Royal Australian Historical Society, 1966-89

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Series 26

Content Summary:

Else-Mitchell joined the Royal Australian Historical Society in 1938 and was an active member for the next fifty years, He was Senior Vice-President in 1964-70 and 1977-78, President in 1970-77 and was made a Fellow of the Society in 1966. The series consists of correspondence, agenda papers, minutes, addresses, reports, cuttings and newsletters. Most of the papers date from the 1980s, when Else-Mitchell was no longer living in Sydney, but he continued to take a strong interest in the affairs of the Society. The correspondents include Ken Cable, H.C. Harper, John Bennett, Hazel King, Marsden Hordern and John Vaughan.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Justice Else-Mitchell first placed papers in the National Library in 1981. He had earlier donated a considerable quantity of papers to the Mitchell Library in Sydney but decided that the later papers documenting his involvement in a range of national organisations should be in the National Library. Further papers were received in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1995. The 1989 and 1991 instalments were donated under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme.

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