MS 8272
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Frank Johnston
- Title
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Papers of Frank Johnston
- Date Range
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1936-1981
- Collection Number
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MS 8272
- Extent
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2.8 metres (20 boxes)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Part II of this collection is located in the Manuscripts section, and relates mainly to a series of international journeys undertaken by Frank Johnston during the years 1936 to 1981, which dealt with the study of agriculture and livestock. The journeys are documented in a series of 58 volumes and recorded with photographs.
The work is supplemented with original letters from people of note who participated in the various journeys, reports of observations by Johnston, and other items of interest.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1993727).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Frank Johnston, National Library of Australia, MS 8272, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Part I of this collection is located in the Pictures section, and deals mainly with the pastoral industry of Northern Australia.
Arrangement
This list is based on one supplied by Frank Johnston, including his own codes.
Item Descriptions
Volume 1A: Parts IIA and IIB: Introduction and content (File) - Box 1
Volume 1: Pastoral properties (File) - Box 1
Volumes 2 - 3: Pastoral properties (File) - Box 2
Address books (2 volumes): Asian addresses; Contacts - Latin America (File) - Box 3
Notebooks: Kenya 1973, wildlife; USA/Mexico/S. America 1969; South America 1965; US meat 1966; Japan 1964; Japan 1965; Bermuda, Mexico, South America, 1964 (File) - Box 3
Photocopy of Beef in northern Australia, by J. H. Kelly, published by ANU, 1971 (File) - Box 4
Notebooks: S. E. Asian tour, 1962-64; Irrigation tour June-July 1966, meat tour Aug/Sept 1966 (2); Asia 1966-67 (Philippines, East Pakistan, Taiwan, Nepal); Japan, Taiwan, 1967; US Wheat Tour, 1967 (Books 1 2); Santa Gertrudis Tour, US, 1967; Bali, Java, 1967; US Cattle Tour, May 1968; Cattle and meat tours, May/June 1968; Japan, India, 1969; US/Mexico, 1970; USA, UK, 1970; South Africa, South America, 1972 (File) - Box 4
Book 1, 1936, A: USA, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Record of journey across USA, etc. (File) - Box 5
Book 2/1, 1954, US: USA, Canada; Survey of livestock and meat industries (File) - Box 5
Book 3/2, 1954, US: USA, Canada, (cont.); Survey of livestock and meat industries (File) - Box 5
Book 4, 1956: India, etc. Aviation history (Air India); Inaugural flight Sydney-Bombay, etc. (File) - Box 5
Book 5, 1960, UM: USA, Canada; Study of livestock and meat industries (File) - Box 6
Book 5, 1962, UM: Study of livestock and meat industries (File) - Box 6
Book 6/1, 1960, UA: USA, Canada; Study of livestock and meat industries; 3rd World Hereford Conference (File) - Box 6
Book 7/2, 1960, UA: USA, Canada, (cont.); Study of livestock and meat; 3rd World Hereford Conference (File) - Box 6
Book 8/3, 1960, UA: USA, Canada, (cont.); Study of livestock and meat; 3rd World Hereford Conference (File) - Box 6
Book 9, 1961, U: USA, Canada (File) - Box 7
Book 10, 1962, TA: Philippines, Japan Taiwan, Hong Kong; Rural production (File) - Box 7
Book 11, 1962, ATX: Study livestock and meat industries etc.; Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong; Primary production and export markets (File) - Box 7
Book 12, 1963, BG: USA, Beef production and agriculture (File) - Box 7
Book 13, 1964, ITA: S.E. Asia, Japan; Agriculture and livestock (File) - Box 8
Book 13, 1964: Holland, Britain, North America; 1st World Conference Friesian Breeders (File) - Box 8
Book 14, 1964, SAT: Bermuda, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Tahiti; Survey, livestock and agricultural industries (File) - Box 8
Book 15, 1964, ITIW: Ireland, England, Scotland, Europe, USA, Beef production; 4th World Hereford Breeders Conference (File) - Box 8
Book 16, 1965, SAX: Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Tahiti; Livestock and agriculture (File) - Box 8
Book 17, 1965, JS, Japan; Livestock and agriculture; 1st International Livestock Show and Sale (File) - Box 9
Book 18, 1966, WAT: USA; Water resources, livestock, agriculture (File) - Box 9
Book 19, 1967, ASIA: Japan, Taiwan; Livestock and agriculture, rural life , Banteng cattle (File) - Box 9
Book 20, 1967, USW: USA, Canada; Wheat production and marketing (File) - Box 9
Book 21, 1966, A-: Philippines, Nepal, East Pakistan, Macao, Taiwan (File) - Box 10
Book 21, 1967: Rural life, agriculture, etc. (File) - Box 10
Book 22: 1967, SG: USA; Beef cattle, agriculture, meat, particularly Santa Gertrudis (File) - Box 10
