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Staff Presentations and Papers - Indigenous Cultures
- Religion and Rebellion in China: The
London Missionary Society collection
A revised version of this article
by Andrew Gosling was published in National Library of Australia News, 8(10),
July 1998, pp 3-6
- An American in Manila: Otley Beyer and his
collection at the National Library Of Australia
Article by Andrew
Gosling, Chief Librarian, Asian Collections, published in National Library of
Australia News, 7 (10), July 1997, pp 6-8
- Australian Experiences with Coordinating
Asian Collections: Issues and Achievements
Paper by Andrew Gosling,
Chief Librarian, Asian Collections, presented at the International Workshop on
Developments in the Co-ordination of Asian Collections, Amsterdam, 15 April
1997.
- Cultural Diversity in Australia
Paper by John Thompson, Collection Research, Documentation and Promotion, for
the National Conservations and Preservation Strategy Public Forum, October
1996.
- Burma and Beyond: The Luce Collection
Gordon Hannington Luce (1889-1979) is widely regarded as the foremost
European scholar on Burma. His outstanding library containing books,
manuscripts, maps and photographs was acquired by the National Library of
Australia in 1980, as part of its effort to develop major research collections
on Asia. Article by Andrew Gosling published in National Library of Australia
News, 6 (13), October 1996.
- The Chamberlain and Mabo Papers: Case
Studies of Personal Papers of National Symbolic Significance
Paper by
Adrian Cunningham presented by Kathryn Dan at the Australian Society of
Archivists Annual Conference, Alice Springs, 25 May 1996.
- Making History: Acquiring the Mabo Papers
'John Thompson provides an inside view of the sensitive negotions which
led to the National Library's acquisition of the papers of Eddie Mabo, recently
described by the Prime Minister as a treasure trove of information for
social historians '.
- National Libraries and First Nations
Recently returned from a fact-finding trip, Graeme Powell examines the policies
and collection strategies of national institutions in New Zealand, Canada and
the United States concerning the documentation of their indigenous cultures.
- 'White Australia has a Black History': Sources
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in the National Library of
Australia
Written and presented by John Thompson at the Indigenous
Research Ethics Conference, 27-29 September 1995, organised by the Centre for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participation, Research and Development,
James Cook University of North Queensland.