… University. He taught at Harvard and in 1960 joined the Department of History at the University of California at Los Angeles. He was Professor of History from 1966 to 1988 and for several years Director of the Gustave E. … Library of Australia , Canberra, 1978. Speros Vryonis, The Vyronis Family: Four Generations of Greek-American Memories , National Centre for …
… Bloom and Bradley Trevor Grieve. Recommended by Vanessa. “The Bloom family’s inspiring account of overcoming adversity expressed through … photography and prose. The addition of an unconventional but special new family member Penguin Bloom, adds another dimension to life, at times … Ruth Park. Recommended by Michela. “An Australian tale of time travel and history, brilliantly told through the coming of age of the lead character …
… copy  of the original manuscript to view in the Library's  Newspapers and Family History zone Our  Treasures from the National Library website has further …
… treat them with kindness. You feed them and comfort them. They become like family to you and learn how to live on country. 'Strangers on Country' … stayed alive only through their hosts' generosity. Too often Australian history is told only from a European perspective. Imagining events from both …
… Diana Giese was born in Canberra in 1947. In 1954 her family moved to Darwin where her father, Harry Giese, served the Northern … networks right across the country so that projects on the Chinese history of Australia are given their best chances of success’. In 1996, she … and World War II ( 1999) Acquisition The Library acquired the oral history collections produced by Diana Giese between 1992 and 2003. In 1997, …
… and growth. Communications have been vital at every stage of Australia’s history. From the time the First Fleet transport ship Prince of Wales limped … and accounts. He became interested in communication technology and its history through his father’s collection of old radios and records, including … a bulky, antique radiogram – once cutting-edge technology – kept in the family lounge room. Hugh has studied history, law and creative writing, and …
… in England and Wales from 1837 can be found in our Newspapers and Family History zone . Indexes are also available online via the Ancestry (Library …
… guides and web pages about convicts, especially if you're trying to do family history.  If you need further information there are several good websites …
… New China: Three Views (1950). He also wrote a number of articles on the history of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). In 1964 van der Sprenkel conceived the idea of an annotated bibliography of Western writings on the history, thought and institutions of China from about 1800 to 1965. He … a diary kept by van der Sprenkel in 1965, letters from friends and family members, photographs and notes on Chinese historiography. Organisation …
… later on an estate at Vallon, Ferney. He was a member of the Society of History of Mauritius. Acquisition The Library purchased the Mauritius … of letters received by André de Chapuiset Le Merle, some of them from his family and some from booksellers, librarians, officials and others mainly … . References Duyker, Edward, Histoire Genéalogique: Mauritius and Family History at the National Library , National Library of Australia News , …

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