Valerie Thompson papers

MLMSS 11314

fonds

1936-1986

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9605475

0.48 metres of textual material (3 boxes) includes photographs

Comprises Valerie Thompson book manuscripts, including 'Rough Road South' and 'The Mountain Between'. Material relates to Thompson's research on Australian history between 1780s to 1980s, with a specific interest in NSW roads, highways, bridges, and inns. Includes many photographs documenting this history

Box 1
Research ephemera such as newspaper clippings, copies of research papers, library receipts, books and journal publications relating to the history of the Hume Highway and Old South Road including 'Surveyor General Inn Berrima 1835-1985' and 'The Roads Around Sydney - Past, Present and Future'. Manuscript of text for 'Hume Highway'
Box 2
Photographs, 35mm photo negatives, and notes relating to Thompson's research on Australian history of roads and bridges. Manuscript of 'Rough Road South' using alternate title 'Boy Running'; manuscript of 'The Mountain Between'; reference notes for 'Colour of Courage'; manuscript of 'The Blue Bell Inn - A Short History' and a transcript of Mollisons Diary by Beulah Gray
Box 3
Personal correspondence 1969-1977, and from the Singleton Military Camp, 1955. Estate and Tenant leasing records, newspaper clippings, and teachers notes from Sydney Teachers College

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