Book 23, 1968, XUT: Mexico, Yucatan, Beef cattle - history etc. (File) - Box 10
Book 24, 1968, XUT: USA, Europe, Britain, S.E. Asia; Livestock and meat industries (File) - Box 10
Book 25, 1969, XSA: USA, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Tahiti; Livestock and agriculture (File) - Box 11
Book 26, 1969, JI: India, Kashmir; Agriculture (particularly wheat) and livestock (File) - Box 11
Book 27, 1970, JI: Japan; The wool spinning industry (File) - Box 11
Book 27, 1970, JI: Japan; Agriculture and livestock (File) - Box 11
Book 28, 1970, UMA: USA, Mexico; Beef cattle production (File) - Box 12
Book 29, 1970, DEN: USA, England, Europe; Hereford and Charolais cattle etc. (File) - Box 12
Book 29, 1971, UMEX: USA, Mexico; Beef cattle production, etc. (File) - Box 12
Book 30, 1971: Europe, England, USA; Livestock and meat industries; International Meat Trades Fair (W. Germany) (File) - Box 12
Book 30, 1972: Japan; Goodwill - livestock and meat industries, (Meat and Allied Trades Federation of Australia) (File) - Box 12
Book 31, 1972, WH: South Africa, Swaziland, South America; Beef cattle and meat marketing; 6th World Hereford Conference (File) - Box 12
Book 32, 1973, SAM: Kenya, South Africa, Swaziland, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Easter Island, Tahiti; Beef cattle and meat marketing (File) - Box 13
Book 33, 1974: Europe, England, USA; Livestock and meat industries; International Meat Trades Fair (W. Germany) (File) - Box 13
Book 34, 1976: Canada, USA, Japan; Beef cattle production; 7th World Hereford Conference (Canada) (File) - Box 13
Book 35, 1980: South America Beef cattle production; 8th World (File) - Box 14
Hereford Conference (Uruguay) (File) - Box 14
Book 36, 1981: USA; Beef cattle production; 3rd World Congress, Santa Gertrudis Breeders, Texas (File) - Box 14
Book 37, 1936: USA, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, New Britain; Record of a journey (File) - Box 14
Book 38, 1962, 7A: Philippines, Japan, Taiwan (File) - Box 15
Book 39, 1963, ATX: Philippines, Japan, Taiwan (File) - Box 15
Book 39, 1964, ATX, ITA (File) - Box 15
Book 39, 1969, JI (File) - Box 15
Book 40, 1965, JS: Japan (File) - Box 15
Book 41, 1964, SAT: South America (File) - Box 15
Book 41, 1965, SAX (File) - Box 15
Book 41, 1969, XSA (File) - Box 15
Book 41, 1972, WH (File) - Box 15
Book 42, 1966, A-: Philippines, Nepal, Taiwan (File) - Box 15
Book 42, 1967 (File) - Box 15
Book 43, 1967, Asia: Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia (Bali) (File) - Box 15
Book 44, 1969, JI: India (Kashmir) (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1960, UM: USA, Canada (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1961, U (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1964, ITIW (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1966, NAT (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1966, WMT (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1967, USW (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1967, SG (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1968, XUT (File) - Box 15
Book 45, 1970, UMA (File) - Box 15
Sundry items (File) - Box 16
Book 46, 1960: Book 1 Original copy and notes etc. (File) - Box 16
Book 46, 1970: Livestock and agriculture various countries (File) - Box 16
Book 47, 1960: Book 2 (copy of book 1) (File) - Box 16
Book 47, 1970 (File) - Box 16
Book 48, 1952-70: The Scrapbook. Press clippings: includes many reports by Johnston which were published in the rural and metropolitan press. Also correspondence and statements etc. regarded as the most significant item in the collection (File) - Box 17
Book 49, 1981: Statement (unpublished): The Beef Situation - Japan, Australia (File) - Box 18
Book 50, 1972-74: Introduction: Sundry correspondence information etc. International Traveller (livestock and meat) (File) - Box 18
Book 51, 1960 etc.: Dwarfism a genetic problem in beef cattle. Photographs, statements, literature etc. (File) - Box 18
Book 52, 1960: Japan; Sundry reference etc. (File) - Box 19
Book 53, 1965-73: South America; Sundry reference etc. (File) - Box 19
Book 58, 1965-71: Sundry Tours: International and Australian, e.g. livestock, agricultural, medical, etc. (File) - Box 19
Book 54, 1972-73: Kenya, South Africa, Swaziland, Sundry reference etc. (File) - Box 20
Book 55, 1963-70: Export of merino sheep; Statements, correspondence, photographs (File) - Box 20
Book 56, 1971-72: Mexico. Reference, correspondence, etc. Export of sheep/Scholarship etc. (File) - Box 20
Book 57, 1967: Japan, Australia Supplement - published jointly by Asahi Evening News Tokyo, NSW Country Life Sydney (livestock, agriculture, etc.) (File) - Box 20
Photo Negatives (File)
JS, ITA, SAM, BG, WH, JI
WHC, SAT, UMA, UA
SAS, U, US, HON
TA, UMEX, SAX, UM, XUT, DEN, ATX
PJT, XSA, AI, SG, USW, WAT, WMT, UM, Series A, 1936
Asia, AA - AB Series