GUIDE TO THE
CHARLES FREDERICK BEAUVAIS ARCHIVE
(97/195/1)
IN THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
Sue Davidson
1998
CONTENTS
Biographical Note
Series List
Series Descriptions and Item Lists
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Registration Number:
98/44/1
Creator:
Beauvais, Charles Frederick
Charles Frederick Beauvais was an industrial designer, artist and futurist whose main area of interest
was automobile design and transport systems.
Beauvais worked in England in the 1920s and 1930s, before emigrating to Australia in 1937. Between
1925 and 1929 he worked as Technical Art Editor at The Motor magazine. He worked on the layout of
the magazine and also contributed illustrations and occasional articles. Between 1929 and 1934 he
worked as an artist-engineer or designer for a number of motor manufacturers. He worked for The Star
Motor Co in Wolverhampton, Singer & Co Ltd Coventry, The New Avon Body Company Warwick where
he designed and produced twelve new models, and Crossley Motors limited, for whom he designed the
new Crossley "Regis". He continued to contribute articles and illustrations to journals and also
designed cars for himself. During the 1930s he developed his concept for "The Car of the Future". In
1936 he built a wooden scale model of his design and had an article published in The Motor titled
"Rear-Engined Car Possibilities". His design placed the engine at the back and a luggage compartment
in the bonnet. The body had a streamlined contour to it. Beauvais believed these features would
improve the fuel economy, speed and comfort of the vehicle.
In 1937, Beauvais arrived in Melbourne. he contributed an article on traffic conditions in Melbourne to
the English journal The Autocar soon after his arrival, titled 'Motoring Down Under'. From about 1938
to 1940 Beauvais worked for the Special Body Division of General Motors Holden designing customised
vehicles. He designed streamlined motor coaches, limousines, caravans and commercial vehicles. When
the war began he designed jigs and tools for wartime aircraft production.
He was then employed as an artist by The Argus newspaper for five years. He drew numerous war
illustrations for the newspaper, depicting both the home war effort and the deeds of Australians in
battles overseas. He also contributed his futurist drawings to the newspaper and a number of articles.
One such article was "The Post War Car", which was published in 1946. This was an article about
Beauvais' Car of the Future. The archive contains a number of the original drawings which were used in
this article. Another example is the article "Atomic Age, Artist Foresees New Transport Methods".
He moved to Sydney in about 1946 and established his own Industrial Design company called
Industrial Styling Company - Australasia. The company created a diverse range of products including
exhibition displays, oil stoves, and lamps. In 1947 Beauvais created a nodel of the City of the Future for
Atlantic Union Oil Company. The model was displayed at the Sydney Royal Easter Show and the
Melbourne Show. It was approximately twenty feet long and made from plastic. There were 2000 plastic
vehicles which moved around ten lane highways on rubber conveyer belts.
In 1954 Beauvais' company designed and constructed two of the arches over Sydney roadways which
were erected for the Royal Visit. Industrial Styling built an arch over Park Street for Sydney City
Council which was shaped as two boomerangs. The materials were supplied by Ralph Symonds Pty Ltd.
The company also built an arch in Bridge Street for the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association.
Charles Frederick Beauvais' son, Peter Beauvais, seems to have been involved in the Industrial Styling
Company from its beginning. He was active in the design community and contributed a number of
articles to various magazines and newspapers on industrial design. He took over the company in about
1950. At this time the company was incorporated as a new company known as Beauvais Associates. The
activities of the organisation were then subdivided between the two companies, with Beauvais
Associates concentrating on industrial product design and the International Styling Company
manufacturing Beauvais products and producing store modernisation schemes, exhibitions and
displays.
In 1953 the company moved from Pitt Street to Chippendale and in 1960 to new premises in Revesby.
Registration Number:
98/44/1
Creator:
Beauvais, Charles Frederick
Ron Harrison became Director in the 1960s and remained in charge until 1988, when his son took over.
Today the company is still in operation and is known as Beauvais Displays.
Charles Frederick Beauvais based his design principles on the ideas of designers such as Norman Bel
Geddes and Raymond Leowy. He claimed to be a "designer capable of reshaping things into forms
attractive to the eye without transgressing mechanical laws or upsetting practical requirements" (see
98/44/1-6/4).
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
SERIES LIST
Creator:
Beauvais, Charles Frederick
Reg. Number
Series Title
Date
97/195/1-1
Design drawings and original artworks
1930-1960
97/195/1-2
Photographs
1930-1960
97/195/1-3
Scrapbook and newspaper clippings
1920-1951
97/195/1-4
Miscellaneous Papers
1935-1956
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Registration Number:
97/195/1-1
Creators:
Beauvais, Charles Frederick
Series Title:
Design drawings and original artworks
Date Range:
1930-1960
Physical Characteristics:
Pencil drawings, diazo prints and gouache paintings on board.
Description:
Design drawings/Artworks (27), industrial designs, Charles
Beauvais, England/Sydney, 1930-1960
This series contains design drawings and artwork created by Charles
Frederick Beauvais. Fifteen of the designs are motor vehicles
designed for General Motors Holden Limited in Melbourne. Upon his
arrival in Melbourne in 1937, Beauvais worked for the Special Body
Division of General Motors Holden, designing customised vehicles.
He designed streamlined motor coaches, limousines and commercial
vehicles. When the War began he designed jigs and tools for wartime
aircraft production.
Beauvais then worked as an artist for The Argus newspaper. He
created a number of war illustrations, as well as having his
futuristic designs published. This series contains original artwork
for illustrations that appeared in the newspaper. One such drawing
depicted a helicopter bus service from Wynyard station and appeared
in an article titled 'Atomic Age, Artist forsees New Transport
Methods'.
In the mid 1940s Beauvais moved to Sydney and established his
industrial design company 'Industrial Styling Company Australasia'. Some of the drawings date from this time, and are
stamped with the company stamp. Others were done by Beauvais in
England, before he came to Australia. Beauvais appears to have
reused and further developed many of his English ideas once he was
in Australia. Whilst most of the designs are for motor vehicles, which
was Beauvais main area of interest, the two drawings of the ice
bucket indicate that the Industrial Styling Company created a broad
range of products.
Also included in this series are two drawings of the Beauvais 'Car of
the Future'. The first is a pencil drawing dating from 1934 which
appeared in an article in The Motor in 1936, the other is a painting
dated 1945, which appeared in the Argus Weekend Magazine in an
article by Beauvais titled 'The Post War Car'. The drawings are
similar in that the engine for the car is at the rear and both feature
the streamlined body.
Arrangement:
Dimensions:
Shelf Length
0.500
m
Box Number:
F1 & F2
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
ITEM LIST
Series Title:
Design drawings and original artworks
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-1/1
Design drawing, 130" WB Special Seven Passenger Vauxhall,
for Special Body Division, General Motors Holden Limited,
paper/pencil, Charles Beauvais, Melbourne, 1938
F1
Rendered drawing of side of car, initialled and dated lower
right, written in top right corner "please return to GMH
(second design)", drawing numbered 512c.
97/195/1-1/2
Design drawing, Special Body on Renault developed for
Crossley-Triumph Distributors, for Special Body Division,
General Motors Holden Limited, paper/pencil, Charles
Beauvais, Melbourne, 1939
F1
Rendered drawing of side of car, initialled and dated lower
right, embossed with Special Motors Division GMH logo upper
left, numbered 562.
97/195/1-1/3
Design drawing, diazo print, 'General contour of proposed
medium size car drawings - B1234', paper, Charles Beauvais,
Melbourne, 1940
F1
Rendered drawing of side of car, initialled and dated lower
right.
97/195/1-1/4
Design drawing, diazo print, car design, 'Side elevation exterior dimensions B1', paper, Charles Beauvais, Melbourne,
1940
F1
Technical drawing of side of car, initialled and dated lower
right.
97/195/1-1/5
Design drawing, diazo print, car design, 'Side elevation interior dimensions B2', paper, Charles Beauvais, Melbourne,
1940
F1
Technical drawing of side of car, showing the interior,
initialled and dated lower right.
97/195/1-1/6
Design drawing, diazo print, car design, 'Plan & Section B3',
paper, Charles Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F1
Technical drawing, overhead view, one half showing interior,
initialled and dated lower right.
97/195/1-1/7
Design drawing, diazo print, car design, 'Cross Section B4',
paper, Charles Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
Technical drawing, two views of rear of car, one showing
interior, initialled and dated lower right.
F1
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-1/8
Design drawing, diazo print, car design, 'General contour of
proposed "coupe utility" - drawings - C.2.3', paper, Charles
Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F2
Rendered drawing of side view of utility, initialled and dated
lower right.
