Original consignment, 1927-1939, 1962-2003

Containers:

Box 1-13 (MS 9897)

Component identifier:

Class MS 9897

Content Summary:

Comprises correspondence during Ryan's time as Director of Melbourne University Press (1962-1988), newspaper cuttings, talks, photographs, articles, research notes, reviews, handwritten notes, legal documentation, patrol reports and conference papers. There are papers on Alfred Conlon, head of the Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs during World War II, and Ryan's article on Conlon for the Australian Dictionary of Biography, as well as copies of early Papua New Guinea patrol reports. The largest series relates to Manning Clark and consists of extensive newspaper cuttings, correspondence, drafts of articles and notes covering the controversy generated by Ryan's criticisms of Clark and his History in 1993; and claims by the Brisbane Courier Mail in 1996 that Clark received an Order of Lenin medal during the Cold War.

Contained in 13 boxes.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The original consignment was purchased by the Library from Peter Ryan in December 2003. Further papers were received in 2012, 2022 and 2023.

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