V. Richardson, Walter Murdoch, D.O. Masson, D.F. Martyn and Lord Casey. The series also includes letters of Sir David and Lady (Stella) Rivett (nee Deakin) to Herbert and Ivy Brookes.

Contained in 43 boxes, 8 folio boxes, 2 security binders.

Series 1. Lectures and Addresses and Writings

This series comprises letters of Rivett to his parents, wife and children during his overseas trips, as well as letters of his children to Rivett and his wife, letters of David Rivett to Rohan Rivett and letters of condolence received after the death of Sir David Rivett.

1917-20 (File 1) - Box 1

1921-29 (File 2) - Box 1

1930-32 (File 3) - Box 1

1933 (File 4) - Box 1

Letters of David Rivett to Rohan Rivett, 1934 (File 5) - Box 1

1934 (File 6) - Box 1

1935 (File 7_8) - Box 1

Letters of David Rivett to Rohan Rivett, 1936 (File 9) - Box 1

1937 (File 10) - Box 2

1938 (File 11) - Box 2

1938-39 (File 12) - Box 2

Letters of David Rivett to Rohan Rivett, 1942-43 (File 13) - Box 2

Letters of condolence received after the death of Sir David Rivett, 1961 (File 14) - Box 2

1972 (File 15) - Box 2

1965-75 (File 16) - Box 2

Undated letters (File 17_18) - Box 2

Correspondence with Sir Donald Bradman, 1953-77 (Added in August 1998) (File 1a-2a) - Volume (Security Binder) 1-2

Series 2. General correspondence, 1946-77

This series includes correspondence relating to Rivett's writings (Australian citizen, 1965 and the new edition of Behind bamboo, 1972-73), letters from the general public concerning his newspaper articles and radio broadcasts ('Window on Asia' for radio 2BL and 'Window on the west' for radio 2FC) and correspondence with friends and colleagues (including letters relating to Rivett's sacking from News Ltd in 1960).

The main correspondents include Tom Dixon, Harry Geddes, Don Hackett, Sir Keith Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, Ray Robinson and Donald Tyerman.

The series also includes correspondence with Sir Donald Bradman (1953-77), colleagues from the Herald and Weekly Times and Adelaide News Limited, as well as overseas journalists.

1946-66 (File 1) - Box 3

1967-69 (File 2) - Box 3

1970-75 (File 3_4) - Box 3

1976-78 (File 5) - Box 3

1965 (File 6) - Box 4

Letters, mostly from the general public concerning Rivett's radio broadcasts ('Window on Asia' for 2BL and 'Window on the west' for 2FC) and his newspaper articles (File 7_8) - Box 4

Correspodence concerning Rivett's writings, including the new edition of Behind bamboo, 1946, 1963-77 (File 9_10) - Box 4

Correspondence with the Canberra Times, 1969-77 (File 11) - Box 4

Correspondence with the Economist, 1965-70 (File 12) - Box 4

Correspondence with the Department of Foreign Affairs, 1966-77 (File 13) - Box 4

Correspondence with Tom Dixon and Harry Geddes, 1970-77 (File 14) - Box 5

Correspondence with News Limited and the ABC, 1957-61 (File 15) - Box 5

Correspondence with Don Hackett, 1963-70 (File 16) - Box 5

Correspondence with Sir Keith Murdoch, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch (1952-60). Also includes Rupert Murdoch's letter 5 July 1960) informing Rivett that he has been removed from his position of Editor-in Chief with News Limited in Adelaide (File 17) - Box 5

Correspondence with Ray Robinson, 1972-77 (File 18) - Box 5

Letters from friends and colleagues received after the sacking, 1960 (File 19_20) - Box 5

Correspondence with Donald Tyerman, 1964-77 (Addition August 1998) (File 21) - Box 43

Correspondence with friends and colleagues in Australia and overseas, 1960-77 (Addition in August 1998) (File 22_24) - Box 43

Series 3. David Rivett, fighter for Australian Science

Rivett's biography of his father was published by in 1972. This series contains typescripts, notes, research material (including copies and extracts of Sir David Rivett's correspondence and typescripts of interviews with Sir David's friends and colleagues), cuttings and correspondence relating to Rivett's research for the biography of his father.

