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
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