MS 5700
Papers of William Douglass Forsyth (1909-1993)
Scope and Content Note
Papers
1875-1993
15.3 metres (102 boxes and 2 folio boxes)
Available for reference, except for four folders from series 1 and one
folder from series 15 which are CLOSED.
The papers were donated to the Library in several small instalments
during the 1970s and 1980s and one large instalment after Forsyths death
in March 1993. Forsyth made a particular point of collecting and keeping papers
and other materials that he wrote and received throughout his life. The result
is a large and varied collection of papers comprising a comprehensive record of
his life and career.
Forsyths first job after post-graduate study at Melbourne and
Oxford Universities was as a Research Secretary with the Australian Institute
of International Affairs, Victorian Branch. He wrote reviews of Pacific affairs
and edited the Austral Asiatic Bulletin published by the Institute. On
the outbreak of the Pacific war, William Macmahon Ball, then in charge of radio
for the Department of Information, asked Forsyth to take the position of
officer-in-charge of the Departments background service.
Forsyth collected and compiled secret and confidential intelligence information
from the three Service Intelligence Departments and External Affairs. Papers
from this period of his life include articles on Pacific and international
affairs, research papers on migration and population, copies of the Austral
Asiatic Bulletin and correspondence and papers from the Department of
Information.
In 1942 Forsyth joined the fledgling Department of External Affairs
where he stayed until his retirement in 1969; his career effectively
paralleling the growth of the Department and the associated development of
Australian foreign policy. This period of his life is well documented by a
large collection of general and personal correspondence as well as a
substantial amount of reports, research and policy papers, despatches and other
working materials. Forsyths correspondence is a lively mixture of
official, personal and unofficial letters and gives a vivid first hand account
of what was happening in the Department both officially and behind the scenes.
He kept carbon copies of all his personal letters, typed and handwritten, as
well as file copies of official memoranda, reports and so on. He was adept at
the use of unofficial channels of communication via handwritten or personally
typed letters marked personal and confidential which were not
usually destined to form part of the official record. Forsyth not only kept
copies of his own off the record letters, he also kept
personal and confidential letters he received from colleagues.
The Library has arranged Forsyths general and personal
correspondence in a broad chronological order following his career in the
Department. Correspondence starts with his first research papers on the
Pacific, special assignments in the 1940s, through his long period as
Australias Permanent Representative with the United Nations General
Assembly, two terms as Secretary-General with the South Pacific Commission, and
his Ambassadorial postings in Vietnam and Lebanon. Correspondents include Joy
Forsyth, Russell Forsyth, Sir Ernest Scott, William Macmahon Ball, Sir Frederic
Eggleston, T.W. Cutts, Brian Hill, Sir James Plimsoll, Sir Walter Crocker, Sir
John Crawford, John Gunther, H.E. Maude, Guy Harriott and other journalists,
academics and colleagues from the Department of External Affairs.
Family letters were usually but not always kept in separate sequences.
Most family letters are included with Forsyths personal documents,
however, some family letters can be found in personal and general
correspondence. Sometimes Forsyth marked runs of correspondence
personal or confidential or general. This
marking is not always an indicator of the nature of the material; the Library
has retained Forsyths markings noting that there is major overlapping
between the categories.
After retirement in 1969 Forsyth wrote numerous magazine and newspaper
articles on the Pacific Islands affairs. He worked as an occasional consultant
to the Department of Foreign Affairs on Pacific islands issues (1973-74). From
1971-73 he wrote a book Post Colonial Pacific for the Australian
Institute of International Affairs. The unpublished manuscript was given to the
Library in 1981 along with the associated research materials. There is a
substantial and comprehensive body of material on the South Pacific Commission
and the Pacific islands. The material covers the early history of the
Commission, its expansion in the 1960s and the
de-colonisation of the Commission in the 1970s.
From the late 1970s until his death in 1993, Forsyths major
project was researching and writing his three-part autobiography:
Recollections of a maverick diplomat. The first book, In old
Australia, 1841-1941, was completed in 1982. It records Forsyths
family history and the early part of his life in the Western District of
Victoria. He drew upon his extensive collection of family and local history
documents in writing this book. The second book, The Evatt years,
1942-51, was largely written although not completed before his death. His
primary source material was the large correspondence and other materials he had
accumulated during his career. He also obtained copies of additional source
material from the Australian Archives and the Department of Foreign Affairs
historical documents section. The third book Pride and fall,
1951-69 was not written apart from a draft introduction and a small collection
of notes.
In the 1990s, Forsyth had difficulty in typing and writing and resorted
to taping information for his autobiography. The tapes have been transcribed
but not all have been edited. The tapes contain additional material for some
chapters of The Evatt years. The introduction to the third book
Pride and fall, 1951-69, exists only in a transcribed tape. Forsyth
lodged the manuscripts, research materials, drafts, tape recordings and
transcriptions of Recollections of a maverick diplomat with the
Library.
Forsyths remained interested in international, national and local
issues during his retirement and post retirement correspondence reflects this
range of interests. There is material on Pacific islands consultancy work and
various writing projects undertaken in retirement. There are a number of
requests for and referral of information used in the writing of
Recollections usually The Evatt years which involved
exchanges with academics and journalists on political and policy aspects of the
Evatt years. There is correspondence with former colleagues,
friends and family and .
In retirement Forsyth accumulated many folders of press clippings (often
annotating them extensively). He wrote many letters to newspapers, he jotted
down notes and opinions, collected quotations, book reviews and copies of
magazine articles or extracts from books. He wrote a number of newspaper
articles many of which were published, these articles have been placed with
associated papers and subjects, for example, writings on the Pacific Islands
are with Pacific materials. There is a small series of writings comprising
published post - graduate theses and miscellaneous writings.
This collection also features a sizeable and varied selection of
official and personal photographs from Forsyths career including the
United Nations, Vietnam, Lebanon, the South Pacific Commission and the Pacific
islands. There are some early photographs from special assignments in the 1940s
notably Japanese surrender at Timor and the Far Eastern Advisory Commission.
The Library has integrated the photographs with their associated papers, for
example, United Nations photographs are with United Nations papers.
Associated material
The National library holds an interview with Forsyth recorded by Mel
Pratt in 1972 at ORAL TRC 121/27. A copy of this interview is in the Forsyth
manuscript collection (324 pages). The interview is available for access with
the exception of a few specified pages.
Biographical Note
William Douglass Forsyth was born in Casterton, Western Victoria, on 5
January 1909 and died in Canberra on 3 March 1993.
