Series 05: Angus & Robertson miscellaneous publishing files and other business records, 1907-1979

MLMSS 3269/Box 565-589

series

1907-1979

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

1000104

8.1 metres of textual material (25 boxes), some files contain photographs

This series comprises correspondence and other files maintained by senior staff F. S. Shenstone, Bruce Pratt, Colin Roderick and Beatrice Davis; production files and related material; blurbs for book jackets; copyright files; Archives and Records Department files; and historical records transferred to the Archives and Records Department.


F. S. SHENSTONE CORRESPONDENCE FILES

BOX 565
Correspondence relating to C. E. W. Bean’s ‘Official history of Australia in the war of 1914-1918’, Neville Cayley’s ‘Birds of Australia’, book orders, book printing, insurance matters, manuscript submission enquiries, 1921-1926, 1938


BRUCE PRATT FILES

BOX 566
Early Halstead pictures. 19 black & white photographs of staff, most identified, and premises of Halstead Press at Allen St, Waterloo, and subsequently at Nickson St, Surry Hills, 1930-1966
[Halstead Press, Kingsgrove, photographs]. 21 black & white photographs, including duplicates, of visitors to Halstead Press, all identified, numbered H92/A-S; 5 black & white photographs of exterior of Halstead Press, 1958
Kingsgrove photos. 10 black & white photographs of staff, some identified, and interior of premises of Halstead Press at Kingsgrove; 5 pages of various prints
Index to A & R correspondence in the Mitchell [Library] (transferred by GR in 1933). Photocopied lists of correspondence dated 1896-1930, including précis of content
Fragment complimentary list, 1956-1979
Departmental memos, 1958-1960
Educational and Technical Division news sheet no. 2 April 1960
Railways. 8 black & white photographs of Australian railways and carriages with captions for use in publication, ca. 1959
Correspondence and news clippings regarding the book publishing business in Australia, 1929
Educational Publications Review Committee minutes, 1960
Word lists from ‘Sheep management and diseases’, 1958
Fragment accounts, 1957
[‘Fragment’] house magazine: letters and minutes, 1953-1959
Fragment unpublished manuscripts. Includes photographs and drawings, 1957-1958
Manuscripts for printer. 4 black & white photographs for inclusion in ‘Fragment’, ca. 1959. Subjects include the Advance Australia Fair in London, 1958
Fragment 11. Original manuscripts for publication, 1958-1959. 2 slide transparencies removed from this file are located at SLIDES 315/1-2
Singleton ‘Railways of Australia’ notes and plans. 6 black & white photographs, correspondence and notes

BOX 567
A & R file titles 1919-1939. Chronological list of publications
Fragment 12. Manuscripts and notes, 4 black & white photographs
Editorial conferences. Minutes and notes, 1958-1960
The encyclopaedia story. Proposed contents for Fragment No. 11 including 23 black & white photographs relating to production of the Australian Encyclopaedia, 1958
Fragment photos, used or not suitable. 29 black & white photographs relating mainly to Halstead Press and Angus & Robertson and their employees, 1956-1957. 2 negatives removed from this file are located at ON 595/2-3
General notes. Includes list of employees 8 December 1955
A & R publications. Monthly lists of new books and reprints published, 1956-1958
Staff magazines from other organisations, A & R book catalogues, 1957-1958
Manuscript lists. Lists of manuscripts accepted, new books published, sales figures, 1958
‘Fragment’ personality photos. 25 black & white photographs of A & R and Halstead staff, authors and others, 1956-1958
Geography – general notes, ca. 1953
Word lists. Typescript and printed style guides, word lists and abbreviation lists, 1936-1956
Delivery and production schedules, 1958-1960
Literary Festival program, part of North Side Arts Festival, 14-24 August 1963. Speakers include Colin Roderick and George Mackaness
General publishing forms – sample forms, contracts, instruction sheets
Making of a book. 67 black & white photographs showing the book printing process


COLIN RODERICK FILES

BOX 568
Melbourne. Reports relating to administrative reorganisation in Melbourne, no date
J. C. Stephens Pty Ltd review and recommendations, 24 September 1962
Publishing sales. Sales reports and other financial records, 1962-1965
Packer, (Gerald) Maida. Correspondence relating to Angus & Robertson shares, 1962-1964
Nuclear Research Foundation. Correspondence relating to publication of a science textbook, 1965. Also contains correspondence and reports relating to building renovations and other matters, 1962-1964
[Lists of share nominees], ca. 1962
O’Grady and new office, 1963
Cash sales, 1965
[Shares] transferred, 1962-1963
Negotiations for the purchase of Consolidated Press shares, 1962-1963
[Share transfer forms and lists], 1961-1962
210 George Street. Papers relating to development and leasing of premises, 1962-1964
Stocks & Holdings Ltd, 89 Castlereagh Street. Correspondence relating to proposed joint venture, 1960-1961
Property Committee. Minutes, correspondence and related papers, 1962
Eviction cases, 1961-1963
Everglades. Papers relating to the sale of the property at Leura, 1961-1962
Brisbane property, 1960-1961
Angel Hotel, 1961

BOX 569
89 Castlereagh St, 1960-1963 (2 folders)
Proposal, 89 Castlereagh St, 1962
Report to Angus & Robertson Ltd Board on Castlereagh Street properties, 1962


BEATRICE DAVIS CORRESPONDENCE FILES

Sir A. Grenfell Price. Correspondence file relating to ‘The challenge of New Guinea’, ‘The winning of Australian Antarctica’ and other manuscripts, 1959-1971 (3 folders)


PRODUCTION FILES AND RELATED MATERIAL

BOX 570
The book of Australian airlines. Includes proposal, correspondence, 1959-1960
Collecting Australiana. Research notes and other material belonging to George Mackaness for use in a proposed book, 1963. Also includes 8 issues of the journal ‘The American book collector’, 1956-1962, some containing articles by Mackaness
Songs of Central Australia, by T. G. H. Strehlow. Includes correspondence, some proofs, 1966-1971 (3 folders)

BOX 571
The journal of Thomas Williams. Minute book containing notes by G.C. Henderson for the book, including drafts of preface and introduction
Yates garden guide. Correspondence and other records relating to production, printing, delivery and sales tax exemption requirements, 1965-1966. Negatives and slides removed from this file are located at Call No.: ON 595/4-8 and SLIDES 315/3
Publicity material for syndicated short stories by Ion L. Idriess, ca. 1936
Introduction to the sciences, Exploring the sciences. Correspondence, lists of illustrations, 1964


BLURBS FOR BOOK JACKETS

BOXES 572-575
Written and pictorial material for use on book jackets, including publisher’s blurb, reviews and some artwork, 1953-1957. Arranged alphabetically by author.
Box 572: Drake-Brockman, H.; Letter E; Evatt, H. V.; Letter F; Letter G; Gilmore, D. H.
Box 573: Letter H (2 folders); Hill, Ernestine; Holmes, J. Macdonald; Hurley, Frank; Montgomery, L. M. and also Pollyanna books
Box 574: Letter O; Roderick, Colin; Roughley, T. C.; Letter S (2 folders); Simpson, Colin; Stewart, Douglas
Box 575: Letter T; Timms, E. V.; Upfield, Arthur W.; Letter V; Letter W; Walsh, Maurice; Letter X, Y, Z


COPYRIGHT FILES

BOXES 576-581
Correspondence, copies of receipts and other papers relating to requests for permission to use material from Angus & Robertson publications.
Box 576: 1911-1960
Box 577: 1957-1963
Box 578: 1962-1965
Box 579: 1965-1968
Box 580: 1968-1969
Box 581: 1970-1971

BOX 582
Receipts for legal deposit of Angus & Robertson publications, 1932-1955

BOX 583
U.S.A. copyright certificates and associated papers, 1949-1969


ARCHIVES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT FILES

BOX 584
Archives and Records Department correspondence files, 1953-1971
A & R file titles 1919-1939. List of Angus & Robertson publications arranged by year
Angus & Robertson Ltd list of publications in the record section as at 1888-1957, 1958-1960, 1961-1963 (3 volumes)
Lists of manuscripts and proofs with instructions for their disposal, 1958-1966
A & R publications – handwritten alphabetical list of authors, with book titles, to 1957
A & R publications – handwritten chronological list of authors, with book titles, from 1870 to 1957
Instructions re Records Dept, 1957-1959
Australian Encyclopaedia material index, 1958

