Series List and Summary Descriptions


Series 1 Personal and Biographical Records

Series 1 consists of personal records about Diane Elizabeth Barwick and her family. It includes Diane Barwick's curriculum vitae, family photographs, personal correspondence, family genealogies, and obituaries written following her death in 1986. Series 1 also includes correspondence created during Diane Barwick's early years in Canada.

For more information about Diane Barwick's move to Australia in 1960 to participate in a research study on Aboriginal Australian culture and history, see two letters she wrote to sociologist and Emeritus Professor John Barnes (inventory item BARI03212, Series 10 - General Correspondence - Incoming and Outgoing).

Series 1 contains records of a personal nature. Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1772 - 1991   Quantity: 35.8 cm, 53 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 2 Diane Barwick's Undergraduate Study at the University of British Columbia, Canada, Prior to 1960

Series 2 brings together material from Diane Elizabeth Barwick's undergraduate study at the University of British Columbia. She graduated as a BA with 1st class Honours in anthropology in 1959.

Series 2 contains Diane Barwick's Honours essay and related fieldwork notebooks from a project entitled 'The Logging Camp as Subculture' about the logging communities on Vancouver Island. Diane Barwick undertook fieldwork for this essay in the summer of 1958 at the Canadian Forest Products' Englewood Logging Division, a remote group of logging camps at the northern end of Vancouver Island. Diane Barwick had lived with her family in one such camp, Woss Camp, where her father was Superintendent, from the summer of 1947 to the summer of 1955.

Series 2 also includes Diane Barwick's lecture notes and essays from undergraduate classes completed at the University of British Columbia.

Date Range: 1914 - 1965   Quantity: 46.9 cm, 38 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 3 Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Published and Final Versions

Series 3 is an artificial series of the publications written, co-authored, or edited by Diane Elizabeth Barwick between 1960 and 1986. Series 3 contains the final version of each document or as close as possible to the final version. Series 3 includes books, articles, reviews, reports, and major seminar papers, as well as papers for which publication details are unknown.

The working papers produced by Diane Barwick in the process of creating the records in this series, as well as other documents, can be found in Series 4 - Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Working Papers.

Series 3 includes conference and symposium papers presented by Diane Elizabeth Barwick. For the purposes of this series, such papers can be seen as verbal publications.

It was identified from the outset of the archival processing of Diane Barwick's records that this series would be included in the Barwick Collection. Series 3 began from loose reprints of Diane Barwick's publications found throughout her records.

The organisation of the records in Series 3 reflects the content and arrangement of the bibliography of Diane Barwick's published papers that was compiled after her death by Laura Barwick and Richard Barwick. For the original version of this bibliography see 'Diane Elizabeth Barwick 1938-1986: A Bibliography', Aboriginal History, 1988 12:1 (hereafter referred to as the 1988 Barwick bibliography). The 1988 Barwick bibliography is the most comprehensive listing of Diane Barwick's publications to date. The records from [1] to [64] in Series 3 have been sequentially numbered to match the list in the 1988 Barwick bibliography.

Series 3 also includes publications and papers that are not listed in the 1988 Barwick bibliography. These documents form a separate numerical sequence, from 1-23, and each of them is labelled 'Not Listed'.

Note that the records regarding four of Diane Barwick's publications which are of particular historical significance have been serialised individually. See Series 21 through to Series 24.

Date Range: 1492 - 1997   Quantity: 31.3 cm, 76 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 4 Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Working Papers

Seres 4 contains notes, drafts, correspondence, and other working papers from Diane Elizabeth Barwick's large body of published and unpublished writing, seminar papers and conference papers. The final versions of most of the publications and other documents in this series can be found in Series 3 - Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Published and Final Versions.

Series 4 is a master series that contains seven sub-series. Six of the sub-series in Series 4 relate to particular publications and papers written by Diane Barwick. The seventh, Series 4007, contains fragments, drafts, and other material from many different papers and publications written by Diane Barwick.


Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 5 PhD Thesis - 'A Little More Than Kin: Regional Affiliation and Group Identity among Aboriginal Migrants in Melbourne' - Final Copy
Also Includes Revisions Sponsored by the Social Science Research Council and Revisions Made For Outcasts in White Australia, Edited by Charles Rowley

Series 5 consists of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's PhD thesis. Diane Barwick submitted her PhD thesis to the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the Australian National University in August 1963.

Series 5 includes revised extracts of Diane Barwick's thesis which she wrote between 1963 and 1970. These revisions were sponsored by the Social Science Research Council.

A revised version of Diane Barwick's PhD thesis was intended to be published as part of the 'Aborigines in Australian Society' Series which was sponsored by the Social Science Research Council. However, 'A Little More Than Kin' was not published at this time. One probable reason for this was that Diane Barwick found substantial new archival material after completing her thesis which cast her findings in a new light.

Some of the revised extracts of Diane Barwick's PhD thesis in Series 5 were written for inclusion in the historical trilogy by Charles D. Rowley entitled 'Aboriginal Policy and Practice'. This trilogy was published under the auspices of the 'Aborigines in Australian Society' Series. The subjects of Charles Rowley's trilogy included the history of relations between Aboriginal people and the Australian government, Aboriginal land tenure and urban conditions. The three works in this trilogy were entitled The Destruction of Aboriginal Society, Outcasts in White Australia and The Remote Aborigines. Diane Barwick's PhD thesis was a significant historical source for Outcasts in White Australia. Additionally, Diane Barwick worked as a research assistant for Charles Rowley on this project.

Three years after completing her PhD thesis, Diane Barwick began researching the records of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines - Victoria, which were stored in the vaults of the old Treasury building in Melbourne. She wrote of the significance of these findings to Bette Moore, in a letter dated approximately May 1980. She wrote, 'once the Board archives had been found the historical material required correction - the annual reports contained as much propaganda as fact'. This letter is located in inventory item BARI02638 in Series 10 of the Barwick Collection.

Date Range: 1829 - 1979   Quantity: 40.6 cm, 29 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 6 PhD Thesis - 'A Little More Than Kin: Regional Affiliation and Group Identity among Aboriginal Migrants in Melbourne' - Fieldwork Notebooks

Series 6 consists of the fieldwork notebooks Diane Elizabeth Barwick created during her PhD research in Melbourne and the surrounding regions of Victoria.

The notebooks in Series 6 are a rich historical resource for Aboriginal Victorian history, as well as a record of the development of Diane Barwick's PhD project and fieldwork methods. Diane Barwick used her field notebooks to keep detailed records of her discussions with and observations of Aboriginal Victorians, and others actively involved in the Aboriginal community. This included prominent individuals such as Pastor Stan Davey and Pastor Doug Nicholls of the Church of Christ in Fitzroy, which was the hub of the Aboriginal community in Melbourne at that time. In her fieldwork notebooks, Diane Barwick recorded conversations with her informants on topics such as employment, genealogies, sporting and social activities, and relationships with each other and with Aboriginal people living in regional Victoria and across the state border in New South Wales.

There are five distinct but overlapping sequences of notebooks in Series 6.

The first three sequences of notebooks document Diane Barwick's first year of fieldwork for her PhD. They date from October 1960 to September 1961. During this time Diane Barwick established the circle of contacts that would become central to her Victorian research. These men and women lived in Melbourne and the surrounding regions, especially the Murray River area. The notebooks in the first three sequences in Series 6 document research trips Diane Barwick made to settlements in Lake Tyers, Mooroopna, Cumeroogunga, and other places. Chronologically arranged, they feature Diane Barwick's numbering and lettering systems.

The fourth and fifth sequences of notebooks in Series 6 are loosely arranged by subject headings. Their content is increasingly focused on the genealogies of particular individuals and families.

Notebook Sequences:
First Sequence; Notebooks I-XIV;
Inventory items BARI00290-BARI00303;
Dates: October 1960-December 1960;
Content: initial fieldwork in Melbourne, Victoria;

Second Sequence; Notebooks I-XXI;
Inventory items BARI00304-BARI00324;
Dates: December 1960-April 1961;
Content: interviews with informants in Melbourne and regional Victoria and with other contacts, as well as notes from written sources.

Third Sequence; Notebooks A-J;
Inventory items BARI00325-BARI00333;
Dates: June 1961-September 1961;
Content: as in Second Sequence.

Subject-related [Fourth] Sequence;
Inventory items BARI00334-BARI00347;
Dates: February 1961-April 1962;
Content: subject headings include 'Aboriginal Welfare Board - Census', 'Families', 'Don and Joan Howe continued' etc.

Subject-related [Fifth] Sequence (Carbon Copies);
Inventory items BARI00356-BARI00378;
Dates: October 1960-c.1962.
Content: duplicates of PhD research, and genealogies, arranged by subject. Subjects include 'Work - Men', 'Religion', 'Briggs', etc.

Series 6 contains records of a personal nature. Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1959 - 1962   Quantity: 78.6 cm, 81 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 7 PhD Thesis - 'A Little More Than Kin: Regional Affiliation and Group Identity among Aboriginal Migrants in Melbourne' - PhD Working Papers

A broad series of assorted papers Diane Elizabeth Barwick created or collected during her PhD, but which did not end up in the final version of her thesis or in her fieldwork notebooks.

Series 7 mainly contains draft extracts of Diane Barwick's PhD thesis, and research notes on subjects such as Victorian Aboriginal stations and reserves, trends in Aboriginal employment, the role of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines, etc. It also includes photocopied reference material, family trees, road maps of Victoria and New South Wales, and a budget notebook and a travel notebook.

Series 7 contains records of a personal nature. Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1837 - 1985   Quantity: 31.4 cm, 40 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 8 Index Cards

Series 8 contains seven sequences of index cards. Six of these sequences were created by Diane Elizabeth Barwick to record, manage and cross-reference her research results.

Diane Barwick created many of the index cards in this series during the early 1960s in the process of carrying out her PhD research. Genealogical and biographical information about Aboriginal Victorians features on these index cards, as it does on other index cards in this series created by Diane Barwick during the late 1960s.

Series 8 also contains index cards created by Dr Donald J. Tugby.

Index card sequences:
PhD research;
Inventory items BARI00962-972;

Bibliographical and Genealogical;
Inventory items BARI00973-976;

Anthropological Notes and References - possibly PhD-related;
Inventory items BARI00977;

Person and Family Cards - possibly PhD-related;
Inventory items BARI00978-1001;

Donald Tugby Genealogies;
Inventory items BARI01002-1003;

Bibliographic References;
Inventory items BARI01004;

Historical Miscellaneous;
Inventory items BARI01005-1007.

Series 8 contains records of a personal nature. Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1800 - 1980   Quantity: 129.5 cm, 49 cardboard packets, boxes
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 9 Daily Notebooks and Diaries

Series 9 contains a diverse set of diaries and notebooks Diane Elizabeth Barwick used in her daily working life.

The records in Series 9 feature Diane Barwick's daily appointments, names and addresses of her research contacts, details of meetings she attended, and other similar information. They also include household information such as daily task lists, shopping lists and references to family illnesses.

The period of time best documented by the diaries and notebooks in Series 9 is 1972-1979.

Series 9 contains three sets of diaries, as follows:
Diaries of a visit by Diane and Richard Barwick to Vancouver, Canada from 12 July 1972 to 9 July 1973. During this time Diane Barwick's daughter, Laura Eden Barwick, was born. Inventory items BARI0258-260;

Daily notebooks created by Diane Barwick in Canberra between August 1975 and July 1977. Inventory items BARI0265-279;

Desk diaries for the years 1977-1979 that document Diane Barwick's work at the Australian National University, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, and the Aboriginal History journal. Inventory items BARI0280-287.

Date Range: 1965 - 1980   Quantity: 55.8 cm, 37 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 10 General Correspondence - Incoming and Outgoing

Series 10 contains letters received and sent by Diane Elizabeth Barwick during the course of her working life in Australia. Outgoing letters in the Barwick Collection usually consist of copies of the originals.

Series 10 also includes letters from Diane Barwick's family in Canada, and Richard Barwick's family in New Zealand.

Many of the letters in Series 10 include work-related topics as well as personal topics. Many inventory items in this series also include other papers such as news clippings, research proposals, manuscripts, book reviews, referee's reports, departmental reports, etc.

The period of time best documented in Series 10 is 1980-85. There are also many letters that date from the 1970s.

Diane Barwick's regular correspondents included:
Isabel McBryde; Andrew Vayda; Sally Weaver; Nancy Williams; Harry and Audrey Hawthorn; Marie Reay; Marian Aveling (later Quartly).

Subjects of correspondence in Series 10 include:
Publications written or co-written by Diane Elizabeth Barwick such as Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women;

Research topics eg smallpox;

Annual reports from departments of the Australian National University;

Family history or local history enquiries from members of the public seeking genealogical or biographical information;

Research applications and proposals submitted to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies;

Diane Barwick's role as a referee of manuscripts and theses;

Diane Barwick's attendance of and participation in conferences.

Letters of note in Series 10 include:
Two letters from Diane Barwick to sociologist and Emeritus Professor John Barnes, Australian National University, written from Canada. The subjects of these letters include Diane Barwick's acceptance of a PhD scholarship at the Australian National University, and her interest in a proposed project of research into Aboriginal Australians. One of the letters is dated 1959. See inventory item BARI03212;

A letter from Professor Frank Fenner to Diane Barwick in which he responds to her recent seminar challenging the widely held argument about an outbreak of smallpox among Aboriginal communities in the southeast of Australia prior to European settlement. The letter is dated 16 April 1984. See inventory item BARI00128.

The names of correspondents are listed in full for most of the inventory items in Series 10.

