Guide to the Papers of Arthur B. Deacon (as filmed by the AJCP)

Haddon (Cambridge) to AB Deacon (Malekula) commenting on Deacon's work on Malekula and at Bushman's Bay; Ambrym class system etc., October 1926 - January 1927 (File (a))

Camilla Wedgwood (Cambridge) to Deacon (Malekula) re burial customs, 29 September 1926 (File (b))

Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-761682491.

Camilla Wedgwood (London, and on board SS Ceramic) to Haddon re Deacon's character; editing Deacon's book on Malekula, March 1927 - September 1932 (File (c))

Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-761682515.

Miscellaneous correspondence to Haddon re Deacon (File (d))

Correspondents include: Ewan Corlette (Malekula); Emily Deacon (Blyth); Haddon to Macmillan re publishing Deacon's work on Malekula; WE Armstrong (Horsham). 1927-1934...

Haddon's preface to Deacon's book, which quotes from Deacon's letters from Malekula to his mother and to Haddon (File (e))

Ms. biographical note on Deacon by Lucy Cheesman (File (f))

Correspondence with Routledge re royalties (File (g))

Copies by Haddon of Deacon's notes and letters from Malekula to Haddon, his mother, AR Radcliffe Brown and Broinowski (Melbourne Library), 1926 - 1927 (File (a))

Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-761682638.

Deacon (Cambridge, Melbourne, Vila, Ambrym, South West Bay) to Haddon, 1925 - 1927 (File (b))

Subjects include: grant for research trip; information from Rev. RP Wilson of Melanesian Mission; visit to Resident Commission at Vila; future plans; social organisation at Ambrym and other field work...

Correspondence between Haddon and A Radcliffe Brown (Sydney University), 1927 - 1931 (File (c))

Subjects include: death of Deacon; offer of lectureship at Sydney Univ. to Deacon; funding of research by Australian National Research Council; Deacon's work on Malekula; leaving Sydney for Univ of Chicago; future of anthropological study in Australia retrieving Deacon's papers from Malekula.

Camilla Wedgwood (London) to Haddon re her editorship of Deacon's work; offer of research fellowship from ANRC, 9 January 1932 - 18 May 1932 (File (d))

Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-761682695.

Miscellaneous correspondence to Haddon re Deacon, 1925 - 1932 (File (e))

Correspondents include: Walter A Selee (Sydney); EN Fallaize (London); George A Macmillan (London).

Press cuttings on New Hebrides, 1907 (File (f))

Correspondence from Mr and Mrs Deacon (Blyth, London, Galatz) to Haddon, 1925 - 1934 (File (a))

Subjects include: death of Bernard Deacon; his estate; AB Deacon Fund; Margaret Gardiner's engagement to Deacon; publishing Deacon's book on Malekula...

Draft letters from AC Haddon (Cambridge) to Mrs Deacon, 21 March 1927 - 27 March 1927 (File (b))

Re death of Deacon...

Miscellaneous correspondence to Haddon re death of Deacon and business correspondence re publishing his book, 1927 - 1935 (File (c))

Correspondents include: Mrs Boyd (South West Bay) re illness of Deacon; Margaret Gardiner (London); GS Turpin (Monkton Combe); Clifford Francis (Vila); Robert Boyd (S.W. Bay); Ewan Corlette (Bushman's Bay); Manager Westminster Bank (Cambridge); John Myres (Royal Anthropological Institute, London); RA Broniowski (Canberra); Routledge & Sons Ltd. (London)...

Miscellaneous notes (File (d))

Including Royalty statements; Agreement with Routledge re Malekula, 30 December 1932; Bank statements re AB Deacon Fund; photographs of Deacon and of (New Hebrides?) natives.

Ms. notes by Deacon on Malekula (File (a))

Subjects include: ceremonies, language, relationships, genealogies...

Typed copies of notes from manuscript of ABD (File (b))

Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-761682957.

Press reviews of Malekula from TLS and Spectator, 1934 (File (d))

6 sketch maps of Malekula (File (e))

Correspondence between Haddon and George Routledge & Sons Ltd. (London), 20 June 1932 - 25 April 1934 (File (a))

Re publication of Malekula - costs, plates, maps, reading proofs, publication date, John Layard's suggested corrections...

Correspondence between John Layard (Welwyn Garden City) and Haddon (File (b))

Re misrepresentation of John Layard's work and influence on Deacon by Camilla Wedgwood in Malekula. Includes: copy of Supplementary Preface by J.L. and 13 March 1934, J Layard to Routledge re corrections that should be made. 20 Feb-3 May 1934...

Margaret Gardiner (London) to Haddon re reading proofs, 20 September, 24 September,1 October n.y. (File (c))

H Hall (Liverpool) to Haddon re Deacon, 30 July 1926 (File)

Includes letter from H Hall (Edinburgh) to Deacon requesting him to collect ethnological objects from New Hebrides for University Museum, Philadelphia, 1926-08-05...

Haddon (Cambridge) to Hall re death of Deacon, 24 December 1927 (File)

Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-761683377.

H Hall (Philadelphia) to Haddon re death of Deacon and refund of money paid to Deacon, 16 January 1928 - 2 April 1928 (File)

Sketches of Cardyline, Croton, and Dracaena (File)