Guide to the Papers of J. H. L. Cumpston
MS 613
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- J. H. L. Cumpston
- Title
- Papers of J. H. L. Cumpston
- Date Range
- 1852-1981
- Collection Number
- MS 613
- Extent
- 3.15 metres (3 ms boxes + 10 archive boxes + 3 small 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-vn391505) 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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 J. H. L. Cumpston, National Library of Australia, MS 613, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Original consignment comprises Boxes 1-10 + Folio. Further papers added July 1988 (Boxes 12-13), March 1992 (Box 13), May 1995 (Box 14), May 1996 (Box 14), March 1997 (Box 14), and July 2001 (Box 14).
Biographical Note
Born in Melbourne on 19 June, 1880, Cumpston was educated at Wesley College and the University of Melbourne where he graduated in Medicine in 1902. On the way to Japan in 1905 he had an opportunity to witness work done by the American public health service to control contagious diseases. Later, in 1905 he went to London to study public health (especially scarlet fever and diphtheria). In 1908 on his return he joined the Health Department at Perth where he remained until 1911 when he joined the Commonwealth Quarantine Service. He became its director in 1913 and upon the creation of Commonwealth Department of Health in 1921 he was its Director General. This position he held until his retirement in 1945, after which he was engaged in the field of international health. In 1949 he went to Ceylon as adviser for its health services and the following year he was sent on a mission to Java, Malaya and Siam on behalf of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
He published a number of works including History of Smallpox in Australia 1788-1908. His literary interests also included Australian exploration Two books Charles Sturt and Thomas Mitchell were published. He died in Canberra in 1954.
Inland Sea and the Great River published by Angus & Robertson - posthumously.
Item Descriptions
General correspondence, 1934-1955, correspondents including Sir Isaac Isaacs (4 letters), Frank Anstey, N.E. McKenna, John Ryle (1), A.J. Metcalfe (2), George Simpson, B. Gandevia (2), T.H. Kewley (3) (File 3) - Box 1
Correspondence concerning the research for, and publication of, a book on A.C. Gregory, 1952-1954 (File 4) - Box 1
Correspondence concerning the research for, and publication of a book on T.L. Mitchell, 1949-1954 (File 5) - Box 1
Correspondence concerning the research for, and publication of, a book on Charles Sturt, 1947-1953 (File 6) - Box 1
Cumpston, J.H.L. Report on the medical and public health organizations of Ceylon. (Colombo, 1950) (File 3) - Box 6
Plan of operations for a programme of rural health development in Ceylon. (typescript) (File 7) - Box 6
Barlow, D. Report on the thoracic services of Ceylon with special reference to pulmonary tuberculosis. (Colombo, 1952) (File 8) - Box 6
United Nations. Economic and Social Council. Ceylon; recommendations for an appointment to Ceylon for maternal and child welfare training and services, July, 1954 (File 9) - Box 6
Correspondence concerning UNICEF and South East Asia, 1949-1954, correspondents including M. Pate, Sir Percy Spender, B. Jones, C.D. Williams, E.A. Nugawela (File 10) - Box 6
UNICEF. Asia Regional Office. A study of the completion and consolidation of mass programs: Asia region. (Bangkok, 1954) (File 11) - Box 6
Keeny, S.M. The utilisation of multi and bilateral assistance for country and territorial health programmes (File 13) - Box 6
Extracts from books and papers on miscellaneous subjects e.g. The early explorers and Canberra. Marked trees, An anatomy of biography (File 5) - Box 7
Letters, memoranda, summaries of views and other papers relating to a trip to Indonesia and Siam as a consultant to UNICEF (1950) (File 8) - Box 7
Printed, roneoed and typescript lectures and articles by Cumpston and extracts from books. (1 vol.) (File 5) - Box 8
The health of the people: a study in federalism Published Aranda, A.C.T., Roebuck Society, 1978 (File 1-4) - Box 11
(1) Handwritten manuscript
(2) Original typed draft
(3) Bound copy
(4) Photocopy
Australian Aeronautical Maps (File) - Box 10
E7 Normanton, 1944. Pencil line follows Leichhardt River to Burketown.
E8 Townsville 1949 Track marked up Burdekin River then down Gilbert River westward
F8 Longreach 1950 Leichhardt's route
F9 Rockhampton 1951 Leichhardt's route
G7 Rockhampton 1944 Simpson Desert - Birds ville - Betoota. Various routes.
G8 Rockhampton 1943 Charlesville - Cooper's Creek. Burke and Wills?
H7 Rockhampton 1944 Tracks NW from Tibooburra and near Lake Torrens Poole and Brown mentioned.
J7 Port Augusta 1943 Tracks North from both Port Augusta and Broken Hill.