Date Range: 1829 - 1990   Quantity: 131.7 cm, 116 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 11 Australian National University - Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Career at and Contribution to

Series 11 contains a wide-ranging set of documents about Diane Elizabeth Barwick's academic career and employment history at the Australian National University, Canberra. This series includes notes and correspondence documenting Diane Barwick's work as a tutor and a lecturer at Australian National University, work she carried out on a part-time basis. Diane Barwick never held a permanent tenured academic position. However, she maintained a close affiliation with the Australian National University throughout her working life in Australia.

Series 11 includes records of Diane Barwick's numerous applications for academic posts at the Australian National University. These were submitted at various times between 1974 and 1985.

This series also includes assorted publications of the Australian National University such as departmental annual reports, and publicity booklets about the Research Schools and Faculties.

Researchers interested in the records in this series should also consult Series 10 of the Barwick Collection, including inventory item BARI01703 Assorted Correspondence and Australian National University Papers.

Date Range: 1963 - 1985   Quantity: 13.7 cm, 16 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 12 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Correspondence, Grant Applications, Publications, And Other Papers

Series 12 contains assorted papers Diane Barwick acquired in the course of her working life at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

For records about the advisory committees of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies which Diane Barwick worked on see Series 14 to Series 16. For Diane Barwick's copies of the minutes and agenda of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies's council or the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies's executive committee, see Series 13. Note that there are overlaps among the records in Series 12 through to Series 16, so researchers interested in the records listed in one of these series are advised to also consult the other series lists.

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies was established in 1961 in Canberra as the national center for research into the cultures of Indigenous Australians. Diane Barwick was a founding member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies from the time it received its statutory charter in 1964, and she was closely involved in many aspects of its development until her death in 1986. She was a member of the institute's council from 1964 until 1986, and she served on the executive committee from 1978-1979. She was also active in numerous projects and conferences at the institute, and convened the Judy Inglis Memorial Prize Committee from 1979 until at least 1984. At the time of her death, Diane Barwick was a month away from completing a twelve month honorary position in which she established a national Aboriginal biographical register.

Records in Series 12 include:
Diane Barwick's working files on specific subjects;

Papers regarding staff issues internal to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies;

Research reports written by members of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies or researchers funded by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies:

Publications of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, such as the 'Aboriginal Health Project - Information Bulletin';

Records of the council of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, including rules, minutes and agenda (minutes and agenda of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies' council included in this series are housed among other records), a list of nominations for election to council, and assorted correspondence;

Records of Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies' conferences including conference programmes and conference papers;

Grant applications and research proposals submitted to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

Diane Barwick served on four of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies advisory committees. These were the Social Anthropology Committee, Publications Committee, History Committee, and Library Committee. Records specific to Diane Barwick's work on the Social Anthropology Committee, Publications Committee, and History Committee can be found in Series 14, 15 and 16, respectively, of the Barwick Collection.

A comprehensive set of minutes and agenda of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies' council and executive committee can be found in Series 13 of the Barwick Collection.

Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1835 - 1987   Quantity: 316 cm, 202 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 13 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Minutes and Agenda of Council and the Executive Committee

Series 13 mainly contains Diane Elizabeth Barwick's copies of minutes and agenda from meetings of council and meetings of the executive committee of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

The inventory items in Series 13 also include minutes and agenda from other committees at the institute, such as the Research and Membership Committee, Cape York Ecology Committee, Uranium Impact Project Executive Committee, and the Publications Executive Committee.

Researchers interested in the records in this series should also consult Series 12 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Assorted Records, and Series' 14-16 of the Barwick Collection.

Many of the records in Series 13 are photocopied documents that were supplied to Diane Barwick for her reference. Some of them feature Diane Elizabeth Barwick's annotations.

Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1963 - 1986   Quantity: 91.3 cm, 54 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 14 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Social Anthropology Advisory Committee

Series 14 contains records gathered and created by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in her work on the Social Anthropology Advisory Committee of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

Diane Barwick was a member of the Social Anthropology Advisory Committee from 1973-82. She was chairperson from 1976-78 and deputy chairperson from 1978-80.

Series 14 includes correspondence, grant applications, minutes and agenda, and other papers.

Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1968 - 1980   Quantity: 21.2 cm, 13 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 15 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Publications Advisory Committee

Series 15 contains records gathered and created by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in her work on the Publications Advisory Committee of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

Diane Barwick was a member of the Publications Advisory Committee from 1978-82. She was chairperson of the Publications Executive Committee from 1983-86.

Series 15 includes minutes and agenda, draft manuscripts and referees' reports, correspondence, and other papers.

Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1978 - 1986   Quantity: 37 cm, 21 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 16 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - History Committee

Series 16 contains records gathered and created by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in her work on the History Committee of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

Diane Barwick was involved in the establishment of the History Committee at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1982. She was convenor of the Interim History Committee from 1981-82, and a member of the History Committee from 1982 to 1986.

Series 16 includes minutes and agenda, grant applications, correspondence, and other papers.

Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1982 - 1985   Quantity: 18 cm, 11 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 17 Aboriginal History Journal

Series 17 contains records created and collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the Aboriginal History journal. Diane Barwick was a founding editor of Aboriginal History from 1977 to 1982 for volumes 1-6, and was a member of the editorial board from 1977.

Aboriginal History is an annual refereed publication in the field of Australian ethnohistory, with an emphasis on the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and cultures following contact with non-Indigenous Australians. The journal is multidisciplinary in focus, and since 1977 it has published innovative works of Indigenous oral history, language, ethnohistory and documentary evidence. It is published out of Canberra by the publishing organisation Aboriginal History Inc., which also publishes a monograph series.

The establishment and early development of the Aboriginal History journal are documented in inventory items BARI02629-32 in Series 17. The main focus of the series is the editorial work done on each issue of Aboriginal History, mainly for the period from 1978-82. Records in this series include submitted manuscripts, referees' reports, typesetting instructions, and correspondence.

Date Range: 1845 - 1986   Quantity: 193.3 cm, 121 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 18 Aboriginal Treaty Committee

Series 18 contains records created and collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in her capacity as a member of the Aboriginal Treaty Committee, a position she held from 1980 to 1983.

The Aboriginal Treaty Committee was made up of a small group of scholars, writers and other members of the community, based in Canberra, who actively worked towards a treaty between Aboriginal Australians and the Australian commonwealth. The envisaged treaty, also known as a 'makarrata', would recognise the validity of Aboriginal land tenure. The chairperson of the committee was Dr H. C. 'Nugget' Coombs.

The Aboriginal Treaty Committee was established in 1979 and it ceased its activities in 1984. Publications on the subject of a treaty written by committee members included "It's Coming Yet…", an Aboriginal Treaty, within Australia Between Australians by Stewart Harris, and We Call For A Treaty by Judith Wright.

