Penfold, Arthur de Ramon (1890 - 1980)
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National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
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[Repository details]
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| Title: | Arthur de Ramon Penfold - Records |
| Reference: | MS 4515 |
| Date Range: | 1900 - 1956 |
| Description: | Papers relating to Penfold's work as Director of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and as Technical Director of the Plastics Institute of Australia as well as his researches into the chemistry of essential oils including correspondence (8 folders); typescript and roneoed notes; articles relating to essential oils, plastics and synthetic fibres; material relating to the William Ricketts Sanctuary, Mt Dandenong; newspaper cuttings; photographs of Canberra and Braidwood in the 1920s; a distinct group of papers relating to his visit to China in 1956 headed by C.P. Fitzgerald, including correspondence, notebooks, typescript articles and notes, newspaper clippings and photographs [MS 4515]. |
| Access: | Available for reference |
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Powerhouse Museum
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[Repository details]
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| Title: | Arthur de Ramon Penfold - Records |
| Reference: | MA 128, MRS 225 |
| Date Range: | 1897 - 1956 |
| Description: | Laboratory notebooks and research files on essential oils of plants; addresses and articles on oils, plastics and science museums; correspondence; business diaries; reports on the Museum's Economic Chemistry Department, on field trips and on the plastics industry; overall dates 1897-1956 [MA 128]. Reprints of articles 1917-55 [MRS 225]. The Museums's collection contains a magnifying glass used by Penfold, a tray presented to him on his retirement from the Museum and a portrait bust. |
| Formats: | Artwork and Objects. |
| Access: | Available for reference |
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