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Album of drawings and cartoons on envelopes, 1941-1945 drawn by Clive McLachlan

Album of drawings and cartoons on envelopes, 1941-1945 drawn by Clive McLachlan

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4JZbY

Album of drawings and cartoons on envelopes, 1941-1945 drawn by Clive McLachlan

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Full title

Album of drawings and cartoons on envelopes, 1941-1945 drawn by Clive McLachlan

Author / Creator

Date

1941-1945

Call Numbers

PXA 2122

Record Identifier

nGm4JZbY

Reference Code

1301432
Physical Description

Contents

1 album of 19 loose-leaf pages (61 envelopes, 10 clippings, 2 photographs, several printed ephemeral items) - black & white; manuscript, printed ; - watercolour, pen & ink

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Photographs created before 1955

Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners (manuscript and printed)

Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

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Scope and Contents

Contents

The drawings of watercolour, pen and ink on 61 envelopes, addressed to Miss P. Della Valle, depict a variety of scenes including people, wildlife and landscapes of Borneo to everyday life as a soldier and representations of Japanese prisoners. Many are done in a cartoon fashion and are of a humorous and light-hearted nature. The album also contai...

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Full title

Album of drawings and cartoons on envelopes, 1941-1945 drawn by Clive McLachlan

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

Description source

For Japanese translation the use of: Minjung Japanese-Korean Dictionary via http://jpdic.naver.com/

Contextual Information

Source

Presented by Cheryl Meade, November 2014

Administrative / Biographical history

Clive William McLachlan was born in September 1917 and lived in Smithfield N.S.W. He was 22 when he enlisted on the May 31, 1940 for the Australian Infantry Force. He was sent to the Middle East until 1942, then to New Guinea and finally was stationed in the Pacific at Balikpapan on the east coast of Borneo.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

PXA 2122

Record Identifier

nGm4JZbY

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4JZbY

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Reference code

1301432

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