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140056
  • Title
    Chisholm family papers, 1917-1991
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 6245
    SAFE/MLMSS 6245/Box 1/Folder 5 (Safe 3/207)
  • Level of description
    item
  • Date

    1917-1991
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    140056
  • Physical Description
    0.36 metres of textual material (2 boxes)
  • Scope and Content
    BOX 1
    Papers of A.H. Chisholm
    Folder 1
    Correspondence being mainly letters received, 1922-1977

    Folder 2
    Newscuttings, 1932-1975

    Folder 3
    Miscellaneous material, 1920-1977
    Includes war correspondent's licence & identification card; nursing certificates of Olive Chisholm (nee Haseler); a collection of signatures torn from letters including Dame Mary Gilmore, Sir Arthur Streeton, Hugh McCrae, Julian Huxley, S.M. Bruce, Sir Philip Game, Albert Namatjira, Leon Gellert and C.W. Bean; newsletters of various bird societies; annotated typescript of The idyll of Dunk Island by A.H. Chisholm.

    Papers of Deirdre Chisholm
    Folder 4
    Correspondence, 1977-1991, being mainly letters received on the death of A.H. Chisholm. Includes obituaries and material relating to the explorer John Gilbert

    Folder 5
    Personal correspondence, 1938-1977, being mainly letters between Deirdre Chisholm and her parents (RESTRICTED). This folder has been removed and transferred to SAFE/MLMSS 6245/Box 1/Folder 5.

    BOX 2
    Books belonging to A.H. Chisholm and annotated by him, 1817-1960: A.H. Chisholm, The romance of the lyrebird, 1960 (proof copy); A.H. Chisholm, Mateship with birds, 1922; A.H. Chisholm, The incredible year, 1944 (3 copies); A.H. Chisholm, Bird wonders of Australia, 1934; A.H. Chisholm, Strange new world, 1941; A.H. Chisholm, The story of Elizabeth Gould, 1944; A.H. Chisholm, Scots wha hae, 1950; Neville Cayley, What bird is that?, 1954; Florence Irby, Mirram little happy one, 1937; C.J. Dennis, The glugs of gosh, 1917.
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  • Access Conditions
    Partly restricted: Applies to SAFE/MLMSS 6245/Box 1/Folder 5: personal correspondence between A.H. Chisolm and Deidre Chisholm
  • Copying Conditions
    In copyright:
    Approval for reproduction required: Copyright owner
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