Guide to the Papers of Russell Lloyd Mathews, 1941-1993

Summary

Collection number:

MS 6594

Creator:

Russell Lloyd Mathews, Professor

Extent:

(173 archives boxes + 6 ms boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], MS 6594 Papers of Russell Lloyd Mathews, National Library of Australia [class/sequence numberber, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research, part not available for research until 2070. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises correspondence, research notes, draft papers, published articles, lecture notes and other documents relating to Mathews' work as a prominent academic, consultant and as chairperson of a number of Australian government committees. Included is also the manuscript of Mathews' publication 'The public sector in jeopardy : Australian fiscal federalism from Whitlam to Keating', reference files, reviews, correspondence and working papers.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: the first two classes/sequence in this collection have separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class/sequence number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Provenance:

The collection was received in five instalments in 1981, 1986, 1990, 1993 and 1999.

Arrangement:

In sorting the papers, Mathews' foldering system has, for the most part, been retained. Boxes have been numbered in two sequences: Boxes 1-16 (first sequence) comprises papers received in the original consignment of September 1981; Boxes 1-157 (second sequence) contain additions to the collection received in the period 1986-93; Boxes 158-163 (third sequence) contain papers received in 1999.

Related

Separated Material:

Cassettes and a transcript of an interview recorded with Mathews as part of the Australian National University Oral History Project, together with recordings of addresses made to the Australian Institute of Political Science Summer School and University of New South Wales Tax Seminar in 1982, have been transferred to the Library's Orald History Collection.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2184957).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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], MS 6594 Papers of Russell Lloyd Mathews, National Library of Australia [class/sequence numberber, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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