John Miller Tregenza
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Series 9: History Trust 1981-1987  (1.8 m)

9.1 Promotional brochures, newsletters, information sheets etc  1 cm

• Various information sheets, flyers, educational broadsheets, programmes, brochures etc. 1 folder

9.2 History Trust Committees, reports etc  36 cm

Position of State Historian

• Correspondence re duties, Public Service secondment arrangements, transfer from Art Gallery, periods of leave, proposed projects 1981-83; Reports, memoranda and correspondence re position and title of ‘State Historian’1982; Notes by Tregenza on work options 1983-86; correspondence etc re Tregenza’s retirement from History Trust

Establishment of History Trust

• Includes Draft bill 1981 for An Act to Establish the History Trust …; copy of An act to establish the History Trust … 1981; estimates of expenditure for 1981/82; ‘History Trust and Art Gallery: current thoughts and suggestions / John Tregenza 6 March 1981 (2 p.); sections of the Edwards Report(see Series 7) and comments; Ms Programme (suggested) for establishing the History Trust of SA; History Trust of SA: comments by G. Wilson 18/2/1981; [Proposed organisational structure and activities] / John C. Radcliffe; [Anonymous report on proposed staff structure 27/1/1981; SA History Centre Working Party Meeting minutes 1980; ‘Present thoughts about my relationship with the Art Gallery and the History Trust’ / John Tregenza 26/6/1981; History Trust Staff Meeting agendas and Ms notes 1981; information on SA museums and their management; letter from Tregenza requesting transfer from Art Gallery to the History Trust 30/6/1981

SA Museum Redevelopment.

• Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works on SA Museum Redevelopment Stage 1 (1982)
• Heritage Steering Committee. Minutes, memoranda etc 1982-1984
• SA Museum Redevelopment Newsletters 1983-84
• “Museum of Adelaide” concept: 1983-84 proposal and seminar on development of the Armoury & Police Barracks as a Museum of Adelaide; typescript ‘The Burra Charter and the Armoury Wing: reflections of a general historian with some museum experience’ / J. Tregenza 19/4/1984
• Burra Charter & Armoury: typescript ‘The Burra Charter and the Armoury Wing …’; memorandum and correspondence 1984 re brick outbuildings; annotated typescript ‘Restoration of the Mounted Police Barracks; photographs and photocopied illustrations; plan of Police and Military Museum;
• Destitute Asylum complex (later Migration Museum)
• Miscellaneous folder: Museum Redevelopment North Wing plan (includes workshops etc) 10/9/1982; plan Proposed Living Arts Centre 70 North Tce March 1983; Memorandum on Paving for Old Mounted Police Barracks Square 14/2/1983; plan and memorandum re Interim storage for relics … in Trades School area 3/8/1982; ‘A Museum in Adelaide’ in the Armoury Wing of the Mounted Police Barracks / John Tregenza 22/11/82 – some thoughts presented to the History Trust’s Second Martindale Conference
• Correspondence etc re brick out-buildings in front of Armoury 1984-86, with Tregenza’s reflections on the Burra Charter and the Armoury Wing

Conservation Centre.

• SA Museum Redevelopment minutes of meeting on State Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Material 17/11/1982; agenda for briefing meeting by Dr Nathan Stolow 23/1/1984; State Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Material Joint Working Party Final Report (February 1982)

Rationalisation of Historical Collections (Art Gallery and History Trust)

• Reports, correspondence 1983-86

Facilities & Collections Relocation Study 1983

‘Museums and collecting policies’

• Memoranda and discussion papers etc on collection historical relics 1983; display and collecting policies and staffing 1983; History Trust display areas and their topics 1982; Policy on disposal of History Trust property

Planning for future use of the Institute Building

• (Memorandum) 1983; alterations to Trust rooms 1982; floor plan of the original building showing alterations (prepared by Tregenza 1985); notes on history of Institute Building prepared by R. Appleyard

Jervois Wing redevelopment as historical items display area: Correspondence 1984

North Tce Redevelopment Planning Committee

• Meeting minutes 24/8/1983; draft ‘Aims & objectives, North Terrace Museums’ with comments September 1983

History Trust annual reports 1981-86

Papers relating to the establishment of the Constitutional Museum, the History Trust of South Australia, the Mortlock Library of South Australiana and the display version of the Duryea Panorama. 1 v.

