Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- ca. 1914-1969 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 parcels, 12 albums.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Kathleen Vellacott-Jones was a British-Canadian journalist and photographer during the army occupation of Papua New Guinea. From 1953 to 1965 Kathleen was in charge of Public Relations for the Territory of Papua New Guinea and published news for the British and Australian press, taking extensive photographs of the region. Kathleen did not marry and was survived by a number of siblings and extended family.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Photographs, 1914-1969
Collection alternatively titled as: Kathleen Vellacott-Jones Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection includes publications and slides, black-and-white photographs, 16mm film, taken by Kathleen Vellacott-Jones. The bulk of photographs were taken between 1954 and 1968.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright varies.
Pre-1955 photographs: copyright expired.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 30-Jul-2025.
Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 25-Feb-2025.
Revised, Linda Justo, 11-Jul-2021.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.