395496
- TitleHurley family - papers, 1906-1991
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 7013/Boxes 1-2, 5, 8-11
MLMSS 7013/Items 3X-4X, 6X-7X, 12X-13X - Level of descriptionseries
- Date
1906 - 1991 - Type of material
- Reference code395496
- Physical Description2.35 metres of textual material (7 boxes, 6 outsize boxes)
- Scope and ContentI. PERSONAL PAPERS OF JOHN HURLEY
1906, 1908; Invitations from the Government of New South Wales to attend a Parliamentary reunion in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the assembling of the first Parliament under responsible government in N.S.W., Parliament House, Sydney, 22 May 1906; and to attend a State banquet in honour of the visit of the United States Fleet to Sydney, Town Hall, 21 Aug. 1908 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/1/1)
II. PERSONAL PAPERS OF SIR JOHN GARLING HURLEY
1967; Congratulatory letters received on his knighthood (3 folders) (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/1/2-4)
1955-1957; Scrapbook mainly of newscuttings of personal mentions (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/2/1)
1957-1965; Scrapbook mainly of newscuttings and photographs (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/2/2)
1965-1969; Scrapbook mainly of newscuttings of personal mentions (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/2/3)
1957; Papers concerning the Australian Trade Mission to India, 1957, including letters received, newscuttings and printed material (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/3X)
1906-1986; 'Recognition of achievements and other relevant documents relating to the productive and worthwhile life of Sir John Hurley C.B.E.', being folder mainly of correspondence, newscuttings, photographs, certificates and printed material (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/4X)
III.PAPERS OF SIR JOHN GARLING HURLEY CONCERNING THE GARLING FAMILY
These papers include the genealogical researches of Sir John Garling Hurley's cousin, Lilias Stuart Humphreys
1980-1988; Correspondence mainly concerning road names, including Garling Road, Marayong, N.S.W. (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/1)
1935-1965; 'Jean Garling', including newscuttings and typescript of 'How I saw the Duke' by Jean Garling (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/2)
1927, 1980, Date unknown; Papers being mainly copies of maps of Paterson, Dungog and Prospect, N.S.W., and relating to the 112th anniversary of the arrival in Australia of Frederick Garling Senior (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/3)
1934-1980; Papers concerning pioneer aviator Arthur Butler of Tooraweenah, N.S.W. (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/4)
1927, 196--1972; Papers mainly concerning the 112th (1927) and 150th (1965) anniversary Garling family celebrations (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/5)
196--198-; 'Garling family', including correspondence and newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/6)
195--197-; 'Garling history', being papers concerning Garling family history (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/7)
195--197-; 'Garling family relationships' concerning Garling family history (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/8)
196-; 'Frederick Garling Junior', being research material including copies of birth, death and marriage certificates of Garling family members, and family tree (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/9)
198-; 'William N. M. Garling' (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/10)
1972; 'Fitzhardinge & Museum', being mainly letters received from and copies of the correspondence of Lilias Stuart Humphreys concerning the Fitzhardinge family and William George Augustus Fitzhardinge, and the gift of the Vivienne Ellen Fitzhardinge Collection to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/11)
197-; 'Duplicate of Some of Lilias' writings etc.', including her potted biography of Frederick Garling Senior (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/12)
1973-1980; '1788-1820 Assn', being papers concerning the 1788-1820 Association (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/13)
1965-1980; 'Frederick Garling Senior', including notes and potted biography by Lilias Stuart Humphreys (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/14)
1967; Photocopies of extracts from items in Frederica Elizabeth Garling's album, with notes by Lilias Stuart Humphreys, and photocopy of 'The Early Start', a poem by Raymond (Pat) Garling for his wife, Elizabeth (Betty), 25 Aug. 1967 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/15)
IV. INVENTORY TO PAPERS OF THE HURLEY AND GARLING FAMILIES IN THE POSSESSION OF SIR JOHN GARLING HURLEY, COMPILED BY PATRICIA R. MACDONALD, 1991
Some of the papers listed in the inventory were presented to the Library in 1993 and are located at MLMSS 7013/5/1-15 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/5/16)
IV. PAPERS OF SIR JOHN GARLING HURLEY AND LADY DESOLIE HURLEY MAINLY CONCERNING BERLEI LIMITED
1946-1962; Scrapbook mainly concerning Desolie Richardson at Berlei Ltd and corsetry innovation, including photographs and press releases, with index compiled by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/6X)
1943, 1955-1983; Scrapbook mainly concerning Desolie Richardson at Berlei Ltd and corsetry innovation, including photographs and press releases, with index compiled by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/7X)
1948-1978; Scrapbook concerning Sir John and Lady Hurley and Berlei Ltd, with index compiled by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/8/1)
1963-1973; Scrapbook concerning Desolie Richardson and Berlei Ltd, and corsetry innovation, including photographs and press releases, with index compiled by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/8/2)
