Guide to the Papers of the Von Ploennies Family

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MS 4650

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Collection Summary

Creator
Von Ploennies Family
Title
Papers of the Von Ploennies Family
Date Range
1870-1952
Collection Number
MS 4650
Extent
0.6 metres (1 ms box + 1 medium folio box)
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-vn1089570) 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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 the Von Ploennies Family, National Library of Australia, MS 4650, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.

Item Descriptions

Family documents, letters, and postcards, 1890-1910 (File 1-2) - Box 1

Most are in German and concern the association of Friedrich Wilhelm von Ploennies with affairs in Queensland.

Envelope marked "Manuskript F.W. von Ploennies", containing letterbook of W. von Ploennies and manuscript of "Wilhelm von Ploennies: Deutscher Patriot, Schriftsteller und Dichter", 1904-1906 (File 3) - Box 1

Brisbane Goethe Bund: Correspondence and papers dealing with its formation, membership, activities, and dissolution, 1927-1949 (File 4) - Box 1

Typescript of drama, "Die letzte Predigt", by Johann Deutsch, 53p (File 5) - Box 1

Poems of Walter Stölting, some in small notebooks, most on single sheets, 1924-1952 (File 6) - Box 1

MS Autobiography of Walter Stölting, 254p (File 7) - Box 1

Topic January 3, 1946, containing contributions by Jean J. Laidlaw, and her photograph (File 8) - Box 1

Poems by Jean Laidlaw - "On a Hill Slope"; "Impromptu"; "The Vast Threshold" (File 8) - Box 1

Scrapbook containing illustrations of flags of all nations (Item 1) - Folio 1

Script of "Commander Capstan", by Dora Wilcox, with manuscript notes about the first seven performances, 1930-1931 (Item 2) - Folio 1

File cover marked "Acta des Kaiserlich Deutschen Konsulats zu Brisbane" - no papers inside (Item 3) - Folio 1


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