97/195/1-1/9
Design drawing, diazo print, car design, 'coupe utility - interior
dimensions C2', paper, Charles Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F1
Technical drawing of side of utility showing interior, initialled
and dated lower right.
97/195/1-1/10
Design drawing, diazo print, car design, 'Coupe utility - Plan &
Section, C3', paper, Charles Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F1
Technical view from above, half of drawing showing interior,
initialled and dated lower right.
97/195/1-1/11
Design drawing, diazo print, and photographic print, 'Special
dual-purpose low-loading four-wheel garbage trailer', paper,
Charles Frederick Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F1
Rendered drawing of side of trailer, with smaller drawing of
back view and drawing showing trailers on tow and tipping
action. Embossed with logo of Special Body Division General
Motors Holden Limited. With b&w photograph of trailer
stapled to front.
97/195/1-1/12
Design drawing, diazo print, 'Garbage trailer', paper, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F1
Rendered drawings of garbage trailer, side view and front
view, logo of Special Body Division of General Motors Holden
Limited in upper right corner.
97/195/1-1/13
Design drawing, diazo print, truck design, '"Maple Leaf" 3-4
Ton (single or dual rear wheels)', paper, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F1
Rendered drawing of side of truck, initialled and dated lower
right, stamp of Special Body Division of General Motors
Holden Limited appears as a black rectangle in upper left
corner.
97/195/1-1/14
Design drawing, diazo print, bus design, 'Bedford 1940 bus
chassis with route-bus body 29 passengers', paper, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
Rendered drawing of side of bus, embossed with logo of Special
Body Division of General Motors Holden Limited at lower left
corner.
F1
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-1/15
Design drawing, diazo print, bus design, 'Special forward
control "Maple Leaf" (extended chassis) 32 passenger bus',
paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais, Melbourne, 1940
F1
Rendered drawing of side of bus, initialled and dated lower
right, embossed with logo of Special Body Division of General
Motors Holden Limited upper left.
97/195/1-1/16
Artwork, design for milk trolley, board/gouache, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, England/Australia, 1930-1945
F2
Embossed 'C F Beauvais "Industrial Stylist" 11 New Court
W.C.2 Tel. Holborn 7313' on top left corner. Lower right corner
has stamp 'Industrial Styling Company - Australasia'. Board
has a cover of tracing paper.
97/195/1-1/17
Artwork, design for tram, board/gouache/pencil, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Australia, 1940-1960
F2
Front view of tram, stamped 'Industrial styling Company Australasia' on top left corner. Board has a cover of paper.
97/195/1-1/18
Pencil drawing, 'Aerobus', paper/pencil, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, Sydney, 1945
F2
Drawing shows Beauvais' vision of a futuristic Sydney, with an
helicopter bus service from Wynyard Station to Sydney
suburbs. The Aerobus flying in the centre of the drawing has a
sign 'Mosman' on the front. This image appeared in Pix
Magazine, 15 December 1945, as part of an article titled
'Atomic Age, Artist forsees New Transport Methods'.
97/195/1-1/19
Pencil drawing, chassis and engine of a car, paper, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, England/Australia, 1930-1960
F2
97/195/1-1/20
Pencil drawing, rear engined streamlined saloon car, paper,
Charles Frederick Beauvais, England, 1934
F2
Rendered drawing of side of car, designed by Beauvais to have
the engine at the back. Embossed 'C.F.Beauvais "Industrial
Stylist"' at left top corner, signed lower right.
97/195/1-1/21
Artwork, car of the future, paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais,
Sydney, 1945
F2
Printed photograph of car stuck onto gouache painted board,
dated 27/1/45 in pencil.
97/195/1-1/22
Design drawing, ice bucket, paper/pencil, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, England/Australia, 1930-1960
Two drawings of an ice bucket, one coloured blue.
F2
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-1/23
Design drawing, ice bucket, paper/pencil, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, England/Australia, 1930-1960
F2
Two technical drawings of an ice bucket, one side view and one
top view.
97/195/1-1/24
Drawings, cars, paper/board, Charles Frederick Beauvais,
1945
F2
Nine pen and gouache drawings of the development of the car
from 1890 to Beauvais's vision for the car of 1950. Each
drawing is on paper, which has been pasted onto board
(drawing No. 5 missing). The board is torn into 2 pieces.
Written in pencil at top right of the board is 'Sketches for
article on Post War Car', and it is initialled lower right.
