Guide to the Papers of Don Aitkin relating to the Country Party of New South Wales, 1919-1972

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7990
Creator:
Aitkin, Don, 1937-
Extent:
0.72 metres and (5 boxes + 1 folio box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Don Aitkin, National Library of Australia, MS 7990, [series/file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Original papers together with Aitkin's notes concerning activities of the Country Party of New South Wales, particularly in New England region. The papers include minutes of Progressive, Country and United Country Parties, New South Wales, 1919-1938; United Country Movement, minutes, 1931-1938; Political Committee and Free Selector's Association minutes, 1915-1916; General Secretary Central Executive Council reports, 1929-1930; Australian Country Party Association minutes, 1926-1943, 1945-1960; Annual Conference papers, 1927-1962; Central Council and Central Executive minutes, 1928-1968; lists of office bearers, 1920-1962; Federal and State Electorate Councils minutes and financial statements, 1927-1962; and minutes, financial statements, and correspondence mostly about activities of Gunnedah Branch. Other papers include election material; broadcasts; press releases; papers relating to the New England New State Movement; Country Party of Australia (Federal) surveys, 1971-1972; Federal Council minutes, 1954; and Australian Farmers' Federal Organisation minutes, 1926-1930.
Biographical Note:
Date Event
1937 Born in Sydney, NSW
1960-1961 Master of Arts in history, University of New England
1962-1964 PhD, Australian National University
1965 Australian National University Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Nuffield College, Oxford University
1965-1968 Research Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
1968-1971 Senior Research Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
1971-1979 Foundation Professor of Politics, School of Historical, Philosophical and Political Studies, Macquarie University
1980-1988 Professor of Political Science and Head of Department, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
1986-1988 Chairman, Australian Research Grants Committee
1989-1990 Chairman, Australian Research Council and Full-Time Executive Member, National Board of Employment, Education and Training
1991- Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra
1994- Vice President, Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee
Provenance:

In February 1986 the National Library of Australia received, as a donation, papers used by Don Aitkin in his research on the Country Party of New South Wales. The material had been made available to Aitkin whilst a doctoral student and post-doctoral fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, during the 1960s, providing some of the background to his PhD thesis and its published revision The Country Party in New South Wales : a study of organisation and survival.

Arrangement:

In sorting the material, Aitkin's groupings of documents were retained where appropriate. In the instances where no definite order was apparent material has been filed by administrative or topical groupings. Aitkin's often detailed notes are located with the subject matter they describe.

Container List:
Series Files Box
1 1 1
2 1-2 1
3 1-2 1
4 1-4 2
5 1 2
5 2-5 3
6 1-3 3
6 4-9 4
7 1-2 4
8 1 5
9 1 5
10 1 5
11 1 5
12 1 5
13 12 5
8 2 Folio

Indexed terms

Names:
Aitkin, Don, 1937-

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 Don Aitkin, National Library of Australia, MS 7990, [series/file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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