Series 1 - Personal - Biographical


ProvenancePeter Mason

Inventory Listing

1-1 Family memorabilia.

Memorabilia from various members of the Mason family.

Contents include handwritten recipe book; handwritten book of Russian exercises; passport of Wyn Mason (nee Wheeldon), PM's mother; notebook containing poems and gardening notes; weight chart for PM's first year; artwork of man with anchor between glass plates.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1920? - 1940    Quantity 5 cm, 1 file
Formats Artefacts or Objects/Realia and Notebooks
Inventory Identifier 001 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-2 School memorabilia.

Memorabilia from schooldays at Bournemouth School.

Contents include fragment of diary, probably Easter 1932; essays; correspondence re Scholarship; metal badges; cloth badges; photographs of sports team, the Strouden Rangers; records of football matches 1936-37; programme of football match in which Mason participated, 1951; Bournemouth School P.T. Record, vol. 1, no. 1, 1st December 1938.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1932 - 1951    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Artefacts or Objects/Realia, General Correspondence, Ephemera, Newsletters, Loose Notes, Loose Photographic Prints and Diaries
Inventory Identifier 002 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-3 Strouden Rangers Football Club.

Notebook with this title containing weekly subscription details.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1936 - 1937    Quantity 1.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Notebooks
Inventory Identifier 353 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-4 "Stowe's survey".

Handwritten notebook with this title, possibly compiled by Wyn Mason.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1913?    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Notebooks
Inventory Identifier 349 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-5 Address book.

Address book inscribed "W. Mason".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1930? - 1950?    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Notebooks
Inventory Identifier 350 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-6 Holmes Hill Hostel menus June 1948.

Notebook with handwritten menus on inside of front cover. Remainder of book is blank.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1948    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats Notebooks
Inventory Identifier 354 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-7 Early family photographs.

Photographs of PM and other family members.

Includes photographs of PM; two photographs of Wyn Mason, ca 1920; two older men; PM with Malcolm, his best friend; PM and Sheila working on his car.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1920? - 1955    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 003 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-8 Family photographs.

Photographs of PM, his wife Sheila and various older family members. Many are identified.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1924 - 1960?    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 004 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-9 Photograph.

Black and white passport size photograph of Wyn Mason.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1940? - 1945?    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 364 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-10 Photographs of PM.

Photographs, mainly of PM alone, but a couple of PM as part of a group.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1967? - 1986?    Quantity 4 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 014 Box Number 1 Series 1
1-11 Family photographs and memorabilia.

Miscellaneous material, probably from Deirdre Mason.

Contents include photograph of Leslie; photograph of Sheila Mason; wills of Peter and Sheila Mason, dated 1962; power of attorney from PM to Sheila Mason 1965.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1949 - 1965    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Ephemera, Photographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints and Legal Documents
Inventory Identifier 015 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-12 Family photographs.

Assorted family photographs, mainly colour.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1978? - 1986    Quantity 1.7 cm, 1 file
Formats Photographic Glass Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 016 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-13 Family photographs.

Assorted family photographs in colour.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1984? - 1986?    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 017 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-14 Family photographs.

Family photographs (colour).

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1979 - 1986    Quantity 1.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 018 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-15 Wall with plaque - photographs.

Two colour photographs of memorial to those who died in the Paris uprising of 1821.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1970? - 1980?    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 019 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-16 School reports.

School reports from Eriva Dene School, St. Clement's Mixed School, Bournemouth School and University College Southampton.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1928 - 1943    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats Reports
Inventory Identifier 005 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-17 Newspaper clippings and other memorabilia.

Newspaper clippings of eclipse, football matches; reproduction of Bayeux Tapestry; journal.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1929 - 1955    Quantity 1.6 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Books and Journals
Inventory Identifier 006 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-18 Deirdre Mason - correspondence.

Correspondence between Deirdre Mason and PM and/or Sheila Mason.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1958? - 1987    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 007 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-19 Correspondence and memorabilia.

Christmas cards, postcards, letters, unidentified photograph and negatives, sample of PM's writing as a small boy.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1930 - 1966    Quantity 0.7 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 311 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-20 Art competition.

Entries in painting competitions and notification of awards.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1930 - 1934    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Unmounted Artworks and General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 042 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-21 Artwork.

