Guide to the Papers of Elizabeth Chipman
MS 9635
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: ©2003.
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Chipman, Elizabeth, 1934
- Title
- Papers of Elizabeth Chipman
- Date Range
- 1956-1998
- Collection Number
- MS 9635
- Extent
- 2.24 metres (17 boxes + 2 folio boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- NLA
Introduction
Scope and Content
The collection comprises papers relating to Chipman's career with the Australian Antarctic Division and the research for her books Australians in the frozen south (1978) and Women on the ice (1986). They include photographs, transparencies, diaries, edited typescripts of her two books, correspondence, reviews, questionnaires, newspaper cuttings and card index.
Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2195968).
Copying and Publishing
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Elizabeth Chipman, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'.
Provenance
The collection was purchased by the Library from Elizabeth Chipman in September 1998, with further papers added in 2011.
Arrangement
Chipman had kept much of the papers in labelled files. Some of the press cuttings and photographs have been kept in scrapbooks and albums. The cards index and slides are in boxes. The Library has put the papers into manuscript files, but the original arrangement within each file and Chipman's file titles have been retained. Where there were preservation issues, the photographs were removed from the albums and transferred to files.
Biographical Note
Chipman worked for the Antarctic Division of the Department of Science in Melbourne between 1954 and 1977, where she had a varied career as a typist, information officer and scientific administrator.
She visited Macquarie Island with the Australian Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) during summers of 1966-1967, 1971-1972, and 1975-1976. She was the first woman member of the ANARE Club and one of the first Australian women to set foot on the Antarctic mainland.
She is the author of two books: Australians in the frozen south (1978) and Women on the ice (1986).
Chipman now lives in Melbourne.
Item Descriptions
Class MS 9635. Original Consignment(s)
Series 1. Diaries and correspondence, 1967-1996
The series contains one file of diaries, correspondence and other papers.
Chipman recorded her daily activities while living on Macquarie Island in 1967, 1971-1972 and 1975 in three notebooks, used as diaries. They include references to the people with whom she worked, impressions and descriptions of the places she visited.
The correspondence files relate mostly to Chipman's research and the publication of her books. Copies of some of Chipman's letters are included. Other papers include handwritten drafts, typescripts and notes. The correspondents include Cleo magazine, Thomas Nelson Australia, Heinemann Publishers and Tim Bowden.
Series 2. Antarctic Division, 1956-1998
The series includes notes, photocopies, copies of the Antarctic Treaty, newsletters and other papers of the Australian Antarctic Foundation, information booklets published by the Antarctic Division of Department of Science and Environment and information on ANAREDEX database.
Series 3. Questionnaires, 1980-1984
In researching for her book, Women on the ice, Chipman sent out questionnaires to the women who had worked in the Antarctic. The series contains the completed forms and some correspondence.
Series 4. Australians in the frozen south (1978), 1976-1985
The book was published by published by Thomas Nelson Australia in 1978. The series comprises an author's proof, correspondence (including contract) with Thomas Nelson Australia, reviews and other papers.
Series 5. Women on the ice (1986), 1979-1991
Chipman received a Special Purpose Grant from Australia Council in 1982 to write Women on the ice, which was published by Melbourne University Press in1986. The book tells the story of the women who went to the Antarctic, set against the historical background of exploration, exploitation and scientific research.
The series comprises correspondence (including copies of Chipman's letters), research notes and typescripts. The correspondents include the New Zealand Antarctic Society, Scott Polar Research Institute (Cambridge), National Science Foundation (Washington), National Institute of Polar Research (Tokyo), British Antarctic Survey, Expéditions Polaires Francaises, Barbara Land, Phillip Law, National Maritime Museum (London), Royal Geographical Society, J.M. Caffin, Instituto de Estudios de Chile (Santiago), Melbourne University Press, Australia Council and Churchill Fellowship (Chipman applied for, but was not awarded, a Fellowship). The Library has kept the arrangement of papers within the files and their titles.
Series 6. Research material, 1972-1989
The series comprises notes, cuttings, a card file and photocopies used by Chipman in writing her books. The card file contains information on the people involved in ANARE. The Library has kept the arrangement of papers within the files and their titles.