The correspondents include Sir Mark Oliphant, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Clyde Cameron.

Extracts of Sir David Rivett's correspondence, 1927-45 (File 1) - Box 6

Extracts of Sir David Rivett's correspondence with Lord Bruce, 1928, 1948-54 (File 2) - Box 6

Correspondence with Sir Mark Oliphant, 1951-54 (File 3) - Box 6

Correspondence and typescripts of interviews with Sir David's friends and colleagues, including Edward G. Bowen, R.J. Vickery, E.J. Hartung, J.A. Prescott and Lady (Flora) Bassett (daughter of Sir David O. Masson), 1965-67 (File 4) - Box 6

Research and correspondence, 1972-72 (File 5) - Box 6

Letters received after the publication of the book, including thank you letters from friends for copies of the book, 1972-76 (File 6) - Box 6

Miscellaneous correspondence and cuttings, 1946-48 (File 7) - Box 6

Series 4. Manuscripts and typescripts

This series contains manuscripts and typescripts of articles and miscellaneous writings by Rivett, including Australia, 'Menzies', 'China' and 'Women they came back to'.

Drafts of 'Writing about Australia' and Rivett's BA Hons thesis 'Camille Desmoulins' (1937) were received in August 1998.

Drafts of Australia (File 1_3) - Box 8

Drafts of 'Menzies' for the Argus, 1946 (File 4) - Box 8

Drafts of 'Menzies' for the Argus, 1950-56 (File 5_11) - Box 8-9

Drafts of 'Menzies' for the Argus and the Age, 1957 (File 12) - Box 9

Drafts of 'Menzies' for the Age, 1958-59 (File 13_14) - Box 9

Drafts of 'Australia's loss: the Menzies years', 1946-60 (File 15) - Box 9

Miscellaneous drafts of articles for the Age, 1960-62 (File 16_18) - Box 9-10

Miscellaneous drafts (File 19_21) - Box 10

Photographs used with his writings (File 22) - Box 10

Drafts of writings on China, 1947 (File 23_26) - Box 10-11

Drafts of an unpublished novel 'Women they came back to' (File 27_28) - Box 11

Drafts of a story about Catherine Sarah Deakin entitled 'Deakin's confidante', c. 1971 (File 29) - Box 11

Drafts of miscellaneous, possibly unpublished, early writings, including 'The eight of us' and 'Two women' (File 30_41) - Box 12-13

Drafts of miscellaneous writing, including 'Writing about Australia' and Rivett's thesis 'Camille Desmoulins', 1937 (see also MS 1213; Added in August 1998) (File 42_45) - Box 37

Series 5. Journalism, 1966-77

The series comprises drafts of book reviews and articles.

Papers relating to Rivett's 1959 campaign against the death sentence of Rupert Stuart, an Aborigine who had been convicted of murder, were added to the series in August 1998. They include notes and drafts of Rivett's writings, letters from members of the public, family, friends and colleagues and newspaper cuttings.

Drafts of book reviews, 1971-75 (File 1_2) - Box 13

Drafts of articles entitled 'Profiles '75' (File 3) - Box 13

Drafts of 'Queensland safari' for the Canberra Times and The Sun, 1966 (File 4) - Box 13

Drafts of newspaper articles, including some for the Canberra Times, for such as 'Mawkish bull about Taiwan's gangsters' for 'Among neighbours' series, 'These are the most anxious of us all', 'Journeying' and 'Vietnam' [n.d.]. (File 5_12) - Box 14

Miscellaneous drafts (File 13_17) - Box 15

Papers on the Stuart case, including notes made in Court, drafts of Rivett's newspaper articles and letters of congratulations from friends, colleagues and members of the public after his name was cleared. (Added in August 1998) (File 18_37) - Box 38-40

Series 6. Broadcasts, 1933-77

This series contains drafts of news commentaries and other broadcasts ( including 'News and views' and 'This week with Rohan Rivett') for the ABC, 3GL and the BBC.