Early life
| 1915-1922 |
Coleraine Primary School and Coleraine
Higher Elementary School |
| 1923-26 |
Ballarat High School |
| 1927-35 |
Melbourne University (MA, Dip Ed.) with
first class honours in history and political science. |
| 1935 |
Married Thelma Joyce (Joy) Sherry. They
had one son and two daughters. |
| 1936-40 |
Rockefeller Fellow in Social Sciences at
Balliol College, Oxford, and a Research Fellow at Melbourne University. |
| 1940-41 |
Research Secretary at the Australian
Institute of International Affairs (Victorian Branch) researching Far Eastern
and Pacific Affairs and editing the Austral-Asiatic Bulletin. |
| 1941-42 |
Employed at the Department of Information
coordinating war intelligence information for the national press and
radio. |
| 1942 |
His thesis: The myth of open
spaces, for which he was awarded a B.Litt. (Oxon), was published. |
| 1942 |
Forsyth joined the fledgling Department
of External Affairs where he worked until he retired in 1969. |
| |
|
| Department of External
Affairs |
| |
|
| 1942-44 |
Research on South East Asia and the
Pacific |
| 1944 |
Adviser at Australian /New Zealand
Conferences (Anzac Pact) First Head of Pacific Section |
| 1945 |
Adviser at United Nations Conference on
International Organisation (UNCIO) San Francisco Political Adviser to
Australian Force Commander, Portuguese Timor Adviser at Far Eastern Advisory
Commission (FEAC), Washington DC |
| 1946 |
Leader of Australian delegation FEAC at
Tokyo (consultations with General MacArthur) First Secretary, Pacific
Division Assisted Dr Evatt in Washington DC in talks on Pacific Islands
Bases negotiations Australian Representative at United Nations Population
Commission (New York) (September) United Nations General Assembly, New
Guinea Trusteeship Agreement |
| 1947-48 |
South Seas Regional Commission (became
South Pacific Commission) Special Mission to Indonesia
(May/June) Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Washington DC United Nations
General Assembly |
| 1948-51 |
First Secretary-General, South Pacific
Commission, Noumea |
| 1951-56 |
Australian Permanent Representative,
United Nations, New York Delegate to United Nations General Assembly and
Representative on the United Nations Trusteeship Council |
| 1955 |
Forsyth is made an Officer of the British
Empire in 1955 for his services to international affairs. |
| 1956-59 |
Assistant Secretary, Department of
External Affairs |
| 1959-61 |
Ambassador, South Vietnam, Minister, Laos
(1959-60) |
| 1962 |
Assistant Secretary, Department of
External Affairs |
| 1963-66 |
Second term as Secretary-General, South
Pacific Commission |
| 1967-68 |
Ambassador, Lebanon |
| 1969 |
Canberra, sick-leave, retirement October
1969 |
| |
|
| Retirement |
| 1970s |
Travelled extensively in Europe, America
and the Pacific and wrote a number of articles, reviews and manuscripts. |
| 1973-74 |
Resumed direct involvement in the South
Pacific region as a Consultant (occasional) with the Department of Foreign
Affairs. |
| 1975 |
Visiting Fellow at the Australian
National University. |
| 1970s-90s |
In his later retirement he researched and
wrote his three-part autobiography: Recollections of a maverick
diplomat. Book 1: In old Australia, 1841-1941, was completed,
and Book 2:The Evatt years, 1942-51, was largely written. Book 3,
Pride and fall, 1951-69, had not been started before his death in
1993. |
Series List
| Series |
Title |
| 1 |
Personal documents, 1875-1990s |
| 2 |
Diaries and appointment books,
1954-92 |
| 3 |
Early research papers and articles,
1938-41 |
| 4 |
Australian Institute of International
Affairs, 1939-41 |
| 5 |
Department of Information, 1941-42 |
| 6 |
Department of External Affairs,
1942-48 |
| 7 |
South Pacific Commission, 1948-51 |
| 8 |
United Nations, 1951-56 |
| 9 |
Department of External Affairs,
1956-59 |
| 10 |
Vietnam and Laos, 1959-61 |
| 11 |
Department of Foreign Affairs,
1962-63 |
| 12 |
South Pacific Commission, 1963-66 |
| 13 |
Lebanon, 1967-68 |
| 14 |
Papers relating to the Pacific Islands,
1960s-90s |
| 15 |
Recollections of a maverick
diplomat, 1970s-93 |
| 16 |
Post retirement, 1969-93 |
| 17 |
Press clippings and opinions,
1969-92 |
| 18 |
Printed material, 1942-75 |
| 19 |
Miscellaneous papers |
Series description
Series 1 Personal documents, 1875-1990s
This series includes birth, marriage and death certificates, original
degree certificates, testimonials, collections of biographical information,
school and university memorabilia, a transcript (324 pages) of the oral history
interview recorded in 1972, souvenirs, medical notes, fragments of verses and
personal writings and so on. Family letters dating from the 1930s, arranged in
broad chronological order, include carbon and original copies of correspondence
between Forsyth and various family members. Some family correspondence is also
contained in general and personal correspondence. This series also contains
local and family history documents dating from 1875 on the Forsyth Family and
the Western District of Victoria.
Folder
| 1 |
Birth, marriage and death certificates,
1909-90 |
| 2 |
Family photographs, c1920s-30s |
| 3 |
School reports,1921, 1923-24 |
| 4 |
School days: Coleraine, memorabilia,
1915-27 |
| 5 |
Donation of Forsyth Family memorabilia to
Sovereign Hill Museum, Ballarat, 1978 |
| 6 |
Associated correspondence: academic,
1930-47 |
| 7 |
Certificates, testimonials, reference
reports, 1930-40 |
| 8 |
Melbourne University memorabilia,
1927-35 |
| 9 |
Australian history notes: Ernest
Scotts lectures, Melbourne University, 1928 |
| 10 |
Biographical notes, curriculum vitae,
c1930s-90s |
| 11 |
Teaching and lecture notes, 1933-38 |
| 12 |
Balliol College, Oxford: memorabilia
1936-39 |
| 13 |
Personal health, 1937-71 |
| 14 |
Inquiry re military service, 1939 |
| 15 |
Souvenirs 1939-50s (invitations,
certificates, letters, poems) |
| 16 |
Honours, awards, including OBE,
1955-87 |
| 17 |
Will, 1956 |
| 18 |
Family correspondence, 1925-47 |
| 19 |
Family correspondence, 1945-51 |
| 20 |
Family correspondence, 1951-60s |
| 21 |
Personal writings and verses,
1950s-80s |
| 22 |
House purchase documents (Yarralumla),
1957-64 |
| 23 |
Education arrangements (Katherine
Forsyth), 1961-62 |
| 24 |
Wedding arrangements (Katherine Forsyth
and Emilio Ortiz), 1963-64 |
| 25 |
Valerie Forsyth, swimming, New Caledonia,
1965 |
| 26 |
Sale of car, 1984 |
| 27 |
Apologia and epitaph, c1989 |
| 28 |
Family correspondence, death notice of
brother and funeral arrangements, 1984 and 1992 |
| 29 |
Correspondence with brother and sister,
1980-91 |
| 30 |
Scrapbook of father |
| 31 |
Photocopied newsclippings of Western
Victoria, 1920s-40s, family and local history papers, notes, clippings,
collected 1970s |
| 32 |
Forsyth Family history:
Bettys notes, collected 1970s |
| 33 |
Forsyth Family history: (i) Mary
Youngs copied notes, collected 1970s (ii) Harriet Forsyth (née
Douglass) |
| 34-35 |
Family history notes and papers,
Rowchester branch (incl. birth/marriage certificates of father) |
| 36 |
Family history including Sherry Family
papers and correspondence |
| 37 |
Family history notes and correspondence,
collected 1970s-90s |
| 38 |
Personal family letters, 1971
CLOSED |
| 39 |
Confidential personal information from
wallet (family) 1970s, 80s CLOSED |
| 40 |
Personal information 1970s, 1980s
CLOSED |
| 41 |
Oral history transcripts. Confidential
pages 244-45, 283-85, 319-321 CLOSED |
| 42 |
Background briefing for oral history
interview |
| 43 |
Oral history transcript, tape 1, side
1 |
| 44 |
Transcript, tape 1, side 2 |
| 45 |
Transcript, tape 2, side 1 |
| 46 |
Transcript, tape 2, side 2 |
| 47 |
Transcript, tape 3, side 1 |
| 48 |
Transcript, tape 3, side 2 |
| 49 |
Transcript, tape 4, side 1 |
| 50 |
Transcript, tape 4, side 2 |
| 51 |
Transcript, tape 5 |
| Folio |
Certificate (matriculation) and degrees,
1927-56 |
Series 2 Diaries and appointment books, 1954-92
This series of diaries and appointment books contain addresses,
appointment notes, reminders and telephone numbers. There are gaps when
presumably diaries were lost or kept elsewhere. They contain very little
personal information.
Folder
| 1 |
Diaries, 1954-59 |
| 2-3 |
Diaries, 1963-66 |
| 4 |
Diaries, 1967-69 |
| 5 |
Diaries, 1970-79 (with gaps) |
| 6 |
Diaries, 1980s (with gaps) |
| 7 |
Diaries, 1990-92 (with gaps) |
Series 3 Early research papers and articles,
1938-41
Forsyth prepared a number of research papers on demographic and social
aspects of migration during his time as a Research Fellow at Melbourne and
Oxford Universities and part-time Research Secretary at the Institute of
International Affairs (Victorian Branch) in 1938.
Folder
| 1 |
Information papers on pre-war Melbourne,
Australian Institute of International Affairs group, 1937-38 |
| 2 |
Papers on migration and population,
c1938-39 |
| 3 |
Memorandum: refugee migration to
Australia, 1939 |
| 4-5 |
Population and international relations,
c1940 |
Series 4 Australian Institute of International Affairs,
1939-41
In 1940-41 Forsyth was full-time Research Secretary at the Australian
Institute for International Affairs (Victorian Branch) researching and writing
on Far Eastern and Pacific Affairs and editing the Austral-Asiatic
Bulletin. During this time he produced and published a number of papers
for the Institute.
The series includes copies of Austral-Asiatic Bulletin and
Digest, The Far East - a digest of periodicals, World
Affairs - papers, Australian Institute of International Affairs
Newsletter and Australian Home Front.
Folder
| 1 |
AIIA (Victorian Branch), 1938-42:
personal recollections, 1974 |
| 2 |
AIIA Research Section reports,
1939-43 |
| 3-4 |
AIIA publications, 1940-42 |
Series 5 Department of Information, 1941-42
In 1941 Forsyth joined the Department of Information (Victorian Branch)
where he collected and compiled intelligence information from the three Service
Intelligence Departments and the Department of External Affairs. He provided
daily background bulletins to the national press and radio. This series
contains his handwritten and typed background notes and analysis, Departmental
memoranda, cable summaries and External Affairs weekly intelligence summaries.
Forsyth added 1972 press clippings covering the accelerated release of war
documents and the de-classification of United Kingdom documents with these war
time papers.
Folder
| 1 |
Lord Gorts despatches, 1941 |
| 2 |
Department of External Affairs,
information summaries, 1941-42 |
| 3 |
Netherland East Indies information,
1941-42 |
| 4 |
Daily notes, Dominion Office war cables,
1941-42 |
| 5 |
Press Conferences, 1942 |
| 6 |
Special Background letters, 1942 |
| 7 |
Background Service, confidential letters,
1942 |
| 8 |
Background notes, 1942 |
| 9-10 |
This Week of War, broadcasts,
1942 |
| 11-13 |
Press clippings: American attitudes in
1942, 1970s, release of British documents (1970s), Hate broadcasts
(1942) and other subjects (1942) |
Series 6 Department of External Affairs, 1942-48
In December 1942 Forsyth joined the Department of External Affairs as a
research officer studying Australian interests in South East Asia and the
Pacific. He then moved into political work in 1945. From 1945 to 1948 he
represented the Department on a number of special assignments. These included
the United Nations Conference on International Organisation in San Francisco
(1945), political adviser to the Australian Force Commander, Portuguese Timor,
member of the Australian delegation to the Far Eastern Advisory Commission
(FEAC) in 1945 and Leader of the Australian delegation to FEAC in Tokyo 1946.
He attended a Population Conference in New York in 1946, the South Seas
Regional Commission in February 1947 and undertook a special mission to Java in
May 1947.
This series includes handwritten diary notes, draft reports, letters,
photographs and miscellaneous notes. A full account and description of the
special assignments can also be found in the relevant chapters and notes of
The Evatt years (Series 15). In August 1947 Forsyth was appointed
Counsellor at the Australian embassy in Washington, but in practice he spent
most of his time in New York at the General Assembly and other United Nations
bodies. United Nations material from this period is included in series 8.
Correspondents include Sir Frederick Eggleston, Jawaharlal Nehru, Paul
Hasluck, Mark Ridgway, W.J. Hudson and David Plant.
Folder
| 1 |
Career press clippings, 1930s-50s |
| 2 |
Miscellaneous correspondence,
1942-47 |
| 3 |
Chungking: letters from Sir Frederic
Eggleston to Forsyth, 1942-43 |
| 4 |
Chungking: letters from Forsyth to Sir
Frederic Eggleston, 1940-48 (photocopies) |
| 5 |
Chungking letters, copies and
typescripts, 1942-43 |
| 6 |
Sir Frederic Eggleston, background info
and correspondence with National Library 1978 |
| 7 |
Pacific area research report no.4,
March/April 1943 |
| 8 |
Articles by Forsyth in Current
Notes, 1943 |
| 9 |
Portuguese Timor, 1945: Japanese
surrender arrangements |
| 10 |
Portuguese Timor, 1945: photocopies of
documents (1943-45) |
| 11 |
United Nations, Conference on
International Organization, San Francisco, 1945 |
| 12 |
Handwritten notes by Forsyth on
Trusteeship for H.V. Evatt, May 1945 |
| 13 |
Trusteeship working documents, San
Francisco, May 1945 |
| 14 |
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
(Washington), photographs, Oct. 1945 |
| 15 |
Official papers, including credentials
1945-46 |
| 16 |
United Nations luncheon menu (Oct 1946),
and issue of United Nations pictorial (n.d.) |
| 17 |
Far Eastern Advisory Commission to Japan
, Tokyo, Jan/Feb 1946 |
| 18 |
Population Association of America
Conference, New York, Oct 1946 |
| 19 |
Trusteeship: United Nations draft report,
1946 |
| 20 |
Special assignment to Java, May/June
1947 |
| 21 |
Proceedings of the South Seas Commission
Conference, including agreement to establish the South Pacific Commission,
Jan-Feb 1947 |
| 22 |
United Nations Trusteeship speeches and
papers, 1947-52 |
| 23 |
Correspondence on trusteeship with W.
Hudson, W.L. Holland,D. Plant, 1948-74 |
| 24 |
Department of State publication, The
inauguration of the Trusteeship System of the United Nations, 1947 |
| 25 |
Japanese peace settlement informal talk
(top secret classification), 1947 |
| 26 |
Copies of official documents on
international trusteeships, particularly in the Pacific and Israel,
1945-48 |
Series 7 South Pacific Commission correspondence and other
papers, 1948-51
At the end of 1948 Forsyth became the first Secretary-General of the
South Pacific Commission (SPC) which had been established under an agreement
signed, at Canberra on 6 February 1947, by representatives of the governments
which administered the territories in the Pacific. The Commissions role
was technical and research oriented with a focus on health, education,
agriculture and economic developments. Papers in this series cover the
establishment of the Headquarters at Noumea, the setting up of administrative
machinery, the development of work programs and reporting mechanisms and the
role of the Research Council. A full account and description of these years is
contained in The Evatt years (Series 15).
The correspondents include John Kerr, Laurence McIntyre, Guy Harriott,
E.W.P. Chinnery, Ron Webb, K.C.O. Shann, J.K. Murray, Alfred Brookes, H.E.
Maude, Howard MacMillan, E. Massal, Trevor Pyman, Baas Becking, Peter Heydon,
John Burton, John Gunther, Felix Keesing, James Plimsoll, Sir Frederic
Eggleston, Alistair McIntosh, J.G. Crawford and J.R. Halligan.
Folder
| 1 |
Papers, including agreement to establish
the South Pacific Commission, 1947 |
| 2 |
Correspondence with Trevor Pyman,
1948-50 |
| 3 |
Forsyths appointment, and leave
from Department of External Affairs, 1948-51 |
| 4 |
Early organisational matters |
| 5 |
Internal memoranda re Deputy Chairman
Research Council, 1949-50 |
| 6 |
Photographs of 2nd session,
Sydney, 1948 |
| 7 |
Personal correspondence, 1950 |
| 8 |
Copies of papers for Deputy Chairman
Research Council, 1949-50 |
| 9 |
Correspondence with full-time members,
1949-50 |
| 10 |
Setting up the Pentagon at Noumea,
1948-49 |
| 11 |
Reconstruction of Pentagon building,
1949 |
| 12 |
Establishment of headquarters at Anse
Vata, 1949 |
| 13 |
Appointment of a translator/interpreter,
1950 |
| 14 |
Termination of appointment, including
evaluation of South Pacific Commission, 1951 |
| 15 |
Research Institute correspondence (Dr
Baas Becking), 1948-50 |
| 16 |
Work of the Commission (first printed
report of SPC, first meeting of Research Council, first Quarterly
Bulletin), 1949-50 |
| 17-18 |
Work correspondence 1949-50 |
| 19 |
Personal correspondence, 1949-50 |
| 20-21 |
Report of the Research Council,
1st meeting, 1949 |
| 22 |
Report of the Research Council,
2nd meeting, 1950 |
| 23 |
Various documents, 1946-67 |
| 24 |
First issues: reports 1948,
1950, and Quarterly bulletins, 1951 |
| 25 |
Original staff circulars, May-June
1949 |
| 26 |
Papers: Proceedings of the South Pacific
Commission, 1947-51 |
| 27 |
Report, 1948-49 |
| 28 |
Reports, 1949-52 |
| 29 |
Reports, 1950-55 |
| 30 |
Reports of the South Pacific Commission
Conference, Canberra, 1947 |
| 31 |
Reports of the South Pacific Commission
Conference, Fiji, 1950 |
| 32 |
Correspondence and copies of interim
Secretariat papers, 1947-48 |
| 33-34 |
Research Council of the SPC - research
program, reports and decisions of the Commission, 1949-50 |
| 35 |
Report on Carribbean Commission,
1946-47 |
| 36 |
Work program: progress reports and
circulars, 1949-51 |
| 37 |
South Pacific Commission Quarterly
Bulletin, 1951-52 |
| 38 |
List of participants and statements of
first South Pacific Conference, Suva, 1950 |
| 39 |
Research projects reports |
| 40-41 |
Reports and early documents |
| 42-43 |
Supplements to progress reports,
1950 |
| 44 |
Early history of South Pacific Commission
(notes and typed drafts) by Forsyth |
| 45-46 |
Work program: reviews of projects
recommended by the Research Council, 1949-50 |
| 47 |
Photographs, 1948-51 |
Series 8 United Nations: correspondence, addresses and other
papers, 1951-56
In 1951 Forsyth became Australias Permanent Representative at the
United Nations in New York, with the rank of Minister, a position he held until
1956. He had already worked at the United Nations on Trusteeship matters (New
Guinea and Nauru) and attended the General Assembly. With the exception of the
years 1949-50, Forsyth was adviser, later delegate, annually to the United
Nations General Assembly from 1946 until 1958.