Class MS Acc11.071. Consignment added 2011
Contains two lever arch file folders: material re Wilkins' family and background; material covering the years 1904-1913, 1904-1913 (File) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material re Wilkins and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1917 (includes his diaries); Material covering the years 1914-1916, 1914-1916 (File) - Box 2 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering the years 1917-1919; material covering the years 1920-1922, 1917-1919 (File) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering the years 1923-1925; material covering the year 1926, 1923-1925 (File) - Box 4 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering the year 1927; material covering January-June 1928, 1927-1928 (File) - Box 5 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering June-December 1928; material covering January-June 1928, 1928 (File) - Box 6 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering July-December 1929;material covering the year 1930, 1929-1930 (File) - Box 7 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering January-April 1931; material covering May-December 1931, 1931 (File) - Box 8 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering the years 1932-1934; material covering the years 1935-1936, 1932-1934 (File) - Box 9 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering the years 1937-1938; material covering the years 1939-1940, 1937-1938 (File) - Box 10 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering the years 1941-1947; material covering the years 1938-1953, 1941-1947 (File) - Box 11 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains two lever arch file folders: material covering the years 1954-1957; material covering the years 1958-1959, 1954-1957 (File) - Box 12 (MS Acc11.071)
Contains three lever arch file folders: material covering the years 1960-1980; material covering the years 1981 onwards; duplicates of personnel records regarding Wilkins' employment with U.S. Government (n.b. Some of these forms appear to be originals), 1960- c. 2010 (File) - Box 13 (MS Acc11.071)
Material regarding Wilkins' family and Mt Bryan East district; microfiche listing Ohio State University holdings of Byrd, Ellsworth and Wilkins papers; photocopies, etcetera, of biographies of people connected with Wilkins; photocopies handwritten Wilkins' diary 1921-1922 summer (Quest expedition); photocopies of typed Wilkins' diary Canadian Arctic Expedition; research notes re Canadian Arctic Expedition, Stefansson; research/notes, miscellaneous biographies of Wilkins, interviews; research/notes re Wilkins and WWI, 1921-1922 (File) - Box 14 (MS Acc11.071)
Index of people and places compiled by Elizabeth Chipman; drafts of early chapters for a biography of Wilkins by Elizabeth Chipman; Outgoing correspondence 1988-1996 (ERC to various insitutions and individuals re Wilkins), 1988-1996 (File) - Box 16 (MS Acc11.071)
Outgoing correspondence 1997-2010 (ERC to various insitutions and individuals re Wilkins); bibliography of material consulted; research/notes Canadian Arctic Expedition; research/notes re Suzanne Bennett Wilkins; research/notes on various subjects, 1997-2010 (File) - Box 17 (MS Acc11.071)
Research/notes on various subjects; Incoming correspondence from institutions, individuals (File) - Box 18 (MS Acc11.071)
Container List
| Box | Series | File/Piece |
|---|---|---|
| MS 9635, Box 1 | 1 | 1-5 |
| MS 9635, Box 1 | 2 | 1-3 |
| MS 9635, Box 2 | 2 | 4-12 |
| MS 9635, Box 3 | 3 | 1-3 |
| MS 9635, Box 4 | 4 | 1-9 |
| MS 9635, Box 5 | 5 | 1-7 |
| MS 9635, Box 6 | 5 | 8-14 |
| MS 9635, Box 7 | 5 | 15-21 |
| MS 9635, Box 7 | 6 | 1 |
| MS 9635, Box 8 | 6 | 2-10 |
| MS 9635, Box 9 | 7 | 1-9 |
| MS 9635, Box 10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| MS 9635, Box 11 | 7 | 18-24 |
| MS 9635, Box 12 | 7 | 25-31 |
| MS 9635, Box 13 | 7 | 32-39 |
| MS 9635, Box 14 | 7 | 40-47 |
| MS 9635, Box 15 | 8 | 1-2 |
| MS 9635, Box 16 | 8 | 3-4 |
| MS 9635, Box 17 | 6 | 12 |
| MS 9635, Folio Run | 4 | Folios 10-12 |
| MS 9635, Folio Run | 5 | Folio 22 |
| MS 9635, Folio Run | 6 | Folio 11 |