Miscellaneous original paintings and print.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1970? - 1979?    Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file
Formats Unmounted Artworks and Mounted Works of Art
Inventory Identifier 043 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-22 Poetry.

Handwritten, typed and published poetry by Wyn Mason and others. Artwork is by Wyn Mason.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1940? - 1965    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier 044 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-23 Newspapers.

Bundle of newspapers and portions of newspapers, many from World War 2.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1854 - 1980    Quantity 10.3 cm, 4 files
Formats News Clippings and Journals
Inventory Identifier 287 Box Number 2 Series 1
1-24 Newspaper extracts and clippings.

Newspaper clippings, mainly relating to World War 2 and political and world events in the decade after the war ended.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1924 - 1957    Quantity 4.7 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 034 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-25 Newspapers.

Portions of several newspaper issues, including one with a photograph of Sheila Mason.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1950 - 1988    Quantity 1.6 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings and Journals
Inventory Identifier 308 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-26 Newspaper clippings.

Newspaper clippings, many relating to the Mason family.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1960 - 1968    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 035 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-27 Newspaper clippings.

Newspaper clippings, mainly articles by or about PM.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1970 - 1977    Quantity 1.3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 036 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-28 Newspaper clippings.

Newspaper clippings and other material, mainly relating to women's demonstration against siting American Cruise missiles in Berkshire.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1981 - 1986    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Photographic Prints and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 037 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-29 "Exchange & Mart".

North & Midland version of newspaper with the above title, 22-28 November 1973.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1973    Quantity 0.9 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals
Inventory Identifier 288 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-30 Miscellaneous journals.

"Picture Post", February 26, 1944 and October 1, 1938 - June 1, 1957; "The British Empire", no.48, 1972; "Australian Personal Computer", March 1981.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1944 - 1981    Quantity 1.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals
Inventory Identifier 033 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-31 Education - general.

Journal issues with general education articles.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1974 - 1979    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals
Inventory Identifier 055 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-32 University entrance examination papers.

Entrance examination papers for Jesus College, University College, Southampton and University of London.

Subjects include pure mathematics, applied mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1938 - 1940    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats Published Papers or Articles
Inventory Identifier 050 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-33 Education certificates.

Matriculation certificates, school certificates, BSc. Certificate (photocopy); Associate of the Institute of Physics.

Contents include: University of London matriculation certificate (extra subjects) 1937; University of London matriculation certificate June 1938; University of London General School Examination School Certificate July 1940; University of London Higher School Certificate July 1940; University of London Bachelor of Science (general examination) August 1942; University of London Bachelor of Science (special examination in physics) August 1943; Associate of the Institute of Physics March 1945.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1937 - 1945    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats Display Material and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 366 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-34 PhD thesis and associated correspondence.

PhD thesis and letters advising of award of PhD and Doctor of Science.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1960 - 1978    Quantity 2.2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Reports
Inventory Identifier 056 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-35 PhD, University of London - certificate.

PhD certificate from University of London (photocopy).

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1960    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats Display Material and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 049 Box Number 3 Series 1
1-36 Doctor of Science, University of London - certificate.

Doctor of Science certificate from University of London (photocopy).

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1979    Quantity 0.6 cm, 1 file
Formats Display Material and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 048 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-37 General travel - miscellaneous material.

Tickets, brochures and handwritten material relating to travel.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1924 - 1982    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, Ephemera and Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier 012 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-38 Financial and identification records - books and cards.

Bank books, diary of expenses, national registration identity card and national insurance card.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1945 - 1967    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Accounts and Legal Documents
Inventory Identifier 013 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-39 Travel to Holland 1957.

Correspondence, travel brochures, photographic negatives, tickets and other memorabilia relating to trip to Holland.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1957    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Ephemera and Photographic Film Negatives
Inventory Identifier 010 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-40 Travel to France 1961.

Travel brochures, postcards, and camping permit relating to trip to France.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1961    Quantity 1.4 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence and Ephemera
Inventory Identifier 011 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-41 Material acquired on Lloyd Triestino voyage.

Brochures and receipts from Lloyd Triestino voyage when the Mason family emigrated to Australia.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1962    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, Accounts and News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 009 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-42 House at Welwyn Garden City - plans.

Hand drawn plan of house and garden in Welwyn Garden City.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1954    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Drawings and/or Plans and Drawings
Inventory Identifier 038 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-43 Houses in UK and Cheltenham, NSW - correspondence and photographs.

Correspondence regarding sale of house in Welwyn Garden City and photograph of house in Cheltenham, NSW.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1961 - 1965?, Mainly 1961    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Photographic Prints and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 040 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-44 House at Pymble - documents.

Documents relating to construction of house at Pymble and its later sale.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1965 - 1979    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Accounts and General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 039 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-45 Furniture.

Sketches and costs of furniture, possibly for living room.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1981    Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file
Formats Sketches and Figures
Inventory Identifier 383 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-46 Sale of house at Killara.

Documents relating to renting and sale of house at Killara.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1980 - 1988, Mainly 1986-1988    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Legal Documents
Inventory Identifier 381 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-47 Politics - Australian Reform Movement.

Newspaper clippings and election advertising material relating to PM's candidature for Senate in 1967 as a member of the Australian Reform Movement.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1966 - 1967    Quantity 1.6 cm, 1 file
Formats Ephemera and News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 103 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-48 Deirdre Mason - political material.

Material relating to Deirdre Mason's candidature for Fitzroy Council, 1978 and article in "Catalyst", 1980.

Contents include how to vote card, advertising poster, and letter to residents.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1978 - 1980    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Ephemera
Inventory Identifier 008 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-49 "Aborigines petition U.N. for land rights..." - newspaper clipping.

Newspaper clipping from "The Peacemaker" with this title, annotated "Deirdre".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1971    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 363 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-50 Korean Air Liner.

Articles and news clippings on KAL 007 flight.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1983 - 1984    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 399 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-51 "The working lives of qualified nurses; a study of the labour force participation ..." - report.

Report by Chloe Refshauge (nee Mason) prepared for the N.S.W. Inter-Departmental Committee on Nurse Education and published by the Health Commission of N.S.W.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Published Reports
Inventory Identifier 021 Box Number 4 Series 1
1-52 Argentina.

Newsclippings about persecution in Argentina and related correspondence from Frederico E. Alvarez Rojas.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1977 - 1982    Quantity 1.8 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 403 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-53 Personal material from Sheila Mason.

Miscellaneous personal material from Sheila Mason.

Contents include: Correspondence regarding inaugural Peter Mason Memorial Lecture at Youth ANZAAS 1988; "Search", vol. 18, no. 3, May/June 1987, with obituary by Robyn Williams; portion of "The Sydney Morning Herald", 23 May 1987, containing article about PM; letters from Bill Shaw and Margaret Ford commenting on the Memorial at Macquarie University; "SANA [Scientists Against Nuclear Arms] Update", no. 50, May 1987, containing a reprint of excerpts of PM's inaugural address to SANA in 1982.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1938 - 1988    Quantity 1.8 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Newsletters, Journals and Published Papers or Articles
Inventory Identifier 295 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-54 Miscellaneous personal material.

Business card (Damico), miscellaneous mementos and photocopied historical material on Tamworth.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1960? - 1986    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications and Ephemera
Inventory Identifier 020 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-55 "Metrication: the Australian experience".

Proceedings of the North American-Australian Metric Conference, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, April 1975, at which Sheila Mason was a speaker.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1975    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 302 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-56 Income tax returns.

Copies of income tax returns 1981-82 to 1986-87 and related correspondence.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982 - 1987    Quantity 1.7 cm, 1 file
Formats Legal Documents
Inventory Identifier 319 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-57 Income tax 1982-3.

Computer printout of income tax return 1982-3

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1983    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Legal Documents
Inventory Identifier 377 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-58 Superannuation.

Notebook with record of superannuation payments 1943-1987; material from Macquarie University 1965-1987.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1943 - 1987    Quantity 1.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Accounts, General Correspondence and Notebooks
Inventory Identifier 387 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-59 Quakers and Rudolf Lemberg.

Reprints of material by and about M.R. Lemberg; issue of Quakers Sydney Regional Newsletter with news of Sheila and Peter Mason.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1965 - 1987    Quantity 1.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals
Inventory Identifier 113 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-60 Museums - pamphlets.

Pamphlets, mainly from Sheffield City Libraries and Museums.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1973 - 1986    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications and Ephemera
Inventory Identifier 114 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-61 Entertainment - theatre programmes.

Programmes from theatre and radio.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1945 - 1982    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats Ephemera and News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 041 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-62 Soft contact lenses - journal articles.

Journal articles on the optical aspects of soft lenses.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1966?    Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file
Formats Published Papers or Articles
Inventory Identifier 047 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-63 Chess notes.

Newspaper clippings of chess games and accounts of chess games.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1972 - 1981    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 045 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-64 Clocks, cameras, computers - journal clippings.

Miscellaneous articles from journals on clocks, cameras and computers.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1981 - 1984    Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 046 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-65 "Search".

Various issues of "Search" 1985-86, connected with PM or Sheila.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1985 - 1986    Quantity 1.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals
Inventory Identifier 309 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-66 "In Future".

"In Future", issue no 5, April/May 1987, containing tribute to PM.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats Journals
Inventory Identifier 310 Box Number 5 Series 1
1-67 Poster advertising 6th annual Tom Mann Memorial Lecture.

Poster advertising lecture by Michael Cooley, entitled "Technological change and trade unionism".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1984    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Ephemera
Inventory Identifier 367 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-68 Miscellaneous material.

Black and white photograph of PM at his farewell function at Macquarie University, 31 October 1986; letter from Ian Johnstone to Sheila re tape of PM's Memorial; book - "Stephen Leacock and the art of humour".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1986 - 1987    Quantity 1.7 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Books and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 386 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-69 Patent No. 289,927 - "Absorbable Sutures" - correspondence.

Correspondence regarding infringement action, American Cyanamid v. Ethnor Pty.Ltd, Johnson & Johnson Pty. Limited and Ethicon Inc. regarding this patent.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1968 - 1979    Quantity 1.8 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Legal Documents
Inventory Identifier 216 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-70 Media Peace Prize.

Correspondence regarding PM's unsuccessful nomination for Media Peace Prize 1982 and other material relating to the Media Peace Prize, which he won in 1985.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1980 - 1985    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications and General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 232 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-71 Australian Research Grants Scheme 1984.

Applications by PM for Australian Research Grants Scheme support in 1984 and 1985 and Macquarie University Research Grant in 1986.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1983 - 1985    Quantity 1.1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes and Proposals and/or Submissions
Inventory Identifier 280 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-72 Personal correspondence.

Personal correspondence, mainly between PM and his mother, with some letters to Wyn Mason from other people.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1926 - 1948    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 022 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-73 Personal correspondence.

Personal correspondence to various members of the Mason family.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1952 - 1961    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 023 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-74 Personal correspondence.

Personal correspondence.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1961 - 1969    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 024 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-75 Personal correspondence.

Personal correspondence, mainly from PM's children.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1975? - 1976?    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 025 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-76 Aunt Sue - personal correspondence.

Personal correspondence with PM's Aunt Sue and other family members in England (Queen and Uncle Ern). Includes a photograph of Aunt Sue.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1971 - 1978    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 026 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-77 Personal correspondence and condolence letters.

Personal correspondence and condolence letters.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1975 - 1987    Quantity 1.4 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 294 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-78 Personal correspondence.

Miscellaneous correspondence from colleagues and friends.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1980? - 1986    Quantity 0.7 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 027 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-79 Correspondence during final illness.

Correspondence from colleagues and friends.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1986 - 1987    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 028 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-80 "ab" - list.

Material typed by PM when he could no longer talk.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1986    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Loose Notes and Lists
Inventory Identifier 152 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-81 Last writings.

Copy of a letter from PM to his cousin "Queen", the last thing he wrote without assistance.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1986    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 155 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-82 Letters of condolence.

Letters of condolence to Sheila Mason after PM's death.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987    Quantity 4 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 029 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-83 Correspondence and statements paying tribute to PM after his death.

Tributes to PM by Macquarie University members; and letters of condolence with copies of replies passed on by Robyn Williams.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and Reports
Inventory Identifier 032 Box Number 6 Series 1
1-84 Material relating to PM's death - business correspondence.

Official documents relating to PM's death and funeral, and correspondence regarding possible memorials.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987 - 1988    Quantity 1.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Accounts, General Correspondence and Forms
Inventory Identifier 030 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-85 PM's death and Memorial..

Deirdre's file of condolence letters, arrangements concerning PM's Memorial at Macquarie University and disposition of his personal effects.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987    Quantity 1.8 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Notes and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 312 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-86 Miscellaneous material.

Correspondence and other material relating to PM's death, and personal memorabilia.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1980 - 1988    Quantity 4.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Books, Journals, Published Papers or Articles, Loose Photographic Prints, Photocopied Documents and Charts
Inventory Identifier 296 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-87 Letters of condolence.

Letters of condolence sent to Sheila, and obituary notice in "The Sydney Morning Herald".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence and News Clippings
Inventory Identifier 313 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-88 Macquarie University material relating to PM's death.

Memorandum to staff on PM's death with tributes from several staff members; tribute from Robyn Williams some months before his death; copy of order of service for Memorial.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1986 - 1987    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Inventory Identifier 314 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-89 Letters of condolence and other material.

Letters of condolence, obituaries, small amount of correspondence from PM during his final illness, mementos from 1950s.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1950 - 1987    Quantity 1.2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera, News Clippings, Loose Notes, Journals, Photocopied Documents and CV
Inventory Identifier 316 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-90 Letter of condolence.

Copy for Sheila of letter of condolence to Joe Unsworth from Ray Wetten, Polymer Laboratories Ltd, UK.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 380 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-91 Letter from Nick Hiley, 7 February 1988.

Letter to Sheila Mason regarding Wyn and Alf Mason.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1988    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 368 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-92 Miscellaneous material.

Mementos from 1950s, correspondence after PM's death, copy of article in "The Age Green Guide", 9 January 1986 and other material.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1950 - 1987    Quantity 2.3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera, News Clippings, Loose Notes, Loose Photographic Prints and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 315 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-93 Miscellaneous material.

Correspondence from Deirdre ca 1966, other correspondence and photographs, published material connected to PM's death, outline of proposed documentary on PM.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1930? - 1987    Quantity 1.1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera, News Clippings and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier 317 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-94 Obituaries.

Obituary in "Sirius" and memorandum re Memorial Gathering at Macquarie University.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1987    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Memoranda, News Clippings and Journals
Inventory Identifier 031 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-95 Childhood book and card game.

"Stories of Bunny Buffin", by Alec Buckels (Deirdre's book), and the card game, "Little Grey Rabbit".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1945?, Book published 1945    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats Ephemera and Books
Inventory Identifier 318 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-96 "The Wye Valley and the Royal Forest of Dean".

Book with this title inscribed "W Mason 1947"

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1947?    Quantity 1.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 348 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-97 Rowlandson, T. & A.C. Pugin "The Microcosm of London".

Book with this title inscribed "Sheila Xmas 1945 from Wyn".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1943    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 351 Box Number 7 Series 1
1-98 "The Czechoslovak Political Trials, 1950-1954".

Book with this title, edited with a preface and a postscript by Jirí Pelikán. A letter from "Bruce" at Macquarie University is enclosed.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1971    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 355 Box Number 8 Series 1
1-99 Kaldor, Mary "The Baroque Arsenal".

Book with this title inscribed "Peter Mason".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 358 Box Number 8 Series 1
1-100 Strachey, Lytton "Eminent Victorians: Cardinal Manning; Florence Nightingale; Dr Arnold; General Gordon".

Book with this title, with review of biography of Strachey enclosed.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1928, Reprinted 1938    Quantity 1.7 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 359 Box Number 8 Series 1
1-101 Koestler, Arthur "The Ghost in the Machine".

Book with this title inscribed "Peter Mason" and with review of a later book by Koestler enclosed.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1967    Quantity 3.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 360 Box Number 8 Series 1
1-102 "Science Show II", edited by Robyn Williams.

Book with this title, dedicated to PM and inscribed "To Peter and Sheila, Hope you agree it's good to have Malcolm Fraser on the cover - to make us both look respectable. Love, Robyn".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1986    Quantity 1.7 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 361 Box Number 8 Series 1
1-103 Dyson, Freeman "Weapons and Hope".

Book with this title.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1984    Quantity 3.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier 362 Box Number 8 Series 1

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