Guide to the Papers of Bruce Milliss, 1880-1970

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8345
Extent:
2.98 metres and (17 boxes, 1 folio box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Bruce Milliss, National Library of Australia, MS 8345, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Permission required for research during the lifetime of Roger Milliss.

Background

Biographical Note:

Bruce Milliss, born in Cooyal, NSW, in 1899, began his working life as a shop assistant in Portland then became a businessman in Katoomba, NSW. He married Edith Milliss (née Clampett) in 1929 and they had two sons, David and Roger.

Bruce and Edith Milliss had a great interest in the welfare of Katoomba. They were active in several local community organisations, including Katoomba Primary School Parents' and Citizens' Association, Day Nursery School Association and School (Oslo) Lunch Advisory Committee. He was prominent in the Australian Labor Party in the 1930s and 1940s, and then joined the Communist Party. From 1952 to 1970 he was engaged in trade with China and the Soviet Union. He was a witness before the Petrov Commission in 1954.

Both Bruce and Edith Milliss died in 1970.

Arrangement:

The Papers had been listed by Roger Milliss before coming to the Library. Although part of the Papers have been roughly sorted, it was found that the bulk of the collection was in a state of great disarray and it was therefore necessary to rearrange them.

Wherever possible files on a particular activity have been kept together as separate series.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2037192).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Bruce Milliss, National Library of Australia, MS 8345, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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