Guide to the Papers of Donald MacKinnon, 1949-1965

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 1846
Creator:
MacKinnon, Donald, 1892-1965
Extent:
30 metres and (2 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Donald MacKinnon, National Library of Australia, MS 1846, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes and some printed material. Most of the papers relate to the development of the pastoral industry and the activities of the Liberal Party's Federal Rural Committee between 1960 and MacKinnon's death in 1965. There is some correspondence relating to McKinnon's term of office as Ambassador to Brazil.
Biographical Note:

Donald MacKinnon was born on 30 April 1892 in Melbourne. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, Ormond College and New College, Oxford. His studies were interrupted by the First World War during which he served in the the King Edward Horse in France. After the war he worked in the meat industry in Britain and during 1930s and early 1940s managed Vestey's meat interests in Argentina.

In 1946 MacKinnon returned to Australia to manage the Marr Y Estate in Terang, Victoria. He was a member of the Victorian Inland Meat Authority; State President of the Liberal Country Party of Victoria 1949-1950 and Chairman of the Liberal Party's Federal Rural Committee 1948-1959 and 1962-1965. MacKinnon was the Australian Ambassador to Brazil between 1958 and 1960. He was leader of an Australian trade mission to South America in 1962. MacKinnon was awarded the C.B.E. in 1958.

MacKinnon died on 2 May 1965.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The collection was donated to the Library by Mrs Mary MacKinnon in 1967.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged into 18 files.

Indexed terms

Names:
MacKinnon, Donald, 1892-1965

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is available for reference.
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Donald MacKinnon, National Library of Australia, MS 1846, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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