Guide to the Papers of William C. Groves

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MS 6068

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Collection Summary

Creator
William C. Groves
Title
Papers of William C. Groves
Date Range
1921-1975
Collection Number
MS 6068
Extent
0.72 metres (4 archive 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-vn1070015) 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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 William C. Groves, National Library of Australia, MS 6068, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Item Descriptions

General correspondence, Notes and Documents. Includes "My Primitive Friends - a series of vignettes of native life in certain parts of the islands of the Western Pacific, presented in personal reminiscence form by W.C. Groves". (File 1-2)

Typescript chapters of a book on his experiences as a prisoner of war in World War I. (File 3)

Documents relating to Groves' service in World Wars I and II, and his application for a war disability pension. (File 4)

Manuscript drafts of broadcasts given for A.B.C. (undated: late 1920's). (File 5)

Manuscript drafts of broadcast talks series "Peter Pan of the Pacific". (File 6)

Two diaries concerning his field work in New Ireland, 1932-1934 (File 7)

Correspondence, notes and reports on administration of psychological tests. Field work, 1932-1934 (File 8)

Press cuttings of articles of a non-scientific nature by or about W.C. Groves. Includes several published under the pseudonyms "Old Hand" and "Anthrops". (File 9)

Anthropological field work in Tatau Village, Tabar Island. June - September 1933. 4 Notebooks in sequence and some large notes. (File 10)

4 notebooks and 1 supplementary notebook about his anthropological field work in Fisoa, New Ireland, 1932 (File 11)

4 notebooks also about Fisoa, New Ireland, 1932 (File 12)

One notebook on anthropological field work in New Ireland, May 1932 (File 13)

Anthropological field work 1934 - three notebooks, out of sequence (File 14)

Scripts and correspondence relating to broadcasts as "The Wanderer" on the A.B.C. childrens' programme "The Argonauts", 1934-1936 (File 15)

Manuscript Draft of a book: Peter Hansen: The Island King (File 16)

Notes and manuscript drafts for talks and articles arising out of field work in New Ireland in 1932 (File 17)

Draft of article on New Guinea Pidgin. Draft of article on Felix von Luckner. Drafts and correspondence relating to articles published in Walkabout and Table Talk. (File 18)

Drafts of broadcasts and articles, mostly undated, mid 1930's? (File 19)

"Phases of Island Life" drafts of articles and broadcasts (File 20)

Correspondence, notes and typed scripts relating to talks broadcast by the A.B.C., 1940-1941 (File 21)

Correspondence relating to broadcasts on his World War I prisoner-of-war experiences, 1930-1931 (File 22)

Reviews of : Native Education and Culture Contact in New Guinea (File 22)

Documents and correspondence relating to his retirement as Director of Education in P.N.G., 1958 (File 23)

Correspondence, largely with former colleagues in P.N.G., 1958-1961 (File 23)

Documents relating to retirement from P.N.G. Public Service, superannuation, P.N.G. Retired Officers' Association (File 23)

Documents and photographs relating to service as Commissioner for Scouts in P.N.G. (File 24)

Correspondence, applications, curricula vitae, relating to proposed appointments outside P.N.G., 1955-1959 (File 24)

Documents and correspondence concerning appointment as Visiting Fellow at A.N.U., 1965 (File 25)

Correspondence with Council of Adult Education, 1959-1963 (File 25)

Materials for lecture series on "The Pacific War" at Burwood Teachers' College (1960?) (File 25)

Journals containing articles published (File 26)

Mrs D.F.K. Groves diary (File 27)

Personal Correspondence (File 28)

Personal Correspondence (File 29)

Mrs D.F.K. Groves diaries memoirs (File 30-31)


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