Sir John Northcott papers, 1908-1966

MLMSS 1431

fonds

1908-1966

Textual Records, Moving Images

422342

MicrofilmMicrofilm : Diaries, 1949-1952); CY 3072 (MLMSS 1431/14: Personal correspondence, 1942-1945); CY 4173 (MLMSS 1431/15: Correspondence, Jan.- Apr. 1946); CY 4174 (MLMSS 1431/16: Personal correspondence, Apr. 1946); CY 4175 (MLMSS 1431/17: Personal correspondence, Apr.- July 1946); CY 4176 (MLMSS 1431/18: Personal correspondence, Aug.- Dec. 1946); CY 4178 (MLMSS 1431/19: Personal correspondence, 1947-1948); CY 4179 (MLMSS 1431/20: Personal correspondence, 1949-1951); CY 4183 (MLMSS 1431/21: Personal correspondence, 1952-1953); CY 4184 (MLMSS 1431/22: Personal coorespondence, 1954-1956); CY 4185 (MLMSS 1431/23: Personal correspondence, 1957); CY 4186 (MLMSS 1431/24: Personal correspondence, 1958-1966); CY 3071 (MLMSS 1431/29: Papers, 1940-1946, re Army Headquarters, Melbourne, and the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan); CY 3639 (MLMSS 1431/32: Papers re Royal Tours, 1927, 1948-1956); CY 3075 (MLMSS 1431/41: Miscellanea - Articles, etc., 1939-1964); CY 3075 (MLMSS 1431/45: Miscellanea - Newspaper cuttings, 1945-1946).

9 v., 17 (2") boxes, 2 portfolios
3 film reels

Sir John Northcott, 1890-1966 was governor of New South Wales, 1946-1957 and Administrator of the Commonwealth, 1951, 1956. He served in World War I, studied at Staff College, Camberley, England, 1924-1925 and at the Imperial Defence College, 1935. He became Chief of General Staff in 1942 and Commander in Chief, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, 1945

29 volumes, 17 boxes, 1 outsize volume and 1 outsize folder of textual material

MLMSS 1431/1
Guide compiled in the Mitchell Library

I. Personal papers, 1908-1966, including diaries, correspondence and certificates
II. Army records, 1925-1946
III. Records of Governor of New South Wales, 1946-1957, and of Administrator of Commonwealth, 1951, 1956
IV. Miscellanea, 1935-1966, including articles, speeches invitations, menus printed material and newspaper cuttings


Maps at M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 1431/Maps 1-36

Film reel: New Governor of NSW is welcomed (MP 92, MP 174-MP 175).

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-327C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.1090
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I papers