Foreign Affairs Research Specialist, Parliamentary Library, 1978-80

 
Component identifier:
Series 16
Content Summary:
In 1978 Harris was appointed as a researcher in the Parliamentary Library, but resigned in March 1980 over a dispute with the Parliamentary Librarian, Harold Weir. The grievance was raised in Parliament and Harris subsequently sued Weir for defamation. Documented in this series are correspondence, clippings and extracts from Hansard relating to the dispute.
Immediate source of acquisition:
In December 1994 the National Library of Australia purchased the papers of Stewart Harris, for more than twenty years Foreign Correspondent in Australia for The Times newspaper.

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Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2501768).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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