• [Historical account written by Dr Tregenza in 1998 with related reports, minutes, notes, extracts, newspaper cuttings, photographs, correspondence and publicity material, 1974-97] 1 grey folder shelved separately

Personal notebooks

• ‘History Trust 1981-84’ re History Trust meetings, facilities, projects and other matters
• Tregenza’s personal folio research journals (‘Research notes’ notebook 1980-85, ‘Research notes II’ 1984-88)
• ‘Enquiries 1985-’ A4 notebook containing records of phone calls, messages etc 1985-87
• Tregenza’s personal pocket notebooks 1981-87: 4 ms notebooks (Lecture notes 1981-85; Lecture notes 1985-; Notes July 1984-; Notebook labelled Wm Shakespeare’s Adelaide, containing general notes 1987-88)

9.3 Correspondence  14 cm

Folder of correspondence, reports etc re John Tregenza’s position and the establishment of the a State History Centre / History Trust ca 1980-83

General correspondence 1981-1985, 2 folders arranged alphabetically, plus general file

General correspondence 1985-88, arranged alphabetically. 1 folder

Folder labelled: History Trust correspondence to be answered ca 1984-86

Stuart, John McDouall. Includes 1977/1987 correspondence re supply of photographs of Stuart relics to Dysart Trust Museum in Scotland; 1985 correspondence re exhibit of Stuart items in Jubilee 150 Room in the New Mortlock Library; biographical notes on James Frew by Florence Marita Walkley (grand-niece); items re John McDouall Stuart Society.

9.4 Notes on collections, institutions etc  2 cm

[Finding lists etc] SA History finding aids and research files held by the Head Office Information Service of the History Trust …’ / Brian Samuels 1987; SA ‘Aliens naturalized to June 1872’ [first page only]; ‘A select chronology of South Australian history’ 2nd draft / Brian Samuels, 1986; ‘South Australian firsts 1836-1986: a chronology’ 1st edition / Brian Samuels, 1986; ms list ‘Some 19th century SA periodicals’; ‘Miscellaneous SA historical research work held in SA Archives’ / Brian Samuels 1984; [SA] ‘Directories and almanacs’

Brian Samuels. ‘South Australian museums 1836-1960: a research note’ 3 p.

Glenelg Corporation. Ms list of historic items in their possession.

Historical societies. List of SA Historical Societies January 1987

John Martins Archives Collection. Typescript 1981 by RW Sullivan recommending transfer to State Library

Local museums. Roneo lists of SA local museums compiled by G. Speirs 1978/79, 1985

National Estate Register. As published in The Australian 7/10/1980

National Film Archive. Newsletters, flyers, brochures, lists of films, media releases, photograph of nitrate vault ca 1981

North Tce cultural institutions and their buildings, notes on, by Brian Samuels May 1981 (typescript)

North Tce cultural institutions and their buildings, an historical chronology by Brian Samuels. First edition June 1986 (14 p., typescript)

9.5 SA History files created or used during Tregenza’s time as SA Historian  40 cm

Photograph album (compiled ca 1981-82)

• Model of North Tce cultural precinct
• Statue of King Edward VII
• Institute Building, North Tce c.1881 (photocopy)
• Painting of Armoury Gates behind Art Gallery B10473 (photograph)
• Royal Society Meeting Room – 7 photos (1985) – a duplicate of the proposed 150 Room
• Mortlock Library – 3 photos
• Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney – 6 photos (photographed by Ron Danvers 1984)
• The Mint Museum and St James’s Church, Sydney – 4 photos (photographed by Ron Danvers 1984)
• Moana Aboriginal site – 6 photos
• Roonka Aboriginal site and burial ground – 7 photos
• Royal Victoria Theatre (before restoration now Queen’s Theatre) – 6 photos
• Melbourne City walk: Collins Street East – 2 photos (1982)
• Australian National University. Research School of Social Sciences. Archives of Business and Labour – 11 photos (1981)
• Vault for storing nitrate film, Canberra (Nov. 1981)
• Adelaide War Memorial (1 photo); Buffalo (replica ship) – 3 photos
• Port Adelaide walking tour brochure
• Lipson & Divett Streets, Port Adelaide – 10 photos (1981) JMT film 14
• Site of future maritime park, Port Adelaide (1981) JMT film 15?

Bibliography S.A. History

• Typescript, “Published sources of South Australian history – a select subject bibliography”, compiled by Brian Samuels, History Trust of S.A. 1985.

Kangaroo Island as birthplace of South Australia

• Photocopied paper ‘Notes on the ‘Birthplace’ of South Australia – with reference to a letter from Mr D.D. Cordes [to the Premier of SA 7/1/1982]’ by John Tregenza, re claim for Kangaroo Island being the true birthplace of SA; copy of letter from D.D. Cordes to D. Tonkin (Premier S.A.) 26/12/1981; Tregenza’s handwritten notes; paper ‘Early colonisation proposals for South Australia’ / by C.L. Alexander, 1 delivered 16/2/1967 before the Kangaroo Island Branch of the National Trust of S.A., 7 p.

King William St. 2 photographs ca. 1930s

Literary guide to SA

• SA authors arranged by suburb/town etc: extracts from Peter Pierce [from The Oxford literary guide to Australia, pub. 1987] with letter from Rob Sellick 1984

Thomas Magarey (1865-1901)

• Letter from Kevin Magarey, with typescript remembrance of Thomas Magarey by Mrs G. Bryce (granddaughter) (3 p.)

Maritime Museum

• Cuttings on SA ships, shipwrecks etc from the journal Ketch Hand ca 1970-80; also articles on Port Adelaide history and maritime museums

Moorundie

• Photocopy of ‘Art and Research in Maritime Archaeology – An Example’ / Terry Drew from The Bulletin of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, v. 9, (1985) re Water Witch shipwreck near Moorundie
• Photocopied notes, sketches, hand-drawn map of location of the cutter Water Witch (the first boat to navigate the Murray Mouth) relic, with rough plan for removal and conservation ca 1982
• Correspondence from Gratton Wheaton referring to the ship Buffalo and Moorundie buildings
• ‘Notes by Mr & Mrs A.C.D. Scott, supplied 6/8/1985’ on Eyre
• Photocopied extract “Edward John Eyre: The Hero as Murderer” / G. Dutton with review clipping; photocopied letter between L B Power and [L J Ewens] with memo from History Trust to [Mrs Tobey]
• Typescript ‘Report on Moorundie (Interim)’
• Annotated typescript draft ‘Creation of A heritage Conservation Park at Moorundie proposal’
• Letter from E J Phipps, Director General, Department of Environment and Heritage, to John Silby, Chairman, History and Conservation Executive Committee, South Australian Jubilee 150, regarding sites at Moana and Blanchetown, including Moorundie
• Two photocopies of drawing titled ‘Moorundee’ dated 19 July 1855.

See also Series 9.9 Jubilee 150 Board

Morant, Breaker

• Copies of 1986 correspondence from Tregenza to Peter Cahalan (History Trust) re proposed memorial plaque to commemorate ‘Breaker’ Morant’s enlistment at the Torrens Parade Ground.

Parklands

• Ms notes from a lecture(?) ‘Planning for parklands, inc. outer belt’ / Jim Warburton 3/5/1981

Poonindie – John Crossland portraits of Samuel Conwillan and Nannultera

• Material collected for an article ‘Two notable portraits … for JHHSA: photocopied and ms source material re the identification of the portraits, Poonindie Mission, the playing of cricket and the presence of aborigines from WA. Includes list of papers of Matthew Hale, Bishop held at University of Bristol Library and associated correspondence
• Two photographs used as illustrations ‘St John’s Church, East Tce … ‘ and Adelaide School for Aborigines’ from National Library of Australia
• Notes compiled by Necia Gilbert on early treatment of Aborigines in Adelaide from Reports of The Protector etc

Rounsevell Family

• Notes on Rounsevell Family (Cornish immigrants) and John Rounsevell member House of Assembly 1865-68 & 1880-81) from the Public Library of SA Archives.

Edward Snell (engineer/surveyor/artist)

• Letter 1986 from Tom Griffiths of SLV re his editing of Edward Snell’s diaries, with Griffith’s typescript ‘Edward Snell and his diaries’ (17 p.)

South Australian Company

• Includes memos, correspondence (1981-86) re the purchase of the South Australian Company Deed of Settlement; 1984-85 correspondence etc re the gift of 2 pieces of furniture from the office of the South Australian Company by Mr F.C. Wade; Mss copy of a lecture on ‘The South Australian Company’ / F.C. Ward, 1936

Sturt, Charles

• Includes correspondence re “proposed commemoration of Captain Charles Sturt by commissioning of a portrait…” (1986) and notes on portraits of Sturt; “Capt. Sturt’s Adelaide”: catalogue of Charles Sturt Memorial Museum Trust exhibition in Adelaide 1966; photocopy of letter from Sturt to Miss Cooper, 1844; photocopied articles, notes etc; Copy of catalogue for “the Art of Colonisation: an exhibition of South Australiana from private collections sponsored by the Charles Sturt Memorial Museum Trust … David Jones Gallery 1981
• Sturt, Charles 2. Includes letter from L. Gheller 1983 re Sturt’s bottle, and typescripts ‘Sturt’s bottle discovered’ (8 p.); ‘Charles Sturt’s Northern expedition – some major errors’ (6 p.); ‘Eyre’s depot pool’ (4 p.); ms ‘Eyre’s station on the Light River (3 p.)

