MS 8272
Papers of Frank Johnston


Summary List

Note: The Frank Johnston Collection is held in the Pictures and Manuscripts Branches.

Part I is located in the Pictures Branch, and deals mainly with the pastoral industry of Northern Australia.

Part II is located in the Manuscripts Branch, and relates mainly to a series of international journeys undertaken by Frank Johnston during the years 1936 to 1981, which dealt with the study of agriculture and livestock. The journeys are documented in a series of 58 volumes and recorded with photographs.

The work is supplemented with original letters from people of note who participated in the various journeys, reports of observations by Johnston, and other items of interest.

This list is based on one supplied by Frank Johnston, including his own codes.


Part IIA Books 1-36 (1936-81), notebooks, etc.

Box 1

Volume 1A: Parts IIA and IIB: Introduction and content
Volume 1: Pastoral properties

Box 2

Volumes 2 - 3: Pastoral properties

Box 3

Address books (2 volumes): Asian addresses; Contacts - Latin America

Notebooks: Kenya 1973, wildlife; USA/Mexico/S. America 1969; South America 1965; US meat 1966; Japan 1964; Japan 1965; Bermuda, Mexico, South America, 1964

Box 4

One file: Photocopy of Beef in northern Australia, by J. H. Kelly, published by ANU, 1971

Notebooks: S. E. Asian tour, 1962-64; Irrigation tour June-July 1966, meat tour Aug/Sept 1966 (2); Asia 1966-67 (Philippines, East Pakistan, Taiwan, Nepal); Japan, Taiwan, 1967; US Wheat Tour, 1967 (Books 1 & 2); Santa Gertrudis Tour, US, 1967; Bali, Java, 1967; US Cattle Tour, May 1968; Cattle and meat tours, May/June 1968; Japan, India, 1969; US/Mexico, 1970; USA, UK, 1970; South Africa, South America, 1972

Box 5

Book 1      1936     A      USA, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Record of     
                            journey across USA, etc.                       

Book 2/1    1954     US     USA, Canada; Survey of livestock and meat      
                            industries                                     

Book 3/2    1954     US     USA, Canada, (cont.); Survey of livestock and  
                            meat industries                                

Book 4      1956            India, etc. Aviation history (Air India);      
                            Inaugural flight Sydney-Bombay, etc.           


Box 6

Book 5      1960     UM     USA, Canada; Study of livestock and meat       
                            industries                                     

            1962     UM     Study of livestock and meat industries         

Book 6/1    1960     UA     USA, Canada; Study of livestock and meat       
                            industries; 3rd World Hereford Conference      

Book 7/2    1960     UA     USA, Canada, (cont.); Study of livestock and   
                            meat; 3rd World Hereford Conference            

Book 8/3    1960     UA     USA, Canada, (cont.); Study of livestock and   
                            meat; 3rd World Hereford Conference            


Box 7

Book 9      1961     U      USA, Canada                                    

Book 10     1962     TA     Philippines, Japan Taiwan, Hong Kong ; Rural   
                            production                                     

Book 11     1962     ATX     Study livestock and meat industriesetc.;      
                            Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong;         
                            Primary production and export markets          

Book 12     1963     BG     USA, Beef production and agriculture           


Box 8

Book 13     1964     ITA    S.E.Asia, Japan; Agriculture and livestock    

            1964            Holland, Britain, North America; 1st World    
                            Conference Friesian Breeders                  

Book 14     1964     SAT    Bermuda, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina,      
                            Uruguay, Brazil, Tahiti;Survey, livestock     
                            and agricultural industries                   

Book 15     1964     ITIW   Ireland, England, Scotland, Europe, USA,      
                            Beef production; 4th World Hereford Breeders  
                            Conference                                    

Book 16     1965     SAX    Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay,      
                            Brazil, Tahiti; Livestock and agriculture     


Box 9

Book 17     1965     JS     Japan; Livestock and agriculture; 1st          
                            International Livestock Show and Sale          

Book 18     1966     WAT    USA; Water resources, livestock, agriculture   

Book 19     1967     ASIA   Japan, Taiwan; Livestock and agriculture,      
                            rural life , Banteng cattle                    

Book 20     1967     USW    USA, Canada; Wheat production and marketing    


Box 10

Book 21    1966      A-     Philippines, Nepal, East Pakistan, Macao,      
                            Taiwan                                         

           1967             Rural life, agriculture, etc.                  

Book 22    1967      SG     USA; Beef cattle, agriculture, meat,           
                            particularly Santa Gertrudis                   

Book 23    1968      XUT    Mexico, Yucatan, Beef cattle - history etc.    

