Guide to the Papers of Paul Collins
MS Acc05.197; MS Acc07.145; MS Acc11.032
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Collins, Paul, Dr
- Title
- Papers of Paul Collins
- Date Range
- c.1939-2012
- Collection Number
- MS Acc05.197; MS Acc07.145; MS Acc11.032
- Extent
- 4.8 metres (16 boxes + 6 cartons + 1 folio box + 10 sound/av carriers)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3724018).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Paul Collins, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Finding Aid Source(s)
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Collection Retrieval Advice
Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.
Item Descriptions
Class MS Acc05.197. Original Consignment
Comprises general correspondence, ca. 1983-2004; correspondence relating to leaving the priesthood, ca. 1997-2001; material and correspondence relating to the ABC, ca. 1988-1993; newspaper cuttings, ca. 1980-2001; appointment diaries for 1992 and 1995; typescripts of broadcasts, ca. 1989-1990; articles for books, ca. 2001; and, brochures for conferences, ca. 1999.
Contained in 6 boxes.
Class MS Acc07.145. Consignment Added 2007
Comprises research files for a book on Canberra bushfires; handwritten notes; email correspondence; photographs; press cuttings; transcripts of evidence; transcripts of interviews; conference papers; and, press releases relating to the Victorian bushfires of 1939, Tasmanian fires of 1967, Ash Wednesday fires of 1983 and the Canberra bushfires of 2003.
Contained in 4 boxes + 1 folio box.
Photocopy of A study of meteorological conditions associated with bush and grass fires and fire protection strategy in Australia, by J.C. Foley (Bureau of Meteorology bulletin), 1947 (File) - Box 1
Folder containing transcript of evidence given before Royal Commission inquiring into causes and origins of bushfires in Victoria, 1939 (File) - Box 1
Folder containing Coroner's Court transcript of evidence on bushfires in Victoria, 1939 (File) - Box 1
2 spiral-bound A4 notebooks containing typed extracts and handwritten notes on Stretton Royal Commission, days 1-16, and days 17+ (File) - Box 2
Loose papers including photocopies of journal articles, briefing papers on fire and arson, news cuttings, handwritten notes, email correspondence, and bushfire disaster investigation reports (File) - Box 2
Transcript of interview with Hugh Stretton about his father, Justice Leonard Stretton, 2004 (File) - Box 2
Plastic folder containing CD Omeo Fire Brigade: 2003 fire photos, photographs correspondence (File) - Box 3
Envelope containing edited typescripts of chapters from In the shadow of dread expectancy (File) - Box 3
Envelope containing photocopies of media releases and press cuttings on Canberra fires, 2003 (File) - Box 3
Folder Victoria / NSW alpine fires, containing photocopies of press cuttings and media releases, 2003 (File) - Box 3
File of press cutting photocopies on Tasmania fires of 1967 and conference papers (File) - Folio-Box 1
Class MS Acc11.032. Consignment Added 2011
Comprises appointment diaries; cassettes of "Tension & creativity in ministry"; correspondence, including printed emails, cards and letters; drafts of presentations; and articles and conference programs.
Contained in 3 boxes.