Eugene von Guerard

Files compiled for the Von Guerard Exhibition at the Art Gallery of SA 1987

• [Files extracted from green arch folder] Draft captions and photocopies of individual works of von Guerard, with newspaper review of exhibition curated by Tregenza and Alison Carroll for the Art Gallery of SA 1986, draft introduction to commentaries
• Folder: Australian landscapes texts
• Folder: Von Guerard’s journey in SA – Carl Wilhelm’s account published in the Melbourne German newspaper Der Kosmopolis 18/9/1857
• Draft captions folder
• ‘In the footsteps of Von Guerard.’ Maps and annotated images of Guerard’s works for walk for the Friends of the AGSA 10 August 1987conducted by Tregenza, plus two photographs of walking group
• “In the further steps of Eugene Von Guerard (and where their paths coincided) of S.T. Gill, William Light and George French Angas, [walk?] 24 May 1987.” Recreating Von Guerard’s journey from Adelaide to the Murray, July 1855. Photocopied images of works and annotations; also drafts
• Correspondence and research folder re the exhibition and the associated catalogue/book “Eugene Von Guerard’s South Australia, 1984-87
• Tregenza’s personal notebook re Von Guerard

9.6 Other associations etc  1 cm

Association of Professional Historians Inc. (SA) Flyer; Professional paper 3: ‘Archives and the historian’ / Peter Crush; notice ‘Mid-Winter Members Meeting’ 1983

Museums Association of Australia / Council of Australian Museum Associations. Correspondence 1983-85; programme etc for 1st CAMA Conference Adelaide 1984

Oral History Association of Australia. Introductory workshop and AGM of SA Branch 1984; programme for Int. Assoc. of Sound Archives Australian Branch 5th Annual Conference 1984, handbooks and guidelines

Working Group in Social History. Programmes 1978-1984. Letters from Wilf Prest 1977 re Henderson Jubilee Fund to refurbish History Honours room and establish a student reference collection (University of Adelaide)

Historical Society of SA. Minutes of council meeting

Lord Mayor’s Heritage Advisory Committee (LOMHAC). City of Adelaide Heritage Study listing as published in The Sunday mail 27/11/1983; correspondence 1984-1985 related to items recommended for the City of Adelaide Heritage Register by the Committee (in particular St Andrew’s Hall); and the Lord Mayor’s letter 7/3/1985 to members of LOMHAC following the final Committee meeting

9.7 Conferences  4 cm

Australian Historical Association History ’84 (Ethnic and Immigrant History) and History ’85 (Urbanisation and Industrialisation: taking stock). Conference programmes and papers. Includes pamphlet: ‘Cornish miners in Bendigo: an examination of their standard of living’ / Charles Fahey. 28 p. Footscray Institute of Technology, 1981

First Australian Film and History Conference, Canberra, November 1981. Includes Tregenza’s Report on the conference for the Historical Publications Committee, flyers, abstracts, some conference papers/programme notes, handouts, notebook and NLA Oral History Interviews List

9.8 Other  13 cm

University of Adelaide Dept of History Postgraduate departmental seminars 1984. Programmes

Wilkinson, George Blakiston. “South Australia: its advantages and its resources …” (1848).

• 1983 reprint ed. With introduction and notes by John Tregenza.
• File of correspondence, notes for lectures, offprints and proofs of book pages, some source materials, material re publication and launch of book.
• Also research notes re J.M. Skipper’s copy of Wilkinson’s ‘South Australia’ 1848, including Skipper’s illustration, and research notebook with photograph of Skipper and ms notes; notebook ms index to Skipper’s illustrations
• Slides of Skipper’s Wellington Inn, [Running horse], Settlement near Glenelg, and [Sketch of couple on horseback with Aboriginal] from Wilkinson

Planning appeal “Belmont” and “Kingsmead”.

• Notes, reports photographs, newspaper articles etc. re Planning Appeal for “Kingsmead” and “Belmont” houses North Adelaide, 1985-1989 (Tregenza was engaged as an expert witness for the appeal)

Wakefield Press.

• Papers related to publications and business during Tregenza’s membership of the Board 1984, and the publication of the Jubilee 150 Atlas of South Australia. Includes correspondence re Tregenza’s resignation from the Board.

