MS 7960
National Library of Australia
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Created: 1990
Collection Summary
- Creator
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Arch Gray
- Title
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Papers of Arch Gray
- Date Range
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1954-1972
- Collection Number
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MS 7960
- Extent
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1.69 metres (12 boxes)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The papers in this collection relate to Mr Gray's work for the Australian Dictionary of Biography, R.A.H.S. and includes biographies of many First Fleet convicts.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn470452) 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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Arch Gray, National Library of Australia, MS 7960, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Biographical Note
Arch Gray was born 22 June 1901 and grew up at West Wallsend, New South Wales. He was a teacher, historian and scholar who was active in the Society of Australian Geneologists. In 1960 Mr Gray was appointed to the steering committee of the Australian Dictionary of Biography and contributed many articles to the early volumes. He was also prominent in the Royal Australian Historical Society (R.A.H.S.) having been Hon. Secretary, Hon. Research Officer and Hon. Registrar.
Item Descriptions
Australian Dictionary of Biography (File) - Box 1
Correspondence and notes, Part 1, 1958-1961 (File) - Box 1
Correspondence and notes, Part 2, 1961-1962 (File) - Box 1
Correspondence and notes, Part 3, 1963 (File) - Box 1
Correspondence and notes, Part 4, 1963 (File) - Box 1
Correspondence and notes Part 5, 1964 (File) - Box 2
Correspondence and notes Part 6, 1964 (File) - Box 2
Correspondence and notes Part 7, 1965 (File) - Box 2
Correspondence and notes Part 8, 1965-1966 (File) - Box 2
Information Supplied (correspondence and notes), 1962-1966 (File) - Box 3
'A.D.B. Biographies - Dodd, Brewer, Burton' (File) - Box 3
'A.D.B. Biographies - Panton, Warby, Harrex' (File) - Box 3
'A.D.B. Biographies - Alt, Squires' (File) - Box 3
First Fleet Indents Musters, Baptisms Marriages, 1788-1800 (File) - Box 4
Indents, 1790 (File) - Box 4
Research papers - Sydney Cove (An account of the first 4 weeks at Sydney Cove - presented chronologically from 26 January to February 11), 1788 (File) - Box 4
Mr Gray has used primary sources to tell this story.
First Fleet Index (This is an index to the 17 volumes in Boxes 6-9. It also holds some biographical notes on convicts) (File) - Box 5
First Fleet Biographies Vol. 1 Vol. 2 (contain various biographies) (File) - Box 5
Biographies of convicts of the First Fleet (17 volumes with numbers in two runs. This order was established by using the First Fleet Index, Box 5) (File) - Box 6
Volume 1 Robert Abel to John Archer (File) - Box 6
Volume 2 John Arscott to Daniel Barrett [Barrett] (File) - Box 6
Volume 3 Thomas Barrett to Elizabeth Beckford (File) - Box 6
Volume 4 William Bell to William Blacknall (File) - Box 6
Volume 1A William Blunt to Thomas Bryant (File) - Box 6
Volume 2 William bryant to Joseph Colling (File) - Box 7
Volume 2A Ishmail Colman to Deborah Ellam (File) - Box 7
Volume 3 Peter Ellam to William Gloster (File) - Box 7
Volume 3A Andrew Goodwin to William Hindley (File) - Box 7
Volume 4 Elizabeth Hipsley to Flora Lara (File) - Box 8
Volume 4A James Larne to Mary Mitchell (File) - Box 8
Volume 5 Nathaniel Mitchell to John Pettitt (File) - Box 8
Volume 5A Samual Peyton to George Robinson (File) - Box 8
Volume 6 Thomas Robinson to Ann Smith (File) - Box 9
Volume 6A Ann Smith to James Thomas (File) - Box 9
Volume 7 James Thomas to James Welch (File) - Box 9
Volume 7A John Welch to George Youngson (File) - Box 9
Most of this material relates to the Australian Dictionary of Biography (File) - Box 10
Australian Dictionary of Biography, correspondence and notes, 1962-72 (File) - Box 11
'AJG First fleet MSS', Additional notes on John Irving, first amancipist', 1959/1972 (File) - Box 11
Research notes; early settlers (File) - Box 11
Research notes-convicts, correspondence (File) - Box 11
Research notes - convicts, first fleet (File) - Box 11
Research papers (File) - Box 11
Research for A.D.B. - female convicts (File) - Box 11
Notes and correspondence on W.A. Duncan 1958, 2 volumes (File) - Box 12
Research Projects - various biographical notes - 1 volume (File) - Box 12
Typescript of diary Dr Richard Ryther Steer Bowker-Journal-'Georgiana' 'The Shepherd' (File) - Box 12
R.A.H.S. Research Reports Vol 1, 1962 (File) - Box 12
R.A.H.S. Research Reports Vol 2, 1962 (File) - Box 12
R.A.H.S. Research Reports Vol 3, 1964-1967 (File) - Box 12
Addenda compiled and published by W.L. Havard (copies of periodical, March 1955 No. 1 to May 1961, No. 14) (File) - Box 12