ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection

HMSS 0036 Val and Don Emerton Papers

Scope and Content Notes

Call Number	HMSS 0036
Collection	Val and Don Emerton Papers
Date Range	1966-1996
Quantity	0.26 m (2 manuscript boxes)
Access Conditions	Available for reference
File Number	-
Related Collections	-

Val and Don Emerton are long-time residents of Canberra. They were heavily involved the Canberra Stories Group. Val was compiler of a book for the Group, Past Images, Present Voices : Kingston and thereabouts through a Box Brownie, published in 1996. Drafts and research notes for this book form part of the collection.

The Emerton's interest in Canberra's heritage is wide-rangeing. Also in this collection is information from the Save Our Hosptial Committee (concerning preservation of the Royal Canberra Hospital) and the 1995 review of the City Hill Master Plan.

Box List

BOX NO.	FILE NO.	DESCRIPTION	DATES
1	1-3	Drafts of Past Images, Present Voices : Kingston and thereabouts through a Box Brownie	1996
1	4	Oral History permission forms for Past Images, Present Voices : Kingston and thereabouts through a Box Brownie	1996
1		Oral history interviews with John and Jim Notaras (2 cassettes); Alf Stafford (1 cassette); Mabel McIntosh (2 cassettes); Arthur Freeman, Ken Dinnerville and Esther Freeman (1 cassette) Arthur Freeman, Ken Dinnerville and Jan Goodall (1 cassette) George Barlin (1 cassette) George Colman (1 cassette) Mary Burke (1 cassette) Bob Loregrove (1 cassette)	1994-1995
2	5	Save Our Hospital Committee Records : minutes, reports, correspondence and newscuttings	1987-1988
2	6	City Hill Review of the Draft Master Plan : reports, correspondence and newscuttings	1993
2	7	Opera Australia magazine	1974
2	8	Theatre Programmes Grand Opera, 1967 Cosi Fan Tutte, 1973 Australian Ballet on tour, 1968 Australian Ballet (Canberra Theatre), 1966 HMS Pinafore (Canberra Theatre), 1979 Australian Opera, 1972 Australian Opera (Canberra Theatre, 1973 The Merry Widow, 1972? Patience (Canberra Theatre), 1979 Australian Ballet (Canberra Theatre), 1972 Cleo Laine, 1973 Cinderella (Canberra Theatre), 1972 Sydney Dance Company, 1983 Crown Matrimonial, 1979?	1966-1983