Drafts, mostly for 'This week with Rohan Rivett', 1933-77 (File 1_21) - Box 15-18

Articles for BBC broadcasts [n.d.] (File 22) - Box 18

Miscellaneous drafts (File 23) - Box 18

Typescript of 'Bonanza '68' for Radio 4, 1968 (Added in August 1998) (File 24) - Box 40

Series 7. International Press Institute, 1951-78

Rivett was the Director of IPI, Zurich in 1962-63. The series contains correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, addresses, press releases, cuttings, a photograph album , papers relating to the history of IPI and its constitution.

The main correspondents include T.C. Bray, Mochtar Lubis, Per Monsen, Allan Hernelius and Donald Tyerman.

Correspondence, 1965-70. Correspondents include IPI representatives in Kenya: Frank Barton and Switzerland: Antony Brock and Eileen Cameron) (File 1) - Box 19

Correspondence with American and Canadian representatives, 1964-67 (File 2) - Box 19

Correspondence, mostly with T.C. Bray of Brisbane Courier Mail, 1964-70 (File 3) - Box 19

Correspondence with Mochtar Lubis, 1963-67 (File 4) - Box 19

Correspondence with Per Monsen, 1965-67 (File 5) - Box 19

Correspondence, 1974-78 (correspondents include Ranald McDonald) (File 6) - Box 19

Correspondence with representatives from the Philippines, 1967 (File 7) - Box 19

Correspondence with Taiwanese representatives, 1970 (File 8_9) - Box 19

Correspondence with Indian representatives (C. Sarkar and S. Ramanathan), 1966-70 (File 10) - Box 19

Minutes of Executive Board Meetings, reports, addresses and papers of General Assembly meetings, 1965 (File 11) - Box 20

Copy of an address given by Donald Tyerman, minutes of Executive Board meetings, copies of Director's reports and seminar papers, 1954-63 (File 12) - Box 20

Miscellaneous IPI papers (File 13) - Box 20

A copy of IPI Constitution, 1974 (File 14) - Box 20

Press releases, 1977-78 (File 15) - Box 20

Photo album [n.d.] (File 17) - Box 20

Tape of interview with Rivett, 1977 (File 18) - Box 20

Interview with Australian Information Service, 18/08/1977 (Item NLA.MS-SAV016905) - Shelf-Short OH2-2-019

1 item, BASF 3", Magnetic tape reel (any size)

4.86 inches/second

Papers relating to IPI sent to Mrs Rivett, 1978 (File 19) - Box 20

Correspondence with Donald Tyerman, Allan Hernelius and other correspondents, 1962-63 (Added in August 1998) (File 20_21) - Box 40

Miscellaneous papers (Added in August 1998) (File 22) - Box 40

Copy of Rivett's address to IPI's 11th and 12th General Assembly meetings, Paris and Stockholm 1962-63 (Added in August 1998) (File 23_24) - Box 41

Series 8. Subject files, 1936-77

Rivett kept the files, containing cuttings, notes and other papers, in this series on the following subjects:

The Age Book of the year award, 1976 (File 1) - Box 21

Beefsteak Club, 1968-71 (File 2) - Box 21

Papers relating to Bowen, Queensland (File 3) - Box 21

Copyright relating to Rivett's writings, 1975 (File 4) - Box 21

Notebooks and scrapbooks relating to cricket, 1926-33 (File 5_13) - Box 21

Fitzroy Football Club, 1959-77 (File 14) - Box 22

Food for India, 1966-69 (File 15) - Box 22

Old Wesley Collegians Association, 1936, 1979 (File 16) - Box 22

Pensioners, 1963-67 (File 17) - Box 22

A copy of a report entitled 'People of the North Committee' published by the North Queensland Local Government Association, 1965-66 (File 18) - Box 22

