W. S. (Stan) Parkes papers ca.1942- ca. 1990

MLMSS 8823/Boxes 1-9, 11-12
MLMSS 8823/Box 10X

fonds

ca. 1942- ca. 1990

80788

2.0 metres of textual material (11 boxes, 1 outsize box)

William Stanley Parkes, historian, writer and teacher began research on Australian Aborigines during World War II, ca. 1942-1945, when stationed in the Northern Territory (Adelaide River, Batchelor and Port Keats). His research includes correspondence with A. P. Elkin and local studies of Aboriginal language and culture. Parkes later taught in a mission school at Brungle, near Gundagai and Tumut N.S.W. ca. 1946-1947 and gathered information from local Wiradjuri people. His research focus, ca. 1970-ca. 1990, reflects the history of the Hunter Valley region in N.S.W. including the local indigenous peoples and particularly, the history of German immigration to that area, including extensive biographical, and genealogical documentation. The Local History room of Cessnock Public Library is named in honor of Stan Parkes.

Reference: Compiled from collection

William Stanley Parkes research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley and Australian Aborigines in the Northern Territory and New South Wales, compiled ca. 1942-ca. 1990.

BOX 1
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in ring binders labeled Wuerttemberg settlers, Marlene Buechele correspondence, Kelvin Bendeich, Holstein, research notes 1925-1829, Dewey decimal classification

BOX 2
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in ring binders labeled; Geiger, Immigrants – Germans – Passenger Index A-M

BOX 3
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in ring binders labeled; Index – German Immigrants M-Z, German Immigrant lists 1 of 2

BOX 4
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley ca. 1962-ca. 1990; alphabetical sequence of German name reference cards

BOX 5
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in ring binders labeled; W. S. Parkes – field notes in 2 vols., Jenny Paterson (being correspondence)

BOX 6
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in lever two arch folders labeled; Biographies – copies of discs

BOX 7
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley compiled ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in lever arch folder labeled; Passenger Lists – Balmoral to Harmony – Germans, ring binder labeled; German – Assisted Immigrants 1844-59 – BDM Hunter Region

BOX 8
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley compiled ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in ring binders labeled; German BDM 1925 RI, German Immigrant Ships – Passenger lists, Australien und Seine Vortheile… W. Kirchner

BOX 9
Research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley compiled ca. 1962-ca. 1990 in ring binders labeled; German Immigrants – 2.1 immigrants masters, Germans – background, Field book

BOX 10X
Oversize research material related to German immigrants to the Hunter Valley compiled ca. 1962-ca. 1990; including photocopies labeled; Passenger lists – Helene to Wilhelmsburg – Germans

BOXES 11-12
Research material related to Australian Aborigines of the Arthur River region in the Northern Territory, and the Gundagai, Tumut and Hunter Valley regions of New South Wales compiled ca. 1942-ca. 1982. Material includes field notes, interview notes, studies of local indigenous history, population, kinship, mythology, cultural practice, traditional stories, education and languages, indigenous biography and genealogy, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, and printed material.

Copyright status:: In copyright
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