Descriptive note

The folder includes correspondence between Casey and Mawson on the location for the Antarctic Mainland Station as well as comments on sub-Antarctic island bases, 1953; a copy of a letter from Casey to Mawson regarding a meeting of the Antarctic Committee and articles relating to early voyages to the Antarctic, 20 December 1954; correspondence between Casey and Mawson relating to a Russian Antarctic Expedition’s report of sighting an “oasis” in the Australian sector of Antarctica, February 1956; correspondence between Casey and Mawson relating to the article “Scientific problems of great importance” by Dr M Somov and Russian versus Australian studies in oceanography and marine biology, February-March 1956; correspondence between Casey, Mawson and P G Law, Director Antarctic Division, regarding Russian pirating and reception of Mawson’s works, April 1956; correspondence between Casey, Mawson and Sir Philip Mcbride, Minister for Defence, regarding the Russian Antarctic Exploring Vessel OB, May 1956; correspondence between Casey, Mawson and Law regarding ‘possible methods of building up Australian Antarctic activity, December 1956-January 1957; a letter with manuscript map from Mawson to Casey regarding Mawson’s comments on Law’s planned Princess Elizabeth Land expedition, 10 January 1957; correspondence between Casey and Mawson regarding the role that Bellingshausen played in Antarctic discovery, 1956-1958; letter from Mawson to Casey regarding a meeting of the A.N.A.R.E [Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions] Planning Committee, in particular noting the Russian’s oceanographic work in the Antarctic, the Russian Chuganov Island and Russian claims to Queen Mary Land, an a list of approximate flying distances between ‘points of interest to us holding Australian Antarctic Territory’, 2 May 1958; correspondence between Casey and Mawson regarding Admiral Dufek and American claims on Antarctica, May-June 1958; correspondence between Casey, Lady Paquita Mawson and Mr J C G Kevin, Secretary, Department of External Affairs, regarding Mawson’s arthritis, May-July 1958; press release ‘Tribute to Sir Douglas Mawson”, 15 October 1958; letter from Lady Mawson to Casey thanking Casey for his message of sympathy, 24 October 1958; correspondence between Casey and the University of Adelaide regarding a portrait fund for a portrait of Mawson, 1959; correspondence between Casey and the University of Adelaide regarding the establishment of the Mawson Institute for Antarctic Research at the University of Adelaide, 1959; a letter from Casey to A Grenfell Price thanking him for a copy of “The winning of Australian Antarctica” / A Grenfell Price (Adelaide, SA, 1960), and a copy of the publication, 1961; correspondence between Lady Mawson, Casey, Kevin and Grenfell Price regarding issues of concern related to the publishing of BANZARE [British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition] reports, October 1958-October 1962; correspondence between Casey and Lady Mawson in which Casey thanks Lady Mawson for sending him an envelope with stamps featuring Mawson, March 1962; correspondence between Sir Arthur Tange, Secretary, Department of External Affairs, and Casey regarding Captain J K Davis’ complaints to a reference to him included in Grenfell Price’s Mawson book, October-November 1962; a letter from Lady Mawson to Casey thanking him for sending a copy of his book, 27 May 1964; and correspondence between Dr J Melville, The University of Adelaide, and Casey regarding an appeal for the establishment of a Library and Museum at the Mawson Institute, 1975.