Drawings appeared in the article 'The Post War Car' in the
Argus Weekend Magazine on 27 January 1945.
97/195/1-1/24/1
Drawings, cars, paper/board, Charles Frederick Beauvais,
1945
F2
One half of board which has been torn in two pieces. Four pen
and gouache drawings of the development of the car from 1890
to 1910. Each drawing on paper which has been pasted onto
board (drawing No. 5 missing). Drawings appeared in the
article 'The Post War Car' in the Argus Weekend Magazine on
27 January 1945.
97/195/1-1/24/2
Drawings, cars, paper/board, Charles Frederick Beauvais,
1945
F2
One half of board which has been torn in two pieces. Five pen
and gouache drawings of the development of the car from 1930
to 1950. Each drawing on paper which has been pasted onto
board. Drawings appeared in the article 'The Post War Car' in
the Argus Weekend Magazine on 27 January 1945.
97/195/1-1/25
Artwork, 'The Post War Car', board/gouache/pencil, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Sydney, 1945
F2
Artwork of the car of the future painted by Beauvais to be used
in his article 'The Post War Car' in the Argus Weekend
Magazine, 27 January 1945. Beauvais described his car of the
future as the 'All-Australian Car'. His design placed the engine
at the back and the streamlined contour of the body would
enhance fuel economy, speed and comfort.
97/195/1-1/26
Painting, futuristic battleship, board/gouache, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Sydney, 1945
Battleship designed by Beauvais which carries planes, boats
and submarines. Appeared in the Argus Newspaper in an
article titled "An artist's dream of a future warship".
F2
Item Number
Item Title
97/195/1-1/27
Design drawing, print, Super Tram, board/wood, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Australia, c1945
Beauvais' design for a futuristic 'Super Tram for Express
Track', stamped with 'Industrial Styling Company Australasia', signed lower right, framed in a wooden frame.
Box
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Registration Number:
97/195/1-2
Creators:
Beauvais, Charles Frederick
Series Title:
Photographs
Date Range:
1930-1960
Physical Characteristics:
Black and white photographic prints
Description:
Photographic prints (11), b&w, Charles Beauvais, Australia,
1930-1960
This series contains photographs of Charles Beauvais and his work.
It includes two photos of Beauvais with his model of the 'Car of the
Future'. There is also a photograph of Beauvais working on the
design of a miniature saloon Singer. There are four photographs of
the exhibition Beauvais designed titled 'City of the Future'. This
large model of a futuristic city was designed for Atlantic Union Oil
and exhibited at the Royal Agricultural Show in Sydney, in April
1947, as well as in Melbourne. The series also contains one
photograph of the arches over Park Street that Beauvais designed
for the Royal visit of 1954.
Arrangement:
Dimensions:
Shelf Length
Box Number:
1
0.010
m
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
ITEM LIST
Series Title:
Photographs
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-2/1
Photographic print, b&w, Atlantic Union Oil 'City of the
Future' exhibition at Royal Agricultural Show, paper, designed
Charles Frederick Beauvais, photograph Russell Roberts,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1947
1
Shows crowd viewing the model of the city of the future
designed by Beauvais. Photograph is stamped "A Russell
Roberts Picture" on the back.
97/195/1-2/2
Photographic print, b&w, Atlantic Union Oil 'City of the
Future' exhibition at Royal Agricultural Show, paper, designed
Charles Frederick Beauvais, photograph Russell Roberts,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1947
1
Shot of the model designed by Beauvais of the 'City of the
Future' with Atlantic Union Oil sign. Stamped on back "A
Russell Roberts Picture".
97/195/1-2/3
Photographic print, black & white, Atlantic Union Oil 'City of
the Future' exhibition at Royal Agricultural Show, paper,
designed by Charles Frederick Beauvais, photographed by Max
Dupain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1947
1
Shot of the 'City of the Future' model, stamped on back "Max
Dupain, 49 Clarence St Sydney" also stamped "Industrial
Styling Company - Australasia".
97/195/1-2/4
Photographic print, black & white, Atlantic Union Oil 'City of
the Future' exhibition at Royal Agricultural Show, paper,
designed by Charles Frederick Beauvais, photographed by Max
Dupain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1947
1
Photograph of the 'City of the Future' model, which was
designed by Charles Frederick stamped on back "Max Dupain,
49 Clarence St Sydney" also stamped "Industrial Styling
Company - Australasia" with "Designed and built by Industrial
Styling Co Australasia" written in pencil.
