Muir Collection

Art catalogues

Art Gallery of South Australia.

• Bulletin - v. 29 nos. 3-4 - 3 Jan., 4 April 1968
• Bulletin - v. 30 no. 1 - July, 1968

Australian Booksellers Association. Conferences.

• Agendas, minutes, photographs etc.
• 1951
• 1956
• 1961
• 1963
• 1964
• 1965
• 1966
• 1970
• 1971
• 1972 (incomplete)

Australian Booksellers Fellowship.

• Photocopy of the book containing biographical sketches of early booksellers in Australia.

Booksellers in Australia.

• Biographical notes and photographs.

Booksellers and publishers.

• Miscellaneous printed matter.

Bookselling in Australia.

• Pamphlets.
• Articles.

Bulletin - Red pages

• 1936-55 incomplete
• mainly 1941-46.

Christmas cards and invitations

Correspondence

• Letter from Geo Sutherland 20.7.1877
• Letter from George Smith 19.7.1886
• 3 references for G.F. Boultbee Sept. 1897
• Letter from I.W. Holder 21.12.1899
• Letter from F.W. Lessor to W.J. Sowden* 9.12.1912
• Letter from J. O'Reily (Archbish.) of Adelaide) to W.J.Sowden 6.2.1913
• Letter from A. Pitman to W.J. Sowden 8.5.1914Letter from L.Lavatey to W.J. Sowden 23.4. 1915
• Letter from D. Sladen to W.J. Sowden 28.5.1916
• Letter from S.A. Bath to W.J. Sowden 15.4.1917
• Letter from State Under Secretary to W.J. Sowden 1.1.1924
• Letter from W.Tate to W.J. Sowden 2.2.1923
• Letter from E.P. Turner to W.J. Sowden 12.1.1924
• Letter from E.B. Fletcher to W.J. Sowden 29.8.1929
• Letter from (?) to W.J. Sowden 12.6.1933
• Letter from R.S. Finch to G.E. Moore 21.5.1956
• Letter from Keyes to Sir Trent de Crespigny 11.3.45 (Sir Trent Champion de Crespigny practised medicine in Adelaide from1909 - Senior physician at R.A.H., A.C.H., and one time Dean of faculty of Medicine
• Letter from Barclay-Harvey to Sir Trent de Crespigny (N.D.)
• Letter from Emily Hughes to W.J. Sowden (N.D.)
• Letter from Harold Davies to Sir Joseph Verco (N.D.)
• Letter from Mary Cox to her daughter (N.D.)
• Letter from British Consul in Batavia introducing Sir William and Lady Sowden 21.6.1929.
• *(W.J.Sowden - Editor and part-proprietor of "The Register",Adelaidefrom 1899-1923)

Correspondence - Miscellaneous

• Business letters written to H.B. Muir, Beck Bookshop. 50's-70's.

Friends of the South Australian Museum

• Newsletter no. 7, Christmas 1968
• News-sheet nos. 1-3, Jan - July 1969
• Newsletter vol. II nos, 3,4 - July, Sept., 1971
• Newsletter vol. III nos, 1-3 - Jan-July, 1972.

Friends of the State Library of South Australia

• Reports 31st Aug. 1966, 1971-73

Les hommes d'Aujourd'hui, bound volumes containing:

• v.5 no. 244
• v.6 no. 298
• v.7 no. 318
• v. 4 no. 202
• v. 5 no. 246
• no.1
• v. 5 no. 258
• v. 6 no. 296
• v. 7 no. 360
• v. 9 no. 434
• v. 6 no. 263
• no. 63

Libraries Board of South Australia

• Annual report 1970-71, 1971-72
• Rare Australiana - Catalogue of facsimiles and other publications of Libraries Board of S.A.
• Books for young people - A guide to Christmas buying 1972, N.D.
• Descriptions of various facsimile editions.

Manuscripts and reprints - Miscellaneous

• Poems by "Stripper"
• North Adelaide Young Men's Society "Australian literature" (1901)
• "The bookplate: its interest for Australians" by Camden Morrisby
• "Politics and the study of international relations" by George Modelski
• "Port Essington" by E.M. Christie
• "Narrative of Capt. G. Pennefather's exploration..." by A.J. Boyd
• Physical geography of S-W of Western Australia" by W.C.F Robinson
• "Strikes of constitutional procedure" by F.B.
• "Capt. Cook's first landing in Australia" by H.W.H. Huntingdon
• ABC guest of honour - Prof. Hartley Gratton 19.9.71
• ABC guest of honour - Martin Goff 2.5.71.

Miscellaneous

• Missionaries' Anglo Chinese Diary for 1897. Kept by Clare Jose

National Trust of South Australia

• Annual reports - 1958, 1959, 1967, 1970-72
• Newsletters - nos. 30-34, 36, 38, 47-59, 61, 62, 64.
• Pamphlets announcing National Trust Publication
• Application for membership
• Reprint for Walkabout, Oct. 1958-
• Preserving our National Heritage - "The National Trusts of Australia" by E. Lloyd Sommerlad.

Natural history

• nos. 29-70, 1968-1973 (incomplete)
• Natural History Society of S.A.

N.S.W. Booksellers Association

• Schedule of books published in U.S.A. 24.4.45
• Book trade dinner 5.4.51
• Meeting no. 10 1965-66 - 15.6.66
• Report of retiring president - August 1973

New Zealand - Views

• Photographs of New Zealand (around 1900?)

