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Architectural library collections

Research by Don Watson into architectural collections in the National Library of Australia and the British Architectural Library. This file includes: a report by Don Watson of his inspection of architectural drawings at the National Library of Australia, 19 Jul 1988; a report, dated 28 Aug 1990, and supporting documents relating to the British Architectural Library in London, such as Architectural records in national and local collections : guidance notes for archivists and record offices.

Watson, Donald, 1945-

Lunch time lectures. Semester 1 1981

This file includes: project outlines and course notes for the University of Queensland Department of Architecture B.Des.St.; lunch time lecture series corrspondence and notes; student lists for architectural students from 1981; and 30 b&w photographs of students from the Department of Architecture in 1981. Decanted from B&H Lever Arch File 2 hole ring binder titled "Lunch time lectures. Semester 1 1981".

Parish Centre, Broadbeach Waters.

Twelve ink line drawings on tracing paper. From the Title Block: The Heather Thiedeke Group, architects and planners. Client: Catholic Parish of Surfers Paradise. The brief: master plan, design and documents. The Parish moved from central Surfers Paradise to Broadbeach Waters to accommodate future expansion. The church plan incorporated a radial layout with a sloping floor for optimum visibility and engagement. Includes sketch, working and marketing drawings for site plans, elevations, roof plans, landscaping, and site work.

Thiedeke, Graeme, 1942-

Life saving clubhouse at Kings Beach Caloundra for the Landsborough Shire Council Working drawings

Thirteen architectural drawings for the Club House at Caloundra.
Comprises:
[Items 1-4] Blueprints of working drawings (2 sets of 4 drawings), 42 x 67 cm. Drawn by J. Kershaw of Boomerang St. Windsor, for the Landsborough Shire Council.
[Items 5-8] One set of 4 blueprints are for contract drawings referred to in the articles of agreement: Sheet no. 1. Elevations, Scale 1/8" = 1 '. -- Sheet no. 2. Construction details, Scale 1/2" = 1'. -- Sheet no. 3. Details of deck and bridge and gangway, Scale 1/2" =1'. -- Sheet no. 4. Works and scales as shown. The second set of duplicate blueprints have been annotated and heavily used.
[Item 9] The final blueprint is a 'Contour Survey - Reserve for Life Saving Purposes - Caloundra' by A. J. Blakeway, Authorised Surveyor, dated 7 May 1948, 41 x 30 cm.
[Item 10] Ink line drawing with colour 'Sketch of proposed club house at Caloundra for the Metropolitan-Caloundra Life-saving club', dated July 1948.
[Items 11-13] Pencil sketches on tracing paper.

Quiet Night : A play in three acts

Quiet Night is a play about hospital life, was written in the early 1940s. It was performed around Australia and in the United Kingdom. It was also produced as a radio play.

Box 1
Folder 1
Typescript of the play by Dorothy Blewett Quiet Night, pasted into a foolscap sized notebook with the handwritten title on the cover: "Quiet Night" Prompt Copy. On the first page is the name and address of Dorothy Blewett below which is a pasted in copy of the programme for the performance of the play: "Programme of "Quiet Night" presented by the A.B.C. Dramatic Club at the State Conservatorium of Music Sydney. Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th", [1943].

Folder 2 Quiet Night : a play in three acts printed by the R.A.A.F. Educational Services, 48 pages. The R.A.A.F. Educational Services Plays were issued to Area and Group Headquarters, from which units could obtain on loan a set of copies of the play. [1943].

Folder 3
Typescript, and carbon copy typescript of the play Quiet Night by Dorothy Blewett. Cover page has red pencil and blue pen writing with the name and address of Dorothy Blewett crossed out; handwritten amendments; iii, 50 leaves; undated. Original binding/folder retained.

Folder 4
Three roneoed copies of Quiet Night, 52 numbered pages. Undated.

Folder 5
Typescript of the rehearsal script of Scene One of Quiet Night, 10 leaves. Undated.

Folder 6
Roneoed copy of the "Rehearsal script" for the A.B.C. Television Drama Department, produced by Christopher Muir. Handwritten emendations. 66 leaves. Undated. Inserted between pages numbered 15 and 16 are three typescript pages.

Letter from the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Victorian Branch), 29 May 1961, to Dorothy Blewett with details of the rehearsal for Quite Night, signed by Christopher Muir. Attached is the rehearsal schedule from 8 Jun 1961 to 28 Jun 1961.

ABC Television cast list, 2 leaves, 28 Jun 1961.

Folder 7
One handwritten note with envelope addressed 'to the author'.

Two programs: The Withington Players present "Quiet Night", the first performance in England of a play by Dorothy Blewett, 4 pages, 1953; and Jean Barklamb presents The Ashfield Players in "Quiet Night" a play in3 acts by Dorothy Blewett at the Ashfield Theatrette on 27 May 1953, 3 pages, 1953.

Photograph album: Commercially available photograph album with 'Photographs' on front cover, 19 x 24 cm, leaves made of medium weight dark grey papers. On first page "To Dorothy Blewett as a memento of the first stage production of "Quiet Night" the Withington Players, February 1953". Six black and white photographs, 10 x 15 cm, on six separate pages, final page has handwritten list of cast with actors signatures beside their characters name. Five unused pages.

Holiday in France

Carbon copy typescript of short story (unpublished) 'Holiday in France', 18 numbered pages, undated. Based on when most of her short stories were published, they could have been written in the 1930s.

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