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Teacher's guide / [by] Rodney D. Martin [and] Jeff G. Clapham.

Kevin Weldon’s records relating to his publishing career and other interests, including correspondence, photographs, minutes, reports, promotional material, newscuttings, publishers’ catalogues and records relating to individual publications. 

BOX 1
Newscuttings relating to publishing, 1967-1990
Photographic prints of the launch of ‘Australia’s Heritage’, 1970, and ‘Wildlife Heritage’, 1974
‘A Day in the Life of Australia’ publicity schedule, newscuttings, 1981
‘Australia the Beautiful’ series newscuttings, 1983-1984
‘Great Australian Annual’ correspondence, newscuttings, 1983-1984
‘Coles Great Australian Handyman Book’ prospectus, 1983
Ure Smith publicity file, 1972-1973
Papers removed from books donated by Kevin Weldon, including 2 letters of thanks and a photograph of James A. Michener, and a photograph of Kevin Weldon with John Denver, 1984-1992 

BOX 2
Conference and meeting agendas and notes, 1985-1989 
Correspondence, arranged alphabetically by correspondent C-W, 1984-1989
Framed signed letter from James A. Michener, 1984

BOX 3
Correspondence, arranged by country or city name, 1982-1989
Papers relating to Sir Donald Bradman, including copies of Weldon’s correspondence with Bradman, 3 signed letters from Bradman and papers concerning the Bradman Museum Trust, 1988-1989
Various financial records, 1987
‘Earthwatch’ file including correspondence, minutes, financial records and reports, 1987-1989

BOX 4
Records relating to the Macquarie Library series, including proposals, correspondence, media files, marketing material, newscuttings, launch of the 2nd edition of the Dictionary, 1981-1990. Also includes records concerning ‘Above Sydney’, 1984

BOX 5
Records relating to the Macquarie Library series including correspondence, financial records, marketing material, 1989-1990. Also includes papers relating to the Sunderland Flying Boat Foundation, 1990, Luskintyre Aviation Enterprises, 1990, and a research file on ‘Who discovered Australia?’, undated 
Purchase orders for Macquarie Library and other titles, 1980-1985
‘Australians – A Historical Library’ marketing material, ca. 1985
Correspondence including letters from Kerry Packer, various State Premiers and other publishers, and also including contracts, 1979-1984 

BOX 6
Weldon International corporate profile and book catalogues, undated
Brochures from Ocean Events International and Gwinganna Conference Centre, undated

BOX 7
New book releases, 1983-1986
Kevin Weldon and Associates manuals: Franchising and Small Bookshops Operations, undated
Australian Book Fair correspondence, marketing material and newscuttings, 1992
Kevin Weldon newscuttings, 1973-1986
Photographic prints, negatives and slides of book launches, portraits of friends and associates, seaplane, artworks, properties, ca. 1987

BOX 8
‘The Shaping of Australia’ and the Flinders Project correspondence, sponsorship proposals, budgets, resumes, flight plans, exhibition and auction catalogues, 1990-1991 

BOXES 9-10
Hamlyn Group company profiles, product information, photographs, newsletters, newscuttings, 1967-1992 

BOX 11
Weldon Trannies photographic library prints, negatives, slides and proof sheets relating to publications and products including ‘Butterflies of the Australian Region’, ca. 1971-1978
Photographic slides housed in 1 carousel labelled Rigby 1980/81

BOXES 12-13
Photographic slides housed in 4 carousels labelled ‘Rigby 1980/81’

BOX 14
Photographic slides housed in 2 carousels labelled ‘Paul Hamlyn’

BOX 15
12 boxes photographic slides, undated

BOX 16
23 audio cassettes including interviews and poetry

BOX 17
Hamlyn Group sample stationery
‘The Pele Albums’ photographs, marketing material, newscuttings, 1990
‘Good enough is never good enough’ printed copy, typescript draft, 1993-1995

BOX 18
Paul Hamlyn in store departments sales records, photographs, advertisements, ca. 1969
‘The Bradman Albums’ launch guest lists, 1987. Also includes signed letter from Sir Donald Bradman, 1990
‘Australians’ newscuttings, 1983-1985
‘Sex in Australia’ newscuttings, 1984
‘Aboriginal Heritage’ correspondence, 1992
Correspondence with Sam Ure Smith, 1974-1975

BOX 19
Reed Australia correspondence, 1980-1982
‘Ripple’ newsletter of RPL issues no. 1-30 [excluding 19, 29], 1977-1982
‘Pemulwuy’ edited proof
‘The Electronic Book: A Report on Markets, Publications and Publishers’, 1987

BOX 20
‘Great Australian Annual’, ‘Australia the Beautiful Cookbook’, ‘The Macquarie Book of Events’, ‘A Day in the Life of Australia’ newscuttings, 1981-1983
‘Above Sydney’, ‘Aussie’ newscuttings, 1984-1985
‘Great Aussie Beauty Book’, ‘Above Sydney’, ‘Aussie’ launch photographs, undated
‘The Victorians’ newscuttings, 1983
‘A Day in the Life of Australia’, ‘Macquarie Dictionary’ correspondence and newscuttings, 1980-1981

BOX 21
‘Great Aussie Fashion Annual’, ‘Great Aussie Beauty Book’ newscuttings, 1984
Electronic ‘Smart Book’ project correspondence and reports, 1987-1989
‘Pemulwuy’ proposed film adaptation file, 1992
‘Coles Great Australian Handyman Book’ proposal, 1983
‘A Salute to Western Australia’ correspondence, marketing material, launch photographs, newscuttings, 1985-1986
‘A Day in the Life of Australia’ project files, 1980-1982

