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1008782
  • Title
    Griffen-Foley family papers
  • Call number
    MLMSS 11418/Boxes 1-2
    MLMSS 11418/Box 3X
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1925-1985
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    1008782
  • Physical Description
    0.66 metres of textual material (2 boxes, 1 outsize box) includes photographs
  • Scope and Content
    Papers relating to the journalistic work and cultural interests of James Joseph Griffen Foley (1872-1924) and his son John Raymond Griffen-Foley (1911-1991)

    Box 1
    Comprises correspondence, editorial material relating to the Sydney Town Anchor; press cuttings, memos, press releases, articles; Scripts and production notes for short commercial films such as 'Fairway Champions', 'My Ship No 76' and 'Fokker 27'; annotated scrapbook relating to film, theatre and radio, 1927-1946

    Box 2
    Includes photographs of John Griffen-Foley and correspondence to his mother Lila; material related to the Naval Auxiliary Patrol; a story published in Cavalcade by John Griffen-Foley; correspondence with the Sydney Film Festival, Gwen Plumb; theatre reviews, press cuttings and notes on John Griffen-Foley for John Pooley; material relating to the Perry Brothers including Soldiers of the Cross photographs; film scripts for Eighth Wonder of the World (Opera House), Birth of a Port (Botany Bay development), Railways of Australia and Communications Unlimited (AIDA)

    Box 3X
    Annotated scrapbooks relating to the film, theatre and radio
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