Series 03: Emil Wiesendanger papers and pictorial material, 1918-1970

MLMSS 9585/Box 8
ON 580

series

1918-1970

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Ephemera, Photographs

1195368

1 folder (textual records, photographs, ephemera)
1 box (3 glass plate negatives)

Emil Wiesendangar was born in Switzerland, 21 June 1901 and migrated to Australia in 1928. His main type of employment was fitting, tooling and machinery work. He married Bertha Louise Wittig in 1942 and they had one son, Robert Bruse, in 1943.

RECORDS OF EMIL WIESENDANGER

MLMSS 9585/Box 8

1. Certificate of Naturalization, May 1941

2. Rider’s License (1930)

3. Driver’s License (1932)

4. Letters from former employers (1926-1952)

5. Swiss Passport (expired 15.6.1967)

6. British Passport, issued Australia 1941

7. British Passport (1965)

8. Australian Passport (1970)

9. Old map of Geneve

10. Certificate of Travel (Swiss 1925)

11. Swiss Machines and Metal Industry Apprenticeship (1918-1922)

12. Zurich handbook 1965-1966

13. Orient Line Steamships to Australia Ticket (1927)

14. Registration Card with Swiss Consulate (1938)

15. Life story of Emil Wiesendanger

16. 50 year celebration Gymnastics Club Dinhard

17. Photograph of the Swiss Club of NSW 1932

18. Photograph of the Swiss Gymnastics Club 1928-1932

19. 80 photographs including Swiss and Australian families and views of Switzerland and Paris.

GLASS NEGATIVES

ON 580

Group portrait of 7 men at ship's railing.

Two images on one negative. Group portrait of 7 men at ship's railing, and view of the sea with inscription 'Mitreisende Schweizer nach Australian, Toulon to Sydney, 30 Dec 1927 to 2 Feb 1928'. Translated as 'I travel with Swiss from Toulon to Sydney'.

Glass plate of 23 images, mainly of sea voyage and travellers.

Access via appointment - Glass plate negatives

Out of copyright: Photographs created before 1955
Copyright status:: In copyright - manuscripts