Alfred Conlon (1908-1961), 1962-2001

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Series 3

Content Summary:

During World War II Ryan worked under Colonel Alfred Conlon, head of the Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs, an Army research unit established at Land Headquarters. The main aim of the Directorate was to provide policy advice on the military government of Papua and New Guinea, and more general direct advice to the Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Thomas Blamey.

Ryan's 'A. A. Conlon' file contains correspondence, photographs, draft articles, reviews, articles, research papers, research notes and newspaper cuttings. Much of the correspondence refers to the search for Conlon's papers.

The last file in this series, 'Australian Dictionary of Biography article on Alf Conlon, 1990-1991', relates to Ryan's article on Conlon for Volume 13 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB). The file contains a draft article, correspondence with the ADB, research material and photocopies of the completed article.

Correspondents include Tom Fitzgerald, George Munster, Bob Reece, Sir Harold White, Stephen Murray-Smith and Harry Jackman.

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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