Guide to the Papers of Charles Studdy Daley, 1899-1966

Summary

Collection number:

MS 1946

Creator:

Charles Studdy Daley and Daley, G.

Extent:

11.16 metres and (64 ms boxes + 1 folder + 1 volume + 1 map folio)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item] Papers of Charles Studdy Daley National Library of Australia MS 1946 [series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The papers are in four main sections:

1. Official and semi-official papers concerning the administration of Canberra 1913-52 covering the work of the Federal Capital Advisory Committee 1921-4 the Federal Capital Commission 1924-30 the period of the Civic Administrator 1930-32 and the Civil Administration Branch of the Department of the Interior 1932-52.

2. Personal papers of Charles Studdy Daley including correspondence writings and papers relating to various societies and committees.

3. Records of the Canberra Musical Society 1928-54. Also includes minute books of the Society of Arts and Literature.

4. Papers of Charles Daley father of C.S. Daley consisting mainly of galley proofs and manuscripts drafts and copies of his publications and addresses.

Biographical Note:

July 4 1887 Born in Melbourne

Date	Event
1905	Joined the Public Works Branch of Department of Home Affairs
1921-24	Secretary Federal Capital Advisory Committee
1924-30	Secretary Federal Capital Commission
1930-32	Civic Administrator Federal Capital Territory Branch Department of Home Affairs.
1930-32	Chairman A.C.T. Advisory Council
1930-58	Member of Canberra University College
1932-52	Assistant Secretary Department of Interior
1932-53	President Canberra Musical Society
1939-52	Executive member National Planning and Development Committee
1944-52	Chairman A.C.T. Advisory Council
1951	Director of A.C.T. Jubilee Celebrations
1955-66 (?)	Chairman of Committee on Cultural Development
1954-66	Member of A.C.T. Advisory Committee for the Australian Broadcasting Commission
1966	Died in Canberra

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library by Mr G. Daley in 1967.

Related

Separated Material:

Some material from the Daley Papers is held by the Map Section and Pictorial Section of the Library (see series description for details).

Indexed terms

Names:

Daley, G.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2568534).

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 Charles Studdy Daley National Library of Australia MS 1946 [series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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