South Australia Observed 1802-1860: a visual history of the pre-photographic era … (edited by John Tregenza) Includes correspondence, quotations for printing, proposal to the Jubilee Board, 1980-83

9.9 Jubilee 150 Board  30 cm

Promotional brochures etc., including Tregenza’s pocket notebook

Jubilee 150 Room

• Report of a meeting 28/8.1985 to discuss plans for a Jubilee 150 Room in the Mortlock Library; correspondence and lists of proposed maps and relics for display in Jubilee 150 Room 1985-87; thank you letters from students of St Michael’s College 1986; letter from Tregenza to Dr Norman Etherington (Chairman History Trust) 17/2/1988 re present state of the 150 Room
• File of correspondence, reports and documentation re the establishment and opening of the Historic Treasures Room, items on display (including Sturt treasures and the Duryea panorama and stolen items. Includes report by Brian Samuels “South Australian Museums 1836-1960: a research note” and supporting documentation
• Tregenza’s personal notebook: Exhibitions / J150 Room’

Historical Publications Committee

• Papers: Includes form letters; agendas and minutes of meetings 1981-1983, with list of members and associated papers (including proposed publications); circulars, minutes and associated papers of meetings of the South Australian Sesquicentenary Historical Publications Committee 1980-81
• Atlas of South Australia [1] Correspondence 1981-86, including letter sent to teachers re conference on proposed Atlas of South Australia, 1982; Notes on state atlas creation and summary of article ‘State Atlas Creation’ by William G. Loy (1980); ‘Design of atlases: summary of comments by Committee members …’ (2 p., typescript); Specifications for quote for printing of proposed atlas; Report to History and Conservation Committee 1983. [2] ‘Report on preparation of a resources atlas for the Sesquicentenary of South Australia’ / Dept of Lands, 31/3/1980. [3] Folder ‘Directory & contents’ 1984. [4] Files from arch folder containing correspondence, contents list, addresses, school kits, project proposal and editors’ and contributors agreements
• South Australia Observed 1802-1860: a visual history of the pre-photographic era … (edited by John Tregenza) Includes correspondence, quotations for printing, proposal to the Jubilee Board, 1980-83
• 4 folio notebooks containing Tregenza’s personal notes re meetings, contacts, projects, individual publications etc 1980-83

History and Conservation Executive Committee

• Includes agenda, minutes and papers for meetings 13/11/1983, 8/9/1983; correspondence and papers related to projects 1981-84

Other History and Conservation Projects

• Clare Local History Group. Submission to Jubilee 150 Board for micro-film reader-printer, with associated notes and correspondence. Also: R.J. Noye, application to Australian Bicentennial Authority for funding for ‘Early South Australian Photography’ Research Project, 1985, with allied application for ‘Clare Local History Collection and Associated Projects’
• Duke of York Project (SA Jubilee 150, 1986). Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association Project proposal for Duke of York model Jubilee 150 project; application for funding; notes / photocopies about the Duke of York emigrant ship and model
• Film & Video Working Party. Includes Tregenza’s notes on SA Archives dockets which relate to historical films; State Film & Video Library of SA brochure; U. of Adelaide History course handout ‘A showing of early South Australian documentary films made between 1915-1926’; applications re film projects to the History and Conservation Executive Committee
• Kyancutta-Koongwa re-enactments. Typescript: Notes on proposed Kyancutta-Koongawa Jubilee 150 re-enactments / JM Tregenza; 1844 newspaper article on death of the explorer Darke

Piping Shrike Emblem. Photocopy of typescript booklet “Accepted, Without Pomegranate” – the story of the Piping Shrike [1986], with photocopied source documents

Pullen, W.J.S. Photocopy of notes on Pullen, and “a comment on a proposal to invite his relative Capt. Thomas Pullen to S.A. for the Jubilee 150 celebrations” (1985).

Roonka and Moorundie. Typescript submission: ‘Roonka – History of an Australian place 16,000 B.C. – 1986 A.D.; application for sponsorship’ (Board of the S.A. Museum, 1981)
See also Series 9.5 SA History files

File note 9/10/1985 re ‘SA Speaks’ (proposed Oral History project) re number of interviews and methodology, with comments re Beth Robertson’s interview with Mr Steel

9.10 Oral history  2 cm

Oral History Association of Australia

• Constitution, 1979 letter to establish association, Newsletters vol. 1 nos. 3-5 (1978-79)

Interviews with historians of Australia, 1972

• Weston Bate and Lloyd Robson discuss G.L. Buxton’s ‘The Riverina, 1861-1891’ (header only)
• Patrick O’Farrell discusses ‘The Catholic Church in Australia’
• Geoffrey Blainey discusses ‘The Peaks of Lyell’
• Interview with John Hirst (ms outline only)