BOX 22
Stan Herd file, 1986-1988
‘Over China’ correspondence, photographs, reports, 1987-1988 
‘A Day in the Life of China’ correspondence, agreement, 1987-1990
Newscuttings relating to various publications, ca. 1981
Report ‘The outlook for the future of the publishing industry in Australia’, 1983
‘Wings Over America’ proposal, correspondence, reports, 1981-1989  
‘Sunshine’ magazine Issue 1 [2 copies], undated
‘The Great Australian Annual’ publicity material, 1983
‘Malaysia’s Heritage’ report, undated
‘A Salute to Singapore’ newscuttings, 1984

BOX 23
Speeches files including resources, quotes, notes, copies of speeches, 1979-1995

BOX 24
General newscuttings, 1994-1999
Printed material: ‘Australian dictionary of dates and men of the time’, Sydney, George Robertson, 1879; ‘Fifty years in the making of Australian history’ by Sir Henry Parkes, London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892; ‘Pemulwuy, the rainbow warrior’ by Eric Willmot, McMahons Point, NSW, Weldons, 1987; ‘Winston Churchill: a tribute by Sir Robert Menzies’, Melbourne?, Cassell Australia, c1965

BOX 25
Folder of ‘VIP letters’ including letters received from Bob Hawke, Alexandra Hasluck, Ita Buttrose, Paul Keating, Patrick White, Sir Donald Bradman, Rupert Murdoch, Gustav Nossal, Lional Bowen, John Fairfax, Nick Greiner, the wife of ‘Duke’ Kahanamoku, Manning Clark, Reg Gasnier, Des Renford, Nancy-Bird Walton, 1970-1998
Folder of ‘special’ correspondence including letters relating to Weldon’s retirement in 1979 and to Butterworths/Hamlyn v. Hamlyn, 1968-1999
Folder of ‘special letters publishing’, 1971-1993
Response to Kevin Weldon report, 1984
Miscellaneous papers including correspondence, a biographical article by Annette Pickering, ephemera from events attended by Weldon, sample stationery including Christmas cards, 1966-1998
Publicity material for Gwinganna conference centre and ‘Australia’s Wilderness Heritage’, undated
Book cloth colour samples, 1991
Programme for launch of the Pele Albums, signed by Pele, 1990
‘The Great Wall of Iron’ newscuttings, publicity material, 1989
File relating to Marshall Cavendish UK, 1986
Indonesia file, 1998 

BOX 26
‘Small Bookshops Operations Manual’ draft, undated
Folder of correspondence and Reed meeting minutes, 1976 
Promotional material for various publications and videos, 1992-1994
Publicity photographs including launch of ‘Australia’s Heritage’, 1970
Folder of botanical specimens, 1986
‘Filipino Heritage’ photographs and 3 issues, 1995
Cole’s Book Arcade proposal, 1987
‘The Quorum’ Jun 1999 and ‘Gourmet Traveller’ Jul 1999, containing articles about Gwinganna
Folder of letters on Weldon’s retirement from Hamlyn’s, 1979
Folder of letters of thanks after 10 year party, 1977

BOX 27
Papers relating to ‘The Bradman Albums’ including photographs, newscuttings, marketing report, promotional baggy green cap, audio cassette labelled ‘Bradman speeches no. 1’, 1987

BOX 28
Papers relating to aviation:
Folder labelled ‘L’Aviation Pratique – Ecole de Pilotage’ containing French language publication ‘La Revue de l’Aviation’ (1909) with artwork, correspondence, newscuttings, photographs including signed photograph of Raymonde de Laroche and photographs of early aeroplanes, 1907-1927
Copies of ‘La Guerre Aerienne’, 1916-1917
‘Australians in the Air’ file including correspondence, 1973-1982
Copy of ‘Ailes et Eux’ by Georges Villa, Paris, Edouard Dupont [1921] containing, loosely, a further Georges Villa print, newscuttings, photographs and  two French aviation journals, 1909-1925
Newscuttings relating to Amelia Earhart and Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
Copy of ‘Air France Magazine’, Aug 1998
Programmes for events in 1988 and 1999

BOX 29
Paul Hamlyn Group correspondence, marketing and publicity material, photographs, 1968-1977
Weldon International corporate profile, undated
‘The Macquarie Dictionary’ marketing material, 1993

BOX 30
Papers relating to surf lifesaving including 1966 New Zealand tour itinerary, photographs, newscuttings, magazines, handbooks and manuals, 1966-1999

BOX 31
Newscuttings and photographs, 1983-1987
2 albums of colour prints of unidentified Chinese delegation and Macquarie Dictionary, undated
Macquarie Dictionary commemorative scrolls, undated
Bradman Museum souvenir guide signed by Sir Donald Bradman, undated

BOX 32
Album of photographs of ‘A Salute to Western Australia’ book launch, 1986
Album of photographs entitled ‘Properties – 43 Victoria Street’, including sample stationery, undated


BOX 33X
Portfolio containing newscuttings relating to ‘The Great Australian Annual’, ‘A Day in the Life of Australia’, ‘The Victorians’ and ‘Australia the Beautiful Cookbook’, 1981-1983

BOXES 34X-35X
Artwork depicting birds, ca. 1974-1975

BOX 36X
Oceanman New Zealand posters, 1997
Album of newscuttings and ephemera relating to New Zealand surf lifesaving tour, 1967 
Artwork including bookplate, birds and hibiscus, undated
Reproduction ‘Meeting d’Aviation Nice’ poster, 1997

BOX 37X
Newscuttings, ca. 1919-1933, including bound copies of ‘The Australasian’, 1892

BOX 38X
2 portfolios entitled ‘Kevin Weldon’s promotional file’ containing biographical material and photocopied newscuttings, 1971-1988

MOTION PICTURES
A total of 143 motion pictures, comprising 16 mm reels and videotapes, are housed separately from the records at MLMSS 8941.

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