Copies of ANARE records taken from series 7 (items 7/001, 7/007, 7/014, 7/016) used by Kathleen Ralston in preparation of biography, with annotations by P.G. Law (relating to Paris trip in 1952), and copies of papers from Australian Archives Series MP 1002/1 (notes on overseas visits by Director, and notes concerning incidents at Wilkes).

Department of External Affairs confidential files (numbered) on P.G. Law, obtained by Kathleen Ralston under FOI, and copy of handwritten notes by P.G. Law, "EA Confidential Files on PGL", annotated.

Contains two files relating to the writing and publication of two volumes of P.G. Law's biography by Kathleen Ralston. Includes:

20/003.1 - Correspondence and royalty statements from Hyland House, letters of intent, copies of reviews, news clippings, handwritten notes, publicity, distribution lists and general correspondence (congratulations) related to publication of A Man for Antarctica by Hyland House, 1993, 24 June 1987-31 March 1997.

20/003.2 - Correspondence with AusInfo, copy of contract, handwritten notes, publicity, distribution lists and general correspondence (congratulations) related to publication of Phillip Law: The Antarctic Exploration Years 1954-66 by AusInfo, 1998. Also contains publication synopsis and draft of first chapter, February 1996-27 October 1998.

Correspondence with Colin Smith, CSIRO archivist; copies of papers copied from CSIRO Series 3; correspondence with Australian Archives; lists of papers requested by P.G. Law, and copies of papers copied from Australian Archives. Includes some correspondence with Kathleen Ralston.

Copies of minutes of ANARE Executive Planning Committee meetings, requested by P.G. Law from Australian Archives and used by Kathleen Ralston in preparation of biography, with annotations.

Copies of minutes of ANARE Executive Planning Committee meetings, requested by P.G. Law from Australian Archives and used by Kathleen Ralston in preparation of biography, with annotations and notes.

Copies of voyage reports written by P.G. Law, annotated, and used and numbered by Kathleen Ralston in preparation of biography, with annotated map and index.

Copies of Australian Archives accession consignment lists for Antarctic Division correspondence file series used by Kathleen Ralston in her biography of P.G. Law.

Correspondence with: Yvonne Owen, Manager, Private Sector Support Section, Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts; Val Hodgson, Manager, Private Sector Support Section, Australian Government Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; Marie Hird, Branch Manager, Curriculum Branch, Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training; Kathleen Ralston; Alina Murray, Manager, Teleinfo, Ausinfo (Government information for Australians); Graeme Bell, Manager, Stock Control, Info Access Network; Dame Elizabeth Murdoch; Earle Bloomfield; Christine Bell, Advertising Manager, The Age; Andrea Stretton; Andrew McKay; Stella Collier; Stephen Donkersley, Ausinfo; Roger Brown, Assistant Secretary, Ausinfo; John Jenkin

Philanthropy Guide - Guide to Tax Deductions for Gifts of Property valued by the Commissioner of Taxation Philanthropy Program

Newsletters: IAG (Institute of Australian Geographers Incorporated) Newsletter, Number 40 - June 1999; The ANZAAS [Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science] Mercury, Inaugural Issue, December 1998

News clippings: Obituaries - Sir Arthur Tange, AC, CBE [newspaper unknown, date probably in May 20019]; "Better for Science to Prevail over Politics" and "Celebrating Antarctica's Heroic Age", Antarctic (N.Z.), Vol 17 No.1 1998/99 [photocopy]; "Book Reviews, Phillip Law - The Antarctic Exploration Years 1954-66", Aurora, December 1998, page 12 [photocopy]; Polar Record (Journal of the Scott Polar Research Institution Cambridge) Vol 35 No. 194 July 1999, Cambridge University Press, pages 264-265 [2 photocopies and draft]; New Books - "Phillip Law The Antarctic Exploration years 1954-66" from Antarctic New and Views, No. 4 December 1998;

Notes: by Phillip Law for Kathleen Ralston - Suggested Approach to Biography; Talk for Club 66, Monash University, 27 August 1999

Published copy of Antarctic Leader and Administrator: The Early Life of P.G. Law by K. Ralston, 1991. With handwritten inscription to Phillip Law from Kathleen Ralston, March 1992