Guide to the Papers of Ray Aitchison, 1945-2017
Collection context
Summary
- Collection number:
- MS Acc02.070, MS Acc02.120, MS Acc02.294.MS Acc13.048, MS Acc17.067
- Creator:
- Aitchison, Ray
- Extent:
- (5 ms boxes + 4 archive boxes + 1 carton + 1 packet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Ray Aitchison, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Background
- Scope and content:
- This collection comprises Aitchison's diaries, letters, book reviews, press clippings, photographs, short stories, publications and a play. Included are Aitchison's drafts and memoirs titled "Memoirs: interviews with politicians" (undated), "Memoirs: one of Packer's boys" (undated), "Memoirs: lobbying for the rag trade" (undated). The collection also includes papers and correspondence between the Australian Confederation of Apparel Manufacturers (ACAM) and the Tariff board such as draft reports, newsletters and letters dating back to 1964, and during Aitchison's time working with trade and commerce, up until 1985. Also included are three editions of the Wings magazine containing Aitchison's three-part article on the 1927 Dole air race. Other items in this collection are: two letters from Kylie Tennant, a letter to Aitchison from Senator Steele Hall, a hand typed statement by Arthur Calwell for the press gallery regarding church and politics, photographs of politicians and a manuscript for a "political school book".
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Conditions governing access:
- Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3645818).
- Conditions governing use:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Ray Aitchison, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
- Location of this collection:
-
Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
- Contact: