Guide to the Papers of W. D. Thorn

MS 7379

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: January 1988

Collection Summary

Creator: W. D. Thorn
Title: Papers of W. D. Thorn
Date Range: 1967-1987
Collection Number: MS 7379
Extent: 8.55 metres (42 boxes + 3 folio boxes)
Language of Materials: English
Repository: National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1080042) for the access conditions.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 W. D. Thorn, National Library of Australia, MS 7379, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Arrangement

Please note that Mr Thorn sorted the bulk of his collection and these are the groupings he devised.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Australian Library Based Information System (2 folders) - Box 1

Series 2. Bangkok 1986 (3 folders) - Box 1

Series 3. England 1967-1968

Westminster City Libraries (1 folder) (File) - Box 2

Liverpool City Libraries (1 folder) (File) - Box 2

Manchester City Libraries (1 folder) (File) - Box 2

Birmingham Public Libraries (1 folder) (File) - Box 2

National Library of Scotland (1 folder) (File) - Box 2

National Lending Library (folder) (File) - Box 2

Miscellaneous - 1 note book (File) - Box 2

Miscellaneous 1 leaflet - Publications about the City and corporation of London(1 folder) (File) - Box 2

Northern Tour (1 folder) (File) - Box 24

London - liaison officer arrangements (1 folder) (File) - Box 24

3 volumes and 1 notebook (File) - Box 24

Series 4. High Court - Law Libraries Accommodation for Library

High Court - Accommodation for Library (4 folders (File) - Box 3

Law collections United States - State Law Reports (1 folder) (File) - Box 3

Rationalization of acquisition of law materials in Australia (1 folder) (File) - Box 3

Law - storage of legal data on computers (1 folder) (File) - Box 3

Law Collections (1 folder) (File) - Box 3

High Court - Law Libraries (2 folders) (File) - Box 4

Miscellaneous (2 folders) (File) - Box 4

Conservation - Discussions with Dr Plenderlieth (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Monday 6 September 1971. Miss Baskin's notes. Facsimiles. Control of Editorial Quality. Report of the Rare Book Libraries' Conference on Facsimiles - 1972 (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Law Books (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Endeavour Model Booklet (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

New Establishment proposals (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Pictorial collection - Policy (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Manuscripts - copyright considerations (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Maps - Policy Statement (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

David Nichol Smith Seminar - August 1980 opening Sunday 24th August 5 p.m. (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Committee of Inquiry into folklore in Australia (1 folder) (File) - Box 4

Series 5. NLA Accommodation - Laurence Nield Building extensions

Laurence Nield Partners (File) - Box 5

Papers dealing with accommodation and functional requirements of NLA (2 folders) (File) - Box 5

Papers on extension to National Library Report and response to the Laurence Nield Partners report (2 folders) (File) - Box 5

Building extensions 1979 (3 folders) (File) - Box 5

Series 6. Policy on Assistance to Public Libraries Professional Officers Association AACOBS Constitution

AACOBS Constitution (1 folder) (File) - Box 6

Professional Officers' Association (1 folder) (File) - Box 6

Public Libraries in Australia. Report of the Committee of Inquiry (1 folder) (File) - Box 6

Policy on Assistance to Public Libraries (4 folders) (File) - Box 6

Series 7. Colombo November 1985

3rd International Conference of Directors of National Libraries on resource sharing in Asia and Oceania - Colombo, 18-23 Nov. 1985 (4 folders) (File) - Box 7

Series 8. United States, 1969

Exhibition Committee (1 folder), 1971-1976 (File) - Box 8

Exhibition Committee (1 folder), 5 February 1975-10 December 1975 (File) - Box 8

Exhibition Committee (1 folder), 23 January 1974-11 December 1974 (File) - Box 8

Exhibition Committee (2 folders), 1971-1973 (File) - Box 8

The John Crerar Library (1 folder) (File) - Box 9

Smithsonian (1 folder) (File) - Box 9

Enoch Pratt Library (1 folder) (File) - Box 9

New York Public Library (3 folders) (File) - Box 9

Miscellaneous (1 folder) (File) - Box 9

Stanford University Libraries (1 folder) (File) - Box 9

4 notebooks (File) - Box 27

Series 9. Semi Personal etc

Social/Invitations (1 folder) (File) - Box 10

Notes on the Kashnor Collection by C.A.Burmester July 1970 (1 folder) (File) - Box 10

Second Division Officer Association Senior Executive Service (1 folder) (File) - Box 10

New York January 1969 (1 folder) (File) - Box 10

Some Reference on Govt. Publications (1 folder) (File) - Box 10

Captain Cook (1 folder) (File) - Box 10

Papers and speeches (1 folder) (File) - Box 10

Heraldry Genealogy (1 folder) (File) - Box 11

Sir Harold White's Guest of Honour Broadcast (1 folder) (File) - Box 11

St Mark's Library (1 folder) (File) - Box 11

Poetry in Action (1 folder) (File) - Box 11

Miscellaneous (1 folder) (File) - Box 11

Series 10. Definition of Social Sciences

ALBIS - Report of Interdepartmental Comm. The Library Without Walls L.A.A. Victorian Branch Seminar on the Library Resources of Victoria 1-2nd August 1970 (File) - Box 12

Science and Tech Conference Arrangements (File) - Box 12

Social Sciences, Definition of Dr Kaye Lamb (File) - Box 12

Film on the National library (File) - Box 12

General description on the collection, Mr Burmester's Draft July 1972 (File) - Box 12

Science and Technology (1 folder) (File) - Box 12

Miscellaneous (1 folder) (File) - Box 12

Series 11. Science and Tech Conference May 1970

ALBIS (File) - Box 12

Series 12. Diaries - Box 13

Series 13. L.A.A

Committee of Inquiry into Public Libraries 16 July 1975 (1 folder) (File) - Box 14

Departmental (1 folder) (File) - Box 14

LAA Annual General Meeting - Wednesday 29 August 1979 (1 folder) (File) - Box 14

LAA seminar effective approach to organisation of Australian Government libraries (1 folder) (File) - Box 14

Library Association of Australia ACT Branch (File) - Box 14

Review of policies and systems for Federal Departmental libraries Oct. 1976 (1 folder) (File) - Box 14

Miscellaneous (3 folders) (File) - Box 14

Miscellaneous files (5 folders) (File) - Box 15

Register - Correspondence from September 1986 (File) - Box 16

Register - Correspondence Register for W.D.Thorn Assistant Director - General (Reference) 4 September 1985-September 1986 (File) - Box 16

Series 14. Selection Policy, Collection Development

Legal Periodicals Proposed Cancellation (1 folder) (File) - Box 17

Selection Policy Review Committee 1980 (File) - Box 17

ANSTEL - Selection of serials in science and technology (1 folder) (File) - Box 17

Conspectus - Fisher Library 16 Nov. 1987 AIMA (File) - Box 17

Collection development - Priorities RD/BSB Meeting Thursday 27 November 1986 (File) - Box 17

Collections (1 folder) (File) - Box 17

Selection Policy Review Committee - Friday 4 July '80 (1 folder) (File) - Box 17

Meeting to discuss 1985/86 Book Vote allocation Wednesday 16 October 1985 (1 folder) (File) - Box 17

4 copies of Selection Policy for library materials - draft 1980 (File) - Box 17

Selection Policy Review Committee - Wednesday 28 May (1 folder) (File) - Box 18

Selection Policy Review Committee 1978 (1 folder) (File) - Box 18

Selection Policy Review Committee 1979 (4 folders) (File) - Box 18

Miscellaneous files (3 folders) (File) - Box 19

Series 15. Library of Congress

Task force on goals, organisation (File) - Box 20

Pamphlets and printed matter (1 folder) (File) - Box 20

Pamphlets and printed matter (File) - Box 21

Series 16. Visit to China 1980

4 folders (File) - Box 22

Series 17. Bangkok - May 1986, Jakarta and Singapore, June 1986

Bangkok May 1986 (2 folders) (File) - Box 23

Visit to Indonesia and Singapore, June 12-16, 1986 (File) - Box 23

UNESCO Regional Meeting of Experts to develop Asian Pacific Network of Social Science Information and Documentation Centres. Bangkok, May 10-18 1986 (3 folders and 2 notebooks) (File) - Box 23

Series 18. NLA - CSIRO Consultant Committee Meetings 1-18

1st Inaugural Meeting to 18th Inaugural meeting (18 folders) (File) - Box 25

Series 19. Copyright