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Manuscripts and personal papers

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LF Crisp Collection

Over 6000 books, pamphlets and journals mainly related to Australian history and politics, as well as personal papers and a significant number of British and American imprints.

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Howard Collection

Collection of Australian drama consisting of 197 unpublished plays in typescript or manuscript form by Australian authors.

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Holmes Collection

Books, pamphlets, broadsides, posters, periodicals, newspapers and some manuscripts mostly relating to Federation and political and constitutional history.

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Hone Collection

Books illustrating the history of printing in Europe and Australia, plus a medieval manuscript, and personal papers of Brian Hone.

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A group of people at dusk standing beside small telescopes and pointing at the sky.

Philip Gostelow, Amateur astronomers gazing through telescopes into the night sky during the Murchison Astrofest, Western Australia, 17 August 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153314469 

Exploring the universe: Australia’s history with astronomy

Look to the stars with stories and collections that tell Australia's role in space exploration.

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Friend Collection

Explore the artistic legacy and complex history of Donald Friend through diaries, letters, and personal papers. 

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Hertz Collection

Books, pamphlets, photographs, posters and a small number of maps relating to war and aviation.

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Hevingham-Root Collection

Personal papers of Hevingham-Root, biographies and autobiographies of opera singers and composers, theatre and concert programs, vocal scores, song books, anthems, sacred songs, oratorio, lieder and folk songs.

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Hince Collection

Albums and pieces of sheet music published in Australia and overseas, around 2700 books and pamphlets, mostly related to Western music, manuscript scores, papers from some composers and orchestras, and personal papers of Kenneth Hince.

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A gentleman standing behind a table in a suit addressing the room

C Wakeford & Fairfax Corporation, Politician John Latham making an address at a lunch in his honour at Hotel Australia, Sydney, 14 June 1934, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-162085956

Latham Collection

Papers of the barrister and politician Sir John Latham, including correspondence, family and personal documents, notes, speeches, diaries, minute books, account books, cuttings, photographs, pamphlets, invitations, menus, programs, receipts, maps and tourist publications.

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Lawlor Collection

Papers including letters, newspaper cuttings, published caricatures, original cartoons, letters and literary manuscripts, mostly related to Australian and New Zealander writers, journalists, composers and artists.

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Gilfillan Collection

Official records, reports, minutes and correspondence from the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority, Cooma Municipal Council and the Monaro County Council and around 750 Australian town and district maps.

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