International Map of the World. 1:1,000,000 (File) - Box 10
Hamilton and Melbourne Sheets. Mitchell's route to Portland shown
Sydney 1926. Markings near Newcastle and Jervis Bay.
Broken Hill 1940. North-south route marked to east of Lake Torrens Wilcannia - Broken Hill - to Maree.
Adelaide 1934 Track along Murray River, also Murrumbidgee
Broken Hill 1940 Routes north from Broken Hill
Bourke 1937 Routes shown in Moree area and north through Macquarie marshes.
Canberra No date. Track down Bogan and Lachlan Rivers.
Defence Map 1:1,000,000 (File) - Box 10
Charleville 1940 Track up the Barcoo River. Pyramid. Depot mentioned.
Department of the Interior (File) - Box 10
Northern Territory. 1934. Various markings including an area marked off in squares. Has some lines of writing in pencil beginning: "Contact with Sturt on Cooper's Creek..."
Federal/Capital Territory. 1920. Another edition before 1938.
Jervis Bay. 1916
Antarctica 1939
Dyeline: Western Division of New South Wales 1915. Major Mitchell's journey down the Darling (File) - Box 10
Shire Map. No title. 1933. From Walgett Shire in North to Oxley in South. Sturt and Hume. Macquarie Marshes (File) - Box 10
Map of the County of Camden, New South Wales. 1923. Route marked southward in general vicinity of railway (File) - Box 10
Gregory's Map of Queensland. Poor condition. Pencilled route from Murgon to Emerald shown and another through Roma area to Blackall region (File) - Box 10
Gregory's Road Map of New South Wales. Many notations. Tracks from Orange to Wentworth via Lachlan River and to Menindee via Bogan River (File) - Box 10
Craigie's Map of South Australia. Pencilled circular route near Adelaide through Woodside (File) - Box 10
N.R.M.A. Maps Dorrigo District. Major's Point is marked Coonabarabran District Map. Showing track along Brigalow or Bohena River to Narrabri (File) - Box 10
Map of Captain Sturt's Route from Adelaide into the centre of Australia Arrowsmith 1849. Various explorer's routes shown (File) - Box 10
Goyder's Lagoon, Cooper's Creek. Various notes about Burke and Wills. Various places marked (File) - Box 10
Map showing Major Mitchell's track through Victoria from 13 June to 18 October 1836. Captain Sturt's position on various dates during his boat journey January 1830 shown (File) - Box 10
Counsel Tracing: Chart of the country explored by the Central Australian expedition under the command of Captain Charles Sturt, 1844-1846 (File) - Box 10
Letters of introduction from Mr J. Lyons and Mr Chifley P.M. (1938, 20.2.1937, 12.7.1949, 5.2.'32) (File 1) - Box 12
Testimonial from North, Under Secretary and Permanent Head, Colonial Secretary's Department, 5.7.1911 (File 1) - Box 12
Testimonial from Hope, P.M.O., President Central Board of Health (now Commissioner of Public Health), Chief Quarantine Officer, Superintendent of Vaccination, West Australia, 5.7.1911 (File 1) - Box 12
Medical registration certificates - W.Australia - additional qualification (M.D.) 17.1.1910, Victoria - 9.12.1902. London (Colonial List) 19.2.1906. S.Australia 11.8.1904 Territory for Seal of Government 5.11.1930. Queensland 6.3.1913 (File 1) - Box 12
Certificate - Inspector of Meat Other Foods. Royal Sanitary Institute of London, 12.5.1906 (File 2) - Box 12
4 copies of J.H.L.C., Obit, October 9,1954 (represented from M.J.A. February 5, 1955 page 191 (File 3) - Box 12
1 copy of "Three Australian Medical Historians: Leslie Cowleshaw, JHLC, and William John Stewart McKay", Edward Ford (reprinted from MJA 1967, 2:927 (November 18) + 1 photocopy (File 3) - Box 12
A contribution to the bacteriology of post-scarlatinal dyshtheria, H.Cumpston, Journal of Hygiene, Vol.VII(4), July 1907 (File 3) - Box 12
John Simeon Colebrook Elkington and the building of the quarantine launch 'Elkington', ? 1918 - photographs + obituary MJA July 23, 1955,144-5 (photocopy) (File 3) - Box 12
Illustrations for 'Charles Sturt, his life and journeys of exploration' Georgian House, Melbourne, 195 pp JHLC (Captions in own handwriting) (File 3) - Box 12
Walkabout Magazine JHLC The story of the boundaries April 1, 1951, 18-19 Environment and health in Australia May 1, 1949, 36-7 (File 5) - Box 12
The East-West Bitumen July 1, 1948, 33