Newsagent and Bookseller

• Nos. 9, 10, 12-19, 21, 23-31
• May, June, Aug. 1972 - Apr. June 1973 - Apr. 1974

Newspaper cuttings - Australiana

Newspaper cuttings - Booksellers and bookpublishers business

Newspaper cuttings - Censorship

Newspaper cuttings - Literary

Newspaper cuttings - Miscellaneous

Periodicals - Miscellaneous

• Frank Clune's adventure magazine - vol. 1 nos. 1-4, Jan-Apr 1948
• SA Naturalist - vol. 19 no. 2 Oct. 31 1938
• All about books - vol. 1 no. 5 Apr. 18, 1929
• John O'London's Weekly - vol. XXXVI no. 913, Oct. 9, 1936
• Current affairs bulletin - vol. 13. no 1, vol. 38 no. 10, Oct. 26,1953 Oct. 3, 1966
• Illustrated London news - vol. 167, no. 4518a - Nov. 1925.
• The writer - vol. 3 no. 12, Oct. 1947
• The Australian national review - vol. 3 no. 16, April, 1938
• The Herald - vol. 1 no. 19, Oct. 1958
• Outlook - vol. 4 no. 4, August 1960
• Voice - vol. 4 no. 7, July - August 1956
• Ink - no. 1, 2 Sept. 1968
• Fraternal dialogue - no. 2 (N.D.)
• Institution of Eng. Aust. (Adelaide) - Bulletin no. 353, Oct.1967
• New Triad - vol. 3 no. 1 July-Aug. 1941
• Royal Aust. Historical Society. Journal and Proc. - vol. XXXIV.1949
• Eagle - no. 1 (first issue) March 1945 (3 copies)
• Pacific digest of fact and fiction that lasts (N.D.)
• Economic papers - no. 1 Oct. 1941
• Verve - 1965
• Bulletin - 16.7.66
• Nation nos. 55, 70, 118, 207 - 22.10.60, 3.6.61, 4.5.63, 12.11.66.
• Observer - vol. 3 nos. 15, 24, 25, vol. 4 no. 6 July 23, Nov.26, Dec. 10 1960, March 18, 1961

Pioneers Association of South Australia

• Address by Sir George Jenkins
• "The day we celebrate" 28.12.51
• Newsletter no. 47, 49-51, 58-65, 80-88 - Aug. Oct, 1967 - Feb. 1968, Sept. 1968 - Jan. 1969, May 1971 - Nov. 1973

Prints and pictures - Miscellaneous

Programmes - Official

• Memorial Service for Howard Florey 28.3.68
• South Australian Women's Reception for Amy Johnson 1.7.80
• United Schools Service at St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide 6.7.45
• Visit of Duke of Gloucester 4 Oct - 10 Dec, 1934.

Publishers Association of Australia

• Mins. of Fed. Meeting 5.5.56, 7 & 8.2.63, 17 & 18.2.64
• Memorandum for general circulation - no. 6 Decisions of Meetings, Nov.1962 and April 1963
• Statement of terms and conditions of supply of books published in Australia and Great Britain and Ireland - Dec 1962
• Miscellaneoud material.

Queensland Booksellers Association

• Minutes of meetings: - 18.3.71, 8.4.71, 26.8.71, 2.9.71, 29.9.71, 9.12.72, 13.1.72, 9.3.72, 11.5.72, 13.7.72, 13.9.72, 30.11.72, 9.1.73, 15.3.73, 10.5.73, 21.6.73.
• Code of practice in educational bookselling

South Australian Booksellers Association

• Minutes of meetings: - 7.5.63, 11.6.63, 26.6.63, 19.2.64, 20.1.65, 24.3.65, 1.6.70, 19.4.71, 25.8.71, 14.9.71, 18.1.72, 2.5.72
• Return of imperfect and misbound copies of Australia and English publications (N.D.)
• Modifications of terms of supply of textbooks 22.6.70

South Australian Newspapers - Miscellaneous

• Special illustrated supplement to the Adelaide Observer 21.12.1895.
• South Australian Govt. Gazette 15.1.1901 - announcing death of Queen Victoria
• South Australian Govt. Gazette 4.10.1930 - Public service act 1916-1925.
• South Australian Railways Commissioner's report re reduction of railway rates on Broken Hill line 11.12.1903
• The yellow flag and Torrens Island terror - vol. no.27.6.1901.
• Reprint - Supplement to the register 18.6.1906 - "South Australian
• Gazette and Colonial Register vol. 1 no 1 18.6.1936.
• Supplement to the Leader 4.8.1888 - Melbourne from Fitzroy Gardens
• The Mail - 18.10.24

The Times

• vol XXV nos. 1256, 1258 - Jan. 25, Feb. 8 1901
• vol XXXIV nos. 1741, 1743 - May 13, May 27, 1910
• weekly edition during general strike - May 8, 1926

University Calendars, Handbooks, etc.

• University of Sydney - Calender 1925
• University of New England - Handbook, Faculty of Arts, 1965
• University of Melbourne - Appeal brochure 1955
• University of Adelaide - Extension courses - syllabus of course of lectures by Prof. G.G. Henderson 1906
• Adelaide Teachers College. Magazine
• Flambeau, vo. 18 no. 2 13 March 1969

W.E.A.

• Reports of Miss M.E. Payne's oveseas trip 1959
• Series of reports of W.E.A. from all states