02580ctcaa22003731a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401900120006503500110007703500160008803500110010404000290011504200090014404300210015304500170017411000470019124500870023826000160032530000510034150000600039250600860045251000710053852007020060954401020131154504280141355500650184161000570190665000440196365000430200765000480205065100390209892000150213795300540215256271520130430153608.0091007i19471954xx 000 0 eng 1 a2488482 9557105 9nla06004862 a562715 aANL:MSbengcANL:MSdANL aanuc au-at---au-at-vi2 bd1947bd19542 aAustralian Labor Party.bVictorian Branch.00aRecords of the Australian Labor Party, Victorian Branch,f1947-1954h[manuscript]. c[1947-1954] a7.85 m.a(47 boxes) +e1 carton + 1 A3 carton. aManuscript reference no.: MS 4846, MS Acc GB 1974/2609. aPart available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.4 aGuide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ;cD620. aMS 4846 consists largely of the State Secretary's files of correspondence with the A.L.P. Branches in Victoria, the Federal Executive, state and federal parliamentarians, trade unions leaders, publishers, and the public. Included is the personal file of correspondence kept by the A.L.P.'s General Secretary, P.J. Kennelly. The remainder comprises circulars, committee agenda and papers; records of the Victorian Central Executive including roneoed copies of minutes, nomination forms, balance sheets and membership lists, and printed items. Also (1943-1954) Branch records removed when the Party split in 1955. The contents, in the same categories as those listed above, complement this material.0 dRecords of the Australian Labor Party, Victorian Branch;eLocated at;aState Library of Victoria.1 aThe Australian Labor Party (ALP) is the oldest political party in Australia. Its origins go back to the 1890s when separate parties, sponsored by the trade union movement, formed in the Australian colonies. When the former Australian colonies federated in 1901 the ALP became a federal party. In Victoria there were no strong and coherent labour party until after federation when the Victorian Branch of the ALP was formed.8 aFinding aid (6 p.) available in the Manuscript Reading Room.20aAustralian Labor Party.bVictorian Branch.vArchives 0aPolitical partieszAustraliavArchives. 0aPolitical partieszVictoriavArchives. 0aLabor unionszVictoriaxPolitical activity. 0aVictoriaxPolitics and government. aPriority 5 aManuscripts subject term: Politics and Government