Papers of Frank Brennan, 1966-2003 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2243742
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Brennan, Frank, 1927-2003
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1966-2003]
- 2.17 m. (14 boxes) + 1 packet.
- Summary:
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The papers of MS 3657 include: correspondence, with letters from Rolland O'Regan, Senator Condon Byrne, Colin Clark and Rae Else-Mitchell; press cuttings; copies of an essay titled "History and problems of Canberra's residential leasehold system of land tenure"; drafts of Canberra in crisis: a history of land tenure and leasehold administration (Dalton Publishing Co., 1971), and, Decentralisation in Australia: a task for the Commonwealth (The Author, 1972); further letters and drafts and material relating to the land question in Canberra 1971-1972.
The Acc09/50 instalment comprises a draft unpublished typescript "The Republican Constitution"; a folder containing another draft publication (title page lacking); Henry George League material on land tenure; notebooks; and copies of obituaries and papers relating to Brennan's funeral.
- Biography/History:
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Lawyer and public servant. Frank Brennan served in the army during World War II and afterwards in the Occupation Forces in Japan. He completed a law degree after the war and moved to Canberra in 1956 to join the public service. In 1987 Brennan left the public service to set up a conveyancing practice.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 3657, MS Acc09.050.
- Associated materials: Papers of A.W. Edwards, 1921-1967 MS 2494.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; D624.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available in the Special Collections Reading Room and on the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms3657
- Subject:
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- Brennan, Frank, 1927-2003 -- Archives
- Henry George League
- Lawyers -- Australia -- Archives
- Land tenure -- Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra -- History
- Leases -- Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra -- History
- Decentralization in government -- Australia
- Australia -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Time Coverage:
- 1966-2003
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Frank Brennan's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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