Guide to the Records of the Australian Labor Party, Victorian Branch, 1924, 1943-1955, 1997

Summary

Collection number:

MS 4846

Creator:

Australian Labor Party, Victorian Branch

Extent:

(47 archive boxes + 1 ms carton + 1 A3 Carton)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Australian Labor Party, Victorian Branch, National Library of Australia, MS 4846, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS 4846 consists largely of the State Secretary's files of correspondence with the A.L.P. Branches in Victoria, the Federal Executive, state and federal parliamentarians, trade unions leaders, publishers, and the public. Included is the personal file of correspondence kept by the A.L.P.'s General Secretary, P.J. Kennelly. The remainder comprises circulars, committee agenda and papers; records of the Victorian Central Executive including roneoed copies of minutes, nomination forms, balance sheets and membership lists, and printed items. Also (1943-1954) Branch records removed when the Party split in 1955. The contents, in the same categories as those listed above, complement this material.

Biographical / Historical:

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is the oldest political party in Australia. Its origins go back to the 1890s when separate parties, sponsored by the trade union movement, formed in the Australian colonies. When the former Australian colonies federated in 1901 the ALP became a federal party. In Victoria there were no strong and coherent labour party until after federation when the Victorian Branch of the ALP was formed.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Original consignment, Boxes 1-23. Further papers added in November 1976 (Boxes 24-47), 1996 (Box 47) and 1997 (Box 47).

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn562715) 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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], Records of the Australian Labor Party, Victorian Branch, National Library of Australia, MS 4846, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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