Typescripts, photocopies, and manuscripts by Mitton, including Development of the Freeport Copper Mine, Irian Jaya, Asmat Art & its Boundaries, and untitled notes. Also includes a map.

Folder labelled Chapter 2 Draft 1 Master Copy Original containing handwritten notes and drawings, photocopies of Mitton's diary, maps, and 6 large drawings of artefacts acquired by Mitton.

Draft material with annotations

Including transcript of 1974 expedition to the Upper Sirets

Biographical material assembled for the publication of Lost World of Irian Jaya, including forms, handwritten notes, photographs.

Handwritten text, probably intended for his prospective book, plus drawings of artefacts and a newspaper clipping

Mitton's original handwritten precis for his book (finally published posthumously as Lost World of Irian Jaya in 1983), plus his resume and a handwritten summary of his career

Folder labelled Discarded Materials containing mostly photographs fixed to foolscap with annotations, some staped to photocopies of relevant Mitton diary entries

Slides taken by Mitton, organized with sleeve labels by the Robert Mitton Publication Committee, including images used in Lost World of Irian Jaya book (chapters marked). Handwritten pencil notes on slides thought to be by Mitton. Some duplicates. Images chiefly of indigenous life in Irian Jay (especially among the Asmat), as well as nature pictures, landscapes, and images of Mitton and his associates. Note image of cannibalized skull. The Robert Mitton Publication Committee asserts copyright.

Slides taken by Mitton. Handwritten pencil notes on slides thought to be by Mitton. Some duplicates. Images chiefly of indigenous life in Irian Jay (especially among the Asmat), as well as nature pictures, mining, landscapes, watercraft, and images of Mitton and his associates. The Robert Mitton Publication Committee asserts copyright.

Manila envelope containing photographs, negatives, drawing, handwritten recipe.

Folder labelled Irian Jaya Newspaper Articles containing newspaper and magazine clippings.

Copies of letters sent by Mitton to various correspondents, including Father van der Wouw, Bruce Marsden, Carleton Gajdusek, Malcolm T. Walker.

Copies of letters sent by Mitton to various correspondents, including Wulf Schiefenhovel, Mitton's parents, Dirk Smidt, Sue Galley and others.

Letters addressed to Bob Mitton, from various correspondents including C. Brooks, Rolf Stricker, Gerd Merrem, Jim Peterson, Malcolm T. Walker, Bruce Marsden. Some miscellaneous newspaper clippings, photographs, etc, probably originally included in correspondence.

Material on the Asmat for inclusion in second draft of chapter 6 of the Lost World of Irian Jaya book.

Working draft for book (later renamed Lost World of Irian Jaya)

Folder labelled Relevant Irian Jaya containing newspaper and magazine clippings, plus handdrawn maps and word list of Somahai

Working draft for book (later renamed Lost World of Irian Jaya)

Typescript of talk accompanying slide show. No author information but probably Mitton.

3 page report by Dar Laughlin

Introduction to the Dani Spirit Life, by Dave Scovill (16 pages)

Folder labelled Asmat Material Typed containing copies, notes and slips stapled together in order for early draft of Lost World of Irian Jaya.

Material for introduction of Lost World of Irian Jaya

Material for draft of Lost World of Irian Jaya, including photographs, newspaper clippings.

Material for introduction of Lost World of Irian Jaya

Images taken by Mitton, probably remounted for use in book Lost World of Irian Jaya

Various material for draft 3 of Lost World of Irian Jaya, inclduing copies, handwritten notes, photographs

Material towards a draft of chapter 7 of Lost World of Irian Jaya

Material on the Asmat for inclusion in chapter 6 of the Lost World of Irian Jaya book.

Photographs fixed to paper with captions plus annotations, for Lost World of Irian Jaya book.

Slides taken by Mitton in Irian Jaya (especially Asmat, Ocenap, Basiem, Setum) showing village life, material culture (e.g. shields, canoes), portraits.

Material on the Asmat for inclusion in the Lost World of Irian Jaya book.

Folder labelled Grand Valley Material containing handwritten notes, copies of other sources,

Folder labelled Chapter 4 - Ready for Typing containing loose notes and draft material for Lost World of Irian Jaya.

Folder labelled 2nd Draft - used, containing photocopies of source material and handwritten notes

Photographs fixed to foolscap with annotations, plus related notes, for Lost World of Irian Jaya book.

Materials, chiefly extracts from other sources, for chapters 4 and 5 of Lost World of Irian Jaya book.

