Guide to the Papers of Charles Edward Howlett
MS 3896
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Charles Edward Howlett
- Title
- Papers of Charles Edward Howlett
- Date Range
- 1914-1972
- Collection Number
- MS 3896
- Extent
- 3.84 metres (50 boxes + 2 folios)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn265831).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Charles Edward Howlett, National Library of Australia, MS 3896, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Item Descriptions
Series. Collected publications
"The Gramophone" - July-Nov., 1955; April-July, 1956; March-Oct., 1957; Sept.1958-Jan., 1959; Feb. 1960., 1955-1960 (File 3) - Box 2
Loose press cuttings of "Round Australia Expedition" from Melbourne, Adelaide, Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane, plus a MacRobertson's leaflet outlining the tour, and a reprint from "The Argus", May 26, 1928, titled "Westward Ho! Overland with the MacRobertson expedition"., 1928 (File 3) - Box 3
Press cuttings reveal the names of all members of the expedition, including J. T. Howlett
Miscellaneous publications - 3 issues of "The Cygnet, the High School Magazine, Perth, Western Australia", Dec. 1929, August 1930, June 1931; 4 issues of "ML Newsletter", published by the Modern Language Teachers' Association of Victoria, April, June, August, December, 1968; 6 issues of "Babel", journal of the Modern Language Teachers' Association of Victoria, April 1958-July 1969 (broken sequence); "Der Schallplattenfreund", undated catalogue of 78rpm recordings stocked by Lindberg, Munich; "Building in Britain", a pamphlet by John Eastwick-Field and John Stillman, for the British Information Serrvices (1960s?)., 1929-1969 (File 4) - Box 3
One issue of Cygnet inscribed "C. Howlett" on cover
Copies of The Herald (Melbourne), 12 Dec 1919, 19 Dec 1919, Feb 25 1920, each containing news and information about successful flights by Ross and Keith Smith., 1919-1920 (File) - Box 4
Individual copies of UK papers - Daily Mail (overseas ed.), 30/8/1924; Sunday Times, 27 August, 1950; The Observer, 27 August, 1950; The Times (airmail ed.), Oct. 6 and Dec. 14, 1950; advertising feature on British posters, from the The Times, 30 Oct., 1961, 1924-1961 (File) - Box 4
Individual copies of North American newspapers covering the assassination of President Kennedy and its aftermath - The Sun (Vancouver), 22 Nov. 1963; News Call Bulletin (San Francisco), 23 Nov. and 25 Nov., 1963; San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Nov., 1963; New York Times, 26 Nov., 1963, 1963 (File) - Box 4
In crumpled, brown paper bag with note written on it
Individual copies of French newspapers - L'Action Francaise, 8 Nov., 1928; La Volonté Nationale, 17 Nov. 1928 and 26 Jan. 1929; Excelsior, 27 March, 1929, 1928-1929 (File) - Box 4
Individual copies of individual Finnish newspapers - Suomi, (Melbourne, Finnish fortnightly paper), no. 6, 1935; Helsingborgs Dagblad, 12 Oct. and 15 Oct., 1950; Helsingin Sanomat, 24 Oct., 1950; Hufvudstadsbladet, 24 Oct., 1950; Uusi suomo, 24 Oct., 1950., 1935, 1950 (File) - Box 4
Held in brown envelope; some papers have articles marked about Howlett's time in Finland, with translation of headings written in and one whole article transalted
Newsletter (Cape Horners' - Australia), issues no. 4, October, 1962 - no. 44, February, 1973 (incomplete), and other items, 1962-1973 (File 1) - Box 6
Annual reports of The Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria - Fiftieth (1913), Fifty-fourth (1917), fifty-fifth (1918), Sixty-third (1926), plus Programme of meetings and excursions of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, 1918-19, 1913-1926 (File 2) - Box 6
Narrow gauge - the official publication of The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, no. 1, January, 1959 - v. 2, no. 4, December, 1960, (lacks March, 1960), and other papers relating to the Society, 1959-1962 (File 3) - Box 6
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) - various documents and publications, including "List of classified buildings, metropolitan and suburbs, as at 5th october, 1967" and "List of classified buildings, regional, as at 12th December, 1969"., 1969-1971 (File 4) - Box 6
Royal Historical Society of Victoria - various documents, incl. Copies of The Victorian Historical magazine (4 issues, covering 1914 to 1968); Historical newsletter of Victoria (two issues, Feb. 1959 and Feb. 1963); papers re 2 historical conferences (1967, 1971); copies of documents about the history of Williamstown; Historical studies by students of the School of History in the Melbourne University (1917); Notices of Melbourne University Historical Society meetings, April, 1916 to Sept., 1917; biographical notes on Thomas Asche and chronology of his son, Geelong-born actor/producer Oscar Asche; 1940 letter from friend in India, incl. section about hearing Rabrindranath Tagore speak, and cuttings about Tagore's death in 1941; miscellaneous other documents, 1914-1971 (File 5) - Box 6
Church related material - letters from the House of the Ascension, Goulburn, Jan. 1941 - Dec. 1942; Quarterly notes from the Community of the Ascension (Goulburn), no. 67, 1940 - no. 72, 1942, plus related material; 42 issues of the weekly brochure from Christ Church, South Yarra, 13 Dec., 1970 - 6 May, 1973 (incomplete); miscellaneous leaflets from other churches, 1917-1924; very small copy of The Book of Common Prayer (lacks cover and prelims), 1917-1973 (File 6) - Box 6
