Guide to the Papers of Jim Taylor
MS 10361
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Taylor, Jim
- Title
- Papers of Jim Taylor
- Date Range
- 1913-1939
- Collection Number
- MS 10361
- Extent
- 0.60 metres (1 large folio box)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- NLA
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Papers of Jim Taylor, including his journals, 1933- , patrol reports and a map, relating to his work as a Kiap in Papua New Guinea.
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7461484).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Jim Taylor, National Library of Australia, MS 10361
Item Descriptions
Class 1. Consignment received August 2017
Notebook No. 7, 28 July - 3 September 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1
Includes loose, undated 3 page letter written aboard MV Macdhuito addressed to Jim Taylor from Ken
Notebook No. 8, 4 September - 16 September 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1
Diary: trip from Bena Bena to SEFRI Mission
Notebook No. 10, 8 October - 15 October 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1
Diary: Trip North from Hagen the last time
Typescript Report, 1913, 1938-1939 (File 2) - Folio-Box 1
Hand-stiched hessian bag labelled 'J. L. Taylor' containing cardboard bound, annotated typescript titled 'Hagen-Sepik Patrol 1938-1939 Report by J.L. Taylor; Maps by JNO. Black.' Contains handwritten, looseleaf notes in Taylor's hand in the back and a German language map of German New Guinea c. 1913, by Dr Walter Behrmann. Map is torn and very fragile - requires preservation work
Conditions Governing Access
The German language map of German New Guinea c. 1913, by Dr Walter Behrmann. Map is torn and very fragile and requires preservation work. Access is at the discretion of the Curator of Manuscripts.
Typescript Report, 1933-1934 (File 3) - Folio-Box 1
Spring back binder containing typescript report dated 9 March 1933 titled 'J.L. Taylor Patrol Report Mt Hagen 1933' and addressed to 'The District Officer, Salamaua, District of Morobe, Territory of New Guinea.' Subsequently dated Sydney, NSW, 17 February 1934. Annotated and edited throughout. Looseleaf at the back of the binder containg ochre or chalk samples