Guide to the Papers of Ernest Graham

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MS 4857

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Collection Summary

Creator
Ernest Graham
Title
Papers of Ernest Graham
Date Range
1914-1969
Collection Number
MS 4857
Extent
0.56 metres (4 boxes, 2 folio packages)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
NLA

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection comprises exercise books, folders and loose manuscripts and typescripts of lyrics, scripts and verse by Graham including "Marayong the emu song", Slick the Rhode chick", "Aussie Santa" and "Kooka's wedding". Also includes letters, correspondence, copyright papers, diaries, notebooks, music manuscripts with lyrics by Graham and music by Rex Shaw, artwork, photographs, articles by Graham and other papers.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2125546).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Ernest Graham, National Library of Australia, MS 4857, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Biographical Note

Ernest Robert Graham (1885-1970) was born at Five Dock, NSW. Graham wrote songs for children in collaboration with Rex Shaw.

Item Descriptions

Carbon copies of letters by Graham, 1964-69 (File 1) - Box 1-4

Correspondence, 1957-67 (File 2_3) - Box 1-4

Including a 1965 letter by Dorothea Mackellar.

Copyright papers, 1951-69 (File 4_5) - Box 1-4

Including notifications of registration of literary copyright.

Diaries, 1959-67 (File 6) - Box 1-4

Notebooks, 1914-58 (File 6) - Box 1-4

Exercise books, folders and loose manuscripts and typescripts with lyrics,scripts and verse by Graham (File 7_34) - Box 1-4

Includes lyrics for "Marayong the emu song", "Slick the Rhode chick", "Aussie Santa", and "Kooka's wedding".

Artwork by Tom Melvaine and others, mainly of birds,also Indigenous Australians (File 35) - Box 1-4

Other papers, 1935-68 (File 36_38) - Box 1-4

Including a list and notes on the Graham Papers prepared by Kathleen L. Jones, 1978; Eisteddfod papers, 1966-68 and articles by Graham published in The Council of the City of Sydney employees' journal, 1967.

Photographs (Item [unnumbered]) - Folio 1-2

Music manuscripts with lyrics by Graham and music by Rex Shaw (Item [unnumbered]) - Folio 1-2


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