The Age, 8 December, 1884; The Argus, 20 August, 1910 and 16 October, 1934 ("Souvenir of a century of progress"); The Referee, 1 February, 1922; Government Gazette (Victoria), 27 August, 1886 ; illustrated copy on card of "Bless this house ...", 1884-1934 (File 4) - Box 11
One tear on "Bless this house ...", and string hanger
Folder marked "Museums, Stamps, Classical Assn." - incl. Iris (The Newssheet of the Classical Association of Victoria), v.XXVIII, nos. 1-3, May-August, 1941; single copy of The Australian Museum magazine (Dec., 1921); catalogues of an exhibition by The Victoria League in Victoria (1934) and The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (1967); Report of activities (centenary issue) of the Science Museum of Victoria (1971); 2 catalogues of exhibitions of postage stamps (1921, Melbourne; 1934, Melbourne); Catalogue of manuscripts and other objects ..., London, PRO, 1926; Catalogue of the collections of the Science Museum ... Water transport 1. sailing ships ..., London, HMSO, 1923, 1921-1971 (File 7) - Box 12
Folder marker "War" - contents incl. Aussie: the Australian soldiers' magazine, no. 10, January, 1919 [n.i.NLA]; With our boys at the front, 191- ; Memories from a soldier's diary by Bernard C. Brader [n.i.LA]; Fragments from Gallipoli and France by V. Pretty, 1926 [held widely]; Win the war day; official souvenir programme, 1917 [n.i.NLA]; two large Australian WW1 propaganda recruitment posters, featuring Norman Lindsay cartoons, still addressed and folded, 1917-1918, 1917-1926 (File 1) - Box 14
Folder marked "War - newspapers" - contents include cuttings and whole isues of Australian newspapers, from 11 November, 1918 to 9 May, 1945, plus other material, 1918-1945 (File 2) - Box 14
The coronation book of Edward VII, King of all the Britains and Emperor of India, by W. J. Loftie, 1902, in 6 unbound parts [n.i. NLA], 1902 (File 4) - Box 14
Copy of The star (Melb.), 6 May, 1935, Royal Jubilee Souvenir edition (George V); copy of Daily Telegraph (Lond.), 29 January, 1936, Pictorial supplement covering the funeral of King George V, 1935-1936 (File 5) - Box 14
Special issues of The Age, The Times, and The Observer marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; various leaflets re the coronation, including some relating to Australian observances; 2 issues of Picture Post (6 and 13 June, 1953) covering the coronation, 1953 (File 7) - Box 14
Issues of The Herald (Melb.), 3 February, 1954, and The Age, 4 February, 1954, marking the Queen's arrival in Sydney, plus associated leaflets concerning functions in Melbourne later in February, 1954 (File 1) - Box 14
Newsletter of the Modern Language Teachers' Association of Victoria, 15 issues from the period July, 1954 to December, 1968, 1954-1968 (File 6) - Box 15
Issues from December, 1965 titled ML Newsletter
Various whole or part issues of newspapers, 1901-1937 - Morning Citizen (Ottowa), 1901; The Daily Mail and Empire (Toronto), 1901; 1901; The Free Press (Ontario), 1901; The Evening Journal (Ottawa), 1902; The Herald (London), 1910; The Argus, 1910; The Herald (Melb.), 1914; The Age Extraordinary, 1914; The Age, 1917; The Argus, 1917 (2 issues), 1918, 1919, 1923, 1929; Excelsior (Paris), 1929; The Observer (London), 1932 (2 issues); The Evening News (London),1937; The Times (London), 1937 (3 issues), 1901-1937 (File 1) - Box 18
Matters covered incl. the Boer war, the beginning of WWI, and the Coronation of King George VI
Folder marked "Olympic games" [Melbourne, 1956] - brochures, complimentary tickets, copies of The Age - 23 Nov. 1956; Special Supplement, 23 November, 1956 (2 copies); 1 Dec., 1956 (front page only, reporting Australian swimming successes), 1956 (File 1) - Box 19
Folder marked "Advertising material" - Ford (undated, 1920s?); Peugeot (1938), Chrysler (undated, from Chrysler Export Division, in French), Velocette L.E., Myer Store for Men Guide to autumn-winter fashions (1941), items re caravans, chewing gum, enamel paint, veteran cars, municipal services, West Coast Bungalows (California), safe deposit access., 1920s - 1941 (File 2) - Box 19
Folder marked "Notes pamphlets on various topics" - incl. press cuttings re Hume and Hovell centenary celebrations, 1924, 1917-1943 (File 3) - Box 19
Some insect damage to one item
Folder marked "Pamphlets on various topics" - incl. 3 issues of Both sides; a journal of the Melbourne University Public Questions Society (July, 1920; Oct. 1920; July, 1921), and a printed copy of This is the last will and testament of the Kaiser ... The Kaiser's despair (not recorded in Trove), and 2 issues of The Sandrinham Motor Cycle Club Newsletter, April, 1969 and April, 197 (not recorded in Trove), 1915-1970 (File 4) - Box 19
Some foxing
Folder marked "Canadian House of Commons debates" - all items relate to MP Grace McInnis, incl. 3 Official Reports of Debates (1966-1968) and copies of her Report [to constituents] from Ottawa, July, 1966 - June, 1972, 1966-1972 (File 6) - Box 19
Periodicals - 3 issues of The national geographic magazine, 1939, 1947; 7 issues of The geographical magazine, 1942-1948; 2 issues of Plays and players, 1973; 7 Issues of The Victorian historical magazine, 1959-1962; 36 issues of La petite illustration, 1928-1932., 1928-1973 (File 1) - Box 20
