Darby family - papers, 1902-1986, with Cusack family papers, ca. 1914-1950
Darby family - papers, 1902-1986, with Cusack family papers, ca. 1914-1950
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1902-1986
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6164 , MLOH 207
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Language
- English
- Chinese
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
11.44 metres of textual material (61 boxes, 2 outsize items) - manuscript, typescript, typescript, carbon, typescript, processed, typescript, photocopy, printed, and printed, photocopy
Clippings - some photocopies
Photographs
2 sound tape reels (2 hrs., 58 mins.)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
Master only. For access to this oral history collection please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to MLOH 207
Finding aids
View contents list - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2007/D00007/darby.pdf
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
This collection comprises the Darby family papers, being the papers of Douglas and Esme Jean Darby, together with the Cusack family papers. The Douglas Darby component includes his personal and political papers, literary papers, organisational and business records, and subject pamphlet box files.
MLOH 207/1-2
Douglas Darby lectures at Uni...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Darby family - papers, 1902-1986, with Cusack family papers, ca. 1914-1950
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Belrose Plastering Pty Limited
British Orphans' Adoption Society
Captive Nations Council of New South Wales
China (Republic : 1949- )
Cricket for Free China Committee
Cusack family
Cusack, Marie
Cusack, T. A. (Timothy Arthur)
Darby, Douglas, 1910-1985
Darby, Esme Jean, 1908-
Liberal Forum (Manly)
Liberal Party of Australia. New South Wales Division
South Pacific-Free China Association (NSW Branch)
Taiwan Travel Service
Women's Voluntary Services
Notes
General note
A detailed listing of this collection is available in the Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 2 in the Mitchell Library Reading Room.
This collection was listed as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
Description source
Information transferred from the Oral History Accession Register as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs E. Darby in 1986
Administrative / Biographical history
Douglas Darby (1910-1985) was Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for Manly from 1945 to 1978, and a staunch anti-Communist and pamphleteer. Born in England, Darby migrated to Australia in 1928. After a one-year short course at Sydney Teachers' College, he taught at a small bush school, Bannister, near Crookwell, NSW, where he became involved in...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6164 , MLOH 207
Record Identifier
n88lrvBn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88lrvBn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
128123
How to access this item
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