Harry Seidler personal and family papers, 1939-1979

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Title: Harry Seidler personal and family papers, 1939-1979
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Immigrants--Australia--History; World War, 1939-1945--Sources; War stories; Internment camps; Prisoners of war; Canada; Austria; German language--Writing; Correspondence
Category: 4. World War II; 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords: Architecture
Creator: Seidler, Harry
Current holder: State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference: 1939 – 1979
Link: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVDbln
Series number: MLMSS 5467
Item number: n7oVDbln
Access rights: Digitised
Rights: Reproduction Restricted
Country of origin: Canada; Australia
Language: English; German
Description from source: 0.25 metres of textual material (1 box), 1 shirt 1. Kriegstagebuch des Harry Seidlers Erster Band 3 September 1939 - 3 Marz 1940' [War diary of Harry Seidler volume one 3 September 1939 - 3 March 1940], 1939-1940. The diary actually ends on 11 May 1940 (Call No.: MAV/FM4/8187, frames 1-308: MLMSS 5467/1) 2. Das Tagebuch der Internierung 12 Mai 1940 - 4 Oct 1941' [Internment diary 12 May 1940 - 4 Oct 1941], 1940-1941 (Call No.: MAV/FM4/8187, frames 309-569: MLMSS 5467/1) 3. Correspondence, mainly between Harry Seidler and his parents Max and Rose Seidler, and papers re internment of Harry and his brother Marcell Seidler, 1940-1946, 1962-1979 (Call No.: MAV/FM4/8187, frames 570-771: MLMSS 5467/1) 4. 'Seidler diary - rough translation', 19 July 1940 - 9 Oct. 1941, by Judith Winternitz, 1940-1941. See also publication at ML 940.547241/1: 'Internment: the Diaries of Harry Seidler May 1940 - October 1941' / Janis Wilton, editor: diary translated by Judith Winternitz, Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986 (Call No.: MLMSS 5467/2) 5. Harry Seidler's original denim internment camp shirt from Quebec, Canada, 13 July 1940-4 October 1941 (Call No.: LR 85 )
Physical format: Diaries; Manuscripts; Objects (miscellaneous); Correspondence