Papers. 1872-1990.

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Papers. 1872-1990.

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Contains inter alia: 1. Family papers and family history research material, 1872-1990. 2. Correspondence, newscuttings and working notes relating to Wilmot's career as a broadcaster and war correspondent, 1937-54. 3. Diaries and notebooks, 1938-53. 4. Corrected scripts of broadcasts, 1940-54. 5. Correspondence/research files relating to Wilmot's work as an author/war historian, 1943-53. 6. Drafts of books "Tobruk, 1941" (1943) and "The Struggle for Europe" (1952). 7. Reviews, reactions and correspondence regarding "The Struggle for Europe", 1952-54. 8. Biographical research material and drafts assembled by Alan and Mary Wood, 1954-?

7.7 m (55 boxes)

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Wilmot, Edith

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Wilmot, Chester

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Chester Wilmot (1911-1954) was an an ABC and BBC broadcaster and war correspondent during the period 1938-1953. As a war correspondent during World War II Wilmot reported campaigns in North Africa, New Guinea, the western front and the Nuremberg war crimes trials. Author of "Tobruk, 1941" (1943) and "The Struggle for Europe" (1952). Wilmot was killed in an airplane crash in 1954, leaving his widow Edith and three children. From the description of Papers. 1872-1990. (Libraries Austral...