Guide to the Papers of Francis West, 1949-2012

Summary

Collection number:

MS 9471

Creator:

Francis West

Extent:

6.06 metres and (35 boxes, 1 folio box, 1 carton, 2 files)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Francis West, National Library of Australia [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part requires permission for research until 2050. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection documents West's activities as academic, historian and political commentator. The papers include correspondence, papers created while he was at the Australian National University, Adelaide University, Bedford Park, Independent University, Buckingham, England and Deakin University, papers relating to his books and broadcasts, research material on Papua New Guinea, cuttings, printed material and papers written by other academics and students.

Biographical Note:

Date	Event
1927	Born 26 June in East Yorkshire
1938-44	Hymers College, Yorkshire
1944-47	University of Leeds
1947-49	Institute of Historical Research, University of London
1949-52	Trinity College, Cambridge
1952-55	Research Fellow, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University
1955-59	Senior Lecturer in History, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
1959-64	Senior Fellow, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University
1963	Married Katharine Ogilvie Holgate (nee White) m. dissolved 1976
1964-65	Professor of Comparative Government, University of Adelaide at Bedford Park (later Flinders University)
1965-76	Professorial Fellow, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University
1973-75	Pro-Principal, Dean of Arts and Social Studies and Professor of History at the University of Buckingham, England
1976-86	Professor of History and Government, Deakin University, Geelong
1976-80	Planning Dean in Social Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong
1980-83	Dean in Social Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong
1982	Married Margaret Anne Rose
1986-90	Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development), Deakin University, Geelong
1994-	Churchill College, Cambridge University, England

Provenance:

Professor Francis West donated the papers to the Library in several instalments between 1995 and 2000.

Arrangement:

The papers have been arranged into 20 series. West has kept most of the papers in files and, wherever possible, the Library has retained them. The general arrangement into 20 series and the order of the files within series has been imposed by the Library.

Indexed terms

Names:

Francis West

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2061442).

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 Francis West, National Library of Australia [class number, 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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