This series contains the most extensive runs of personal and general
correspondence in the collection. There are also copies of speeches, papers and
addresses given to the United Nations and a great deal of information about the
workings of the United Nations. There is a small selection of newspaper
clippings from Australian and American newspapers and a substantial collection
of official black and white photographs. A full account and description of
Forsyths Trusteeship work can be found in The Evatt years.
(The time as Permanent Representative in New York was to have been part of
Pride and fall).
Most of the correspondence is between Forsyth and officers of the
Department of External Affairs. Major correspondents include Sir Alan Watt,
Arthur Tange, K.C.O. Shann, Colin Moodie, James Plimsoll, Paul McGuire, Peter
Aylen, R.G. Casey, Sir Brian Freeston, as well as members of Forsyths
family.
Folder
| 1 |
Personal correspondence, 1948, New York,
Paris |
| 2-4 |
Personal correspondence, 1951-52, New
York |
| 5 |
Personal correspondence, 1951-52,
Queen Mary trip |
| 6 |
Personal correspondence, July-Dec
1952 |
| 7-10 |
Personal correspondence, 1953, New York
|
| 11-13 |
Personal correspondence, 1954, New York
|
| 14-17 |
Personal correspondence, 1955, New
York |
| 18 |
Personal correspondence, 1955-56, New
York |
| 19 |
UN appointment and termination,
1951-55 |
| 20 |
UN speeches and press clippings,
1948-57 |
| 21-22 |
UN speeches and addresses, 1956-58 (2
folders) |
| 23 |
UN speeches and addresses, 1956-62,
reflections on United Nations and correspondence,1957-58 |
| 24 |
Press clippings, notes and papers,
1952-55 |
| 25 |
UN miscellaneous papers, 1957-58 |
| 26-27 |
Speeches and addresses 1950s (2
folders) |
| 28 |
Addresses for Weischoff Group,
c1954-55 |
| 29-33 |
UN Trusteeship Council, 1950s |
| 34 |
UN conversations - notes, 1956-58, and UN
Trusteeship, West Iran,1950s-60s |
| 35 |
UN press clippings: Yalta Conference and
trusteeship, 1955 |
| 36 |
Photographs, 1945-48, and photographs and
cuttings of UN 10th Anniversary, 1955 |
| 37-38 |
Photographs, 1951-56 (uncaptioned) |
| 39-40 |
Photographs, 1951-56 (captioned) |
Series 9 Department of External Affairs: correspondence and
other papers, 1956-59
In 1956 Forsyth returned to the Department of External Affairs as an
Assistant Secretary responsible for the United Nations and the Commonwealth.
This small series of papers contains general and confidential correspondence
and copies of various policy papers on the United Nations and the
Commonwealth.
The correspondents include Russell Forsyth, Ralph Burgess Stewart, John
Ryan and Gordon Greenwood.
Folder
| 1 |
Special matters: John Ryan, 1956 |
| 2 |
Personal correspondence, 1956-57 |
| 3 |
Policy papers and notes, 1956-58
(subjects include Cyprus, Commonwealth, United Nations and general foreign
policy) |
| 4 |
Confidential correspondence, 1957-59 |
| 5 |
Policy papers, Melanesia, 1958-59 |
| 6 |
Policy papers and notes, 1956-58 |
| 7 |
Policy papers, c1956 |
| 8 |
International Atomic Energy Commission,
1956-58 |
| 9-11 |
South Pacific Commission Review
Conference (Canberra), May 1957, and SPC Conference (Rabaul), 1959 |
| 12 |
Commonwealth and United Nations papers,
1957 |
Series 10 Vietnam and Laos, 1959-61
In 1959 Forsyth was appointed Ambassador to South Vietnam and Minister
to Laos. With this appointment the Australian legation in South Vietnam became
an embassy. That the political situation in South Vietnam was complex and tense
at this time is perhaps reflected by the number of political and technical
reports, cables and despatches in this series. Much of the personal
correspondence is marked as confidential again representing the difficulties of
the times. There are a number of photograph albums containing black and white
official photographs of Vietnam at that time. Some of the photographs have
captions and notes typed by Forsyth. For preservation reasons, photographs from
one album have been re housed in protective folders. Correspondents include
Lord Casey, Sir Arthur Tange, Tran Van Lam (Ambassador of Vietnam), Sir John G.
Crawford, F.J. Blakeney, David Hay and immediate family members.
Folder
| 1 |
Press clippings on appointments to
Australian Embassy, Vietnam, Laos, 1959 |
| 2 |
Vietnam: press clippings etc 1960 |
| 3 |
Appointment diaries (sheets),
1960-61 |
| 4 |
Laos: despatch no.1, 1960, Vietnam:
despatch no.5, 1961 |
| 5 |
Vietnam: draft despatch, notes, 1961
|
| 6-8 |
Vietnam and Laos: despatches, cables,
notes, 1960-62 |
| 9 |
Vietnam and Laos: request for revision of
terms of appointment, 1960-61 |
| 10 |
Correspondence concerning the Colombo
Plan and general administration, 1960-61 |
| 11 |
Vietnam: personal correspondence,
Vietnam, 1959 |
| 12-14 |
Vietnam: personal correspondence, 1960
|
| 15-18 |
Vietnam: personal correspondence,
Vietnam, 1961 |
| 19 |
Laos: personal correspondence,
1959-60 |
| 20 |
Representation allowances, statements and
correspondence, 1959-61 |
| 21 |
Ben Cat Experimental dairy farm, 1961-66
|
| 22-23 |
Vietnam: photograph albums, 1959-61 |
| 24 |
Laos: reflections, notes and other
writings, 1959-80s |
| 25 |
Vietnam: reflections and comments, notes,
newsclippings 1970s-80s |
| 26 |
Two years in Vietnam and
Laos, manuscript by Forsyth, n.d. |
| 27 |
Booklet, A taste for villages,
by L.A. Crozier, 1988 |
| Folio |
Photograph albums (5), Vietnam,
1959-61 |
Series 11 Department of External Affairs, 1962-63
This small series of personal and official correspondence and policy
papers are from the period following Forsyths return from Vietnam where
he resumed duties as Assistant Secretary of the Department of External Affairs
responsible for relations with the Commonwealth and United Nations.
The correspondents include D.K.R. Hodgkin, Brian Hill, Sir John
Crawford, Gordon Greenwood and T.W. Cutts.
Folder
| 1 |
Policy papers and notes, 1958-62 |
| 2 |
Personal correspondence, 1961-62 |
| 3-4 |
Policy papers and notes, 1962 |
| 5 |
New Guinea materials, 1962-63 |
| 6 |
Case for higher salaries, 1962-63 |
| 7 |
The tempo of modern
diplomacy: paper by Forsyth, 1963 |
| Folio |
Buka incident (Feb 1962) papers, press
clippings; and Bougainville clippings, sketches, 1969 |
Series 12 South Pacific Commission, 1956-66
In 1963 Forsyths took a second term as Secretary-General with the
South Pacific Commission. Forsyth saw this term as the fruition of his earlier
work. It was during this time that changes were taking place with the move
towards the de-colonisation of the South Pacific Commission in the
1970s. Forsyth prepared policy papers on the future of the South Pacific
Commission during this term, concluding that Pacific islanders would tire of
the Commission if they were not given a direct share in decision making. This
series contains personal and general correspondence, some Secretariat papers,
review and policy papers and information bulletins.
The correspondents include Pat Ryan, Carlos Garcia Palacios, Carlton
Skinner, John V. Scott, R.S. Swift, Gordon Greenwood and F.H. Corner.
