Guide to the Papers of Frank Waters, 1935-1980

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 7942
Extent:
3.3 metres and (23 boxes, folio item)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Frank Waters, National Library of Australia, MS 7942, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Biographical Note:

Frank Waters was born in Queensland in 1907. From 1926-1932 he was an official in the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia. In 1935 he won the State seat of Kelvin Grove for the Australian Labor Party, a seat which he held for six years. After serving in the army during the Second World War, he was elected Queensland Branch Secretary of the APWU in 1946. He held this position until his retirement in 1973, at which time he turned his energies to researching and writing, Postal unions, and Politics: the history of the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia (UQP, 1978).

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1179390).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Frank Waters, National Library of Australia, MS 7942, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact: