Correspondence, 1964-73
- Containers:
- Box 8
- Component identifier:
- File 2
- Content Summary:
- The correspondence documents the division in the Church on Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam and the sending of national servicemen to the war. Included are letters from a number of Bishops to the Prime Minister, R.G. Menzies, on the government's attitude towards events in Vietnam, the Prime Minister's replies, and letters opposing the Bishops' views. Correspondents include Harold Holt, John Moyes, John Quaife, Peter Nixon, H.G. Myer and Arthur Preston.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The papers were donated to the Library by Bishop Garnsey in 1991.
- Names:
- David Garnsey
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1482953).
- 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- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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