Plays and players, 21 issues, Feb. 1970-Dec. 1972 (+ 3 duplicates), incomplete; The gramophone, Feb. 1962., 1962-1972 (File 1) - Box 25
9 issues of The Cape Horner, Winter 1968/9-Winter 1972/3, v.2 no.3- v3 no.5 (incomplete);,2 copies of Cape Horners - Australia, no. 45, May 1973; Sea breezes, v. 24 no. 142, Oct. 1957, 1957-1973 (File 1) - Box 27
Trust newsletter (National Trust of Australia, Victoria), 36 issues, March, 1969-April, 1972 (incomplete); Bulletin (National Gallery Society Society of Victoria), 11 issues, Dec. 1969-Nov. 1970; Art bulletin of Victoria, 1968-1969., 1969-1972 (File 2) - Box 27
Newspapers, bundle 1-selected individual issues and part issues-Nov. 1923-May 24, covering The Sun (Melb.), The Argus (Melb.), The Herald (Melb.), The New Zealand Times (Wellington), The Sun News-Pictorial (Melb.), Punch (Melb)., 1923-1924 (File 1) - Box 29
Newspapers, bundle 2 - selected individual issues from Germany, all dated 1937 - Volksgemeinschaft -Heidelberger Beobachter ( Okt. 1937), Kasseler Post (5 Mai, 1937), Munchner Neueste Nachrichten (4 Apr. 1937, 20 and 28 Aug., 1937 and 10, 23 and 26 Sept, 1937), Volkischer Beobachter (Munich, 24 Mar., 15 Apr., 19 and 20 July, 1937, 23 Aug., 1937, and 13 Sept. 1937) , Der Fuhrer (Karlsruhe, 12 Feb., 1937), Hakenfreuzbanner (Mannheim, 18 Feb., 1937), Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt (17/18 Apr., 1937 - 1 sheet), Deutsche Jugenburg (April, 1937), Munschner Illustrierte Presse (16 Sept. and 30 Dez., 1937), Berliner Illustrirte[sic] Zeitung (1937, nr. 38 - 1 sheet), plus The Palestine Post (Jerusalem, 24 December, 1937), 1937 (File 2) - Box 29
Ring folder of British press cuttings, giving detailed coverage of the visit to the UK by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons for the Imperial Conference, June, 1937; a few later cuttings interpolated, 1937 (File 1) - Box 31
Cuttings stuck onto about 100 foolscap, lined sheets; removed from ring folder because of rust damage; some browning and foxing
University of Melbourne Circular to schools, no. 30, Feb., 1948 - no. 139, Feb., 1964 (incomplete); Victorian universities and schools examination board Circular to schools, no. 8, Feb., 1966 - no. 25, July, 1968 (incomplete); various leaflets, 1914-1923, 1914-1968 (File 4) - Box 43
Some foxing
Pamphlets from La Trobe University (1966, 1967); The University Camps for Public Schools, Victoria (1920); University of WA (1930, 1936); Box scheme of adult education (Univ. of WA, Adult Education Board, c1936); Hale School (1930); Newington College (c1932); plus 16p. supplement marking "The Age centenary, 1854-1954", dated 16 October, 1954, 1920-1967 (File 5) - Box 43
University of WA documents include copy of The black swan, Sept., 1930
Melbourne Graduate (Univ. of Melbourne monthly newsletter and Graduate House bulletin), April, 1972 - Jan. 1970; Univ. of Melbourne list of Graduates of the year 1921; other Univ. of Melb. Brochures; Australian universities modern language association Fourth Congress (Brisbane, 17-23 August, 1955, - Proceedings; Gilbert Sullivan Society items, 1955-1972 (File 6) - Box 43
Serial - Annual summary of the work of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), 11th, 1966-67 - 20th, 1975-76 (incomplete), 1966-1976 (File 1) - Box 43
Serial -Trust newsletter: a quarterly from the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), no. 1, June 1959 - no. 14, Oct. 1962 (incomplete), 1959-1962 (File 2) - Box 43
Serial - Trust newsletter: published monthly by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), new series, vol. 1, no. 21, May 1972 - vol. 7, no. ?, Nov., 1978 (incomplete), 1972-1978 (File 3) - Box 43
A substantial run
Serial - Port of Melbourne Quarterly, April/June, 1960 - Oct./Dec., 1971 (incomplete), 1960-1971 (File 4) - Box 43
Serial - Survival (Gould League of Victoria), No. 1, 1972 - no. 3, 1973, 1972-1973 (File 5) - Box 43
Miscellaneous publications - single issues of serials, brochures, etc., many pre-1930, some German items; Choice, vol. 14, no. 5, May, 1973 - vol. 20, no. 1, Jan., 1979 (many issues missing), 1914-1970 (File 1) - Box 45
Serial - Babel (Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations), no. 6, 1957 - no. 24, 1963; new series vol. 1, no.2, July, 1965 - vol. 1, no. 3, Oct., 1965 (incomplete) (File 1) - Box 46
Serial - University of Melbourne gazette, vol. viii, no. 1, March, 1952 - vol. xxvii, no. 4, Dec. 1971 (lacks most of 1960s), 1952-1971 (File 2) - Box 46
Serial - Le véritable messager boiteux de Berne et Vevey (annual), 1937-1970 (lacks 6 issues), 1937-1970 (File 3) - Box 46
Serial - The gramophone, August 1950 - Dec. 1954 (lacks Oct. 1950-Sept.1951, Jan.1954, April 1954), 1950-1954 (File 1) - Box 47
Ms annotations
Serial - The gramophone, Jan. 1955-April 1959 (many issues missing) (File 1) - Box 48
Ms annotations
Serial - The gramophone, May 1959 - Sept. 1961 (lacks Feb.1960, Jan. 1961) (File 1) - Box 49
Ms annotations
Serials - The gramophone, Oct. 1961 - Nov. 1962 ; Masque, no. 12,Oct./Nov., 1969 - no. 15, Aug., 1970; Plays and players, Nov. 1969 - Dec. 1959; Le petite illustration, No. 550, 31 Oct., 1931 - no. 580, 11 Juin, 1932 (incomplete); Bulletin of the National Gallery of Victoria, Dec. 1970 - Dec. 1971; The Gilbert Sullivan journal, Sept., 1964 - Spring, 1973 (incomplete), 1931-1973 (File 1) - Box 50
Ms annotations
Issues of various Melbourne newspapers (The Argus, The Age, The Sun, The Herald, The Star, The North Melbourne Chronicle)., 1904-1934 (File 2) - Folio 1
Browned, fragile
Single issues of The Sydney Morning Herald (1922) and Every Week (Bairnsdale, 1922), 1920-1922 (File 2) - Folio 1
Browned, fragile
Issues of The Scotsman (August, 1950) and some other local papers from the same dates, 1950 (File 2) - Folio 1
Browned, fragile
Issues of various newspapers - Daily Mirror [London] for the Coronation of King George VI (13/5/1937); The Herald [Melbourne] for Victoria's 100th anniversary (15/10/1934); The Sun (Melbourne) (11 and 12/9/1922); The Observer (London) (12/5/1935); North Melbourne Courier (19/8/1910 and 2/9/1910), 1910-1937 (File 3) - Folio 2
Browned, fragile
3 issues of Punch (Melbourne) - 13/9/1923, 27/3/1924, 14/8/1924; The graphic of Australia, 12/11/1925., 1923-1925 (File 4) - Folio 2
Heidelberger Fremdenplatt, Summer, 1929, 1929 (File 4) - Folio 2
Front and back sheets loose and torn
Le monde illustré(24/5/1919); L'Illustration numéro consacré au Maréchal Foch (6/44/1929); Le petit journal (17/11/1918, 1/12/1918, 22/12/1918, 29/12/1918), 1918-1929 (File 4) - Folio 2
Some issues folded, worn, some tears.
The illustrated London News, 15/5/1937 (Coronation Ceremony number) and 20/9/1958 (includes article on Melbourne Grammar School); The sphere (28/11/1925,"The sea king's daughter - Queen Aleandra: a complete pictorial narrative"), 1925-1958 (File 5) - Folio 2
1937 issue of ILN front and back pages detached
Kansan kulavehti no. 22, 1927; Le Musée international du long cours Cap-Hornier - Guide general, 1927 (File 5) - Folio 2
Kansan kuvalehti folded and damaged, incl. article about Cape Horn; cover title of museum guide reads "Musée de Saint-Malo: musée international du long cours cap-hornier; tour solidor - s. servan"
Series. Correspondence
Tied bundles of letters (approx. 600+ in total) to Charles Howlett, from family (particularly his mother), friends (Europe, Scandinavia, USA), employers, and others; many in French, German, etc. addressed to Howlett in Melbourne, Perth, Vienna, Germany, Switzerland, Paris, Grenoble; some letters addressed to Miss [Jean] Howlett; the great majority of letters are still in their original envelopes, many with legible post-marks, some have stamps removed., 1918-1942 (File) - Box 5
Tied bundles of letters (some 600+) to Charles Howlett (some early ones to other members of the family), from family and friends, including his time overseas as a student; mainly (but not all) in date bundles; the great majority of letters are still in their original envelopes, many with legible post-marks, some have stamps removed., 1914-1944 (File 1) - Box 8
Remnant of previous entry - tied bundles of letters (some 600+) to Charles Howlett (some early ones to other members of the family), from family and friends, including his time overseas as a student; mainly (but not all) in date bundles; the great majority of letters are still in their original envelopes, many with legible post-marks, some have stamps removed., 1914-1944 (File 1) - Box 9
Tied bundle of letters to Charles Howlett, 1919-1920; unsorted letters (now tied), many from overseas correspondents, in French, German, English,etc., and a group from within Australia [now tied], 1916-1971 (File 1) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, 1917; loose, with some envelopes attached, 1917 (File 1) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, 1918; loose, many with envelopes attached, 1918 (File 2) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, 1919; loose, many with envelopes attached, 1919 (File 3) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, 1920; loose, with some envelopes attached, 1920 (File 4) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, 1927; loose, with some envelopes attached, 1927 (File 7) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, 1928; loose, with some envelopes attached, 1928 (File 8) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, 1942; loose, most with envelopes attached, 1942 (File 9) - Box 10
Folder of personal correspondence, family and friends, undated; loose, with some envelopes attached (File 10) - Box 10
Three tied bundles of letters to Charles Howlett, 1931-1932; 1935-1946; 1940-1945 ; plus unsorted letters (now tied), to Howlett and/or his wife, many from overseas correspondents, in French, German, English, etc., 1916-1971 (File 1) - Box 13
Tied bundles of letters to Howlett in envelopes (some 300+, retied with white tape over string) - 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930; loose letters in envelopes (some 150+, tied in partially sorted batches with white tape, no string), 1915-1950 (File 2) - Box 16
Envelopes stained, many foxed on edges
Tied bundles of letters to Howlett in envelopes (some 200+, retied with white tape over string) - 1921, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930; loose letters in envelopes (some 80+, tied in partially sorted batches with white tape, no string); plus bundles of postcards, in envelopes, in original folders or loose,from the UK, NZ and some miscellaneous - London (1 bundle), other UK (3 bundles), 1911-1950; 1927/1937 (File 1)
Press clippings for some of the plays and concerts
Hundreds of postcards, in envelopes, in original folders or loose,from Europe, Scandinavia, UK, NZ - Austria (1 bundle), Germany (1 bundle), France (3 bundles), Netherlands (2 bundles), Italy (1 bundle), Belgium (1 bundle), Denmark (1 bundle), Sweden and Norway (1 bundle), Finland (2 bundles), Switzerland and Egypt (1 bundle), Greece (1 bundle), 2 bundles), 1927/1937 (File 1) - Box 24
Bundles of letters (some 500+) to Charles Howlett and his wife, from family and friends (many of the early ones from his mother), including overseas; mostly in date bundles, some by author's name; the great majority of letters are still in their original envelopes, many with legible post-marks, some have stamps removed; plus Victorian historical magazine, May, 1959 The Geographical magazine, May, 1946, 1912-1967 (File 1) - Box 30
NB - letter from Geoff Rothwell (Tote Theatre Company, 1966) - about early days at The Tote
Postcards collected by, and in a few cases, sent to, Charles Howlett (or members of his family); mostly in envelopes or small folders, annotated with location but not date, 1926-1950 (File 1) - Box 41
Series. Manuscripts
Folder marked "Manuscripts sketches" - incl. sketches (humorous) and portraits (of Howlett) by R. Montgomery, ms notes and a draft about the history of repertory theatre, ms poems by N. H. Smith, detailed description of a "Mersur" (duel) witnessed by Howlett in Heidelberg in 1929, 1919-1946 (File 1) - Box 12
J. T. Howlett's copy of the typescript diary of the MacRobertson "Round Australia Expedition", 12 April - 12 Sept., 1928; author not identified; ms additions and annotations, 1928 (File 3) - Box 31
Newspapers, bundle 3 - mixed collection of selected individual issues and part issues - Daily Telegraph (London, 13/5/1937), Herald (Melb., 2/8/1914, 29/10/1916), Der Sturmer (Nurnberg, nos. 7, 13, 38 - 1937), Freies Deutschland (21/10/1937), Die Weltwoche (Zurich, 12/3/1937), L'Orient (21 Dec. , 1937), Volkischer Beobachter (Munich, 11, 14 26*Sept, 1937), Der Alemanne (Freiburg, 18/2/1937 28/4/1937), Der Berliner Illustrirt Zeitung (9, 16 30/9/1937), Peace News (Lond. 14/8/1937), Munchner Neueste Nachrichten (29/9/1937), Die Bewegung (Munich, 20/4/1937), 8Uhr-Blatt (Nurnberg, 19/4/1937), Candide (Paris, 7/10/1937), L'Avenir du Monde (Strasbourg, Oct., 1937), La Libre Parole (Paris, 15/10/1937), Gringoire (Paris, 15/10/1937), News from Germany (3 issues, roneoed, 1938), plus Das Deutschland Adolf Hitlers: die ersten vier Jahren des Dritten Reiches (Illustrierter Beobachter, Munich, 1937); contemporary tourist material from Nuremberg; and leaflet titled La Rocque et les Juies: un nouveau scandale!! (File 3) - Box 29
*Attached is a vivid 13p. ms account of Howlett's experience of 3 days in Nuremberg dated 12/9/37, covering his experiences there compared with his previous vist in 1929 - large crowds, celebrations, Nazi decorations, displays (one at the Zeppelin Field), witnessing Goring parading, witnessing Hitler address a crowded arena, etc.
Series. Maps
Series. Music and the arts
Folder marked "Art, literature, music" - incl. A Festschrift titled "Studies in language and literature" presented to Augustin Lodewyckx, 1951, this copy inscribed by him to Howlett; 3 leaflets about The Australian Institute of the arts and literature (1921, 1924); newspaper cutting with the text of the winning short story in the Herald competition, July, 1924, by C. S. Bailey, signed by he author, 1921-1951 (File 2) - Box 12
Folder marked "Music" - incl. published catalogues of sound recordings from Henri Didier (Paris - one dated 1938), Finland, HMV (Wagner); prospectuses of concerts arranged by the Melbourne University Conservatorium of Music for 1919 (annotated) and 1920; various programmes/pamphlets about concerts and plays in Melbourne and the UK, 1919-1957 (File 3) - Box 12
Folder marked "Music" - incl. published catalogues of sound recordings from Deutsche Grammophon (Haupt-Katalog, 1937), Columbia, Electrola, and some dealers; single copies of The musical times (Dec. 1938), Milo (Oct. 1929), Skizzen (Aug./Sept. 1937) and Australian music journal (Sept./Oct. 1962; catalogue of piano accordions and harmonicas from Lindberg, Munich; brochures, etc. re ABC concerts and the Melbourne Chorale (1972), 1927-1972 (File 4) - Box 12
Folder marked "Art" - incl. catalogues of exhibitions in Melbourne over the period 1917-1968; 5 Christies sales catalogues, 1974-1977; 2 UK portrait catalogues, 1917-1977 (File 6) - Box 12
Collection of pamphlets advertising 78rpm classical music recordings produced by HMV, Columbia, Electrola, etc. (File 8) - Box 15
Box of theatre programmes from 1919 - c.1970; some of the early programmes name Howlett as a performer; most productions are in Melbourne, (one from Adelaide); some are school productions; many are for G, 1914-1972 (File 1) - Box 17
Some programmes include tickets; cuttings/reviews; foxing evident. Companies/locations include ABC concerts; Athenaeum; Australian Opera; British Music Society; Comedy Theatre; Garrick Theatre; Her/His Majesty's; Kings Theatre; Melbourne Bach Festival; Melbourne Little Theatre; Melbourne Repertory Theatre Society; Melbourne Theatre Company; Melbourne Town Hall (concerts); Melbourne University; Mermaid Play Society; Movies (leaflets); National Theatre Movement of Australia; Princess Theatre; Queen's Hall; Theatre Royal; St. Martin's Theatre; Tivoli; V.W.G.A. (Victorian Women Graduate's Association). Two items badly foxed/stained.
Folder marked ""Theatre programs, press clippings (Europe)" - batches of music,theatre and ballet programs (1927-1929, 1937), from Paris, Grenoble, Vevey; from Germany (1927-1929, 1937) and Austria;from Melbourne (1924-1960); Sweden and Finland (1926-1927), 1924-1966 (File) - Box 22
Foxing in a few items ; a few programs (e.g. Folies-Bergere) annotated; tickets inserted in some items
Folder marked ""Theatre programs, press clippings (England)" - Music and theatre programs; one program from Paris, 1928; brochures from journey through Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic States (1937?); plus, from old Box 23, programs for amateur theatre productions in Melbourne, 1921 - 1926, plus some concert programs from the same era - Howlett appears in a few plays and a concert., 1921-c.1969 (File) - Box 22
Melbourne theatre, opera, music programmes, etc. - from 1916, predominantly 1920s, with one bundle 1941, and other items up to 1957; plus 2 typescript play-scripts from c.1923, inscribed by Howlett, 1916-1957 (File 1) - Box 32
Theatre, ballet and music programmes, U.K. - 1927, 1937, 1950 (incl. Edinburgh Festival), early 1960s, 1969., 1927-1969 (File 1) - Box 33
Theatre and music programmes, Germany - 1929, 50, 69; Paris - 1929, 1969, 1929-1969 (File 2) - Box 33
Programmes of concerts, recitals, opera and music theatre, Melbourne-1918-73, 1918-1973 (File 3) - Box 33
Theatre programmes, Melbourne - 1919, 1920s (many with press reviews attached) - 1938, 1919-1938 (File 4) - Box 33
Theatre programmes, Melbourne - 1943-1973; plus Theatre programmes, Cairns - 1958-1960; plus Misc. Programmes, 1943-1973 (File 5) - Box 33
Programmes for theatre, concerts, etc., Melbourne - 1938-1941; plus b, 1933, 1938-1941 (File 1) - Box 34
Programmes for theatre, concerts, etc., Melbourne - 1919 - 1973 (some with ticket stubs, some with press reviews, one with stage manager's notes)., 1919-1973 (File 2) - Box 34
Series. Personal papers and certificates
Certificates and diplomas from tertiary institutions in France and Austria (and one from Melbourne), 1928-1951; certificates from the University of Melbourne for the awards of BA (1919), and LLB (1921); certificate of admission to practice law in Victoria (1923); certificate as Foundation member of the Australian Geographical Society (1946); certificate on appointment as Life Governor of the Children's Hospital, Melbourne (1941); certificate of matriculation from Melbourne University (1916); certificate of registration as a teacher, Victorian Council of Public Education (1932); certificate of life membership of the University of Melbourne Graduate Union (1954) ; certificate of service in the City of Melbourne Civil Defence Organisation (1945)., 1916-1954 (File 2) - Box 9
Folder marked "Enlistment rejection" - contents include documents re Howlett's attempts to join the services in 1918 (rejected), correspondence re his special school teaching duties during WW11, and drafts of articles or speeches by him discussing the basis of pacifism and religious beliefs re WW11. (File 3) - Box 14
Booklets, official souvenirs, seating ticket for an outside stand (in envelope addressed to Howlett), postcards, etc. for the coronation of King George VI, 1937 (File 6) - Box 14
The Australasian Journal of Pharmacy Diary 1891 (Melb., Sands McDougall Ltd)., 1891 (File 3) - Box 15
Largely empty, but some pages filled in with ms recipes for various ailments, e.g. "Tooth powder", "Lotion for bruises"; cfront cover has been folded
Copy of the Speech Night report of the Headmaster of Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill, 1967, 1967 (File 5) - Box 15
Folder marked "Invitations" - to various functions, mainly to Howlett as a young man; some with envelopes, one handwritten, one to Howlett in Vienna in 1937, 1913-1973 (File 1) - Box 21
Folder marked "Calandars [sic]; Christmas cards" - incl. a long series of annual miniature cards from a friend (John Bechervaise?) and a hand-made "Liebhaber-Ausgabe" made in Heidelberg (1930); also includes concert tickets, business cards, a filled-in dance card (1934), and other miscellanea; one item post-marked from Antarctica, 1917-1977 (File 2) - Box 21
Folder marked "Miscellaneous receipts and notes 1930-1936" - also incl. correspondence about employment opportunities, school visits in the UK (1937)., 1930-1937 (File 4) - Box 21
"School university papers" - folder 1 - course materials from the Sorbonne (1928), ML Newsletter, July, 1954 and Sept. 1965; Aust. Univ. Modern Language Association, 5th Congress, 1957, Proceedings., 1928-1965 (File 1) - Box 43
"School university papers" - folder 2 - material for 'Munich Berlin courses', 1937; Melbourne University documents, 1916-1924, 1916-1937 (File 2) - Box 43
Some documents stained, some foxing
Series. Photographs
Thirteen mounted photos taken in NZ, some annotated in pencil, b (File 2) - Box 15
Mounts stained, some foxing; some marked "Pulman Photo"
Photos taked during Howlett's posting to the Hale School, Perth, 1930 - some loose, some in a small album, some in Kodak folder with negatives; plus small number taken from the "Western Australia Reso party [1928]"; plus some miscellaneous items (incl. picture of scoreboard at Leeds, 1930, showing "Bradman 309 n.o."), 1928, 1930 (File 8) - Box 31
About 70 folders for photo negatives, many dated 1927 plus location of photos; all except five empty (two with prints, 3 with negatives). Coverage includes UK, Italy, Scandinavia, France, Switzerland, Australia, 1915-1945 (File 1) - Box 40
3 mounted photos taken at "Der deutsche Akadamie, München" - one exterior, one interior with "Herr Orlando", one interior "Alt. Musik Abend"), all April, 1937; photos 11x8cms., mount 21x17cms., 1937 (File 1) - Folio 1
Some foxing on mounts
Mounted photo of "M.U.R. Pioneers in camp at Broadmeadows…1918", names annotated on back, incl. Howlett; photo 13x9cms., mount 24x19cms., 1918 (File 1) - Folio 1
Flush-mounted sepia photo of 5 men sitting outside building - no annotations; 20x15cms (File 1) - Folio 1
Close-up photo of Roman [?] sculpture - male figure with 2 horns, long beard, holding tablets (File 1) - Folio 1
Mounted photo "The Merovingians trekking to Melb. City 14.7.15 to show honor to Le belle France"; image 17x12cms., mount 25x20cms., 1915 (File 1) - Folio 1
7 photos of Naples and surrounds - "Pompei: panorama e Vesuvio", "Napoli dalla tomba di Virgilio", "Napoli: via del porto", "Museo di Napoli: Ercole farnese, Glyson di Atene", "Museo di Napoli: Sala dei grandi bronzi: discobol e danzatriei di Ercolano"; "Museo di Napoli: marmi: Sala degl'Imperatori"; "Pompei scavi"; "[Garden of the house of Marcus… at Pompei]"; all 25x20cms. (File 1) - Folio 1
Annotations on back, some naming specific areas, e.g. "Forum"; some crumpling damage; "Garden of the house of Marcus" badly torn - about 25% missing
3 photos from Egypt - "Arbre de la Vierge á Mataryeh", 28x22cms.; "[An obelisk at] Mataryeh", 22x28cms.; "Le Caire - entrée du pont de Kasr-el-Nil" (File 1) - Folio 1
Tears and other damage to sides and corners, some sections missing
Flush-mounted photo of a huge, costumed cast on stage (and also some of the audience) posed in an elaborate old-city set., with a banner reading "1834 [heraldic emblem] 1934" over the proscenium; 25x20cms., 1934 (File 1) - Folio 1
Mounted photo "Sixth Form Hale School, Perth, W.A. 1930", fully annotated on back; includes Howlett in teacher's gown; image 20x14cms., mount 30x25cms., 1930 (File 1) - Folio 1
Mounted photo "Melbourne Repertory Theatre Society, 1924 - 'Loyalties' by John Galsworthy", with full cast named, incl. Howlett; image 21x16cms., mount 28x23cms, 1924 (File 1) - Folio 1
Untitled mounted photo of scene overlooking the sea or a lake, trees in foreground, low hills at back; image 20x15cms., mount 30x26cms. (File 1) - Folio 1
Some damage to mount, incl. water staining
Untitled mounted photo of church and associated buildings - ms note suggests the photo is of "St. Mary's Vicarage St. Mary's Old school"; taken by The Sears Studio, Melbourne; image 21x16cms., mount 30x25cms. (File 1) - Folio 1
Item includes a large envelope and an ms note
Series. Records of Charles E. Howlett
Folder marked "Art" - incl. Illustrated catalogue of the National Gallery (Victoria)(1914), exhibition catalogues for shows in Melbourne, 1917, 1919, 1925, 1934; exhibition catalogue for Mildura prize for sculpture, 1967; promotional material for The National Art Gallery and Cultural Centre of Victoria (1961), 1914-1961 (File 5) - Box 12
Series. Travel ephemera
Brochures and booklets covering cities, villages, historical buildings, etc. in UK, 1898-1961 (File 1) - Box 1
Brochures and booklets covering cities, villages, historical buildings, etc. in UK, 1898-1961 (File 2) - Box 1
Brochures and booklets covering cities, villages, historical buildings, etc. in UK, 1898-1961 (File 3) - Box 1
Brochures and booklets covering cities, villages, historical buildings, etc. in UK, 1898-1961 (File 4) - Box 1
Brochures and booklets covering cities, villages, historical buildings, etc. in various countries in Europe, North America, India, and New Zealand, 1931-1960 (File 5) - Box 1
Brochures and booklets covering cities, villages, historical buildings, etc. in various countries in Europe, North America, India, and New Zealand; sheet music for "Ich war zu Heidelberg Student", by Otto Lob, poem by J. Lowenberg, published in the series "Einzellieder Kommersabende", no. 34., 1931-1960 (File 6) - Box 1
Postcards album - postcards from Sydney, N.Z., Tasmania, Victoria, WWI photos (made up as postcards), (File 1) - Box 3
"Tasmania - maps, booklets, etc." - collected during a trip by car around Tasmania in 1961. Includes some correspondence, 1961 (File 1) - Box 7
"Tasmania, maps, booklets, etc." - collected during a trip by car around Tasmania in 1961. Includes some correspondence, 1961 (File 2) - Box 7
Miscellaneous tourist leaflets, brochures, maps, old train timetables - Victoria, incl. some handwritten notes about a journey starting in Bright (Vic.) in Jun, 1919., 1915-1965 (File 3) - Box 7
Miscellaneous tourist leaflets, brochures, maps, old train timetables - South Australia, 1915-1965 (File 4) - Box 7
Miscellaneous tourist leaflets, brochures, maps, old train timetables-Tasmania, 1915-1965 (File 5) - Box 7
