Papers of Sir Harold White from roles in Parliamentary Library and National Library of Australia, 1911-1970

Component identifier:

Series 3

Content Summary:

This series consists of correspondence and subject files created, used or kept by White during the course of his career in the Parliamentary Library and the National Library from 1923 to 1970 variously as Assistant Librarian, Parliamentary Librarian, and National Librarian. It includes material on matters specifically concerning the Parliamentary Library and National Library and their operations, and White's representative activities in an official or professional capacity on outside bodies such as the Australian Institute of Librarians, Canberra University College Council, the University Association of Canberra, UNESCO, IFLA, and various government committees.

There is no evidence of the way in which these files were kept by White during his career, and so they have been left as a single large series. Where possible, similar files have been grouped together and, where appropriate, given new or revised file titles. The files have been arranged alphabetically by file title, and by rough date order in groups of files on the same subject.

[233 folders]

Immediate source of acquisition:

The original consignment of MS 7599 was collected from the home of Sir Harold White by Library staff in 1988. A number of further instalments were subsequently received from Sir Harold and members of his family.

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