Guide to the Papers of Andrew Reeves, 1910-1998

Summary

Collection number:

MS 9554

Creator:

Reeves, Andrew, Dr.

Extent:

7.2 metres and (48 ms boxes + 33 sound/av carriers)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Andrew Reeves, National Library of Australia, MS 9554, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Series 9 & 10 (boxes 19-31) are closed for 30 years from date of creation. Remaining series are available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Personal papers of Andrew Reeves relating to his career in archives and museums at the University of Melbourne Archives, the Museum of Australia, and the Museum of Victoria as well as the involvement of Reeves and Margaret Anderson in the Heritage Collections Working Group, the Council of Australian Museum Associations (CAMA) and the Museums Association of Australia (MAA).

There are also papers concerning Reeves' personal involvement in the Australian Labor Party, the Communist Party of Australia (Carlton Branch) and the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, as well as his writings and research into labour history.

Biographical Note:

Andrew Paul Reeves was born on 10 April 1952 in Kew, Victoria. He was educated at Camberwell High School (Melbourne) and the University of Melbourne (1970-73) where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), majoring in history. In 1974-75 Reeves attended LaTrobe University where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1976. During this time he assembled a large collection of pamphlets and broadsheets.

In 1976-83 Reeves worked as an archivist at the University of Melbourne Archives. During his employment with the Archives he was principally responsible for the development of the trade union and labour movement collection. He was also involved with curating exhibitions on the eight hour day and in 1984 curated 'Peace -Progress-Amity: trade union banners and labour celebration', a joint exhibition with the State Library of Victoria and University of Melbourne Archives.

After leaving the Archives in 1983, Reeves wrote a commissioned history of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, 1856-1966. He later worked at the Museum of Australia (1984-86), as Director and Deputy Director of the Division of Human Studies at the Museum of Victoria (1986-92) and as Director of the Western Australian Museum (1993-97).

Reeves was a member of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History and the Welsh Labour History Society.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library by Andrew Reeves under the Tax Incentives for the Arts Scheme in 1993 and 2000.

Arrangement:

The papers were organised into series by Library staff.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2655973).

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 Andrew Reeves, National Library of Australia, MS 9554, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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