Series 1: Faith Bandler correspondence, 1948-2001

MLMSS 10400/Boxes 1-4

series

1948-2001

9650575

0.64 metres of textual material (4 boxes) - manuscript, typescript, printed

BOX 1
File 1. Correspondence and related papers relating to Jessie M. G. Street. Correspondents include Faith Bandler, the Hon. Paul Hasluck, Shirley Andrews, Commander T. Fox-Pitt, Peter Sekuless and others, with index to letters, and related papers including ‘Report on Aborigines in Australia’ by Jessie Street, May/June 1957; clipping of article by Jessie Street, ‘Treatment of Aborigines’, 4 July 1958; launch of the Jessie Street Library and invitations, 1957-1996
File 2. Letters from Patrick White, 9 Dec. 1975, 27 Mar. 1981, 8 Mar. 1985
File 3. Letters and cards from Russell (Tass) and Maisie Drysdale, 1969-1983
File 4. Correspondence with Malcolm Fraser, 14 Oct. 1975 and undated, with a copy of the Leader of the Opposition’s call for an early election and a statement by the Prime Minister concerning Australian overseas aid, 20 May 1976
File 5. Correspondence with the World Council of Churches, Aug. 1968-Mar. 1973
File 6. Letters mainly from members of parliament, including Gough Whitlam, Jim Cairns, Barry Cohen, Jim Keefe, J. L. Cavanagh, 1971-1975
File 7. Correspondence and papers relating to Bryon Syron, including his proposal for a TV series ‘Aboriginal Achievers’ and information on the National Black Playwrights’ Workshop, 1979-1986
File 8. Correspondence relating to Faith Bandler’s contribution to the book ‘Australia for Women: Travel and Culture’, 1992-1993
File 9. Correspondence relating to Faith Bandler’s contribution to the books ‘Sea changes’, ‘Background lives’ (later titled ‘As a woman’), including draft chapters, compiled and edited by Jocelynne A. Scutt, 1982-1992
File 10. Letters and telegrams concerning the ‘Yes’ campaign in the Aboriginal Rights Referendum of 1967, May 1965-Aug. 1967
File 11. Correspondence with Gordon M. Bryant, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, 1970-1975

BOX 2
File 1. Correspondence, including letters to the editor, cards, invitation to 93rd birthday of Mary Gilmore and 2nd birthday of AAF at Nugal Hall, Randwick, with photograph, 15 Aug. 1958, of Nell Pillars with Hans and Faith Bandler, 1956-1982 and undated
File 2. Correspondence, including Faith Bandler’s witness statement regarding the attempted hijacking of an aircraft by Clifford Watego, 1983
File 3. Correspondence, including letters of congratulation on receiving the Order of Australia, invitation for admission to the Degree of Doctor of Letters and transcript of her address, 1984-1987
File 4. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1991-1996 and undated
File 5. Correspondence, including letters of congratulation on the Human Rights Award, 1997
File 6. Cards and invitations, 1997

BOX 3
File 1. Correspondence, including with John Hatton, Drusilla Modjeska, Paul Keating, 1998
File 2. Cards and invitations, 1998
File 3. Correspondence, including with Barry Cohen, Jack Horner, with Jack Horner’s tribute to Di Graham and History Council of NSW citation, 1999
File 4. Cards and invitations, 1999
File 5. Correspondence, including with Jack and Jean Horner and Dee (Dr Doreen) Bridges, 2000
File 6. Cards and invitations, 2000

BOX 4
File 1. Correspondence, 2001 including photographs (2) of Margaret Fulton and Len Fox
File 2. Cards and invitations, 2001
File 3. Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship (AAF) correspondence, including letter from Mary Gilmore to the Hon. Secretary, Mrs Irene McIlrath, with an invitation to Dame Mary Gilmore’s 93rd birthday and the 2nd birthday of the AAF, 1957-1958; letter to Faith Bandler from Rosine Guiterman, foundation member, 1957; letter from Miss Bobbie Matheson, May 1981
File 4. Letters regarding the Cubawee Aboriginal Reserve, 1962
File 5. Correspondence with the Griffith Aborigines’ Assimilation Organisation, 1964
File 6. Letters regarding unemployed workers on Cabbage Tree Island, 1964
File 7. Correspondence with Jim Fraser, M.P. and George Adler of the Aboriginal Station at Wreck Bay concerning the possible break up of the community, 1964-1965
File 8. Letters regarding the Cummeragunga Aborigines Reserve, 1964-1965, and agreement, 1966
File 9. Letter from W.S. Forrest, retired sergeant of police at Moree, 1965
File 10. Letters regarding the formation of an Aboriginal Co-operative at Wellington, 1968
File 11. Letter to Mrs Maggie Jones from Superintendent of Aborigines Affairs enforcing Section 8A of the Aborigines Protection Act, 11 Feb. 1948
File 12. Letter regarding the ‘desire of the coloured population of Tweed Heads’ to sit in any part of the picture theatres of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta, 6 July 1951
File 13. Letter regarding the visit of ‘Miss E. B. Thompson, an American Negress and managing editor of the U.S. Magazine Ebony’
File 14. Letters regarding Aboriginal welfare and the Aborigines Protection Act, including from R. W. Askin, 1962
File 15. FCAATSI correspondence including letter from Kath Walker, 1969

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