Guide to the Papers of Phyllis Mander-Jones

Collection Summary

Creator

Mander-Jones, Phyllis, 1896-1984

Title

Papers of Phyllis Mander-Jones

Date Range

1964-1972

Collection Number

MS 5652

Extent

6.16 metres (44 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Repository

National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of the administrative files of Phyllis Mander-Jones and her assistants. They were created at the Australian High Commission in London during the compilation of Manuscripts in the British Isles relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. The records comprise research notes, manuscript, typescript and printed lists, correspondence and drafts of the publication. The correspondents include Phyllis Mander-Jones, Lindsay Cleland, Judith Baskin and Pat Millward.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for reference.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Phyllis Mander-Jones, National Library of Australia, MS 5652, [box number]'.

Provenance

The papers were presented to the Library by Phyllis Mander-Jones in 1973. Additional drafts were received from the Australian National University Press in 1975 and 1979.

Related Materials

Complementing the Mander-Jones files are the files of the Australian Joint Copying Project, which was based in the Australian High Commission in London from 1948 to 1993. They were also transferred to the National Library after the office was closed and are held at MS 8983.

Arrangement

The files appear to have been kept in two sequences: (i) notes and lists (ii) correspondence. There is, however, some overlap between the two sequences. The correspondence files were arranged in a classified sequence, with each file having a unique number. The files of notes and lists were not usually numbered, but the arrangement was similar, based primarily on geography. In general, the original arrangement has been retained by the Library. The drafts of Manuscripts in the British Isles... (boxes 36-44) are in no particular order.