Folder labelled Material used in 2nd Draft (of Lost World of Irian Jaya), containing a variety of handwritten notes, printouts, newspaper clipping, academic extracts.

Materials, chiefly extracts from other sources, for chapter 3 of Lost World of Irian Jaya book.

Material used for 2nd draft of chapter 8 of the Lost World of Irian Jaya.

Copy of letter to Terry Martin

Marked with notes for use in book Lost World of Irian Jaya

Large quantity of contact sheets numbered under the headed BM (for Bob Mitton). Possibly compiled for use in Lost World of Irian Jaya book, no authorship but presumed to be by Mitton. Likely contains duplicates with Mitton slides.

Map drawn by Mitton for Asmat Museum

Images used in Lost World of Irian Jaya

Images possibly compiled for use in Lost World of Irian Jaya book, but headed by a foolscap sheet marked 'not used.' No authorship but presumed to be by Mitton. Likely contains duplicates with Mitton slides.

Images possibly compiled for use in Lost World of Irian Jaya book, no authorship but presumed to be by Mitton. Likely contains duplicates with Mitton slides.

Diary densely filled for almost entire year.

Diary densely filled to the end of March, plus inset loose sheets. Stamps on page marked 4th May.

Some photographs paired with small versions cut out from contact sheets

Personal notes focusing chiefly on material culture, religion, of Asmat and related regions, covering travel in the region to many villages. Drawings of sheilds and other objects. Internal dates February 8 1974 to 9 March.

Various notes, chiefly on budgetary matters, plus wood carvings, canoes, painting, maps. Contains inset sheets on first contact(?) with Somahai people.

Personal notes focusing chiefly on material culture of Asmat and related regions, covering travel in the region to many villages. Drawings of sheilds and other objects. Internal dates June 1973 to February 7 1974.

Varous notes, on word carving, vocabulary, storytelling, travel.

Notes concerning art to be printed in book Lost World of Irian Jaya, including corrrespondence from Pat Brooks to Sue Galley, and to Mitton.

Folder labelled Orientation Material containing 4 photocopied sheets with handwritten lists of place names pertaining to the Asmat, a handdrawn map, a printed map.

Folder labelled Flower Photos Problems relating to images for Lost World of Irian Jaya book. Contains 6 flower photographs pasted to paper, loose photos, copies of Mitton's diaries, correspondence identifying photos of flowers, various revision notes for text of the book, damaged envelope containing photos, some of them annotated.

Folder labelled Maps from Wards containing one large folded map, scale 1:250000, titled PT Baliem Valley Minerals Block 7 Irian Jaya.

Resume of Mittons work for Kennecott, 1969-1974, possibly compiled by Colin Brooks, plus small photo with fragmentary writing on back "with Kurelu… 1976… P.A.L. [Pat?] Brooks"

Material pertaining to exhibition at the Macleay Musuem, Sydney, in Feb-March 1979 including artifacts collected by Mitton and to the sale to the musuem of objects from Mitton's collection. Correspondence, price list, photographs, brochures, and other material.

Folder labelled Asmat - Useful containing 2 booklets (Fr. Jerome W. Rausch, The Art of Asmat, Fort Wayne: 1973, 24 p., Gunter Konrad and Walter Bohning, Asmat Shields from the Braza River, 16p.) a pamphlet Crozier Missions Diocese of Agats-Asmat with handwritten annotations identifying individuals in the images and containing a photo of bishop of Agats, Alphonse A. Sowada, and 2 photographs.

Folder labelled Bob Bio & Images containing 4 images from a microfilm reel, photographs, handwritten correspondence, 1 page biographical sketch of Mitton by Sue Galley.

Correspondence - photocopies of correspondence sent by Mitton to Jim Peterson

Correspondence - photocopies of letters sent by Mitton to his parents

Correspondence - photocopies of correspondence sent by Mitton to Adi and Martin Ward

Letters addressed to Sue Galley from Robert Mitton, plus photocopy of newspaper article 'Jungle Bride' with Mitton's annotations in pencil.

Correspondence - photocopies of correspondence sent by Mitton to Colin and Pat Brooks

Correspondence - photocopies of correspondence sent by Mitton to Ferg Fricke

Folder labelled Jim Peterson's Intro containing handwritten manuscript and typescript of chapter

Typescript of book manuscript with editors marks and correspondence from Oxford University Press.

Typescript of book manuscript with handwritten revision notes set in.

Correspondence - photocopies of letters sent by Mitton to Terry Martin