Many of you came to our interesting and to me
very exciting Bring up the bodies expose on gems in two major
archival collections here in Canberra. Kylie Scoope from the National
Library Manuscripts collections and Rhonda King from the National
Archives of Australia catalogued for us interesting items in their
collections. Kylie focused on items that touched on body parts such as the
locks of hair saved in the Macquarie family collection or Patrick White’s
beret and glasses. Rhonda took a gleeful look at gems
like the Marmalade files and intelligence reports on suspected
individuals, Many there said it was a fun and illuminating session
for them as many are unaware of the great jewels held by the
various archives. Now those not present can enjoy these
presentation as well. We are so lucky to have great speakers in Canberra
Bring
up the Bodies: oddities and quirks in archival collections (Rhonda King,
National Archives of Australia)
Bring
up the Bodies: oddities and quirks in archival collections (Kylie Scroope,
National Library of Australia)
