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1 P.130 A P Elkin Creating Agency: Previous Custodian: A P Elkin Elkin family & Department of Anthropology : 00 Published and unpublished papers, lectures, and other writings Date Range: Accessions: 664, 1418 Quantity: 0.00 shelf metres List: yes : Handwritten and typescript drafts, plus final versions, of Elkin's papers, journal articles, and public talks and addresses. The series also includes copies of published papers and pamphlets on aboriginal issues, newspaper cuttings, draft and final versions of submissions to various organisations, written versions of university lectures given by Elkin, and correspondence. N.B. The archival integrity and original arrangement of the Elkin papers were destroyed, prior to December 1983, when the Department of Anthropology had the papers sorted into artificial series based on subject. Access: Ownership: Copyright: Open University of Sydney University of Sydney acw 29/1/97

2 1 to Handwritten notes for addresses and talks 'Aboriginal and white relations' 'Aboriginal Australia and the Orient' 'Aboriginal belief and the christmas story' (Dawn 1970) 'Aboriginal culture and the north' 'Aboriginal policy facts and principles' 'The aboriginal problem' [letter to the editor, Bulletin 21 September 1934] 'Aboriginal scholars' (NUAUS Aboriginal Scholarship Scheme) Aboriginal trading expeditions - pituri and red ochre 'Aborigine and the white: Tasmania and Australia' 'Aborigines' [Encyclopaedia Britannica article] 'Aborigines and the death sentence' (Sydney Morning Herlad 21 June 1934) 'Aborigines and their future' 'The Aborigines: Australians' 'The Aborigines: British Subjects - Australian Citizens' (ABC Speaker of the Week 11 July 1957) 'Aborigines for the University' 'Aborigines, gardens, and secrets' 'The Aborigines in the past and today' 'The Aborigines need not pass' 'The Aborigines, our national responsibility' 'The Aborigines: the original Australians' (Channel 7 Adult Education series) 'Aborigines then and now' (Open Door 1968) ? ? ? ?

3 28 29 to to to 'The Aborigines view of life' 'The Aborigines yesterday and today' (University of Sydney Arts Association April 1956) 'Achievements of bushmen in modern civilization' 'Amongst the Aborigines of the Musgrave Ranges at Enabella' 'Anthropology and parapsychology' 'Anthropology in Australia, past and present' (NSW Anthropological Society) 'Are the Aborigines getting a fair deal?' - Background notes (ABC Listening Groups, 'In Focus') 'Are the Indonesians our enemies?' [letter to editor, Newcastle Diocesan Churchman, 15 July 1946] 'Art in Arnhem Land' 'Assimilation and the work of the Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs' 'Australia' [article for Telugu Encyclopaedia] 'Australia day and the Aborigines' 'Australian Aboriginal art' 'Australian Aboriginal music' 'The Australian Aborigines' [article for Telegu Encyclopaedia] 'The Australian Aborigines' [item 47 is an article for Encyclopaedia Americana] 'The Australian Aborigines and ourselves: a problem' 'Australian Aborigines: astronomy and cannibalism' 'The Australian Aborigines in the past and today' 'The Australian Aborigines: past, present, and future' (Nigeria Boradcasting) ? ? ?

4 'The Australian Aborigines: their future' 'The Australian Aborigines today' 'The Australian Aborigines - who they are and how they live' Australian State Galleries Exhibition of Abriginal Art 'Background and present position of the Aborigines in Australia' 'The boomerang' (Lockheed Corporation) 'Care of the Aborigines' (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 28 October 1933) 'Changes that are upon us' (Australian Institute of Sociology) 'The colour bar in Australia' (Sunday Telegraph, 16 November 1947) 'The coloured folk in our midst' Comments on Aboriginal place names Elkin's Review of "Folklore scholarship in Australia" by John Greenway 'The common factor in Aboriginal and European settlement in Australia' (Festschrift for Dr Guhrye) 'Corroboree before the Queen' (Daily Telegraph, 10 February 1954) 'Cultural background of the Aborigines and its implications for the policy of assimilation' (NSW Department of Health) 'Development of Aboriginal policy : personal associations' 'Differentiation of races: a continuing process' 'The educability of the Australian Aborigine' 'Education in Australia: government, Roman Catholic, corporate and private' 'Education of Aborigines' 'Ernabella: a central oasis, a door to primitive Australia' c c c c

5 Ethnographic film round table Extracts from address by Elkin to 94th Annual Meeting of the Infants' Home Ashfield, 11 March 1969 Final burial ritual - Wagaity tribe, Northern Territory 'The flogging of Aborigines' (Sydney Morning Herald, n.d.) 'Food, ourselves and the Universe' Elkin's foreword to "Aboriginal Legends from Eastern Australia" by Mildred Norledge Elkin's foreword to "Dawn of Art" by Karel Kupka Elkin's foreword to "The Dreamtime" by K Mayfield Foreword to "Morpeth and I" 'The Fossil Hall: the opening ceremony' 'Founding of St. Paul's College' 'The future of the native peoples of the south-west Pacific' 'A great public servant' [obituary of JA Carrodus] Statement by Elkin on issuing of a hotel licence at Gove, Northern Territory 'Illness and its cure amongst the Aborigines' 'An international mandate' Elkin's introduction to "Man makes History" by R Ward Elkin's introduction to "Through my eyes" by E Simons Elkin's introduction to "White Blackfellows" by TS Hepworth Elkin's introductory notes to Aboriginal music recordings Talk by Elkin introducing Jack Davis, otherwise unidentified 'Justice and the Aborigine'

