MS 8095
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Lumsden family
- Title
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Papers of the Lumsden family
- Date Range
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1946-1973
- Collection Number
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MS 8095
- Extent
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0.56 metres (3 boxes, 8 folios)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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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-vn571000).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Lumsden family, National Library of Australia, MS 8095, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Biographical Note
Arthur Lumsden is an engineer and folk music enthusiast.
Item Descriptions
Series 1. Engineering
Vol. 1 Measurement of compound angles; Vol. 2 A general method of describing plane curves of the Degree by Linkword; notes on the strength of materials and theory of structures (File 1) - Box 1
Vol. 3 Metrology and Inspection Lecture notes, A. Lumsden (File 2) - Box 1
Vol. 4 Aircraft geometry, using projective geometry, theories; Vol. 5 The design of Harry Pearce's machine, calculations (File 3) - Box 1
Vol. 6 Special structural slide rule, working model of calculations (File 4) - Box 1
Vol. 7 The Theory of screw threads with emphasis on measuring (File 5) - Box 1
Vol. 8 Unpublished paper, Materials of high specific strength, by Dr H.A. Wills, Aeronautical Research Laboratories (File 6) - Box 1
Vol. 9 Design of Heavy Road Transporter for Vic, S.E.C. 1953 with photos of strain gauge tests (File 7) - Box 1
Vol. 10 Fret length calculations with notes for fretted instruments. Rational standard bands chord finger formations; Vol. 11 Societe Genevoise, Switzerland, Data Sheetswith letter from O.P. Dhanda of India; Vol. 12 Personal Work Handbook by Arthur Lumsden (File 8) - Box 1
Miscellaneous engineering papers; seven issues of Engineering Bulletin 1943-1944; two issues of Design January 1949, July 1950 (File 9-15) - Box 2
Series 2. Folk music
Monthly magazines for Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar 1957-1959; monthly magazines for B.M.G, 1963-1965 (File 9-15) - Box 3
Index to folk music scrapbooks V1-15 (volume 8, 14 and 15 not received); scrapbooks containing, cuttings, programs, photos, scores, lyrics and some correspondence Peter Seegar, Stan Gottschalk etc, 1950s - 1960s (File 16) - Box 3
Folk music scrapbook Vol. 1-3 (Item 1) - Box 3
Folk music scrapbook Vol. 4-6 (Item 2) - Box 3
Folk music scrapbook Vol. 7 and 8 (Item 3) - Box 3
Folk music scrapbook Vol. 10 and 11 (Item 4) - Box 3
Folk music scrapbook Vol. 12 and 13 (Item 5) - Box 3