Date Range: 1923 - 1986   Quantity: 62.7 cm, 47 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 19 Emeritus Professor William Edward Hanley Stanner - Archive

Series 19 contains records that Diane Elizabeth Barwick created in the course of cataloguing and preserving the records of Australian anthropologist and public intellectual, William Edward Hanley ('Bill') Stanner.

Diane Barwick was employed by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1982-83 as casual library assistant to catalogue W. E. H. Stanner's record collection. The inventory items in Series 19 pre-date W. E. H. Stanner's death in 1981, suggesting that arrangements about the disposition of his records began during his lifetime.

W. E. H. Stanner was born in Sydney in 1905. A journalist, and later an officer in the Second World War, he trained in anthropology at the University of Sydney and at the London School of Economics. As a writer and lecturer, from the 1950s onwards he sought to educate the Australian public about Aboriginal people and culture, and to promote public policy that would be better suited to the needs of the Aboriginal community. He is especially well known for the 1968 Boyer lectures, in which he coined the phrase 'great Australian silence' to allude to the dearth of public debate about Aboriginal culture and history in Australia at that time. The 1968 Boyer lectures were subsequently published, entitled After The Dreaming. Black and White Australians: An Anthropologist's View. W. E. H. Stanner was based at the Australian National University, and he was influential in the establishment of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1961.

This series includes extracts of published writing by W. E. H. Stanner and copies of his correspondence, as well as legal papers, record lists, and correspondence generated by Diane Barwick in her capacity as archivist of his papers.

Date Range: 1790 - 1984   Quantity: 5 cm, 5 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 20 Emeritus Professor William Edward Hanley Stanner - Festschrift
Metaphors of Interpretation

Series 20 contains records created or collected by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in her capacity as co-editor of the publication in honour of William Edward Hanley Stanner. This festschrift was entitled Metaphors of Interpretation: Essays in Honour of W. E. H. Stanner, and it was edited by Diane Elizabeth Barwick, Jeremy Beckett and Marie Reay. It was published by Australian National University Press in Canberra, 1985.

W. E. H. Stanner was born in Sydney in 1905. A journalist, and later an officer in the Second World War, he trained in anthropology at the University of Sydney and at the London School of Economics. As a writer and lecturer, from the 1950s onwards he sought to educate the Australian public about Aboriginal people and culture, and to promote public policy that would be better suited to the needs of the Aboriginal community. He is especially well known for the 1968 Boyer lectures, in which he coined the phrase 'great Australian silence' to allude to the dearth of public debate about Aboriginal culture and history in Australia at that time. The 1968 Boyer lectures were subsequently published, entitled After The Dreaming. Black and White Australians: An Anthropologist's View. W. E. H. Stanner was based at the Australian National University, and he was influential in the establishment of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1961.

Series 20 includes assorted correspondence, and editorial papers such as galley proof and draft copies of the articles published in Metaphors of Interpretation. Compilation of this festschrift looks to have begun in approximately 1977, prior to W. E. H. Stanner's death.

The three articles in Metaphors of Interpretation that were written or co-written by Diane Barwick are listed in Series 3 - Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Published and Final Versions.

Series 20 includes working papers from an article by Diane Barwick about Louisa Strugnell Briggs entitled 'Sealers, Settlements, Scandals: A Biographical Puzzle'. This article looks to have been an earlier version of Diane Barwick's article about Louisa Strugnell Briggs published in Metaphors of Interpretation, where it was entitled 'This Most Resolute Lady: A Biographical Puzzle'. For more information about Diane Barwick's biographical research into Louisa Strugnell Briggs, see sub-series 4007 - Articles and Papers Not Otherwise Classified - Working Papers (listed under Series 4).

Date Range: 1836 - 1987   Quantity: 97 cm, 75 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 21 'Australia 1788-1988 - A Bicentennial History' - Diane Elizabeth Barwick's 'Aboriginal History' Component

Series 21 contains records that document Diane Elizabeth Barwick's work on the 1988 Bicentennial History Project which commemorated the arrival of Captain Arthur Phillip's First Fleet into Sydney Harbour in 1788. The Bicentennial History Project brought together historians from around the country to write and edit a series of publications about Australian history. Discussions about the bicentennial commemorations look to have begun in approximately 1980. The project was coordinated from the Australian National University.

Diane Barwick was co-convenor of a symposium on the Bicentennial History Project held as part of the Biennial Meeting of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1980. She was also an advisor on a number of the historical works published between 1979 and 1981 under the auspices of the Bicentennial History Project.

The direction and content of each of the historical works published under the auspices of the Bicentennial History Project were the subject of a conference entitled 'Australia 1788-1988 A Bicentennial History', held at Burgmann College at Australian National University on 9-13 February 1981. Diane Barwick presented a paper in the section of this conference entitled 'Australia 1939-1988', about the Aboriginal history component of the Bicentennial History Project. Series 21 contains records about this conference, as well as many bulletins issued in the course of the Bicentennial History Project.

The Bicentennial History Project activities were organised around a number of committees, as follows:
Australia to 1788;
Australia in 1838;
Australia in 1888;
Australia in 1938;
Australia 1939-88.

The Bicentennial History Project published a series made up of eleven volumes. These included historical narratives, a historical atlas, and a historical dictionary. The series as a whole was entitled Australians, A Historical Library.

Date Range: 1937 - 1987   Quantity: 19.1 cm, 12 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 22 Oxford History of Australia - Diane Elizabeth Barwick's 'Aboriginal History' Section

Series 22 contains Diane Elizabeth Barwick's working papers in relation to 'Volume 1: Aboriginal History', which was intended for publication in the Oxford History of Australia edited by Geoffrey Bolton and published by Oxford University Press, Melbourne in 1986. Diane Elizabeth Barwick was commissioned to write this work. It remained incomplete at the time of her death on 4 April 1986.

The volume about Aboriginal history which featured in the Oxford History of Australia published in 1986 was written by Tim Murray.

Series 22 includes a small number of Diane Barwick's working notes about the ideas and possible structure of the historical narrative she planned to write. It also includes correspondence and newsletters about the project as a whole.

For a related record, see the letter to 'Nancy' [possibly Nancy Williams] included in inventory item BARI00080, Series 10 of the Barwick Collection.

Date Range: 1979 - 1986   Quantity: 7.1 cm, 5 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 23 Framlingham Land Claim - Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Historical Report

Series 23 contains working records about Diane Elizabeth Barwick's historical report on the Framlingham land claim. This report was commissioned by the Victorian government in 1979. The initial Framlingham land claim was resolved in 1970. Diane Barwick's report appears to have related to a land claim by the Framlingham Aboriginal Trust to a regional park in the Framlingham area.

Diane Barwick submitted her historical report in 1981 to the then Minister for Conservation, W. A. Borthwick, via the Land Conservation Council of the State Government of Victoria. Her report was entitled 'An Assessment of the Cultural and Historical Significance to the Present Aboriginal Community of the Land Reserved at Framlingham in 1861'.

Framlingham Reserve is located near Warrnambool in the western district of Victoria. Under the Aboriginal Lands Act of 1970, 586 acres at Framlingham Reserve were returned to Aboriginal ownership. This case was the first Aboriginal land rights victory in Australia.

Date Range: 1862 - 1981   Quantity: 8 cm, 6 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 24 Simpson Desert Land Claim - Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Historical Report

Series 24 contains papers collected or created by Diane Elizabeth Barwick in relation to the historical report she wrote for the Simpson Desert land claim. This report was entitled the 'Arrernte or Simpson Desert Land Claim: History Section'. She carried out this work for the Central Land Council (Alice Springs) during seven weeks in March-April 1985.

Series 24 contains draft versions of Diane Barwick's historical report on the Simpson Desert land claim. It also contains numerous government archives, letters, published extracts, news clippings, maps, photographs, and other records about the Simpson Desert claim which she received while working on this project.

Date Range: 1770 - 1991   Quantity: 174.3 cm, 168 manila folders and oversized folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 25 Aboriginal Leadership Conference - 'The Culture, Identity and Future of the Aborigines' (1971)

Series 25 contains Diane Elizabeth Barwick's records of a workshop entitled 'The Culture, Identity and Future of the Aborigines'. The purpose of the workshop was to foster Aboriginal leadership.

Diane Barwick and Margaret Valadian were academic co-directors of this workshop, which brought together 24 Aboriginal participants from around Australia. It was held from 3 January to 13 February 1971 at the Centre for Continuing Education at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Series 25 contains substantial documentation of the workshop curriculum, including student essays and examination papers, and notes of the papers presented by speakers as well as hand-outs and biographical notes about the speakers. It also includes names and addresses of participants, and correspondence about the organisation and administration of the workshop.

Date Range: 1875 - 1972   Quantity: 86.25 cm, 58 folders and rolls
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 26 The Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute

Series 26 contains publications of the Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute, which was based in Balmain, Sydney. Diane Elizabeth Barwick acted as Canberra agent for the Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute.

The Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute was established by Margaret Valadian and Natascha McNamara to promote skills in areas such as Aboriginal management, leadership, youth work and adult education. Its literature was used by Aboriginal groups around Australia. It was in existence from 1978 to 1990.

Series 26 includes training booklets created for particular workshops, reports of workshops held, and newsletters.

Date Range: 1978 - 1983   Quantity: 32 cm, 17 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 27 Aboriginal Studies in Australia - Conferences, Academic Papers, Community Groups

Series 27 is an artificial series that brings together records generated in the fields of Aboriginal studies and Aboriginal history, from the 1960s onwards when these disciplines were emerging in Australia. Through her writing, public speaking and other work, Diane Barwick helped promote the development of these disciplines. The records in Series 27 are not specific to any single project, organisation, or event in which Diane Barwick was involved. Rather, she acquired these records throughout the course of her working life in Australia.

Subjects covered in Series 27 include Aboriginal education, youth development, training, and employment, studies in anthropology and history, and analysis of racism in Australia.

Series 27 includes a substantial set of records from a seminar entitled 'The Problems of Aboriginal Employment, Wages and Training', organised by Colin Tatz at the Centre for Research into Aboriginal Affairs at Monash University, Melbourne, held on 23-25 May 1966.

Series 27 also includes newsletters of Aboriginal community groups, and records of university programmes and research organisations involved in Aboriginal studies.

Date Range: 1961 - 1985   Quantity: 110.2 cm, 82 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 28 Aboriginal Rights Movement in Australia - Educational and Promotional Material

Series 28 is an artificial series that brings together records generated in the Aboriginal rights movement that took place from the 1960s in Australia. Through her writing, public speaking, and other work, Diane Barwick actively supported the goals of Aboriginal justice and equality. The records in Series 28 are not particular to any specific project, organisation, or event in which Diane Barwick was involved. Rather, she acquired these records throughout the course of her working life in Australia. The period of time best documented in Series 28 is c.1962-c.1972.

Series 28 includes issues of Smoke Signals published between October 1962 and June 1969. Smoke Signals was the official organ of the Aborigines Advancement League. Other organisations documented in this series include the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement (FCAA), later renamed the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI).

Series 28 includes an extensive collection of the literature of these and other groups, including newsletters, fliers, reports to government bodies, information booklets, and media transcripts. Diane Barwick's work brought her into contact with many of the community groups, church groups, university organisations, groups of concerned citizens, district land councils, and other bodies whose records feature in Series 28. Some of the records in Series 28, such as her papers and correspondence from the Easter conference of FCAATSI in 1969, also reflect Diane Barwick's active involvement in particular events or with specific organisations. The period of time best documented by the records in Series 28 is approximately 1962-1972.

Series 28 also documents related initiatives from other parts of the world including New Zealand, Canada and the United States.

Other records relevant to the Aboriginal rights initiatives documented in Series 28 can be found in Series 27 and Series 29 of the Barwick Collection.

Date Range: 1922 - 1985   Quantity: 128.7 cm, 123 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 29 Aboriginal Policy in Australia - State and Federal Governments

Series 29 is an artificial series that brings together records of government policies on Aboriginal affairs in Australia. It includes records of state governments as well as the federal government. The records in Series 29 are not particular to any specific project, organisation, or event in which Diane Barwick was involved. Rather, she acquired these records throughout the course of her working life in Australia.

Records in Series 29 include:
A number of information booklets about Aboriginal assimilation policies issued by the Minister for Territories with the co-operation of the Ministers responsible for aboriginal welfare in the Australian States. These booklets date from the late 1950s to the early 1960s;

Yorta Yorta Land Claim submission for land and compensation, submitted by the Yorta Yorta Tribal Council to the Victorian and Federal Governments, June 1984. The land claimed is the Barmah Forest;

Report of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner in relation to the Warlpiri and Kartangarurru-Kurintji land claim (report is dated 4 August 1978), and other reports of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner into land claims lodged under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976;

Government journals and newsletters distributed among the Aboriginal community, such as Dawn, a magazine for the Aboriginal people of New South Wales. Holdings of Dawn date from March 1959 to March 1962.

Series 29 also includes copies of a journal entitled ‘Aboriginal News’ that was published every two months by the Australian Government Publishing Service for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. This journal contains articles about topics such as the Aboriginal Land Rights Commission, overseas perspectives on land rights, available resource materials, etc.

Date Range: 1953 - 1988   Quantity: 77 cm, 87 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 30 Australian Anthropological and Historical Scholarship - Diane Elizabeth Barwick’s Reference Material

Series 30 is an artificial series of scholarly articles and published extracts, mostly in the fields of Australian anthropology and history. The records in Series 30 are not particular to any specific project, organisation, or event in which Diane Barwick was involved. Rather, she acquired these records throughout the course of her working life in Australia.

This series includes many photocopied extracts from published or archival sources.

