Original consignment

Component identifier:

Class MS 8200

Content Summary:

Comprises family and professional correspondence, personal files, working papers, drafts, research material, diaries, lecture notes, seminar papers, references, testimonials and other papers documenting Parker's academic career and other diverse interests including music and theatre. The papers document Parker's involvement in various organisations including the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Australasian Political Studies Association, Australian Administrative Staff College, Australian Institute of Political Science, Australian National University, Musica Viva Australia, New Zealand Administrative Staff College, Papua New Guinea Administrative College, Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, Boyer Committee of Inquiry into Commonwealth Public Service Recruitment, Australian Research Grants Committee, New Zealand Institute of Public Administrative and the Papua New Guinea Public Services Arbitration Tribunal.

Contained in 192 boxes.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The original consignment of papers of R.S. Parker were acquired by the Library under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme in 1990. Further papers were added in: 1996 (Series 3, Subseries 5, File 465); March 2000 (Series 8); April 2002 (Series 9); and 4 February 2005 (Series 7, Subseries 4, Files 167-174).

Names:

Cecily Parker (widow)

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