Papers [manuscript]. 1954-1977.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1954-1977.

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The entire collection is related to research done for the writing of a biography on the pioneer aviator Lawrence Hargrave. There is correspondence with the Smithsonian Institution in America (1966-1971), The Science Museum, (1965-1971), The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney (1965-1976), Clive Hart (1966-1975), W.G. McDonald (1965-1976) and others. There is also an annotated typescript draft of the biography (though this version was amended before publication), various short papers about Hargrave, records extracted from Hargrave's notebooks, plans, charts and illustrations. Material comprises a list of the main items in the four boxes of Lawrence Hargrave papers held at the National Library (MS 352) and four papers about Hargrave written by Shaw.

36 cm. (23 folders) + 1 fol.

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Shaw, W. Hudson (William Hudson), 1910-

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Qantas Airlines executive and aviation historian. Shaw was instrumental in securing the return to Australia in the 1960s of Hargrave's models from Germany and his journals and drawings from England. His biography "Lawrence Hargrave: explorer, inventor and aviation experimenter" was published in 1977. From the description of Papers relating to Lawrence Hargrave [manuscript]. 1856-1977. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225851477 ...

Hargrave, Lawrence, 1850-1916

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Aeronautical pioneer. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1847-1914. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225851470 Aeronautical engineer and astronomer. After participating in several explorations into New Guinea, Hargrave worked as an assistant astronomical observer at the Sydney Observatory, Australia 1878-1883. He then devoted his time to research in aeronautics and human flight. From the description of Papers, 1910-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat re...