Folder
| 1-3 |
Appointment as Secretary-General,
1962-63 |
| 4-5 |
Review of the South Pacific Agreement,
1962 |
| 6 |
Correspondence with Carlos Garcia
Palacios, 1956-65 |
| 7 |
South Pacific Commission proceedings,
1956-65 |
| 8 |
History materials, 1957-65 |
| 9-10 |
Leave and superannuation entitlements,
1963-66 |
| 11 |
Correspondence, 1963 |
| 12 |
Correspondence, 1964 |
| 13 |
Personal correspondence, 1965-68 |
| 14 |
Retirement of Forsyth as
Secretary-General, 1966 |
| 15 |
Miscellaneous materials, 1960s |
| 16 |
Secretary-Generals annual reports,
1963-66 |
| 17 |
Weekly information circular, 1964-65 |
| 18 |
Weekly information circular, 1965-67 |
| 19 |
Papers on the future of the Commission,
1960s |
| 20-23 |
Savingrams, 1966 and index |
| 24 |
Secretariat papers, 1966 |
| 25-26 |
Photographs, 1963-66 |
Series 13 Lebanon, 1967-68
In 1967 Forsyth was appointed the first Australian Ambassador to Lebanon
with the task of establishing the Australian Embassy in Beirut. He arrived in
Lebanon just before the outbreak of the Six-Day War in 1967. This series
contains official reports, cables, personal and official correspondence,
political despatches from Beirut and a series of crisis diaries
documenting the Six-Day War. This was Forsyths last and most difficult
posting with the Department of External Affairs. After returing to Canberra at
the beginning of 1969 he took most of that year on sick leave before retiring
in October 1969. Personal and official correspondence contained in this series
shows the strain of ill health, the pressures of the war and the difficulties
of setting up the Australian embassy.
The correspondents include Russell Forsyth, Joy Forsyth, Sir James
Plimsoll, Peter Lawlor, D.J. Kingsmill, Francis Stuart, Torrance Doig and Keith
Brennan.
Folder
| 1 |
Personal correspondence, 1967 |
| 2-4 |
Personal correspondence, 1968 |
| 5 |
Job applications, 1967-68 |
| 6 |
Retirement and superannuation,
1969-70 |
| 7-8 |
Middle East materials, press cuttings and
an article by Forsyth, The peril of Lebanon, 1970 |
| 9 |
Beirut: miscellaneous papers,
1967-68 |
| 10 |
Lebanon and Middle East materials,
1967-83 |
| 11 |
Correspondence: representation allowance,
1967-68 |
| 12 |
Acquittal: representation allowance,
Beirut, 1968 |
| 13 |
Accommodation, Australian Embassy,
Beirut, 1967-68 |
| 14 |
Haster case, 1968 |
| 15 |
Correspondence re departure from Beirut
and recreation leave, 1968-69 |
| 16-18 |
Lebanon: social, political and economic
correspondence and notes, 1967-68 |
| 19 |
Working papers for Australias
interests in the Middle East, 1960s |
| 20-25 |
Crisis diary, 1967 |
| 26 |
Middle East materials, 1974-78 |
| 27 |
Australias interests in the
Middle East, March 1967 |
| 28 |
Clippings, notes held by Kevin Kelly for
Forsyth, 1968 |
| 29-30 |
Despatches from Beirut, 1967-68 (includes
1992 copies) |
| 31 |
Album: interior decoration for Australian
Embassy, Lebanon, 1967-68 |
| 32 |
Arabic newspapers and magazines,
c1967-68 |
| 33 |
Correspondence re posting problems,
1967-68 |
| 34-36 |
Materials on the Middle East,
1967-68 |
| 37 |
Middle East travel brochures, maps,
papers, 1967-68 |
| 38 |
Addresses, contacts, business cards
(Lebanon), 1967-68 |
| 39 |
Photographs (Lebanon), 1967-68 |
| Folio |
Photograph albums (3), Lebanon,
1967-68 |
Series 14 Papers relating to Pacific Islands,
1951-91
In the early 1970s Forsyth did consultancy work for the Department of
Foreign Affairs on an occasional basis. He travelled the Pacific extensively
both for the Australian government and for private interest, he attended South
Pacific Conferences and wrote newspaper articles and books. From 1971-73 he
wrote Post-colonial Pacific for the Australian Institute of
International Affairs, it was revised from 1973-75 and considered by a number
of publishers. Forsyth lodged the unpublished manuscript with the Library in
1981. The manuscript and working materials are included in this series.
Following the 1973 Guam resolution the South Pacific Commission was absorbed by
the South Pacific Conference and the Commission met in new form. This series
includes Conference and Forum papers from the 1970s and 1980s, papers and notes
on the de-colonisation of the Pacific, a sizeable quantity of
research papers, articles on individual French territories, general Pacific
issues and a wide range of printed material and press clippings.
The correspondents include Tom Davis, R.G. Crocombe, J.D. Legge, Norman
Harper, T.B. Millar, Hedley Bull, Brian Beddie, E.G. Whitlam, Michael Costigan
and Frank Mahony.
Folder
| 1-3 |
12th South Pacific Conference,
Apia, Western Samoa, 1972 and 3rd Forum |
| 4 |
Special meeting: Apia forum, 1974 |
| 5 |
South Pacific Forum, Apia: Australian
delegation brief, 1973 |
| 6-7 |
13th South Pacific Conference,
Guam and 36th session of South Pacific Commission, 1973 |
| 8-9 |
14th South Pacific Conference,
Rarotonga, 1974 |
| 10-11 |
South Pacific Labour ministers
conference, 1973 |
| 12 |
15th South Pacific Conference,
Nauru, 1975 |
| 13 |
16th South Pacific Conference,
Noumea, 1976 |
| 14 |
17th South Pacific Conference,
Pago Pago, 1977 |
| 15 |
21st and 22nd South
Pacific Conferences, Vanuatu 1981, Pago Pago 1982 |
| 16-17 |
Reports of the South Pacific Conference
and proceedings of the South Pacific Commission, 1967-77 |
| 18-19 |
South Pacific Forum, early
communiqués, 1971-73 |
| 20-21 |
5th South Pacific Forum,
Rarotonga, 1974 |
| 22 |
14th South Pacific Forum,
Canberra, 1983 |
| 23-24 |
America Samoa, information, 1969-74 |
| 25 |
Cook Islands information, 1970s |
| 26 |
Articles (published and unpublished) on
New Hebrides and New Caledonia, 1970-76 |
| 27-29 |
US Trust Territories, Micronesia: news
sheets, information reports, 1971-74 |
| 30 |
Solomon Islands, information,
1973-74 |
| 31 |
Norfolk Island: views and opinions,
1973-79 |
| 32 |
South Pacific Commission miscellaneous
papers, articles and letters, 1970s-80s |
| 33 |
Photographs, South Pacific, 1971-73 |
| 34 |
Photographs, Cook Islands, 1991 |
| 35 |
South Pacific Commission tapes and
photographs, 1970-75 |
| 36 |
Information on first Islander
Secretary-General, and first South Pacific Commission flag, 1969-71 |
| 37 |
Press clippings, postcards, miscellaneous
magazine extracts, 1951-91 |
| 38 |
Lokalee pictures and slides,
1971 |
| 39 |
Correspondence with Tom Davis (Cook
Islands) and press clippings, 1957-79 |
| 40 |
Consultancy work for South Pacific
Commission: regional projects, 1973 |
| 41 |
Indexing and microfilming project for
South Pacific Commission records, 1980s-90s |
| 42-44 |
New Caledonia research materials,
1970s |
| 45-48 |
New Hebrides research materials, 1970s
|
| 49 |
French Pacific, French Polynesia, New
Caledonia, New Hebrides - research materials, 1970s |
| 50 |
Publication, Assemblée
Territoriale, French Polynesia, 1971 |
| 51 |
New Caledonia, economic and demographic
papers, 1976 |
| 52 |
French Pacific Territories, New
Zealand international review articles, 1976 |
| 53 |
New Caledonia materials, 1976 |
| 54 |
French Polynesia nuclear testing: notes,
reviews, press clippings, 1960s-70s |
| 55 |
New Hebrides, French Polynesia: articles
and materials, 1970s |
| 56 |
France: post-war colonial policy,
1970s-80s |
| 57-58 |
French Polynesia: research materials,
1971-76 |
| 59-60 |
French Polynesia: 2 draft constitutions,
1976) |
| |
|
| Post-colonial
Pacific: |
| 61-62 |
Correspondence, 1970s |
| 63-64 |
Early version, 1972-73 |
| 65 |
Part I, General, 1971-75 |
| 66-67 |
Part II, Problems and plannings,
1971-75 |
| 68 |
Part III, De-colonisation and political
development, 1971-75 |
| 69 |
Part IV, External interests and
activities in the Islands, 1971-75 |
| 70 |
Manuscript - preliminary and notes,
1971-75 |
| 71 |
Part I, 1975 |
| 72-73 |
Part II, 1975 |