BOX 585
Material at Kingsgrove. Handwritten inventory of A & R archives located at Kingsgrove, compiled by Eric Russell, 1971
Special cupboards, Board Room. Handwritten physical descriptions of books published by A & R from 1895 to 1848
Inward memoranda, 1958-1966
Outward memoranda, 1958-1964
Miscellaneous items pending creation of permanent file, including lists of records to be stored, 1959-1965
Readers reports and register, 1954-1959
Lists of books including books to be sent to South Australia in 1960, books submitted for inclusion in A & R File, material borrowed by the Arts Council of Australia and books returned to the Trade Department from the dispersal of the English File, 1960-1963
Pacific Paperback Books Committee minutes, memoranda and reports, 1960-1961. Includes correspondence with Frank Clune, 1961
Correspondence with Halstead Press relating to printing blocks for assessment and disposal, 1958-1962
Blank personnel forms
Biographical material relating to John St Vincent Welch of Greenwich, 1969-1970
2 notebooks belonging to E. F. Russell containing production notes relating to various publications, ca. 1963-1967


HISTORICAL RECORDS TRANSFERRED TO ARCHIVES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT

BOX 586
Package no. 23: St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, issue dated 7 November 1962, reporting the impending opening of Angus & Robertson’s first suburban bookstore at Caringbah
Package no. 28: M. H. Ellis: ‘Why I have resigned - The Australian Dictionary of Biography – intrigues, inefficiency, incompetence?’ – clipping from ‘The Bulletin’ 15 June 1963
Package no. 34: Newcastle Book Week 1951. Includes 19 black & white photographs, with clippings, relating to the Newcastle Book Exhibition, transcripts of radio interviews with author E. V. Timms and correspondence with and about E. V. Timms, 1950-1959
Package no. 36: Minutes of 1st and 100th meetings of Angus & Robertson Executive Committee, 1945, 1957; typescript tribute written by George Ferguson on the occasion of the death of Walter G. Cousins, with 2 carbon copies, 1949; printed material including ‘A catalogue of Australian books exhibited throughout Canada . . .’, 1958, and menus from booksellers’ and book publishers’ dinners, 1923, 1950-1956
Package no. 43: ‘Newsweek’ magazine: 2 copies of the first issue printed by Halstead Press, 21 February 1966
Package no. 51: Transcript of obituary for David Angus, from ‘Town and country journal’, 1901
Draft copy of document covering sale of assets of Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1907
Papers re 105 Great Russell Street London, 1953
Papers relating to the struggle with Packers; papers relating to appointment of G. M. King; papers relating to A & R senior management, 1956-1963
Notes on the history of Alberts Bookshop, Perth, 1969
Correspondence re school readers and writing books, 1950
Archives Summer School program, papers and notes, 1957
Article by Austin J. McCaffrey titled ‘Relationships between government and private sector publishing’, 1967
H. E. C. Robinson Pty Ltd debtors control books, May 1967-August 1969, September 1969-June 1970 (2 volumes)
Angus & Robertson Ltd debtors control book, June 1967-April 1969

BOX 587
‘On approval’ register for Mitchell Library, Folios 201-400, 1915-1924 (1 volume)
‘On approval’ registers for public libraries, booksellers and individuals. Folios 401-600, 1915-1917; Folios 1601-1800, 1919-1920 (2 volumes)

BOX 588
Original orders for Fred Johns’ ‘Who’s who in the Commonwealth of Australia 1919-1920’ (1 volume)
'Henry Lawson unpublished titles (on cards)'. Approximately 1100 index cards arranged alphabetically by verse title, with date of purchase of copyright, price paid and other details of agreements from 1893-1919 between Henry Lawson and Angus & Robertson

BOX 589
Overseas royalties, 1923-1933 (1 volume)
Angus & Robertson (Publishers) Pty Ltd minutes book for meetings of the board of directors, 11 December 1959-23 November 1960. Includes interleaved correspondence and associated papers
Trade circulars, catalogues and announcements, 1929-1939 (4 folders)

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