Guide to the Papers of John Menadue, 1965 - 2012

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS Acc11.054, MS Acc20.025
Creator:
Menadue, John, AO (1935-)
Extent:
(9 ms boxes + 1 small folio box + 4 folders + 5 colour photographs + 7 audio visual carriers + 1 digital carrier)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of John Menadue, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Part available for research; part permission required for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain names and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within these works which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive. Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP): This collection contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Restrictions on access and use of this material may apply. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information. Content Summary: This collection comprises material relating to John Menadue's career as a businessman, public commentator, senior public servant and diplomat.

The original MS Acc11.054 instalment comprises material relating to John Menadue's career as a businessman, public commentator, senior public servant and diplomat. Includes papers, correspondence, speech and lecture notes, photographs, newspaper clippings and articles relating to: running for office in Hume; News Limited; application to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); Prime Minister and Cabinet; the Whitlam Government and the Loans affair; 'The Dismissal' and the Fraser Government; dispatches to Department of Foreign Affairs as Australian Ambassador to Japan; Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; the Department of Trade and export competitiveness; QANTAS; Telstra; State Rail Authority; multiculturalism; the Garnaut Report; and Menadue's 1999 autobiography, Things You Learn Along the Way (9 boxes + 1 small folio box + 2 folders + 5 colour photographs).

The MS Acc20.025 instalment comprises two audio cassettes, five videos and one DVD of recorded interviews and events. There is also a letter from November Films, 2012, relating to the 2011 documentary All the Way (2 folders + 7 audiovisual carriers + 1 digital carrier).

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Reading Room Access Note:

For preservation reasons, we are unable to deliver digital and audiovisual carriers to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact (Ask a Librarian) to enquire about access.

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-vn6195289).
Conditions Governing Use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6195289).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of John Menadue, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact: