Mixed media - GRINTON AGREEMENTS

Historical information

These 25 pages of documents all revolve around the Grinton Nitrate negatives and the journey to the Bendigo RSL Military Museum (SMIMM - BMM) from 2005 - 2009. The main people involved in this were Peter Ball, Murray Poustie Bendigo RSL Museum, Aylene Kirkwood Eaglehawk Heritage Society, Corrine Perkin Bendigo Art Galley, Jean Grinton Jack Grintons Daughter and Dorothy Hammer Bert Grinton 's (DCM) Daughter. The main points were; the possibility of the negatives going to the Australian War Memorial, the donation of to the Museum, meetings re ownership and the use off, the first exhibition and the plans and agreement for a major exhibition being "A Camera on the Somme".
By putting "Grinton" in search 154 Catalogue numbers will come up regarding the exhibition and other.

Physical description

This correspondence contains the following.
.1) Letter one page to the Archivist Canberra War Memorial dated 2.8.2005.
.2) Donation form double sided dated 23.4.2007 re negatives to the Bendigo RSL Museum.
.3) Minutes 3 pages of meeting held on 8.5.2008 at 10.30 at the BRSL Memorial Hall with a final signing on 20.5.2008 by 3 signatories.
.4) Minutes of Museum Sub Committee 4 pages held on 9.5.2008 at 10.0am.
.5) Letter one page dated 14.5.2008 to the Australian War Memorial head of Photographs, Film and Sound.
.6) Letter one page dated 20.5.2008 signed by 3 Signatories.
.7) Document, one page dated 20.5.2009 items on loan to Bendigo Art gallery signed by 3 signatories.
.8) Document double side dated 25.6.2009 inward loan agreement to Bendigo Art gallery.
.9) Document 2 pages re a Draft for an Exhibition covering 10 points.
.10) Document 4 pages dated 25.6.2009 re outgoing receipt to Bendigo Art Gallery signed by 3 signatories.
.11) Documents 3 pages dated 20.8.2008 to 25.6.2009 inward loan agreement and outgoing receipt to Bendigo Art Gallery.
.12) Two page spread A3 listing 83 items on loan for an exhibition.
.13) Copies of above and miscellaneous documents 12 pages.

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