Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, 1985-1990

Component identifier:

Series 8

Content Summary:

In August 1985 Millar succeeded Geoffrey Bolton as the second Director of the Australian Studies Centre at the University of London. It was based at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at Russell Square. The Centre was funded by the Australian Government, but the funds were withdrawn in 1988. Sir Zelman Cowen and Millar sought alternative funding and eventually obtained it from the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation. The name of the Centre was changed to the Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.

This small series consists mostly of correspondence dating from Millar's first three years at the Centre. It includes business correspondence, especially in his first months in London, letters from Australian students in England, and correspondence with academics in Britain, Australia and other countries. The correspondents include D.A. Low, Geoffrey Bolton, Coral Bell, Sir Keith Hancock, J.D.B. Miller, Michael McKinley, Leslie Downer, David Dilks, John M. Ward and James Piscatori. There is also a report by Millar to the Menzies Foundation written in October 1990 after he had completed his five year term.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The first instalment of the papers, comprising most of the articles, lectures, talks, broadcasts and book reviews, were presented to the National Library by Professor T.B. Millar in 1990. The rest of the papers were donated by his widow, Mrs Margaret Millar, and were transferred by his son Mr Jonathan Miller in 1997.

Names:

Millar, T.B. (Thomas Bruce), 1925-1994

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