| 74 |
Part III, 1975 |
| 75 |
Part IV, 1975 |
| 76 |
Chapters from Post-colonial
Pacific loaned to Department of Foreign Affairs, 1973 |
| 77 |
Re-typed pages of manuscript (not
inserted), 1975 |
| |
|
| De-colonisation of
the South Pacific Commission |
| 78 |
A. Documents and background, 1964-74
[81] |
| 79 |
B. Personal papers, 1963-73 |
| 80 |
Correspondence with E.G. Whitlam,
1978-79 |
| 81 |
Background notes and personal
correspondence,1981 |
| 82 |
A Pacific Islands policy for
Australia by Forsyth: lecture at Australian Institiute of International
Affairs, 1973 |
| 83-88 |
South Pacific Commission, 40th
Anniversary, 1987 |
| 89-90 |
Pacific Islands miscellaneous
information, 1960s-70s |
| 91 |
Miscellaneous papers: Salotte passes
(1965), Old Caledonia (1964) |
| 92 |
Population and migration, 1967-72 |
| 93 |
Pacific Islands miscellaneous. articles,
1970-77 |
| 94 |
Papua New Guinea: radio talks on Pacific
Islands, 1975 |
| 95 |
Miscellaneous information on South
Pacific Commission by Raymond Paull |
| 96 |
A measure of progress: the South
Pacific Commission, portion of unpublished manuscript by Raymond Paull,
c1970 |
| 97-98 |
Information copies of South Pacific
Commission reports sent to Raymond Paull, 1958 |
| |
|
| French Territories in the
Pacific project: |
| 99 |
Correspondence, grants 1974--78 |
| 100 |
Report, 1975-76 |
| 101 |
French Polynesia manuscript, 1975-76 |
| 102 |
New Caledonia manuscript |
| 103 |
New Hebrides manuscript, 1975-76 |
| 104 |
New Hebrides, 1970s |
| 105 |
Wallis and Futuna |
| 106 |
French Polynesia: chronology
bibliography |
| 107 |
Constitutional background |
| 108 |
Drafts: New Caledonia c1970-76, including
bibliography |
| 109 |
Bibliography and notes |
| 110 |
Papers on regionalism in the South
Pacific, 1977 |
| 111 |
Notes on re-colonisation of Oceania,
1972-75 and Japan and Pacific Islands, 1970s |
| 112 |
France and the South Pacific Commission,
1970s-80s |
| 113 |
South Pacific Commission articles,
1970s-80s |
| 114 |
Island contacts, notes and texts,
1971-76 |
| 115 |
Oceania: United Nations development
program, 1972-73 |
| 116 |
South Pacific Commission letters,
articles and press clippings, 1963-81 |
| 117 |
South Pacific memorabilia, miscellany:
photographs, clippings, 1949-66 |
| 118 |
Articles on South Pacific regional bodies
by Forsyth, 1949-73 |
| 119 |
South Pacific Commission articles, press
clippings, reports, 1950s-60s |
| 120 |
South Pacific Commission and Forum:
articles by Forsyth on regional organisation, 1951-75 |
| 121-22 |
South Pacific Commission: miscellaneous
articles and papers, 1951- |
| 123 |
South Pacific Commission: various
articles and talks by Forsyth, 1960s and 70s |
| 124 |
Newspaper articles by Forsyth,
1970-77 |
| 125-27 |
Submissions to Senate Standing Committee
on The need for an increased Australian commitment in the South
Pacific |
| 128 |
Senate Standing Committee: hearings,
1977 |
| 129 |
Senate Standing Committee: notes,
clippings, evidence, 1977 |
| 130 |
Senate Standing Committee on Foreign
Affairs and Defence: return of Forsyth material, 1978 |
| 131 |
Senate Standing Committee: notes, papers,
correspondence, 1977 |
| 132 |
Australia and the South Pacific,
Senate Standing Committee 1977-78 |
| 133 |
New Hebrides press clippings,
1970s-80s |
| 134 |
Press clippings, newspapers, Solomon
Islands, 1970s |
| 135-39 |
Pacific Islands: press clippings,
1970s-80s |
| 140 |
South Pacific: press clippings,
1980s |
| 141 |
French Polynesia: papers and press
clippings, 1970s |
| 142 |
French enterprise in Australia: press
clippings, notes 1970s-80s |
| 143-44 |
French Polynesia: press clippings and
notes, 1975-77 |
| 145-46 |
French Pacific: press clippings and
notes, 1976 |
| 147-48 |
New Caledonia: press clippings and notes,
1976-83 |
| |
|
| 5 boxes of printed
material |
| |
|
| Folio |
Photograph album, New Caledonia, n.d.;
article and two photographs (photocopies) of canoe, Hokulea |
Series 15 Recollections of a maverick diplomat,
1970s-93
Forsyth started writing and researching his three-part autobiography in
the late 1970s. The first book, In old Australia, 1841-1941, was
completed in 1982. The second book, The Evatt years, 1942-51, was
largely written although not completed, and the third book, Pride and
fall exists only as a collection of notes, a sketched outline and a draft
introduction. The Evatt years includes chapters at various stages
of completion: some have been reworked extensively, others have stayed as first
drafts, yet others consist mainly of transcribed tape material. The
introduction to Pride and fall exists only on a transcribed tape.
The overall book has a complex structure with three major books, part numbers
within the individual books and some chapters containing four parts. Forsyth
extracted original papers from his collection in order to refresh his memory or
to reproduce as annexes to chapters reorganising correspondence into subjects
matching chapters, for instance, Dili or Japan. Where
possible the Library has restored original papers to a chronological context.
This series contains all the manuscripts, drafts, working notes, tapes,
transcribed tapes, research materials, letters and notes for the three-part
autobiography Recollections of a maverick diplomat.
Folder
| 1 |
Book 1, chapter 1, draft, c1978-79 |
| 2 |
Book 1, chapter 2, draft, c1978-79 |
| 3 |
Book 1, ?chapter 2, draft, c1978-79 |
| 4 |
Book 1, chapter 3, draft, c1978-79 |
| 5 |
Book 1, chapter 4, draft, c1978-79 |
| 6 |
Book 1, chapter 5, draft, c1978-79 |
| 7 |
Book 1, chapters 1 and 2, first
typescript (and notes) 1980-82 |
| 8 |
Book 1, chapters 3-7, 1980-81 |
| 9 |
Book 1, chapters 8-11, c1981 |
| 10 |
Book 1, chapters 12-14, c1981 |
| 11 |
Book 1, chapters 15-17, c1981 |
| 12 |
Book 1, chapters 18-19, illustrative
material, c1981 |
| 13 |
Book 1, chapter 1 and notes, 1980s |
| 14 |
Book 1, chapters 2-3, 1980s |
| 15 |
Book 1, chapters 4-8, 1980s |
| 16 |
Book 1, chapters 9-12, 1980s |
| 17 |
Book 1, chapters 13-15, 1980s |
| 18 |
Book 1, chapters 16-19, 1980s |
| 19 |
Book 1, amendments, notes, comments from
readers, further details, 1980s |
| 20 |
Personal information (material exempted
from Book 1 by Forsyth) CLOSED |
| 21 |
Application to Australia Council for
grant, 1982 |
| 22 |
Book II, introduction + chapters 1-3, as
at Oct 1992 |
| 23 |
Book II, chapters 4-8, 1992 |
| 24 |
Book II, chapters 8-9, 1992 |
| 25 |
Book II, chapters 10-11, 1992 |
| 26 |
Book II, chapter 12, 1992 |
| 27 |
Book II, chapter 13, 1992 |
| 28 |
Book II, chapters 14-15, 1992 |
| 29 |
Book II, chapter 16, 1992 |
| 30 |
Book II, part I, chapter 17, 1992 |
| 31 |
Book II, part I, chapters 18-19,
1992 |
| 32 |
Book II, part I, chapters 1-3, 1992 |
| 33 |
List of Book II pieces held in DFAT
Historical Documents Branch, 1991 |
| 34 |
Book II, The Evatt years, tapes 1-23 |
| 35 |
Book II, transcript of sound tape to disk
(Apple Mac) |
| 36 |
Transcript of tapes recorded in
1992-93 |
| 37 |
Transcript of tapes made in 1992-93 |
| 38 |
List of tape recordings by Forsyth
(including contents), January 1993 |
| 39 |
Instructions to solicitor on manuscript,
February 1993 |
| 40 |
Outlines of Books 2 and 3, 1987-92 |
| 41 |
Transcript (tape 9), Book III, draft
introduction, 1992 |
| 42-43 |
Book II, part I, introduction + chapter
1, and notes, c1985 |
| 44 |
Book II, part I, notes (early
chapters) |
| 45 |
Book II, part I, chapter 2, drafts and
notes, c1985 |
| 46 |
Book II, part I, chapter 3 + annexures,
c1985 |
| 47 |
Book II, part I, chapter 3, notes and
material, c1985 |
| 48 |
Book II, part I, chapter 4, notes,
c1985 |
| 49 |
Book II, part I, chapter 5, drafts and
notes, 1987 |
| 50-51 |
Book II, part I, chapter 5, materials
collected 1970s-80s |
| 52 |
Book II, part I, chapter 6, research and
materials |
| 53-54 |
Book II, part I, chapter 7, draft and
revision, 1987-90 |
| 55-56 |
Book II, part I, chapter 8, 1991 |
| 57 |
Book II, part I, chapters 8 and 9, notes
and materials c1980s-90s |
| 58-61 |
Book II, part I, chapter 9, drafts and
materials, 1991-92 |
| 62 |
Book II, part I, trusteeship
materials |
| 63 |
Book II, part I, chapter 10, drafts,
1988-89 |
| 64-66 |
Book II, part I, chapter 11, drafts,
c1989 |
| 67-68 |
Book II, part I, chapter 11, materials
1980s, 90s |
| 69 |
Book II, part I, chapter 12, drafts and
materials (tapes 5 and 6 form the main part of chapter 12) |
| 70 |
Book II, part I, Trusteeship materials
(chapter 13) |
| 71 |
Book II, part I, Trusteeship notes and
materials |
| 72 |
Book II, part I, Nauru, Trusteeship and
publicity (see chapter 15) |
| 73-74 |
Book II, part I, chapter 14, materials
and research |
| 75-81 |
Book II, part I, chapter 16, drafts and
materials |
| 82-84 |
Book II, part I, chapter 18, notes and
drafts |
| 85 |
Book II, part I, chapter 19, drafts and
final copy, 1992 |
| 86-91 |
Book II, part I, materials, notes and
research (Evatt and Vietnam) |
| 92 |
Book II, part I, notes on Timor |
| 93 |
Book II, part I, comments by David
Dexter, 1980s-90s |
| 94 |
Book II, part I, Anzac Pact,
miscellaneous notes |
| 95-96 |
Book II, part II, chapter 3, drafts |
| 97 |
Book II, part II, chapter 4, drafts |
| 98 |
Book II, part II, chapter 5, drafts |
| 99-100 |
Book II, part II, chapter 6, drafts |
| 101 |
Book III, notes and clippings on Sir
Arthur Tange, 1970s |
| 102 |
Book III, notes and clippings,
miscellaneous, c1970s-80s |
| 103 |
Book III, notes and clippings on Sir
William Crocker, 1970s-80s |
| 104 |
Book III, notes and clippings on Sir
Robert Menzies, 1970s-80s |
| 105 |
Book III, notes and clippings on Sir
Percy Spender, 1950s-80s |
| 106 |
Book III, Queen Mary papers
(see also correspondence), 1951-53 |
| 107-8 |
Book III, notes and press clippings on
Sir John Kerr, 1970s (2 folders) |
| 109 |
Book III, Friends, notes and
materials, 1950s-80s |
| 110 |
Book III, Suez Canal source materials and
notes, c1970s |
| 111 |
Book III, Pride and fall
notes, including notes on colleagues and acquaintances |
| 112 |
Book III, notes on Sir Keith Shann |
| 113 |
Book III, notes, 1960s-70s |
| 114 |
Book III, notes and materials,
1970s-80s |
Series 16 Post retirement correspondence and papers,
1969-93
This includes correspondence with family, friends, former colleagues,
exchanges with academics and journalists, particularly on the Evatt years,
there are segments of letters on different hobbies or projects ranging from
opals to tour guides, correspondence about family and local history projects,
and an extensive correspondence with National Library.
The correspondents include Joy Forsyth, Katherine Forsyth, Christopher
Forsyth, Russell Forsyth, Sir Walter Crocker, W.J. Hudson, Guy Loison, I.J.
Fairbairn, G.F.D. Betham, Brian Hill, John Hood, Sir Albert Henry, Macu Salato,
T.W. Cutts, Frank Mahony, Peter Hastings, W. Macmahon Ball, Ralph Harry,
Francis Bugotu. John Ryan, W.R. Louis, J.A.C. Mackie, Malcolm Booker, Frank
Poyes, Stanley Ryan, Roger Dingman, Garry Woodard, Stuart Macintyre, Ken Inglis
and Catherine Santamaria.
Folder
| 1-3 |
Travel leave in Greece, 1968, includes
photographs |
| 4 |
Travel correspondence, 1979 and travel in
Europe, 1985 |
| 5 |
Travel in Australia, 1986-89 |
| 6-7 |
Travel in South Pacific, 1990-93 |
| 8-9 |
Opal export exploration (Exopal):
correspondence, certificate, 1969-70 |
| 10 |
Opals at Lightning Ridge: clippings and
notes, c1970 |
| 11 |
Opal information compiled in 1970 by
Forsyth |
| 12-13 |
Correspondence with the National Library,
1970s-90s |
| 14-17 |
Typescript summary, lecture Tamar
to Wannon: 1826-48, including notes and research extracts, 1970s |
| 18 |
Duplicate summary and correspondence re
lecture Tamar to Wannon, 1975 |
| 19 |
Bibliography and notes, Tamar to
Wannon lecture, 1970s |
| 20 |
Correspondence, 1970-71 |
| 21 |
Correspondence, 1972-73 |
| 22 |
Correspondence, 1973 |
| 23 |
Correspondence, 1974 |
| 24 |
Correspondence, 1975 |
| 25 |
Correspondence, 1976 |
| 26 |
Correspondence, 1977 |
| 27 |
Correspondence, 1978 |
| 28 |
Correspondence, 1979 |
| 29 |
Correspondence, 1980 |
| 30 |
Correspondence, 1981-82 |
| 31-32 |
Correspondence, 1983-85 |
| 33 |
Correspondence, 1986-88 |
| 34 |
Correspondence, 1989-92 |
| 35 |
Correspondence, 1993 |
| 36 |
Correspondence on Imperialism at
bay by W.R. Louis, 1975-81 |
| 37 |
Correspondence with Stanley Ryan,
1977-80, Roger Dingman and Grant Stillman, 1978-85 |
| 38 |
Correspondence on the Pacific, Indonesia
and miscellaneous, 1970s |
| 39 |
Statement of service records, 1956-78,
Department of External Affairs (1956) and Foreign Affairs (1978) |
| 40-42 |
Correspondence about H.V. Evatt with
Garry Woodard, 1987-92 |
| 43-44 |
Correspondence with Stuart Macintyre and
others on academic matters, 1990-92 |
| 45 |
Correspondence with Warren Osmond,
1981-86, Ken Inglis, Amirah Inglis and David Lowe, 1984-88) |
| 46-47 |
Correspondence with Department of Foreign
Affairs (historical documents) and the National Archives, 1987-92 |
| 48 |
Correspondence with W.J. Hudson regarding
trusteeship matters, 1990-92 |
Series 17 Press clippings and opinions, 1969-92
The series includes cuttings on various subjects, including East Timor,
the Pacific, Bougainville and book reviews.
Folder
| 1-6 |
Selected readings, book reviews and notes
c1970s-80s |
| 7 |
Jottings, quips and quotes, 1970s |
| 8 |
Americanisation of Australia,
c1980s |
| 9-10 |
Australian Broadcasting Commission
clippings and notes, 1970s-90s |
| 11-12 |
Portuguese Timor: press clippings and
articles by Forsyth and Jim Dunn, 1974-92 |
| 13-14 |
Aboriginal affairs: clippings and
correspondence, 1979-84 |
| 15 |
Timor: Peter Hastings seminar
papers and correspondence, 1974-79 |
| 16-20 |
Fraserina, 1978-82 (5
folders) |
| 21-22 |
New world order, cuttings,
letters to the Canberra Times, notes, 1990s |
| 23 |
Opinions, 1980s |
| 24-25 |
Letters to the editor by Forsyth,
1980s |
| 26-27 |
Universities and the promotion of
knowledge, 1989-90s |
| 28-29 |
Press clippings, notes on various topics,
and copies of the United Nations newsletter, Unity, 1980s-90s |
| 30 |
National Library: general notes,
clippings and call slips, c1980s-90s |
| 31 |
Curiosities, press clippings
and notes |
| 32 |
Recollections, Timor
materials, 1989-91 |
| 33 |
Reflections, 1970s-80s |
| 34 |
Remarks scrapbook (mainly
political clippings), 1978-79 |
| 35 |
Remarks postscript, 1978,
cuttings and notes, 1979-91, extracts from selected opinions, 1978
(scrapbook) |
| 36-37 |
ACT self-government and local issues -
notes, letters and opinions, 1970s-90s |
| 38-39 |
Opinions, letters, clippings and notes
1970s-80s |
| 40-41 |
Letters to the editor, 1970s-80s |
| 42 |
Letters, notes and clippings on ANZUS,
c1980-86 |
| 43 |
Letters re Power in the
Pacific (ABC), 1989 |
| 44 |
ABC correspondence and views,
1981-85 |
| 45-46 |
Miscellaneous press clippings and notes,
c1989-92 |
| 47 |
Miscellaneous press clippings, notes and
reviews, c1980s-90s |
| 48 |
Miscellaneous: hobbies, memorabilia,
clippings, notes, letters, c1980s |
| 49 |
Miscellaneous press clippings, notes,
reviews, c1988-91 |
| 50 |
Miscellaneous press clippings, notes,
reviews, 1970s-80s |
| 51 |
Miscellaneous press clippings, notes,
letters, 1980s |
| 52 |
Miscellaneous press clippings, notes,
letters and reviews, 1970s-90s |
| 53 |
Press clippings, notes on Wilfred
Burchett and Bougainville, c1970-92 |
Series 18 Printed material, 1942-75
The series comprises extensive notes, cuttings, reviews, pamphlets
andcorrespondence about the research for and publication of Forsyths
three books. There are also copies of some of the articles that he wrote.
