Collection UQFL411 - E. H. F. Swain Papers

Identity area

Reference code

UQFL411

Title

E. H. F. Swain Papers

Date(s)

  • 1902-1972 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 box (Offsite Storage)

Context area

Name of creator

(1883-1970)

Biographical history

Edward Harold Fulcher Swain was born 6 April 1883 in Glebe, New South Wales. He worked as a research consultant for Australian Paper Manufacturers from 1933 to 1934, was Chairman of the Queensland Forestry Board from 1924 to 1932 and Commissioner for Forests, New South Wales, from 1935 to 1948. He was United Nations forestry consultant to Ethiopia from 1951 to 1955. He died on 3 July 1970.

Name of creator

(1918-1997?)

Biographical history

Born 1 May 1918 to Edward Harold Fulcher Swain and Margaret Milroy Hewetson.

Archival history

Items 1-2 and Folders 1-5: Formerly catalogued at F567 – F572
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1902-1972
Collection alternatively titled as: Edward Harold Fulcher Swain Collection.

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Scope and content

Photographs, biographical notes, collected correspondence, poems, addresses, newspaper articles, and reports related to Edward Harold Fulcher Swain's career as a forester. Includes letters written by Harold Swain to Jules Tardent, and Jules and Myrle Tardent; typescript copies, made by Nancy Foote (daughter of Swain), of newspaper articles, correspondence, articles, and diary entries, by or relating to Swain are in this collection. Nancy Foote typed these from the originals in 1970 to 1971 and provided copies to 'Mr Tardent' (Jules Tardent). Jules Tardent and Swain worked in the forestry industry.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Uploaded finding aid

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Alternative identifier(s)

Alma MMS ID

991008615429703131

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Status

Migrated

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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