Queens College, University of Melbourne, 1936-38, 1974-77 (File 19_20) - Box 22

Charters Towers, Queensland, 1966 (File 21) - Box 22

Royal Society of Arts, 1972-75 (File 22) - Box 22

Royal Masonic Lodge, 1975-76 (File 23) - Box 23

Joan Saxton Speaker's Agency (File 24) - Box 23

Newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to the Stuart case, 1960, 1974 (File 25) - Box 23

The Stuart Case by K.S. Inglis, 1961 (File 26) - Box 23

Typescripts relating to Townsville, Queensland, 1965 (File 27) - Box 23

Series 9. Diaries and notebooks, 1930-77

The series includes diaries and notebooks, including those kept by Rivett on a visit to London in 1938 and Singapore as a correspondent for the ABC in 1942.

Pocket diaries and a notebook, 1930-35 (File 1_4) - Box 24

'Trip to London' diaries, 1938 (File 5_6) - Box 24

Typescripts of diary kept while Rivett was in Singapore as the ABC correspondeny in 1942. The diary begins with an account of his departure from Darwin on 5 January 1942, stopping in Surabaya and Jakarta. It includes news of the fall of Singapore which were sent back to Australia. The diary ends on 10 February 1942. (File 7) - Box 24

Notebook containing some diary entries, Rivett's accounts and cricket scores, 1947-72 (File 8) - Box 24

Pocket diaries, 1951-77 (File 9_35) - Box 25

Notebooks, 1934-35 (File 36_38) - Box 25

Address book (File 39) - Box 25

Desk calendars, 1960, 1970 (File 40) - Box 25

Series 10. School and University, 1928-72

This series includes papers relating to Rivett's education.

Rivett's examination papers, University of Melbourne, 1933-36 (File 1) - Box 26

University lectures notes (subjects include European History) (File 2_14) - Box 26

Series 11. Photographs

The series comprises of family photographs (mostly not identified) and photograph albums (some of the albums were added in August 1998) and postcards from Rivett's travel overseas.

Photographs (File 1_15) - Box 27-41

Rohan Rivett at a desk reading newspaper [picture]

Rohan Rivett at a desk on phone with cigar [picture]

Rohan Rivett shaking hands with Tom Playford [picture]

Nancy Rivett [picture]

Nancy Rivett with dog [picture]

Rohan Rivett sitting in a crowd with pipe [picture]

Rohan Rivett as a child holding a cricket bat, December 1926 [picture]

Series 12. Scrapbooks, 1938-77

Rivett contributed articles and book reviews to newspapers and journals. The scrapbooks contain cuttings of these articles and book reviews.

Press clippings, 1938-1949 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Articles and editorials, 1951-64 (File 2) - Folio-Box 1

Press clippings, 1947-66, including: overseas despatches from Indochina, Geneva, Manila, Colombo, Detroit, China; The Canberra Times clippings, July 1965-May 1966; material relating to ABC censorship and the Suez crisis (File 3) - Folio-Box 1

Press clippings, 1955-58, including: overseas despatches from Europe, Asia, USA, SEATO; material relating to ABC censorship row; book reviews, 1956-58 (File 4) - Folio-Box 2

Press clippings, 1955-57, including: material relating to Four Corners television program and ABC censorship row; news editorials; book reviews; North Western Australia trip; demise of The Argus (File 5) - Folio-Box 2

Press clippings, 1946, 1960-65, including: reviews of Behind Bamboo; family photographs (File 6) - Folio-Box 2

Press clippings, 1960 concerning News Ltd. libel (See also Series 5) (File 7) - Folio-Box 2

News editorials, 1956-58 (File 8) - Folio-Box 3

Press clippings, 1954, including: overseas despatches from Geneva UNESCO conference and from Vienna, Southeast Asia; an open letter to Prime Minister Robert Menzies; articles relating to the Sunday paper battle (File 9) - Folio-Box 3

News editorials, 1954-55 (File 10) - Folio-Box 3

Press clippings, 1952-56, including: news editorials, 1952-56; Sunday Mail editorials; book reviews and articles from The Listener, 1952-55 (File 11) - Folio-Box 4

