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Author	Elliott, Herb, 1938-
Title	Papers, 1958-1967 [manuscript].
Published/Produced	1958-1967.

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LOCATION	CALL NO	STATUS	NOTE	MESSAGE
4th Floor Stack	ACC 4854A	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY		REQUEST RETRIEVAL
4th Floor Stack	ACC 5682A	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY		REQUEST RETRIEVAL

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Call Number	MN 1542
Physical description	7 cm.
Access advisory	Available for reference; not for loan.
Cite As	Battye Library, MN 1542, Papers of Herb Elliott, ACC 4854A, 5682A.
Biography/history	Runner. Born in Subiaco, W.A. in 1938. Broke the 4 minute mile in a world-record race in 1958. Won a gold medal in the 1500 meters at 1960 Rome Olympics. Retired at age 22. Later served on Australian Government sports committees.
Finding Aids	Detailed listing available (MN 1542)
Summary	Correspondence (1958-1967), including that relating to the offer to turn professional which he declined; newspaper cuttings; photograph; programmes (1960), including Rome Olympics Athletics Programme; publications concerning him (1958); scrapbook "Herb Olympic Games 1960".
Subjects	Elliott, Herb, 1938- -- Archives.
	Runners (Sports) -- Australia -- Archives.
	Track and field athletes -- Australia -- Archives.