The correspondents include Sir Ernest Scott, Ida Leeson, Malcolm Titt,
Peter Ryan and J.F. Foster.
Folder
| |
Governor Arthurs convict
system, 1935 (reprinted 1970): |
| 1 |
Original typescript, c1930s |
| 2 |
Notes, reviews, correspondence, 1935
ed. |
| 3-4 |
Notes, reviews, correspondence, 1970
reprint and 1975 addenda |
| 5-6 |
Photographs and illustrations, c1930s
|
| |
|
| |
The myth of open spaces,
1942: |
| 7 |
Correspondence, reviews, notes |
| 8 |
Outline for The Future of open
spaces - projected sequel to Myth |
| |
|
| |
Captain Cooks Australian
landfalls, 1970: |
| 9 |
Distribution pamphlet, 1970 |
| 10 |
Newspapers (used as background for
pamphlet), 1970 |
| 11 |
Sketches and maps, 1970 |
| 12-13 |
Pamphlets, 1970 |
| |
|
| 14-15 |
Various articles by Forsyth, 1939-74 |
Series 19 Miscellaneous papers
Folder
| 1-3 |
Photocopies of Japan and Batavia diaries
of William Macmahon Ball (from a book edited by Alan Rix, 1988) |
| 4-16 |
Historic newspapers, 1941-93. Includes
The Canberra Times, 1945-93, (including 3 folders of 1988 material)
and other newspapers such as The New York Times, The Age,
The Sydney Morning Herald, The Fiji Times, The Tahiti
Bulletin, Le Journal De Tahiti etc |
| 17 |
Inscribed copies of printed material,
1949-83 |
| 18 |
Parliamentary report on admin of Papua
& New Guinea territories, 1939 |
| 19 |
Subscriptions, notices, oddments,
c1980s |
| 20 |
Beauty spots, Coleraine, n.d., and
Broulee, 1982 |
| 21 |
Magazines |
| |
|
| Folio |
Framed page from The Australian
womens weekly, 1951; black document wallet, ceramic tile, metal
ruler, Swiss coin |
Folio List
| Folio box 1 |
|
| |
|
| Series 10/1-5 |
Photograph albums, Vietnam, 1959-61 |
| |
|
| Folio box 2 |
|
| |
|
| Series 1/1 |
Certificate (matriculation) and degrees,
1927-56 |
| |
|
| Series 11/1 |
Buka incident (Feb 1962) papers, press
clippings and Bougainville clippings, sketches, 1969 |
| |
|
| Series 13/1-3 |
Photograph albums, Beirut, Lebanon,
1967-68 |
| |
|
| Series 14/1 |
Photograph album, New Caledonia,
n.d. |
| |
|
| Series 14/2 |
Article & two photographs
(photocopies) of canoe, Hokulea |
| |
|
| Series 19/1-3 |
Framed page from The Australian
womens weekly (1951), black document wallet, ceramic tile, metal
ruler, Swiss coin |
Box List
|
Box |
Series |
Folder/bag |
| 1 |
1 |
1-8 |
| 2 |
1 |
9-15 |
| 3 |
1 |
16-21 |
| 4 |
1 |
22-29 |
| 5 |
1 |
30 |
| 6 |
1 |
31-37 |
| 7 |
1 |
38-41 |
| 8 |
1 |
42-51 |
| 9 |
2 |
1-5 |
| 10 |
2 |
6-7 |
| 10 |
3 |
1-5 |
| 11 |
4 |
1-4 |
| 11 |
5 |
1-5 |
| 12 |
5 |
6-13 |
| 13 |
6 |
1-8 |
| 14 |
6 |
9-15 |
| 15 |
6 |
16-22 |
| 16 |
6 |
23-26 |
| 16 |
7 |
1-4 |
| 17 |
7 |
5-12 |
| 18 |
7 |
13-19 |
| 19 |
7 |
20-26 |
| 20 |
7 |
27-34 |
| 21 |
7 |
35-41 |
| 22 |
7 |
42-47 |
| 23 |
8 |
1-6 |
| 24 |
8 |
7-13 |
| 25 |
8 |
14-20 |
| 26 |
8 |
21-27 |
| 27 |
8 |
28-35 |
| 28 |
8 |
36-40 |
| 28 |
9 |
1-4 |
| 29 |
9 |
5-12 |
| 30 |
10 |
1-8 |
| 31 |
10 |
9-16 |
| 32 |
10 |
17-22 |
| 33 |
10 |
23-27 |
| 34 |
11 |
1-7 |
| 35 |
12 |
1-8 |
| 36 |
12 |
9-16 |
| 37 |
12 |
17-23 |
| 38 |
12 |
24-26 |
| 38 |
13 |
1-5 |
| 39 |
13 |
6-14 |
| 40 |
13 |
15-25 |
| 41 |
13 |
26-31 |
| 42 |
13 |
32-39 |
| 43 |
14 |
1-7 |
| 44 |
14 |
8-14 |
| 45 |
14 |
15-21 |
| 46 |
14 |
22-29 |
| 47 |
14 |
30-37 |
| 48 |
14 |
38-44 |
| 49 |
14 |
45-51 |
| 50 |
14 |
52-58 |
| 51 |
14 |
59-65 |
| 52 |
14 |
66-73 |
| 53 |
14 |
74-81 |
| 54 |
14 |
82-90 |
| 55 |
14 |
91-98 |
| 56 |
14 |
99-106 |
| 57 |
14 |
107-113 |
| 58 |
14 |
114-120 |
| 59 |
14 |
121-127 |
| 60 |
14 |
128-134 |
| 61 |
14 |
135-141 |
| 62 |
14 |
142-148 |
| 63-67 |
14 |
printed material |
| 68 |
15 |
1-8 |
| 69 |
15 |
9-15 |
| 70 |
15 |
16-20 |
| 71 |
15 |
21-28 |
| 72 |
15 |
29-34 |
| 73 |
15 |
35-38 |
| 74 |
15 |
39-46 |
| 75 |
15 |
47-54 |
| 76 |
15 |
55-62 |
| 77 |
15 |
63-69 |
| 78 |
15 |
70-77 |
| 79 |
15 |
78-85 |
| 80 |
15 |
86-93 |
| 81 |
15 |
94-100 |
| 82 |
15 |
101-109 |
| 83 |
15 |
110-114 |
| 83 |
16 |
1-3 |
| 84 |
16 |
4-10 |
| 85 |
16 |
11-17 |
| 86 |
16 |
18-25 |
| 87 |
16 |
26-33 |
| 88 |
16 |
34-39 |
| 89 |
16 |
40-47 |
| 90 |
16 |
48 |
| 90 |
17 |
1-7 |
| 91 |
17 |
8-14 |
| 92 |
17 |
15-22 |
| 93 |
17 |
23-30 |
| 94 |
17 |
31-34 |
| 95 |
17 |
35-41 |
| 96 |
17 |
42-47 |
| 97 |
17 |
48-53 |
| 98 |
18 |
1-8 |
| 99 |
18 |
9-15 |
| 100 |
19 |
1-7 |
| 101 |
19 |
8-14 |
| 102 |
19 |
15-21 |
| folio box 1 |
10 |
1-5 |
| folio box 2 |
1 |
1 |
| folio box 2 |
11 |
1 |
| folio box 2 |
13 |
1-3 |
| folio box 2 |
14 |
1-2 |
| folio box 2 |
19 |
1-3 |
June 2000 |