Papers of Rae Else-Mitchell, 1914-1995 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1353885
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Else-Mitchell, R. (Rae), 1914-2006
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 3673 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Permission required for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1914-1995]
- 40.20 m. (220 boxes) + 11 cartons + 1 fol. box + 1 map folio + 1 oversize packet of rolled items + 1 small carton.
- Summary:
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MS 3673 comprises correspondence, diaries, reports, speeches, articles, manuscripts, cuttings, photographs, printed ephemera and publications. There are some early personal papers and files on Supreme Court hearings, but the bulk of the papers date from 1974-1994, when Rae Else-Mitchell was living in Canberra. A large proportion of the papers relate to organisations in which Else-Mitchell was an office-holder. They include the Commonwealth Grants Commission, Commonwealth Legal Aid Council, National Library of Australia, Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, Australian Institute of Urban Studies, Canberra College of Advanced Education, Royal Australian Historical Society and the ACT Library Service. Correspondents include Russell Matthews, Cliff Walsh, Marsden Horden, Ken Cable, Hazel King, Geoffrey Sawer, S.S. Richardson and Russell Doust (213 boxes, 1 fol. box, 1 map folio).
The Acc97.105 instalment comprises further papers of Justice Rae Else-Mitchell (2 boxes, 7 cartons).
The Acc00.109 instalment comprises additional papers documenting the life of Else-Mitchell and the contributions he made to a wide range of Australian public and cultural activities (5 boxes, 4 cartons, 1 oversize packet of rolled items, 1 small carton).
- Biography/History:
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Lawyer, public administrator and writer. Rae Else-Mitchell was judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court, 1958-1974, and chairman of the Commonwealth Grants Commission, 1974-1989. He served under Sir Garfield Barwick as deputy chancellor of the newly established Macquarie University, 1967-1976, and was president of the State Library of New South Wales, 1974-1979. He also served on numerous public boards, committees and royal commissions. As an author, he wrote articles on Australian history, law, public administration, planning, public finance and land valuation.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 3673, MS Acc97.105, MS Acc00.109.
- MS 3673 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-339261309
- Related Material:
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- Interview with Hon. Justice Rae Else-Mitchell; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 2727.
- Rae Else-Mitchell personal papers; Located at; ACT Heritage Library HMSS 0064.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available online.
- Subject:
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- Else-Mitchell, R. (Rae), 1914-2006 -- Archives
- Else-Mitchell, R. (Rae), 1914-2006 -- Correspondence
- Cable, K. J. (Kenneth John), 1929- -- Correspondence
- Doust, R. F. (Russell Fletcher) -- Correspondence
- Hordern, Marsden C. (Marsden Carr), 1922- -- Correspondence
- King, Hazel, 1908-1997 -- Correspondence
- Mathews, R. L. (Russell Lloyd), 1921-2000 -- Correspondence
- Richardson, Sam S. (Sam Scruton), 1919-2004 -- Correspondence
- Sawer, Geoffrey, 1910-1996 -- Correspondence
- Walsh, Cliff, 1946- -- Correspondence
- New South Wales. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Australia. Grants Commission -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Lawyers -- Australia -- Archives
- Judges -- Australia -- Archives
- Public officers -- Australia -- Archives
- Time Coverage:
- 1914-1995
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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