Guide to the Papers of Neville Bonner

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 7903; MS Acc97.142; MS Acc06.205
Creator:
Neville Bonner
Extent:
15.4 metres and (97 ms boxes; 1 archive box; 1 folio box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Neville Bonner, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'

Background

Scope and content:

MS 7903 comprises correspondence, diaries, newscuttings, photographs, speeches, notes, subject files and other papers relating to Bonner's career as a senator and Aboriginal leader. The collection includes a large quantity of material relating to Aboriginal affairs, in addition to material on Bonner's personal life and his involvement in the One People of Australia League (OPAL) (57 boxes, 1 fol. box).

MS Acc97.142 comprises correspondence, greeting cards, business cards, invitations, travel documents, appointment diaries, publications, cuttings, speeches, financial papers, election papers, and a reel-to-reel tape of speeches, 1983 (32 boxes).

MS Acc06.205 comprises a range of loose and filed papers including electoral statistics, Bonner's first question and maiden speech, 1971, correspondence with colleagues and constituents, programs and invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs taken in Papua New Guinea in 1973, and material relating to the Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship. There is also correspondence relating to the Trotter family (9 boxes).

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Politics and government

Access and use

Conditions governing access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2258066).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Neville Bonner, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact: