Guide to the Papers of Sir Colin Syme, 1946-1985

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 6498
Creator:
Sir Colin Syme
Extent:
3.45 metres and (23 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Colin Syme, National Library of Australia, MS 6498, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Comprises diaries and papers. The diaries were kept on overseas trips between 1946-1984. Countries visited included the United States, United Kingdom, France, Brazil, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Syme was usually accompanied by Lady Syme and sometimes by directors and managers of BHP, such as L. Gordon Darling and Geoffrey Heeley. Most volumes have indexes of people met and places visited.

In addition, there are files of correspondence, minutes and papers relating to many of the organisations with which Syme was associated. They include BHP, the Australian Science and Technology Council (ASTEC), Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd, Order of Australia Association, Private Investment Company for Asia (PICA), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Committee of Inquiry into Health Services in Victoria, 1973-1983, and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (23 boxes).

Biographical Note:

Solicitor and company director. Colin York Syme was director of BHP Co. Ltd from 1937 until 1971, chairman of directors, BHP Co. Ltd, 1952-1971, director of Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd, 1962-1975, and president of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research from 1961-1978. Syme died at Howqua, Victoria in 1986.

Indexed terms

Names:
Sir Colin Syme

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2604378) 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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Colin Syme, National Library of Australia, MS 6498, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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