Subjects covered in Series 30 include:

- Writings by and about nineteenth century European explorers and ethnographers such as Robert Hamilton Mathews and J. P. Fawkner;

- Published works by Diane Barwick's contemporaries, including anthropologists, archaeologists, linguists, historians, scholars of natural history, etc;

- A number of academic theses for which examination was under way. The authors include Anna Haebich and Heather Goodall. Some of the theses in Series 30 also include Diane Barwick's examiner's reports;

- Notes and data derived from minutes of meetings of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines held between 1860 and 1946;

- A family tree for an Aboriginal family at Gunnawarra Station in New South Wales;

- A bound copy of the 1968 Boyer Lectures given by William Edward Hanley Stanner, entitled 'After The Dreaming';

- Minutes and other papers of the Association of Social Anthropologists, correspondence, obituaries, and catalogues of museum exhibitions.

Date Range: 1770 - 1987   Quantity: 521.5 cm, 479 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 31 Anthropological and Historical Scholarship - International Including North America - Diane Elizabeth Barwick’s Reference Material

Series 31 is an artificial series of reference material, mostly in anthropology and history, from or about countries other than Australia. Many of the records in this series relate to the United States of America or Canada. The records in Series 31 are not particular to any specific project, organisation, or event in which Diane Barwick was involved. Rather, she acquired them throughout the course of her working life in Australia, and on visits to other places.

Series 31 includes many records of Canadian Indian and Native American tribal organisations, such as the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. Those records include newspapers, posters, pamphlets, and newsletters.

Series 31 also includes published articles by scholars in disciplines such as sociology, law, and anthropology, about Indigenous rights and development issues.

Series 31 also features media transcripts, speech notes, and other records about Canadian Indian reserves, land claims, social conditions and other subjects, issued by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs/ Affaires indiennes et du Nord, of the Canadian federal government.

Series 31 includes records about countries outside North America, in particular Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.

Other records in Series 31 include papers given by various speakers at the Third International Conference on Hunter-Gatherers, held at Bad Homburg in West Germany on 13-16 June 1983. Diane Barwick was an invited speaker at this conference, where she presented a paper entitled 'Mapping the Past: Clan and Tribal Boundaries of the 'Kulin Nation' and their Neighbours in Victoria, Australia, 1835-1904'. A published version of this paper subsequently appeared in Aboriginal History, 1984 8(2). For more about these papers by Diane Barwick, see Series 3 and Series 4 of the Barwick Guide.

Diane Barwick maintained a regular correspondence with numerous friends and colleagues in North America. Three correspondents whom Diane Barwick was especially close to and whose published writings appear in Series 31 are Wayne Suttles, Wilson Duff, and Sally Weaver.

Date Range: 1843 - 1988   Quantity: 240.8 cm, 220 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 32 Newspaper Clippings - Assorted

Series 32 contains articles, editorials, letters to the editor, and other newspaper extracts, mainly about various topics regarding Aboriginal rights and resources in Australia. Diane Barwick acquired these records throughout the course of her working life in Australia. The main dates of this series are 1963-1970, and to a lessor extent the 1970s.

Series 32 features news clippings from major and regional Australian daily newspapers including the Canberra Times, Age, Australian and Sun. Other sources include the Australian National University Reporter, and Our Aim and Australian Evangel, two periodicals which were published out of Sydney by the Aborigines Inland Mission.

Series 32 also includes clippings from newspapers published in Vancouver, Canada, and Wellington, New Zealand.

The records in Series 32 consist mostly of original or photocopied news clippings, or Diane Barwick's handwritten or typed transcripts of newspaper reports.

Date Range: 1879 - 1985   Quantity: 66.2 cm, 41 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 33 Collected Genealogies - Aboriginal Station and Reserve Records

This series is one of four that make up the Collected Genealogies of Aboriginal Victorians compiled by Diane Barwick, along with Series 34, Series 35 and Series 36.

Series 33 contains assorted historical, demographic, and other records applicable to each of the main Aboriginal stations and reserves in Victoria, as well as some in New South Wales.

These reserves and stations are:
Cumeroogunga;
Lake Condah;
Warangesda (Darlington Point), (New South Wales);
Framlingham;
Moonah Cullah (New South Wales);
Balranald;
Ebenezer;
Lake Tyers;
Coranderrk;
Maloga Mission Station;
Ramahyuck;
Acheron.

The histories of these Aboriginal reserves and stations are extensively documented in Series 33, often spanning the dates of establishment to disestablishment in each case.

Series 33 also contains family trees for men and women of the Cumeroogunga, Lake Condah, Framlingham, Ebenezer, Lake Tyers, Coranderrk, and Ramahyuck stations and reserves. These family trees were compiled by Diane Barwick. See inventory items BARI01572-BARI01589.

Series 33 also includes a small number of assorted historical, demographic, and other records applicable to Aboriginal communities in the Murray River, Colac and Mount Franklin regions of Victoria.

The source material of the inventory items in Series 33 includes minutes and other records of the Victorian branch of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines (B.P.A.); Hansard extracts; various newspapers; and Our Aim and Australian Evangel, two periodicals which were published out of Sydney by the Aborigines Inland Mission and which included data about Aboriginal Victorians.

A Note About the Collected Genealogies
The Collected Genealogies grew out of Diane Barwick’s belief in the importance of historical awareness in understanding Aboriginal culture in Victoria. Although it is unclear precisely when Diane Barwick decided to compile comprehensive genealogies of Victorian Aborigines, one significant development looks to have been the research she carried out from 1966-1972 on the papers of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines - Victoria. Diane intensively researched these records, and in the process laid the foundations of the Collected Genealogies and for many of her subsequent publications.

To compile the Collected Genealogies, Diane Barwick consulted archival sources of various kinds, as well as drawing upon the genealogical memories of Aboriginal people. Her other sources included the oral histories gathered by Philip Felton in his capacity as State Superintendent of the newly established Victorian Aboriginal Welfare Board. Diane Barwick cross-referenced her findings against the genealogical data collected about Aborigines by Norman Tindale and Dr D. J. Birdsell, and by Donald Tugby. Writing in 1978 about her work on Aboriginal genealogies, Diane Barwick refers to having researched the genealogy of every descendant of the Aboriginal Victorians alive in 1863, who numbered 1920 people. Diane Barwick's genealogical research covered the period from 1800 and possibly earlier, through to the time of the 1966 census. For more on this statement by Diane Barwick see 'The Three Demographies - An Interdisciplinary Discussion', in inventory item BARI01530, Series 3 - Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Published and Final Versions.

The records in Series 33-36 were originally housed in manila folders inside spring-back binders. Original titles from the spines of the spring-back binders have been included, in quotation marks, as item titles. Control numbers are from the original records.

Series 33 contains records of a personal nature. Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1800 - 1983   Quantity: 208.6 cm, 272 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 34 Collected Genealogies - Aboriginal Policy and Administration Records

This series is one of four that make up the Collected Genealogies of Aboriginal Victorians compiled by Diane Barwick, along with Series 33, Series 35 and Series 36.

