Pictorial material from the Colin Simpson papers, 1933-1973
Pictorial material from the Colin Simpson papers, 1933-1973
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1933-1973
Call Numbers
PXE 1254/Boxes 1-4 , PXE 1254/Folder 5 , FM2/2055 , SLIDES 207
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (38 photographic prints) - 28 x 24 cm.
1299 photographic prints - 25 x 23 cm. or smaller
2 items of ephemera - 9 x 14 cm. - postcards
34 sheets - typescript
4 clippings
5 drawings - 56 x 41 cm. or smaller - pencil, wash
67 negatives - 35 mm
7 transparencies - 6 x 7 cm.
1 sketchbook (22 sketches) - 23 x 25 cm. - pencil
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply : Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy of the copyright holder
Physical Access Conditions
Access to this pictures collection via appointment only. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to SLIDES 207
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
PXE 1254
Box 1
a. 1 album
Includes 38 photographic prints with captions, 1933-1953, for Colin Simpson's 1954 book, 'Adam in Plumes'
b. 80 photographic prints (mostly black and white) taken in the Rabaul region of New Guinea, ca. 1949-1956. Most depict aspects of village life but also include images relating to the rubber industry, G...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Pictorial material from the Colin Simpson papers, 1933-1973
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4063 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Signature / Inscriptions
Many of the photographs have captions on their reverse side
Published information
Adam in plumes / Colin Simpson¶Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1954
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Colin Simpson, 22 February 1977
Pic.Acc.4063
Administrative / Biographical history
Colin Simpson was born on 4 November, 1908 in Petersham, New South Wales, and died in 1983. As a journalist he is perhaps best remembered for his role in exposing the Ern Malley hoax of 1944. He wrote prolifically and was employed by the ABC to write travel documentaries. These led to a career as an author of many popular travel books, often about...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1254/Boxes 1-4 , PXE 1254/Folder 5 , FM2/2055 , SLIDES 207
Record Identifier
YK5Q0R7n
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5Q0R7n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
908968
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