FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid UQFL44 Sir Raphael Cilento Collection Size 40 boxes, 2 parcels Contents Personal and professional papers, including biographical material and family history, official correspondence 1927 to 1932, personal and professional correspondence 1932 to 1972, diaries 1913 to 1971, manuscripts, public lectures, radio scripts, reports, reprints, files relating to his service with UNRAA and United Nations, photographs. Interests include the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, National Trust of Australia and Australian League of Rights. Date range 1913 to [198-] Biography Sir Raphael Cilento was born in 1893 in Jamestown, South Australia. In 1918 he graduated from Adelaide Medical School and became a medical officer for the Australian Army in New Guinea. In 1922 he became Director of the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine in Townsville. In 1924 he became Director of Health and Quarantine Services in New Guinea. From 1928 to 1933 he was Director of Commonwealth Division of Tropical Hygiene. From 1934 to 1945 he was Director General of Health and Medical Services, Queensland. In 1935 he was made a Knight Bachelor. From 1937 to 1945 he was Hon. Professor Social and Tropical Medicine, University of Queensland. He was admitted to the Bar in Queensland in 1939 and in 1945 he became chief medical officer for UNRAA in Germany. From 1945 to 1946 he was Director, Division of Refugees and Displaced Persons, United Nations. He returned to Australia in 1951. From 1953 to 1968 he was President of the Royal Historical Society, Queensland, and from 1966 to 1970 was President of the National Trust of Queensland. He died in 1985. Notes Open access This collection may contain culturally sensitive words or descriptions, some of which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Part of the collection was rehoused in 2014 and box numbers were reallocated. Refer to the chart at the end of this listing to convert old box numbers to new numbers. Box 1 1 Interview between Sir Raphael Cilento and Mel Pratt recorded as part of the oral history program of the National Library of Australia 7 Mar 1971 2 My work as Queensland Director-General of Health and Medical Services, dictated 6 Oct 1971 3 Synopsis of his planned, unfinished autobiography, with chapter summaries to chapter17, and further material not divided ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 06/02/2014 © University of Queensland 1 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid 4 The World, My Oyster, an autobiography, 1972 [3 folders marked A – C], first 12 chapters only 4d Contains letters, photographs, newspaper clippings relating to Harold Hinton’s artwork. Material collected by Mrs Mcglew who was Lady Cilento’s mother. Harold Hinton was Lady Cilento’s godfather. Box 2 5 [Cilento Medal:] a file of correspondence, press clippings, etc. 1935 to 1943, and 3 letters 1971, 1 letter 1972 regarding selection of medal winners, citations, presentation, Anne Mackenzie Oration ceremonies, etc 6 [Correspondence:] 26 Nov 1931 to 29 July 1932, with members of Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, regarding Sydney meeting of ANZAAS, Aug 1932. Also with Commonwealth Director-General of Health, J H L Cumpston 7 [Correspondence:] National Trust of Queensland, 4 Jan 1965 to 3 Feb 1974. Chronological file of incoming and outgoing correspondence, mainly dealing with bi- centenary celebrations Folder labelled Captain Cook Museum Brochure, on the biography of Captain Cook Box 3 8 [Official correspondence:] 14 May 1927 to 21 Jun 1930, Investigation into possible connection between human and rat leprosy; File of correspondence, memoranda, case histories and reports between R W Cilento, Director of Division of Tropical Hygiene, Queensland, J H L Cumpston, Director-General of Health, Canberra, Edgar A North, Medical Officer in Charge, Commonwealth Health Laboratory Rockhampton, and others 9 [Official correspondence:] Apr 1931 to Jun 1932; Filariasis investigation in Queensland, correspondence, memoranda, laboratory returns, case histories etc, relating to the incidence of malaria in North Queensland 10 [Official correspondence:] 19 Feb 1927 to 30 Oct 1932; Official reports on tours of inspection; Feb 1927 New Guinea tour per M V Boina; 31 Aug 1931 visit to Peel Island leprosarium; 25 Sept 1931 tour to Innisfail, Ingham and Townsville to make a medical survey for the Chief Protector of Aboriginals; 30 Oct 1932 inspection of leper settlements on Palm Island and at Innisfail Box 4 11 [Correspondence:] personal and professional; Outgoing correspondence, 21 Apr 1932 to 1972, in chronological sequence Box 5 11/ A – H [Incoming