Guide to the Papers of Jim Taylor

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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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

Orient duplicate manifold book used as notebook, 11 February 1933- (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Notebook No. 1, 27 March - 14 April 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Loose leaf inside back cover

Notebook No. 2, 14 April - 8 May 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Notebook No. 3, 9 May - 1 June 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Notebook No. 4, 1 June - 1 July 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Notebook No. 5, 2 July - 16 July 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Mount Hagen trip

Notebook No. 6, 14 July - 27 July 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Papuan border trip

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. 9, 17 September - 6 October 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

From Bena Bena to Hagen

Notebook No. 10, 8 October - 15 October 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Diary: Trip North from Hagen the last time

Notebook No. 11, 16 October - 30 October 1933 (File 1) - Folio-Box 1

Mairfuteikar, Salamaua, Madang

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

Photocopy of Australian Archives document, nd (File 3) - Folio-Box 1

Photocopy of Australian Archives document cat 'CRS A518/1 Item P841/1' titled 'Some observations on Mission activities', signed by Jim Taylor, Assistant District Officer


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