Papers of W. Macmahon Ball, 1921-1985 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1332360
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Ball, W. Macmahon (William Macmahon), 1901-1986
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research (Series 2.2, box 7). Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1921-1985]
- 6.44 metres (46 boxes)
- Summary:
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Correspondence, typed diaries, drafts of articles, lectures and broadcasts, subject files, official reports, press cuttings, printed matter and other papers relating to most aspects of Ball's career and his involvement in political organisations. In some of his letters Ball discusses the friction between the himself and the Minister of External Affairs, H.V. Evatt. Correspondents include Tristan Buesst, Richard Boyer, Creighton Burns, Manning Clark, L.F. Crisp, W.D. Forsyth, Hartley Grattan, Sir Henry Gullett, Norman Harper, R.H. Molesworth, Sir Charles Moses, Nettie Palmer, G.O. Reid, Peter Ryan and David Sissons.
- Biography/History:
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Political scientist and diplomat, Ball taught at the University of Melbourne and undertook missions in South-East Asia. He was Advisor to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco in 1945 and a member of the Allied Council for Japan, 1946-47. He was a regular commentator on world affairs for the ABC and in newspapers and magazines.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 7851.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (22 pages)
- Subject:
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- Evatt, H. V. (Herbert Vere), 1894-1965
- Ball, William Macmahon, 1901-1986 -- Archives
- Australian Broadcasting Commission -- Employees
- Political scientists -- Australia -- Archives
- Diplomats -- Australia -- Archives
- Australia -- Foreign relations -- Asia
- Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
- Time Coverage:
- 1921-1985
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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