Press clippings, 1960-63; photographs of International Press Institute visits to India, 1962, 1963; address given to IPI 11th General Assembly, Paris, 1962; material relating to trips to Hamburg, Bolzano, 1963 (File 12) - Folio-Box 4

News editorials, 1958-59 (File 13) - Folio-Box 5

News editorials, 1959-60 (File 14) - Folio-Box 5

Press clippings, including: The Canberra Times, 1966-68; test match commentaries, 1965-66; Victorian football final analyses, 1966-68 (File 15) - Folio-Box 5

Canberra Times press clippings, 1968-71; Old Wesley Collegians memorabilia (File 16) - Folio-Box 5

Canberra Times and other clippings, including: obituaries, Interprobe articles; invitations and photograph of visit to Manila, October 1976 (File 17) - Folio-Box 6

Nation Review and other clippings, 1966, 1971-75 (File 18) - Folio-Box 6

Press clippings, including: reviews of Australian Citizen; The Journalist's Craft; This Is Australia; Writing About Australia; Behind Bamboo; Australia and the Monarchy; David Rivett : Fighter For Australian Science; material relating to the Commonwealth Literary Fund (File 19) - Folio-Box 6

Cricket commentaries, 1970-75; Canberra Times articles, 1971-73 (File 20) - Folio-Box 7

News book reviews, 1958-67 (File 21) - Folio-Box 7

Book reviews, 1972-77; Canberra Times and other press clippings, 1974-77 (File 22) - Folio-Box 7

The Journalist, 1974-77 (File 23) - Folio-Box 8

Press clippings, photographs, school reports, correspondence relating to the Rivett Family, 1917-76; photographs taken at UNESCO Conference, Manila, 1976; first dust cover of original edition of Behind Bamboo, 1946 (File 24) - Folio-Box 8

Press clippings, 1967-71 (Added in August 1998) (File 25) - Folio-Box 8

Series 13. Cuttings and printed material, 1938-78

The series contains loose cuttings, including those relating to the controversy over the planned tour of Australia by the South African cricket team in September 1971 (Added in August 1998), and miscellaneous printed material.

Newscuttings and printed material (File 1_15) - Box 28-29, 42

Series 14. Miscellaneous

The miscellaneous series includes passports, financial papers and medals.

Miscellaneous (File 1_12) - Box 29-30, 42

Series 15. Death of Rohan Rivett, 1977

The series contains letters of condolences received by Nan Rivett following the death of her husband. The letters of Neil Kelly were added in August 1998.

Letters of condolences (File 1_6) - Box 31

Series 16. Papers of Sir David Rivett

This series has been arranged into the following Subseries:

Subseries 1. Family correspondence

This series mostly comprises Rohan Rivett' letters to his parents, as well as letters of Sir David and Lady Rivett to Herbert and Ivy Brookes and letters of Lady Rivett to Sir David. Other correspondents include Rohan Rivett, Ken Rivett and Walter Murdoch.

Miscellaneous letters, 1895-1909 (File 1) - Box 32

Letters to Lady Rivett (nee Deakin), 1905-27 (File 2) - Box 32

Letters of David Rivett to the Brookes, 1910-48 (File 3) - Box 32

Letters addressed mostly to Herbert Brookes, 1930-56 (File 4) - Box 32

Letters of Rivett to his parents, 1924-41 (File 5) - Box 32

Letters of Rivett to his father, 1933-42, 1946-49 (File 6) - Box 32

Miscellaneous letters to David Rivett, 1946-47 (File 7) - Box 32

Letters of Rivett and his brother Ken to their parents, 1951-67 (File 8) - Box 32

Miscellaneous letters to Sir David and Lady Rivett, 1946-48 (File 9) - Box 32

Letters to Sir David and Lady Rivett, 1946-69. Correspondents include Rohan Rivett, A.E.V. Richardson, N.V. Sidgwick. G. Nicholls, John Dedman and Walter Murdoch. (File 10) - Box 32

Subseries 2. General correspondence

The main correspondents include D.O. Masson, Lord Casey and D.F. Martyn.

