Guide to the Papers of Sir John Storey, 1935-1955

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8050
Creator:
John Storey
Extent:
9.7 metres and (69 boxes + 3 folio packages)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir John Storey, National Library of Australia, MS 8050, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection includes personal correspondence files including R.G. Menzies correspondence; addresses and articles by Storey; reports; prospectuses; publications; newspaper cuttings on defence, immigration, industry, economics and other subjects; files relating to General Motors Holden, Bristol Airplane Company, Overseas Corporation (Australia), Repco, overseas trips and the aircraft industry; defence papers including papers on the Joint War Production Committee; industrial management papers including papers on the Australian Institute of Management and immigration papers including papers on the Immigration Planning Council.
Biographical Note:

Industrialist. Employee and Director of Manufacturing of General Motors Holden, 1933-1940; appointed Chairman of Joint War Production Committee and Immigration Planning Council, 1949; founder and President of the Australian Institute of Management; Chairman and Managing Director of Repco Limited and director of other companies including Overseas Corporation (Australia). Knighted in 1950.

Arrangement:

The collection is numbered from Box 1 to Box 87. Boxes 42, 44-45, 47, 51-52, 54-56, 61-63, 65-66, 73, 75-76 and 83 contained publications which were integrated into the Library's general book collection.

Indexed terms

Names:
John Storey

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2135437) for the access conditions.
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Sir John Storey, National Library of Australia, MS 8050, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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