Book 24    1968      XUT    USA, Europe, Britain, S.E. Asia; Livestock     
                            and meat industries                            


Box 11

Book 25    1969      XSA    USA, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile,            
                            Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Tahiti; Livestock  
                            and agriculture                                

Book 26    1969      JI     India, Kashmir; Agriculture (particularly      
                            wheat) and livestock                           

Book 27    1970      JI     Japan; The wool spinning industry              

           1970      JI     Japan; Agriculture and livestock               


Box 12

Book 28    1970      UMA        USA, Mexico; Beef cattle production        

Book 29    1970      DEN        USA, England, Europe; Hereford and         
                                Charolais cattle etc.                      

           1971      UMEX       USA, Mexico; Beef cattle production, etc.  

Book 30    1971                 Europe, England, USA; Livestock and meat   
                                industries; International Meat Trades      
                                Fair (W. Germany)                          

           1972                 Japan; Goodwill - livestock and meat       
                                industries, (Meat and Allied Trades        
                                Federation of Australia)                   

Book 31    1972      WH         South Africa, Swaziland, South America;    
                                Beef cattle and meat marketing; 6th World  
                                Hereford Conference                        


Box 13

Book 32    1973      SAM        Kenya, South Africa, Swaziland, Brazil,    
                                Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Easter Island,  
                                Tahiti; Beef cattle and meat marketing     

Book 33    1974                 Europe, England, USA; Livestock and meat   
                                industries; International Meat Trades      
                                Fair (W. Germany)                          

Book 34    1976                 Canada, USA, Japan; Beef cattle            
                                production; 7th World Hereford Conference  
                                (Canada)                                   

Box 14

Book 35    1980      South America Beef cattle production; 8th World      
                     Hereford Conference (Uruguay)                        

Book 36    1981      USA; Beef cattle production; 3rd World Congress,     
                     Santa Gertrudis Breeders, Texas                      

Book 37    1936      USA, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, New Britain;        
                     Record of a journey                                  

Box 15

Book 38    1962      7A      Philippines, Japan, Taiwan                    

Book 39    1963      ATX     Philippines, Japan, Taiwan                    
           1964      ITA                                                   
           1969      JI                                                    

Book 40    1965      JS      Japan                                         

Book 41    1964      SAT     South America                                 
           1965      SAX                                                   
           1969      XSA                                                   
           1972      WH                                                    

Book 42    1966      A -     Philippines, Nepal, Taiwan                    
           1967                                                            

Book 43    1967      Asia    Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia (Bali)               

Book 44    1969      JI      India (Kashmir)                               

Book 45    1960      UM      USA, Canada                                   
           1961      U                                                     
           1964      ITIW                                                  
           1966      NAT                                                   
           1966      WMT                                                   
           1967      USW                                                   
           1967      SG                                                    
           1968      XUT                                                   
           1970      UMA                                                   

Box 16

Sundry items                                                              

Book 46         1960     Book 1 Original copy and notes etc.               
                1970     Livestock and agriculture various countries      

Book 47         1960     Book 2 (copy of book 1)                          
                1970                                                      

Box 17

Book 48     1952-70     The Scrapbook.  Press clippings: includes many    
                        reports by Johnston which were published in the   
                        rural and metropolitan press. Also                
                        correspondence and statements etc regarded ast    
                        he most significant item in the collection        

Box 18

Book 49     1981      Statement (unpublished): The Beef Situation -       
                      Japan, Australia                                    

Book 50     1972-74   Introduction: Sundry correspondence information     
                      etc.  International Traveller (livestock and meat)  

Book 51     1960 etc  Dwarfism a genetic problem in beef                  
                      cattle.Photographs, statements, literature etc.     

Box 19

Book 52     1960      Japan; Sundry reference etc.                        

Book 53     1965-73   South America; Sundry reference etc.                


Note: order of volumes is altered slightly to fit the boxes


Book 58     1965-71   Sundry Tours: International and Australian, e.g.    
                      livestock, agricultural, medical, etc.              

Box 20

Book 54     1972-73     Kenya, South Africa, Swaziland, Sundry reference  
                        etc.                                              

Book 55     1963-70     Export of merino sheep; Statements,               
                        correspondence, photographs                       

Book 56     1971-72     Mexico.  Reference, correspondence, etc.Export    
                        of sheep/Scholarship etc.                         

Book 57     1967        Japan, Australia Supplement - published jointly   
                        by Asahi Evening News Tokyo, NSW Country Life     
                        Sydney (livestock, agriculture, etc.)             

Photo Negatives (still in wooden crate at Hume Warehouse)

  • JS, ITA, SAM, BG, WH, JI
  • WHC, SAT, UMA, UA
  • SAS, U, US, HON
  • TA, UMEX, SAX, UM, XUT, DEN, ATX
  • PJT, XSA, AI, SG, USW, WAT, WMT, UM, Series A, 1936
  • Asia, AA - AB Series

Guide prepared July 1992. Last updated 13 August 1996