97/195/1-2/5
Photographic print, b&w, Charles Frederick Beauvais
designing miniature saloon Singer, paper, Photopress,
England, 1931
1
Shows Beauvais drawing up plans for the Singer car, appeared
in the Sunday Dispatch newspaper, 8 February 1931.
97/195/1-2/6
Photographic print, b&w, Charles Frederick Beauvais with his
model for the 'Car of the Future', paper, England/Australia,
1930-1945
1
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-2/7
Photographic print, b&w, Charles Frederick Beauvais with his
model for the 'Car of the Future', paper, England/Australia,
1930-1945
1
97/195/1-2/8
Photographic print, b&w, card sent to Charles Frederick
Beauvais, paper, Sydney, 1945
1
From Arnold Beauvais in Surrey, England. Picture of a cherub
holding luggage, contains the message 'Best wishes for 1945,
To you both from Arnold'.
97/195/1-2/9
Photographic print, b&w, model of Charles Frederick
Beauvais's design of a tram, paper, Visatone, Sydney,
1940-1960
1
97/195/1-2/10
Photographic print, b&w, 'Atomic Age' the city of the future,
Charles Frederick Beauvais, Sydney 1945-1960
1
Later photograph of a drawing by Beauvais of Sydney of the
future, with the sky filled with helicopter 'Aerobuses'. Similar
to drawings by Beauvais that appeared in Pix Magazine, 15
December 1945, in the article 'Atomic Age, Artist forsees New
Transport Methods'.
97/195/1-2/11
Photographic prints, b&w, construction of Royal visit arches
over Park Street by Charles Frederick Beauvais, Peter Lovas,
1954
Beauvais's design of two arches shaped as boomerangs was
chosen by Sydney City Council to decorate Park Street for the
Royal Visit. The boomerangs were painted with aboriginal
style motifs and the Royal Crest was hung from the centre.
1
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Registration Number:
97/195/1-3
Creators:
Beauvais, Charles Frederick
Series Title:
Scrapbook and newspaper clippings
Date Range:
1920-1951
Physical Characteristics:
Scrapbook with cardboard pages and newspaper clippings pasted in,
and loose newspaper and magazine clippings.
Description:
Scrapbook and newspaper clippings (10), car designs and
illustrations, paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais, England/Australia,
1920-1951
Charles Beauvais worked as an Industrial Designer and also as an
illustrator for newspaper and magazines. The scrapbook contains
illustrations by Beauvais for the English 'The Motor' newspaper,
where he was employed as the Technical Art Editor between 1925
and 1929. In Australia, Beauvais worked as an artist for 'The Argus'.
He contributed drawings, illustrations and also articles to the
newspaper, and during the war he worked as a war artist for the
newspaper. He also contributed to other Australian newspapers
including the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and 'The Australasian'. The
newspaper clippings in this series are from English and Australian
newspaper or magazines and include articles about cars designed by
Beauvais in the 1920s, as well as articles written and/or illustrated
by him. These include an early article on Beauvais' 'Car of the
Future' which appeared in 'The Motor' as well as a 1945 article on
the 'Post War Car' in the Argus. There are also articles by Beauvais
on the importance of industrial design. The archive includes some of
the original drawings by Beauvais which appear in these newspaper
clippings.
Arrangement:
Chronological
Dimensions:
Shelf Length
Box Number:
1
0.010
m
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
ITEM LIST
Series Title:
Scrapbook and newspaper clippings
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-3/1
Scapbook, paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais, England,
1925-1929
1
This cardboard paged scrapbook is missing its cover and
possibly some pages. It contains newspaper clippings of
illustrations and cartoons by Beauvais for 'The Motor'.
Between 1925 and 1929 Beauvais worked as the Technical Art
Editor for 'The Motor', he contributed mechanical illustrations,
drawings, cartoons and also articles to the newspaper.
97/195/1-3/2
Newspaper clipping, reprint from 'The light Car and Cyclecar',
paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais, 29 May 1920
1
Article titled "The C.F.B. Friction and Belt-driven Cyclecar"
about a cycle car designed by Beauvais.
97/195/1-3/3
Newspaper clipping, 'The Motor Cycle', paper, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, England, 1922
1
Article titled "A Four-wheeler on Motor Cycle Lines", about a
cycle car designed by Beauvais.
