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SERIES 01: Manuscripts

MLMSS 1097/1
File 01: Diaries, May-23 December 1943 (Items 1-4)

MLMSS 1097/2
File 02: Miscellaneous notebooks, ca. 1937-1944
A. Notes on films, ideas, and miscellaneous subjects 1937-1944 (Items 5-19)
B. Addresses (Items 20-21)

File 03: Certificates and personal papers, 1930-1949 (Item 22)

MLMSS 1097/3 
File 04: Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1943-1945 
A. Film ideas, projects, stories for films, Articles, Interviews, Notes, Film industry circulars, 1944-1945
B. Miscellaneous U.S. Army circulars, Oct.-Dec. 1943
C. Religious material 
D. Death notices, biographies, Parer family tree. 

MLMSS 1097/4
File 05: Correspondence, 1937-1945 
Correspondence between Damien Parer and his wife Elizabeth Marie Cotter, later Mrs. Parer
Damien Parer to Elizabeth Parer, 1940-1944
Elizabeth Parer to her husband, 1943-1944

MLMSS 1097/5 
File 06: Miscellaneous correspondence, 1937-1945
Letters by Damien Parer 1944
Letters to Damien Parer, 1937-1944
Letter and telegrams received by Damien and Elizabeth Parer on their wedding, Mar. 1944
Letters and telegrams received by E. Parer on the birth of her son, Feb. 1945

MLMSS 1097/6
File 07: Letters and telegrams received by E. Parer on the death of her husband, Sep. 1944. 

File 08: Papers of Mrs Elizabeth Parer, 1944-1964
Mainly letters and other papers relating to her late husband

SERIES 02: Photographicl material

SERIES 03: Motion picture film reels

Damien Parer papers and photographic material 1930-1964

Papers of the Parer and Cotter families, mainly concerning the life of war photographer Damien Parer. Includes photographs by Max Dupain, Olive Cotton and Damien Parer;  Damien Parer's World War II medals, memorabilia and scrapbook;  general family papers including correspondence;  script of John Duigan's TV film;  photographs of members of the Parer and Cotter families;  videos;  replica of 'Oscar' statuette;  association copies of books;  correspondence in relation to Elizabeth Parer's quest for war pension, and papers concerning her death.

SERIES 1: 
Parer family papers, ca. 1941-2004

SERIES 2: 
Parer family pictorial collection, 1911-1998

SERIES 3: 
Parer family realia, [between 1940 and 1945]

Parer family collection, ca. 1900-2004

FILE 01
ELIZABETH MARIE PARER CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence relating to the war widows pension for Elizabeth Parer, issueing of service medals for Damien Peter Parer and other general Parer family correspondence (births, deaths). Includes copies of letters from the Dept. of Information to Damien Peter Parer (appointment, salary, resignation), 1941-2003 (Call No.: MLMSS 7691/1)

FILE 02
DAMIEN ROBERT PARER CORREPONDENCE
Various correspondence (Service medal, Parer Gallery opening, greeting cards) and other correspondence/documents relating to Elizabeth Parer's death, 1965-2003 (Call No.: MLMSS 7691/1)

FILE 03
PAPERS RELATING TO FRAGMENTS OF WAR
Correspondence, news articles, media kit (with photographs) relating to the television production `Fragments of war', 1986-88; 
(Call No.: MLMSS 7691/1)

FILE 04
PARER FAMILY PAPERS
Various news articles and documents relating to the Parer family. `Parer: a screenplay by John Duigan, 1987), Conference paper delivered by Neil McDonald relating to the screening of `Kokoda frontline', `Damien Parer: retrospective' exhibition catalogue, Elizabeth Parer's family history (Cotter/Gilligan), Damien Parer photographic awards,1944-2004.  (Call No.: MLMSS 7691/2)

FILE 05
INTERVIEWS AND REPORTS RELATING TO DAMIEN PARER
Hiking along the Yarra in the 1930's;  Anzac Day - D. Parer + Sounds like Niugini;  7.;  7.30 Report - Parer stories;  Elizabeth Parer on TV 8/2/88;  Village of the damned 21/5/87/ E. Parer, The 7.30 Report 8/2/88;  Channel 7 & SBS news items about medal presentation 5/8/86;  Fragments of war, 1988 (90 min.) - Kennedy Miller, 193-?-1988 (Call No.: VT 1231-1238)

FILE 06
Neil McDonald paper presented at the `History 84 Conference' (Re: Damien Parer) - Chris Oliver interview, 1984  (Call No.: MLOH 544/1)

FILE 07
Association copies of books available in the published catalogue, 1942-1998

Series 1: Parer family papers, ca. 1941-2004

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