correspondence:] in alphabetical sequence by sender ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 06/02/2014 © University of Queensland 2 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid Box 6 11/I – P [Incoming correspondence:] in alphabetical sequence by sender Box 7 11/Q – Z [Incoming correspondence:] in alphabetical sequence by sender Box 8 12 [Correspondence - political:] Federal election 1955; Letters, press releases, radio scripts and other material relating to his election campaign in which he opposed Sir Arthur Fadden for the seat of Macpherson 15 [Seminar:] United Nations Social Welfare Seminar, for the Arab state, Egypt 1950, Includes suggested organisation, record of planning committee’s findings, working papers, recommendations, and related correspondence Boxes 9 and 10 13 [Correspondence:] United Nations, Mar 1948 to Dec 1949 14 [Correspondence– official:] 1949 to 1950, official files of correspondence, memoranda etc., of Social Welfare Seminar for Arab States of the Middle East, includes papers concerning Malaria and Tuberculosis Box 11 16 [Diary:] Sep 1913 to Oct 1914, written as a student in Adelaide; includes some press clippings 17 [Diary:] 18 Dec 1918 to 26 Apr 1919, of a trip to New Guinea, written to his wife 18 [Diary:] 20 Feb to 10 Mar 1919, Sepik River expedition 19 [Diary:] 20 Feb 1927 to 27 Feb 1927, of a patrol tour undertaken as Director of Public Health, New Guinea 20 [Diary letters:], 21 Oct to 2 Dec 1928, to his wife describing a tour made with Dr Paul Hermant for the League of Nations to report on health conditions in the South Pacific, [first few entries written in Canberra, then Fiji, Noumea and Loyalty Islands] 21 [Diary letters:] [32] 26 Jun 1929 to 27 May 1934, to his wife Phyllis Cilento, describing his tours of northern Queensland 1929 and 1933, visit to Sydney 1932, Cooktown 1933, Canberra, 1934 22 [Diary letters], 18 Oct 1932 to 28 Oct 1932, to Phyllis Cilento describing a tour of inspection to North Queensland, including Palm Island, Innisfail and Lucinda 23 [Diary:] Jul to Aug 1933, Brisbane to Darwin and return, on tour of inspection; Oct - Nov 1933, to Cape York Peninsula, the latter diary includes pages of brief clinical ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 06/02/2014 © University of Queensland 3 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding Aid observations of Australian Aborigines, giving European and tribal names, includes notes regarding Sister Kenny 24 [Diary:] 15 Mar 1934 to Aug 1942, 1934 entries are brief notes of proposed activities [most entries cancelled]; July 1942 visit to New Guinea; Aug 1942 visit to Cloncurry, Mt. Isa, Northern Territory, and Townsville. 25 [Diary:] Feb to Mar 1935, of tour of inspection including Cherbourg, Ingham and Townsville; Diary 26 Jun to 29 Jul 1937, of a trip to New Guinea, describes effects of volcanic eruption on Vulcan Island, physical and psychological, conditions generally in the area. Diary ends at Samarai Box 12 26 [Diary:] 1 to 16 May 1945, describing his appointment to the staff of U N R R A, trip to and first days in Egypt, includes itinerary and comments 27 [Diary:] 21 Feb 1950, of a trip through France and Italy; Oct 1953 to 15 Feb 1954, medical reports written on board M V Cymric and S S Suevic, while acting as ship’s surgeon 28 [Diary:] May to Jun 1952, brief travel diary of trip including San Francisco, London and Italy 29 [Diary:] Jan to Dec 1953, engagement diary 30 [Diary:] Oct to Nov 1962 of a trip to the Far East – Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, Thailand, Malaya 31 [Diary:] May to Aug 1966, a quick look at the hot spots of the African and Asian areas 32 [Diary:] Jan to Dec 1968, engagement diary 33 [Diary:] 25 May to 2 June 1970 of a visit to Cooktown, Cairns and Mackay 34 [Dairy:] 1 to 11 July 1971, of a trip to Cooktown to inspect the Cooktown Historical Museum for the National Trust Box 13 35 Cilento Family Family histories of Cilento and West Families; includes genealogical trees and descriptions of Cilento, near Naples, where his family originated 36 [MISSING:] Collection of press clippings relating to the Cilento family in South Australia, includes large number of concert programmes in which Cilento children R W Cilento and his sisters performed 37 [Manuscript:] A medico of Melanesia, 1928 38 Address given 26 July 1961 at a meeting convened to form the Queensland Cultural Centre Association, in the Assembly Hall, YMCA Brisbane 39 Cilento, Diane [Press clippings:] Diane Cilento’s acting career, relationship with Sean Connery, Lady Cilento, and Ruth Cilento ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Last updated: 06/02/2014 © University of Queensland 4 FRYER LIBRARY Manuscript Finding