1968, 198-; Notes by and curriculum vitae of Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/1)
1919-1939, 1951; 'Government Sponsorship of Imports' concerning imports of corsets into Australia, partly compiled by Clare Grant Stevenson, with note by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/2)
1928-1929; 'Consumer Selling Manual', belonging originally to Fred R. Burley, being typescript notes, lectures and articles on various topics, with note by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/3)
1929-1930; Notebook of John Garling Hurley mainly concerning suppliers (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/4)
1928, 1948; 'The Company's Capital Investment', being typescript booklet, 1948, formerly owned by Clare Grant Stevenson, with pamphlet featuring the Berlei Type Indicator and reproduced letter from Henry G. Chapman, 18 June 1928, concerning the Berlei Anthropometrical Survey, with note by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/5)
Date unknown; Typescript booklet/handbook on ideal sizes per figure type and other topics, with note by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/6)
1924; 'The bodily proportions of women in the United States; based upon measurements taken from one hundred Smith College students' in Smith College - Contributions from the Department of Zoology no. 127. Northampton, Mass. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. LIX, 1924, pp. 441-603 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/7)
1957; 'Some anthropometrical values of women in Australia' by H. O. Lancaster, being a reprint from the Medical Journal of Australia, 21 Dec. 1957, with additions (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/8)
1948-1961; 'Grading Methods from 1948 plus Improved Methods and Grading Manuals Written by Desolie M. Richardson', with note by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/9/9)
1958-1962; 'Timing Schedules / General Information for Checking and Information for Staff', with note by Lady Hurley (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/1)
1959-1960; 'U.S.A. Grading Book' (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/2)
Date unknown; The art of fitting girdles : a handbook for corsetieres. Prepared by the Training Department, Berlei Limited (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/3)
1920-1942; 'Miscellaneous Design Data 1920-1940', being papers concerning Berlei methods of size grading, 192-; ideal measurements for different figure types used by designers; 1925 instructions and descriptions for standard busks used in corsets; and times for different style corsets and girdles, 1942 (Call No.: MLMS 7013/10/4)
1930; Berlei School of Corsetry, being pamphlet of syllabus published by Berlei Ltd (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/5)
1942-1943; Commonwealth of Australia. National Security (General) Regulations. Control of elastic materials order, 16 June 1942, with note (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/6)
1956-1968; 'Identical [Breast] Form Information 1956- ', including correspondence and printed material from Identical Form, Inc., New York (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/7)
1963; Job description of D. M. Richardson, Executive Designer, Berlei Ltd, 1 Apr. 1963 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/8)
1950; Copy of the 40th anniversary history of the Danish corset manufacturing firm Nicolai Kanter, Af korsettets og datter busteholderens historie (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/9)
1970; Size Coding Scheme for Women's Clothing (Underwear and Outerwear). Australian Standard AS L9-1970 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/10)
1954-1977; Folder of printed material concerning Berlei maternity wear (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/10/11)
1969; 'Standard Methods [of Manufacture]', established by Design Department, Aug. 1969 : No. 1: Stitching, threads, coloured threads, seaming (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/11/1)
No. 2: Shoulder straps, shoulder strap loops, suspenders, suspender loops (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/11/2)
No. 3: stay tapes, sarong methods, zip fasteners, strip cutting materials, bone and sockets, tubing for wires (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/11/3)
1925-1936, 1976; Papers concerning garment design, including letter received from, with enclosures, the Greenwood School of Corset and Foundation Garment Designing, 7 Jan. 1936; a copy of The practical corsetiere by Ruth N. Rosenfeld. New York : College of Designing, 1933, with related certificate of ownership presented to Albert E. Hurley by the Leading College of Designing and Pattern Making, NY, 16 Apr. 1936; and a copy of Metric pattern cutting by Winifred Aldrich. London : Mills & Boon Limited, 1976 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/11/4)
1982-1984; Papers concerning the Australian film Undercover, including correspondence of Lady Hurley and newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/11/5)
1991; Correspondence of Lady Hurley with The Bulletin concerning the article 'Storm in a D-cup'in enclosed issue of the magazine, 15 Jan. 1991 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/11/6)
1936, 1951-1960, 1966; Berlei review, July 1936, Apr. 1950-Golden Year Review 1960, Autumn 1966; and issues of Between ourselves at Berlei, Dec. 1951, Feb. 1952 (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/12X)
Date unknown; Berlei Figure Type Indicator and a cardboard template of a women's underwear garment (Call No.: MLMSS 7013/13X) - General note
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