Letters to Sir David, 1915-18, 1932-51 (File 11) - Box 33

Letters to Sir David, 1932-47 (File 12) - Box 33

Letters to Sir David, 1943 (File 13) - Box 33

Letters to Sir David, 1949-51 (File 14) - Box 33

Letters of D.O. Masson to Sir David, 1919-21 (File 15) - Box 33

Correspondence with D.F. Martyn, 1950-54 (File 16) - Box 33

Correspondence relating to sale of the Eleanor and David Rivett Memorial Library, 1971-72 (File 17) - Box 33

Subseries 3. Miscellaneous

This series includes papers relating to the CSIRO and typescripts of articles and addresses given by Sir David Rivett.

List of books from the library of Eleanor and David Rivett (File 18) - Box 33

Miscellaneous cuttings, 1936 (File 19) - Box 34

Notes by A.J. Holloway (File 20) - Box 34

Papers relating to CSIRO (including some correspondence and cuttings), 1948-54 (File 21) - Box 34

Draft of an address "Some problems ahead" delivered to the National Council of Women, 27 March 1941 (File 22) - Box 34

Typescripts of articles and addresses by Sir David, 1928-48 (File 23) - Box 34

Miscellaneous typescripts, 1946-49 (File 24) - Box 34

Letter of Sir David Rivett to H.R. Marston, 1946 (Added in August 1998) (File 25) - Box 34

Series 17. Papers of Nancy Rivett, 1941-77

This series includes Nancy Rivett's letters to Lady Rivett, catalogues of an exhibition of her watercolours and miscellaneous cuttings.

Papers of Nancy Rivett (File 1_4) - Box 35

Series 18. Papers of Rhyll Rivett, 1976-81

Rhyll Rivett is the daughter of Rohan and Nan Rivett. The series contains copy of a report of the Commission of Enquiry into East Timor (1980), papers relating to Rhyll Rivett's work with the Indo Chinese Refugees (1976-81) and her travel itinerary [19?] (Added in August 1998)

Class MS Acc10_040. Consignment added 2010

Comprises a large hardbound volume titled "Hortus Siccus Vol. 1" containing news clippings of articles written by Rohan Rivett when working in London between 1949 and 1951, clippings from the Adelaide News, 1951-1954, and clippings of book reviews "Your book for this week" from the Sunday mail. The clippings have been pasted over and between pressed and labelled botanical specimens of leaves and flowers from England dating from the 1850s. There is also a loose bundle of essays, drawings, letters and other juvenilia of Rohan Rivett dating from 1918-1929.

Contained in 1 folio box.

Class MS Acc10_061. Consignment added 2010

Comprises correspondence between Sir Keith Murdoch and Rohan Rivett from January-October 1952, mostly concerning the day-to-day and strategic operations of the News; research notes on the relationship between Sir Keith and Rupert Murdoch based on Rivett's correspondence with Sir Keith; file of photographs, letters, and news clippings of articles by or concerning Rohan Rivett; letters and brief reminiscences about Rohan Rivett written in 1996-1997 by a cross-section of his friends and colleagues for Rhyll Rivett, who proposed to use them in a (never completed) biography of her father. Contributors include Delme Forbes, Keith Dunstan, Nan Rivett, Mochtar Lubis, Ken Inglis, David Bowman, Jack Fitzgerald, Lloyd Willey, Denis Warner, Patricia Dunstan, Rupert Murdoch, Catherine Veitch, John Miles, Joy Saunders, Rita Dunstan, Robert Gilmore, Ken May, Douglas Wilkie.

Contained in 1 box.

Class MS Acc11_142. Consignment added 2011

Comprises correspondence primarily between Rohan Rivett and Sir Keith and Rupert Murdoch; newspaper articles pertaining to the Murdoch family and Rupert Max Stuart; and the typescript manuscript of "Poochie" by Nan Rivett.