Guide to the Guide to the Blamey Memorial Orations, 1983-1999

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9762
Creator:
Blamey Memorial Orations
Extent:
0.4 metres and (4 folders)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Guide to the Blamey Memorial Orations, National Library of Australia, MS 9762, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises copies of 37 Blamey Memorial Oration addresses, coordinated by the Royal United Services Institute of Australia, and delivered by politicians, military dignitaries, governors-general, and public service managers between 1983 and 1999. Subjects include Sir Thomas Blamey, the Australian Army, military strategies, national security, military leadership and peacekeeping.
Biographical Note:

Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey was the first Australian born military commander to be appointed to the highest rank of Field Marshal in the Australian Military Forces, on 8 June 1950. The Blamey Memorial Orations are dedicated to his memory.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The collection was donated to the Library by Dr I. M. Cumpston. The orations are coordinated by the Royal United Services Institute, which retains copyright. See copyright notice inside the front cover of Journal of United Services Institute of Australia.

Arrangement:

The collection has been retained in alphabetical sequence under presenter.

Indexed terms

Names:
Blamey Memorial Orations

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3076046).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], Guide to the Blamey Memorial Orations, National Library of Australia, MS 9762, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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