Backroom briefings: John Curtin's war, 1996-1998

 
Component identifier:
Series 27
Content Summary:
Contained in this series are papers relating to the book Backroom briefings : John Curtin's war, which was published by the National Library of Australia in 1997. The book was edited by Hall and Clem Lloyd from original notes by Frederick T. Smith, a senior journalist in Canberra's Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery. Smith took the notes at briefings given by Curtin to a select group of journalists from 1942-1945. The papers comprise correspondence with the editor, Julie Stokes, from the National Library, research material and drafts.
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were acquired in two instalments. The first was purchased from Hall in 1992 and the second was purchased from his family in 2003, following Hall's death.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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