Guide to the Papers of Clyde Cameron, 1924-2007

Summary

Collection number:

MS 4614, MS Acc09.007, MS Acc13.023

Creator:

Cameron, Clyde R., AO, The Hon. (Clyde Robert)

Extent:

30.45 metres and (129 MS Boxes + 19 Archive Boxes + 1 Small Folio Box + 6 Medium Folio Box + 124 Volumes + 2 Folders) + 142 Sound/Digital carriers

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

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

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS 4614 comprises correspondence, diaries, memoirs, a wide range of Australian Labor Party material, including minutes, reports, articles, book reviews, press releases and speeches, Australian Workers' Union rule books and other publications, and other material including an extensive collection of pamphlets. Much of the collection has been collated, indexed and bound by Cameron.

The Acc09.007 instalment comprises correspondence, minutes, reports, articles, speeches and addresses, convention papers, flyers, newspaper cuttings and other printed material, cassette tapes and reel-to-reel recordings. The papers relate to Cameron's ministerial and parliamentary roles, his involvement with the Australian Workers' Union, Australian Labor Party and Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, his research and writings, personal matters and oral histories.

The Acc13.023 instalment comprises two files of papers. The first is a correspondence file containing letters to and from Cameron, including from the period when he was Minister for Labour in the Whitlam government. The second file is entitled 'Compensation cases - Commonwealth employees' and contains legal research material.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Politics and government

Conditions Governing Access:

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat- vn1089543).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Clyde Cameron, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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