Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, 1965-97

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Component identifier:
Series 3
Content Summary:

The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History was established in 1961 to promote study, teaching and research into Australian labour history. The Society encourages the preservation of historical records of the labour movement and the working class. Activities include the publication (since 1962) of a journal, Labour history, and biennial national conferences. The Society has branches in the ACT, Brisbane, Hunter Valley, Sydney, Illawarra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Tasmania, and Perth.

The series comprises papers collected by Reeves while Secretary of the Melbourne Branch in 1972-74. There are also earlier records from the previous Secretary, John Arrowsmith, 1965-71 and papers kept by Reeves while a member of the Perth Branch of the Society, 1993-97. The papers include minutes of the Melbourne Branch and Executive Committee, correspondence, annual reports, notes, pamphlets, publications and ephemera.

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

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Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2655973).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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