6 to 'Kingship and coronation' 'The land and the Aborigines' 'The legal problem in North Australia' Letters to the Sydney Morning Herald 'Man and Society' [2 copies] 'Medical training of natives of Papua' 'Missionary methods and the Aborigines' 'Motive in industry' (Religion and Life Week, Newcastle) National Aborigines' Day 1961 'Native education in Australia' 'Native marriages and polygamy' 'Native Policy in Australia': reviews by Elkin of "Black Australians - a survey of native policy in Western Australia " by P Hasluck, and "Australian Native Policy" by EJB Foxcroft 'The need for sociological investigation' 'New Guinea and its people' Opening of an exhibition of water-colours by Albert Namatjira, with newspaper cutting dated 15 March 1945 'The original Australians' 'Our "new order" and liberty' Pacific Science Association Jubilee - congress of the PSA 1971 'Papua New Guinea and University Graduates': an address at a Sydney University graduation ceremony 13 April 1965 Statement to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Social Security 'The passing of Miss Daisy Bates' ?

7 'The people' [Aborigines and Papua New Guineans] 'Personal and general': introduction to new edition of "Songs of the Songmen" by Elkin and Bill Harney 'Philosophy of education: a criticism 'Post-war and the Aborigines' 'The practical value of anthropology' Speech made at presentation to Yirrwala of 1971 International Cooperation Art Award (Australia) 'The problem of the Australian Aborigine' 'Race and culture' 'race problems': talk given to Maitland Clerical Society, 15 June 1931 'Race-relations in world perspective' (University of Sydney Gazette, 1954) 'Racial adaption in national life' 'Recollections of anthropological fieldwork' 'The referendum and the Aborigines: yes!' Draft of 'Religion and society. The influence of of religion on social problems' 'Religion in education': review of book by the New Education Fellowship 'A religious convention' (Dawn, November 1954) 'The remaining Aborigines of New South Wales' 'Research in Arnhem Land: HJ Coate' 'Reserves for Aborigines' Elkin's review of "The Black Eureka" by Max Brown (Sydney Morning Herald) Elkin's review of "The discoverers of the Fiji Islands" by JC Henderson ? ?

8 Elkin's review of "Grief, gaiety and Aborigines" by Bill Harney Elkin's review of second edition of "Origin and migrations of the Polynesian nation" by J Dunmore Lang 'The role of the Aborigines in Australian community' 'Scientific racism again?' 'Secret life of the Australian Aborigines' 'Social and cultural change in the Darwin region of north Australia' (Pacific Science Congress, Manila) 'Social and personal rehabilitation' 'The social life of the Australian Aborigines: a secret life' 'Social patterns in the Aborigines' 'Society and change', with summary 'Society and war' (2 copies) 'Some problems of Australian-Asian relations' [incomplete] 'Suggestions for field work in an Aboriginal tribe', with notes 'Toast to the Union': speech to Sydney University Union, 30 July 1979 (2 copies) Address to the Sydney University Classical Society, November 1950 'The unity of our studies' (AIAS) 'Unwritten literature of the native poeples' (Encyclopaedia Britannica) 'Varieties of man, and charity' (Sydney Grammar School Magazine 1956) 'The varieties of mankind' 'Walkabout' Questions and answers on Aboriginal subjects

9 to 1 2 to to 'The white man in Australia' 'The world we live in: is there a meaning?' Address at opening of exhibition of bark paintings by Yirrwala, 7 March 1971 'Youth' Lectures and research notes on the history of anthropology Lectures and notes for lectures on anthropology given at the University and other institutions, including the Australian School of Pacific Administration, and the Workers' Educational Association Correspondence and other papers concerning various translations and editions of Elkin's book 'The Australian Aborigines: how to understand them' Papers and correspondence concerning a conference at Honolulu on race relations Correspondence and other papers concerning marriage and the family Correspondence and other papers concerning Elkin's articles in Encyclopaedia Britannica Correspondence with TM Perry in Cambridge, and other papers concerning depictions of Aborigines in early explorers' journals, with photographs Presidential addresses to the Anthropological Society of New South Wales Correspondence and other papers concerning Elkin's article on Papua New Guinea in the Australian Encyclopaedia Notes and drafts of anthropological entries for a Readers' Digest dictionary Correspondence and notes concerning publication of a booklet on Australian Aborigines, with drafts Correspondence and comments on an article on Aborigines in the n.d. - n.d. 112 n.d. - n.d n.d. - n.d

10 World Book Encyclopaedia Correspondence with DS MacMillan, and comments on a chapter on Aborigines in Cunningham's 'Two years in New South Wales' Report of the Senate committee surveying student accomodation Correspondence concerning an exhibition of Australian engineering achievements Notes and papers for a review of "Daisy Bates" by Elizabeth Salter Correspondence, notes, published papers, invitations, and memorabilia relating to Grafton Elliot Smith Correspondence, notes, and reviews concerning 'Aboriginal men of high degree' Correspondence, conference proceedings, and other papers concerning care for the aged Correspondence and other papers concerning Elkin's introduction to "Through my eyes" by Ella Simons Reviews on Elkin's publications Miscellaneous essays - Social Organisation in Arnhem Land correspondence, "Man and his Cultural Heritage" essay by Elkin s?- 240