97/195/1-3/4
Newspaper clipping, The Auto Motor Journal, paper, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, England, 13 July 1922
1
Article titled 'The Bow "V" Car' about a car designed by
Beauvais.
97/195/1-3/5
Magazine clipping, reprint from 'Industrial World', paper,
Charles Frederick Beauvais, England, July 1933
1
Article titled 'Fashion Cars of the Future' refers to Beauvais as
the artist-engineer at the New Avon Body Company.
97/195/1-3/6
Newspaper clipping, The Motor, paper, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, England, 14 July 1936
1
Article titled 'Rear-Engined Car Possibilities' about Beauvais
design for a rear engined car, the 'Car of the Future' contains
Beauvais drawing of the car and photograph of the model.
97/195/1-3/7
Magazine clipping, The Australasian, paper, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, Australia, 28 November 1942
Drawing of a shipwright, "The Riveter", by Beauvais.
1
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-3/8
Magazine clipping, The Australasian, paper, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, Australia, 12 August 1944
1
Article titled 'Britain will offer us these' about British
industrial design, with illustrations by Beauvais.
97/195/1-3/9
Newspaper clipping, The Argus Weekend Magazine, paper,
Charles Frederick Beauvais, 27 January 1945
1
Article titled 'The Post War Car, A suggestion for a properly
planned Australian vehicle of the future', written and
illustrated by Beauvais about his Car of the Future.
97/195/1-3/10
Magazine clipping, reprint from Rydge's, paper, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Australia, 1 February 1946
1
Article titled 'Outstripping Competitors' about industrial
design, written and illustrated by Beauvais.
97/195/1-3/11
Newspaper clipping, 'The Sydney Morning Herald Magazine',
paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais, Sydney, 9 July 1946
1
Article titled 'Looking at life in outer space' on the telescope at
Mount Palomar, California, illustrated by Beauvais.
97/195/1-3/12
Magazine, 'Sydney Suburbs From The Air', a free supplement
with the Sunday Herald, paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais,
Sydney, 11 June 1950
1
Contains photographs of Sydney, was kept by Beauvais but
does not appear to contain his work.
97/195/1-3/13
Magazine clipping, 'Building and Engineering', paper, Peter
Beauvais, Australia, 24 September 1951
Article titled 'Industrial Design' by Peter Beauvais (son of
Charles Frederick).
1
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Registration Number:
97/195/1-4
Creators:
Beauvais, Charles Frederick
Series Title:
Miscellaneous Papers
Date Range:
1935-1956
Physical Characteristics:
Printed and typescript papers.
Description:
Documents (7), paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais,
England/Australia, 1935-1956
This series contains miscellaneous papers relating to Charles
Frederick Beauvais' career. It includes advertisements for the
Crossley Regis Saloon car that Beauvais designed in England, and a
pamphlet advertising the Special Dody Division General Motors
Holden, where Beauvais worked between 1938 and 1940. There is
also Beauvais' notes on the design of a Funnel Bus, a typescript copy
of a talk he gave on road safety in 1956 and the Annual Report of the
Veteran Motorists of Australia Association for 1956.
Arrangement:
Chronological
Dimensions:
Shelf Length
Box Number:
1
0.010
m
COLLECTED ARCHIVES
ITEM LIST
Series Title:
Miscellaneous Papers
Item Number
Item Title
Box
97/195/1-4/1
Advertisements, (3), for Crossley Regis Saloon car and
Lagonda car, paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais, England,
1935
1
On three pages stapled together. Beauvais designed the
Crossley Regis Saloon.
97/195/1-4/2
Pamphlet, 'The Special Body Division General Motors-Holden's
Ltd. Manufacturers of Custom-built Bodies', paper, Charles
Frederick Beauvais, Melbourne, 1930s
1
Contains b&w photograph of a mobile draper's shop.
97/195/1-4/3
Documents, notes on the Funnel Bus, paper, Charles Frederick
Beauvais, Australia, 1939
1
For General Motors Holden Ltd.
97/195/1-4/4
Document, typescript copy of talk on road safety, paper,
Charles Frederick Beauvais, Sydney, 1956
1
Titled 'A Talk on Road Safety and a Method of Preventing
Accidents'.
97/195/1-4/5
Document, Annual Report of The Veteran Motorists of
Australia Association, paper, Charles Frederick Beauvais,
Sydney, 1956
1