Series 34 contains official records of Victorian state government departments that administered Aboriginal policy and/or collected information about Aboriginal people.

The sources for Series 34 include:
Board for the Protection of the Aborigines – Victoria;
Central Board for the Protection of the Aborigines;
Aboriginal Welfare Board;
Government Gazette notices;
Legislation;
News clippings.

Series 34 also includes extracts and notes from journals of the Aborigines Inland Mission (A.I.M.), genealogical fragments, family trees, and other records.

A Note About the Collected Genealogies
The Collected Genealogies grew out of Diane Barwick’s belief in the importance of historical awareness in understanding Aboriginal culture in Victoria. Although it is unclear precisely when Diane Barwick decided to compile comprehensive genealogies of Victorian Aborigines, one significant development looks to have been the research she carried out from 1966-1972 on the papers of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines - Victoria. Diane intensively researched these records, and in the process laid the foundations of the Collected Genealogies and for many of her subsequent publications.

To compile the Collected Genealogies, Diane Barwick consulted archival sources of various kinds, as well as drawing upon the genealogical memories of Aboriginal people. Her other sources included the oral histories gathered by Philip Felton in his capacity as State Superintendent of the newly established Victorian Aboriginal Welfare Board. Diane Barwick cross-referenced her findings against the genealogical data collected about Aborigines by Norman Tindale and Dr D. J. Birdsell, and by Donald Tugby. Writing in 1978 about her work on Aboriginal genealogies, Diane Barwick refers to having researched the genealogy of every descendant of the Aboriginal Victorians alive in 1863, who numbered 1920 people. Diane Barwick's genealogical research covered the period from 1800 and possibly earlier, through to the time of the 1966 census. For more on this statement by Diane Barwick see 'The Three Demographies - An Interdisciplinary Discussion', in inventory item BARI01530, Series 3 - Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Published and Final Versions.

The records in Series 33-36 were originally housed in manila folders inside spring-back binders. Original titles from the spines of the spring-back binders have been included, in quotation marks, as item titles. Control numbers are from the original records.

Series 34 contains records of a personal nature. Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1839 - 1972   Quantity: 122.1 cm, 150 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 35 Collected Genealogies - News Clippings

This series is one of four that make up the Collected Genealogies of Aboriginal Victorians compiled by Diane Barwick, along with Series 33, Series 34 and Series 36.

Series 35 consists of newspaper clippings on various subjects regarding the Aboriginal people of Victoria, and related events and organisations. It also includes indexes compiled by Diane Barwick of specific subjects reported on in newspapers, such as biographical references to Aboriginal Australians. Series 35 also includes a small number of notes from interviews conducted by Diane Barwick with members of the Aboriginal community. Other records scattered through Series 35 include minutes, reports, and petitions.

A Note About the Collected Genealogies
The Collected Genealogies grew out of Diane Barwick’s belief in the importance of historical awareness in understanding Aboriginal culture in Victoria. Although it is unclear precisely when Diane Barwick decided to compile comprehensive genealogies of Victorian Aborigines, one significant development looks to have been the research she carried out from 1966-1972 on the papers of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines - Victoria. Diane intensively researched these records, and in the process laid the foundations of the Collected Genealogies and for many of her subsequent publications.

To compile the Collected Genealogies, Diane Barwick consulted archival sources of various kinds, as well as drawing upon the genealogical memories of Aboriginal people. Her other sources included the oral histories gathered by Philip Felton in his capacity as State Superintendent of the newly established Victorian Aboriginal Welfare Board. Diane Barwick cross-referenced her findings against the genealogical data collected about Aborigines by Norman Tindale and Dr D. J. Birdsell, and by Donald Tugby. Writing in 1978 about her work on Aboriginal genealogies, Diane Barwick refers to having researched the genealogy of every descendant of the Aboriginal Victorians alive in 1863, who numbered 1920 people. Diane Barwick's genealogical research covered the period from 1800 and possibly earlier, through to the time of the 1966 census. For more on this statement by Diane Barwick see 'The Three Demographies - An Interdisciplinary Discussion', in inventory item BARI01530, Series 3 - Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Published and Final Versions.

The records in Series 33-36 were originally housed in manila folders inside spring-back binders. Original titles from the spines of the spring-back binders have been included, in quotation marks, as item titles. Control numbers are from the original records.

Date Range: 1838 - 1972   Quantity: 57.6 cm, 70 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 36 Collected Genealogies - Published and Scholarly Records

This series is one of four that make up the Collected Genealogies of Aboriginal Victorians compiled by Diane Barwick, along with Series 33, Series 34, and Series 35.

Series 36 contains assorted published and scholarly records about Aboriginal Victorian history and the history of European settlement in Victoria. Subjects documented in this series include European exploration, pastoralism, the public service, and ethnography. Series 36 includes many extracts from ethnographic sources such as the works of Alfred Howitt.

Series 36 also includes theses and scholarly reports about Aboriginal Australia by scholars who were contemporaries or near-contemporaries of Diane Barwick, such as Phillip Boas, Peter Sutton, and Anna Vroland. Further, Series 36 includes genealogical and historical documents compiled by Bill Mollison in relation to Aboriginal Tasmanians.

A Note About the Collected Genealogies
The Collected Genealogies grew out of Diane Barwick’s belief in the importance of historical awareness in understanding Aboriginal culture in Victoria. Although it is unclear precisely when Diane Barwick decided to compile comprehensive genealogies of Victorian Aborigines, one significant development looks to have been the research she carried out from 1966-1972 on the papers of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines - Victoria. Diane intensively researched these records, and in the process laid the foundations of the Collected Genealogies and for many of her subsequent publications.

To compile the Collected Genealogies, Diane Barwick consulted archival sources of various kinds, as well as drawing upon the genealogical memories of Aboriginal people. Her other sources included the oral histories gathered by Philip Felton in his capacity as State Superintendent of the newly established Victorian Aboriginal Welfare Board. Diane Barwick cross-referenced her findings against the genealogical data collected about Aborigines by Norman Tindale and Dr D. J. Birdsell, and by Donald Tugby. Writing in 1978 about her work on Aboriginal genealogies, Diane Barwick refers to having researched the genealogy of every descendant of the Aboriginal Victorians alive in 1863, who numbered 1920 people. Diane Barwick's genealogical research covered the period from 1800 and possibly earlier, through to the time of the 1966 census. For more on this statement by Diane Barwick see 'The Three Demographies - An Interdisciplinary Discussion', in inventory item BARI01530, Series 3 - Publications of Diane Elizabeth Barwick - Published and Final Versions.

The records in Series 33-36 were originally housed in manila folders inside spring-back binders. Original titles from the spines of the spring-back binders have been included, in quotation marks, as item titles. Control numbers are from the original records.

