Guide to the Papers of Maxwell Newton, 1929-1990

Summary

Collection number:

MS 9362

Creator:

Newton, Maxwell

Extent:

4.95 metres and (25 ms boxes + 3 folio boxes + 157 sound/av carriers)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Maxwell Newton, National Library of Australia, MS 9362, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The papers document Newton's role as a financial writer for the New York Post and as an adviser to bankers, sharebrokers and politicians, as well as a prolific publicist and columnist. They include correspondence, faxes, diaries, cutting books, photographs, tapes, videos, newsletters and magazines. With the exception of the photograph albums, the papers date almost entirely from Newton's years in America and there is very little on his career in Australia.

The strengths of the collection include comprehensive runs of Newton's daily newsletters including the New York Money Market Report, Maxwell Newton's Confidential Hotline and The Fed Magazine.

Correspondents include Larry Henry, Paul Weaver, Ned Chase, Scott Ivey, Sir Charles Court, Frank Devine, James Blanchard, Mark Levit, H.W. Arndt, Graham Dyer, Elizabeth Currier, Greg Copley, G. Jurkowich, Malcolm Forbes, J. V. Deaver, Milton Friedman, ENT Ltd and Collins Co.

The papers document Newton's career after he moved to New York in 1980. While there is a small amount of Australian correspondence, there is very little on his early career as a journalist in Australia.

Biographical Note:

Date	Event
1929	Born in Perth, Western Australia, on 29 April
1934-40	Attended Bayswater State School, Perth
1940	Awarded the State Scholarship to Perth Modern School
1941-45	Studied at Perth Modern School
1945	Graduated first in the State in English and History Exhibition
	Awarded the Hackett Studentship to the University of Western Australia
1946-50	Attended University of Western Australia
1950	Graduated First Class Honours in Economics
	Awarded the Benjamin Rosenstamm Scholar in Economics
	Tutored in Economics and French at the University
1951	Awarded the Hackett Studentship to University of Cambridge, England
1951	Studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, Cours de Langue et Civilization Francaise
1951-53	Studied at the University of Cambridge, England
1952	Married Anne Robertson, 14 June
1953	Graduated with First Class Honours in Economics
	Awarded the Adam Smith Prize in Economics
	Honorary Scholar of Clare College, Cambridge
	Wrenbury Scholar in Economics, University of Cambridge
1953-54	Worked as an economist for Commonwealth Treasury, London and Canberra
1954	Birth of daughter Sarah
1955	Economist at the Bank of New South Wales, Economic Department, Sydney Birth of son Anthony
1956-60	Political correspondent for the <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em>
	Political correspondent for <em>Australian Financial Review</em>
1958	Birth of daughter Penelope
1960-63	Foundation Managing Editor, <em>Australian Financial Review</em>
1961	Awarded the US State Department Leader Grant to visit the United States
1963	Awarded the British Government Leadership grant to visit the United Kingdom
1963-65	Foundation Managing Editor, <em>The Australian</em>
1965-70	Australian correspondent for <em>The Economist</em>, the <em>New York Journal of Commerce</em> and the <em>Financial Times</em> (London)
	Canberra correspondent for <em>Time Magazine</em>
1965-77	Published political and economic newsletters in Canberra, including <em>The Daily Commercial News</em> and the <em>Sunday Observer</em>
1974	Birth of daughter Natasha
1976	Married Diane Austin
1976	Birth of daughter Sally
1977-80	Freelance journalist for television, newspapers and magazines
1979	Birth of daughter Emma-Jane
1980	Moved to New York to write a daily financial and economic column for the <em>New York Post</em>
1981	Married Valerie 'Olivia' Waldron
1983	Publication of <em>The Fed</em> by New York Times Books
1990	Died in Florida, United States, on 23 July

Provenance:

The papers were purchased by the National Library from Mrs Olivia Newton in 1992.

Indexed terms

Names:

Newton, Maxwell

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn239288).

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 Maxwell Newton, National Library of Australia, MS 9362, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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