Guide to the Papers of Sir Peter Heydon, 1901-1977

Summary

Collection number:

MS 3155

Creator:

Sir Peter Heydon

Extent:

(13 archives boxes + 11 ms boxes + 1 folio)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Peter Heydon, National Library of Australia, MS 3155, [series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The bulk of the collection comprises drafts, research material, newspaper clippings, articles, illustrations and copies of letters used by Heydon in writing Quiet decision: a study of George Foster Pearce. There is also correspondence with various individuals and institutions about Pearce and the biography.

Biographical Note:

Sir Peter Heydon was a diplomat and public servant. Main dates are below.

1913:Born 9 September in Sydney

1935: Honorary Secretary of Commonwealth Council of the Australian Institute for International Affairs

1936: Admitted NSW Bar. Joined Department of External Affairs. Became private secretary to Minister for External Affairs, Sir George Pearce and also to Attorney-General, R.G. Menzies

1940: Posted to Washington as Second Secretary of the Australian Mission

1942: Married Naomi Slater on 7 May

1948; 1957: Member of Australian Delegation to U.N. Assembly

1950: Chargé d'Affaires, the Hague, May-October 1950

1951-53: Australian Minister to Brazil

1953-55: Australian High Commissioner to NZ

1955-59: Australian High Commissioner to India

1959: Created C.B.E.

1960-61: First Assistant Secretary, Department of External Affairs

1961-71: Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Immigration

1971: Died, May, in Canberra

Provenance:

The collection was presented to the Library by Lady Heydon in 1972. In 1976 further correspondence, drafts, speeches and articles were added. The diaries, added in 1990, were lent to the Library for copying by Heydon's daughter, Julia Hoffman.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2291002).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Sir Peter Heydon, National Library of Australia, MS 3155, [series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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