Guide to the Papers of Reg Withers, 1898-1995

Request this via the Catalogue
 

Summary

Collection number:
MS 8376
Creator:
Withers, Reg, 1924-2014
Extent:
(13 boxes + 2 folio boxes)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Reg Withers, National Library of Australia, MS 8376, [series/file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises correspondence, diaries, speeches, newspaper cuttings, photographs and other papers relating mainly to Reg Withers' career as Senator for Western Australia and Lord Mayor of Perth. There are also drafts of anecdotes relating to political life, an essay on the Liberal Party and cuttings of Withers' newspaper column 'Withers' World'. The major correspondents include Sir Magnus Cormack, Sir Victor Garland, Sir David Brand, Hugh Guthrie, Sir Peter Lawler, Peter Charlton, Harry M. Miller, Sir James Cruthers, James B. Leslie, Tom Harley, Peter Baume and Sir Robert Menzies.
Biographical Note:

Reginald Grieve Withers was born on 26 October 1924 in Bunbury, Western Australia, the son of Frederick J. Withers and Isobel L. Grieve. He was educated in Bunbury and at the University of Western Australia (1948-1951), where he studied law. He married Shirley Lloyd-Jones in 1953 and had 2 sons and 1 daughter.

Who's who in Australia. 2003.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library by Reg Withers in 1995.

Arrangement:

The papers have been arranged into series by Library staff.

Indexed terms

Names:
Withers, Reg, 1924-2014

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn539092).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Reg Withers, National Library of Australia, MS 8376, [series/file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
Contact us