Date Range: 1787 - 1983   Quantity: 59.7 cm, 70 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 37 Diane Elizabeth Barwick's Genealogical Data - Working Papers

Series 37 contains assorted working papers from Diane Elizabeth Barwick's research into Aboriginal history, genealogy and demography in Victoria and New South Wales. Many of the records in Series 37 have a similar format to those in the Collected Genealogies (Series 33 to Series 36). Series 37 also includes data used by Diane Barwick in relation to research projects she subsequently undertook (eg inventory items BARI01736-1737).

The records in Series 37 include tabulated data, research notes, family trees, photographs, and reference material.

Series 37 contains records of a personal nature. Restrictions apply. Please consult the custodian about access.

Date Range: 1795 - 1984   Quantity: 83.3 cm, 100 manila folders and oversized folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth
Access: Partially closed

 

Series 38 Recordkeeping Aids - Box Labels and Record Lists

Series 38 mostly contains box labels and a record list created by Richard Barwick to assist with the archival processing of Diane Elizabeth Barwick's records after her death. These labels feature descriptions of particular records, and some also feature the original location of the records in the Barwick home or in Diane Barwick's office at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

Richard Barwick carried out some of this labelling in 1987, possibly while in the process of boxing Diane Barwick's records, and some in 1991.

This series also contains at least one label created by Diane Barwick.

Date Range: 1984 - 2006   Quantity: 22.7 cm, 21 manila folders and oversized folders
Provenance: Barwick, Richard

 

Series 4001 #1 Rebellion at Coranderrk - Working Papers

Series 4001 contains Diane Barwick's notes about and sections of draft narrative from her work entitled Rebellion at Coranderrk.

The manuscript of Rebellion at Coranderrk was edited for publication by Laura E. Barwick and Richard E. Barwick after Diane Barwick's death. It was published as Aboriginal History Monograph 5, Canberra, 1998.

Date Range: 1795 - 1985   Quantity: 97 cm, 59 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 4002 #2 The History of Aboriginal Policy in Victoria - Drafts and Notes

Series 4002 contains Diane Barwick's draft copies and working notes from her manuscript about the history of the administration of Aboriginal policy in Victoria.

Diane Elizabeth Barwick's manuscript on this subject was accepted for publication by the Australian National University Press in 1973. Diane Barwick did not publish her manuscript at this time. In 1981, a revised version of the manuscript was again accepted for publication. At the time of her death in 1986, the manuscript remained unpublished.

Diane Barwick drew extensively on her PhD thesis, 'A Little More Than Kin: Regional Affiliation and Group Identity among Aboriginal Migrants in Melbourne', for this project.

In a letter dated 18 June 1981, Diane Barwick wrote to Marian Aveling about the changed focus of her manuscript about Aboriginal policy in Victoria. It had at this time become 'an essay on Victorian Cabinet politics in the 1880s as much as Aboriginal history'. See inventory item BARI02680 in Series 10 - General Correspondence - Incoming and Outgoing.

Date Range: 1965 - 1981   Quantity: 9.5 cm, 10 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 4003 #3 Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women - Working Papers

Series 4003 contains Diane Barwick's working papers in relation to Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women, edited by Isobel M. White, Diane Barwick and Betty Meehan, published by George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1985. Series 4003 includes documents about the publication of this work.

Date Range: 1888 - 1985   Quantity: 12.2 cm, 9 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 4004 #4 Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History - Working Papers

Series 4004 contains Diane Barwick's working papers in relation to Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History, edited by Diane Barwick, Michael Mace and Tom Stannage, published by Aboriginal History, Canberra 1979, [Second edition 1980; third edition 1984].

Date Range: 1979   Quantity: 7 cm, 4 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 4005 #5 'Mapping the Past: Clan and Tribal Boundaries of the 'Kulin Nation' and their Neighbours in Victoria, Australia, 1835-1904' - Conference Paper - Working Papers

Series 4005 contains correspondence and working papers in relation to Diane Elizabeth Barwick's conference paper entitled 'Mapping the Past: Clan and Tribal Boundaries of the 'Kulin Nation' and their Neighbours in Victoria, Australia, 1835-1904'. Diane Barwick presented this paper at the 3rd International Conference on Hunters and Gatherers, Bad Homburg, West Germany, 13-16 June 1983.

Researchers interested in this series may also wish to consult Series 4006 - #6 'Mapping the Past: An Atlas of Victorian Clans 1835-1904 - Part I' - Published Article - Parts I and II - Working Papers.

Date Range: 1835 - 1984   Quantity: 11.9 cm, 10 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 4006 #6 'Mapping the Past: An Atlas of Victorian Clans 1835-1904 - Part I' - Published Article - Parts I and II - Working Papers

Series 4006 contains working papers from Diane Elizabeth Barwick's research into the clan boundaries and language groups among the Kulin and Kurnai people of Victoria, and also from her writings on this subject intended for publication.

Diane Barwick's article on the Kulin nation was entitled 'Mapping the Past: An Atlas of Victorian Clans 1835-1904' Part I, published in Aboriginal History 8(2):100-131.

Diane Barwick intended to publish subsequent papers from this research but no further publications eventuated in her lifetime. Series 4006 contains research notes and draft narratives in relation to both the published article and also the related material that remained unpublished at the time of Diane Barwick's death.

Researchers interested in this series may also wish to consult Series 4005 - #5 'Mapping the Past: Clan and Tribal Boundaries of the 'Kulin Nation' and their Neighbours in Victoria, Australia, 1835-1904' - Conference Paper - Working Papers.

Date Range: 1788 - 1996   Quantity: 28.7 cm, 29 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 

Series 4007 #7 Articles and Papers Not Otherwise Classified - Working Papers

Series 4007 contains working papers in relation to numerous documents written by Diane Elizabeth Barwick, none of which have so far been classified among Series 4001 - Series 4006 of the Barwick Collection.

The working papers in this series relate to published articles, essays in historical dictionaries, papers presented at conferences and other events, a report for the Albury and District Local Aboriginal Land Council, and other documents written by Diane Barwick.

This series includes working papers about conference papers written by Diane Barwick which have not come to light elsewhere in her record collection. One such paper is entitled 'Aboriginal Women in a Changing Society'. Diane Barwick presented this paper at a conference of the National Council of Aboriginal Women held on 28-30 January 1972. Series 4007 includes a draft copy, correspondence, and other records about this conference paper. See inventory item BARI02594.

This series includes working papers about written works whose publication details are unknown. These include, for example, draft extracts, index cards and correspondence for a document entitled 'Appendix I - The Marawara and the Yelta Missionaries'. See inventory item BARI01571.

This series also includes working papers for documents which were unpublished at the time of Diane Barwick's death. These include draft copies of a biographical article entitled 'Whatever Happened to Neighbour? A Progress Report on the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biographical Register'. See inventory item BARI01623.

Date Range: 1824 - 1987   Quantity: 74.4 cm, 72 folders
Provenance: Barwick, Diane Elizabeth

 


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