Miscellaneous tourist leaflets, brochures, maps, old train timetables-Queensland; national, 1915-1965 (File 6) - Box 7
Five tourist brochures and booklets of UK sites; plus, one-inch map of the Lake District; two tourist maps of Paris (File 1) - Box 11
Brochure, postcard, negatives and some prints from a trip to Norfolk Island; article in un-dated National Geographic Magazine about Norfolk Island; panorama taken from Norfolk Island mounted on light card (File 3) - Box 11
Set of 12 "Maori studies" mounted in folder, "Permanent Carbonette photos, copyright Thos. Pringle, Wellington", sepia, 32x25cm. (File 4) - Box 15
Miscellaneous pamphlets/booklets - touring in Victoria; Royal visit to Australia/ Victoria; etc. (File 1) - Box 15
Un-marked folder containing memorabilia (late 1930s?) from France, Germany (incl. a red, swastika arm-band), the UK; dry-plate photography aids; and a copperplate handwriting copy book (partly used); also loose press cuttings dated 1969, from Germany (during a visit), the UK and Australia, 1918-1969 (File 5) - Box 19
Maps, tourist brochures for Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Brisbane, NSW and the ACT - detailed, handmade map and ms notes about a walk (c. 1914) in the Cape Otway region; large format views of "Blue Mountains wonderland " (56x23 cm.); brochures and maps also for NZ, 1914-? (File) - Box 26
Many maps heavily used - creased, stained, one road map of Melbourne quite fragile
Gorey, Nathalie: The Alice: a story of the town and district of Alice Springs (1952 ed., inscribed by Howlett, 1955, also includes various press cuttings about the area from 1956); b, 1952-1956 (File 3) - Box 27
Brown box marked "Central Australia papers, Aug-Sept, 1956", containing records of Melbourne Grammar School Central Australian tour, which Howlett attended - copy of intinerary; his detailed ms notes of the trip; 2 maps of NT (incl. Dept of Interior map, 1944 revision of 1934 map); unopened envelope from "Trish Studio, Alice Springs, N.T."; various other memorabilia, incl. promotional booklet (designed to be folded and posted) re commemoration of "Flynn of the Inland";, 1956-1961 (File 4) - Box 27
Folder marked "New South Wales Sydney, maps, booklets, etc." - coverage includes Canberra, a copy of A Sketch of the romantic career of Benjamin Boyd : founder of Boyd Town, Twofold Bay (1928), unopened envelope marked "The dog sat on the tucker box" (presumably a photo/card), 1950s? (File 5) - Box 27
Envelope marked "Snowy Mountains tour, Dec. 1959", and folder marked "Snowy Mountains Scheme tour" - both containing pamphlets, brochures, maps, etc. from 1959, incl. several duplicates, 1959 (File 1) - Box 28
Envelope marked "Adelaide trip, August, 1966 [and] March, 1971" incl. brochures and maps for Adelaide and the Flinders ranges, and an envelope marked "South Australia, esp. Murray River Steamers" containing brochures; an envelope marked "Murray River cruise, May 1967", containing details of trip on P.S. Wanera (Mildura to wentworth), and other brochures, etc., 1966-1971 (File 2) - Box 28
Folder marked "South Australia - maps, tourist booklets, etc." , plus envelope "South Australian journey, Sept. 1953" (contains correspondence re potential visits to friends), and another envelope "Sturt Murray history" (contains brochures about South and South-east SA, and Kangaroo Island)., 1952-1961 (File 3) - Box 28
Folder marked "New Zealand booklets maps" - pamphlets, brochures, maps, postcards, airline info., etc.; plus envelope marked "Maps of New Zealand", 1957-1958 (File 4) - Box 28
Box file marked "New Zealand - maps booklets" - pamphlets, brochures, maps, postcards, press cuttings, airline info., etc., 1957-1958 (File 5) - Box 28
Maps, brochures, travel guides, handbooks, etc. from UK, Europe, Baltic States, New Zealand, Scandinavia, USA, 1907-1963 (File) - Box 36
This material predominantly reflects Howlett's overseas travels in the late 1920s, 1937 and 1950; includes (Folder 4) "Sketches of the Tower of London as a fortress, a prison ...", 1862 ed.); some items foxed
Maps, brochures, travel guides, handbooks, etc. from UK, Europe, Baltic States, New Zealand, Scandinavia, USA., 1911-1963 (File) - Box 37
This material predominantly reflects Howlett's overseas travels in the late 1920s, 1937 and 1950; some items foxed
Maps, brochures, travel guides, handbooks, etc. from UK, Europe, New Zealand, Scandinavia, USSR, USA, Australia, etc., incl. envelope containing brochures, menus, etc. of journey from England to Australia on R.M.S. Orcades (1951), tattered envelope containing brochures, menus, etc. of journey from England to Australia on S.S. Stratheden (1937/1938 - her maiden voyage), and a torn map showing a land circumnavigation of Australia (possibly the route of the 1928 MacRobertson "Round Australia Expedition")., 1914-1950 (File) - Box 38
European group includes correspondence dated 1929
Maps, brochures, travel guides, handbooks, etc. from UK, Europe, Baltic States, New Zealand, Scandinavia, USA, Australia, etc., 1924-1964 (File) - Box 39
Orthoptomap of Canberra…1973 housed in map cabinets (Drawer 34) in MS stack