MS 3131
National Library of Australia
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Created: 1986;
Last Updated: 1990
Collection Summary
- Creator
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Jim Gibbney
- Title
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Papers of Jim Gibbney
- Date Range
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1878, 1913-1989
- Collection Number
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MS 3131
- Extent
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5.85 metres (39 boxes)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
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-vn391556).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Jim Gibbney, National Library of Australia, MS 3131, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.
Biographical Note
Herbert James ("Jim") Gibbney graduated with honours from the University of Western Australia in 1950, at the age of 27. He then joined the staff of the Commonwealth National Library in Canberra, and in 1952 transferred to its Archives Division which, in 1961, became a separate organisation. In 1965 he was appointed as a research officer with the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB), where he remained until his retirement in 1983. During this time he assembled more than 80 entries for the ADB.
His abiding interest was Australian history and its sources. He published a number of books and articles including Labor in print, 1975; Eurobodalla: a history of the Moruya district, 1980; and Canberra, 1913-1953, 1988. He completed his M.A. at the Australian National University while working for the ADB, and completed his Ph.D.. on the history of Canberra, 1913-1953 in 1988.
Jim Gibbney died in Canberra in August 1989.
Item Descriptions
Class. Original consignment, May 1986
Card references for thesis on Hugh Mahon (File) - Box 1
Copy of Mahon thesis and correspondence (File) - Box 2
Lectures on Archives to Library School, 1968-1972 (File) - Box 3
Correspondence, notes, archival inventories (File) - Box 4-5
Translations, etc., 1955-1972 (File) - Box 4-5
Letterbooks and diaries, 1968-1983 (File) - Box 6-9
Also includes Ms for Eurobodalla
Publications: including Labor in Print - notes, Labor in Power - notes, and Copies of Article for ADB (File) - Box 10
Drafts and notes for publication on Press (File) - Box 11
Articles for Encyclopaedia of PNG (File) - Box 12
Biographers index of Parliamentary Releases (File) - Box 12
Article - "Bibliography of Biography" (File) - Box 12
Article on Archives for Politics (File) - Box 12
Prehistory of an Archive (File) - Box 12
Labor and the Goldfield (File) - Box 12
Reflections on Aust. Archives (File) - Box 12
Broulee Ghost Town (File) - Box 12
Interregnum in the Govt. of PNG (File) - Box 12
Frank Shellard - Memoirs (File) - Box 12
Correspondence on work for UPNG (File) - Box 12
Other archival papers (File) - Box 12
Publications: including New Guinea, 1878 (File) - Box 13
Translation from O. Rietmann (File) - Box 13
Taken at Tilba (File) - Box 13
Waddell Journal (File) - Box 13
Keans Journal (File) - Box 13
Ms - Elusive Fortune (File) - Box 14
Includes research notes for chapter in book by Denis Murphy, and Labor in Power (File) - Box 14
Elusive Fortune - second copy (File) - Box 15
Includes edited text and notes and correspondence (File) - Box 15
Notes and correspondence, 1952-1983 (File) - Box 16
Notes, correspondence and copies of reviews, 1975-1981 (File) - Box 17
Copies of reviews, 1969-1980 (File) - Box 18
Archive correspondence, 1973- (File) - Box 18
Correspondence re Labor in Print (File) - Box 18
Notes, correspondence (File) - Box 19
Archival vocabulary (File) - Box 19
Thesis examination correspondence (File) - Box 19
Queensland Political Portrait - Lilley (File) - Box 19
Correspondence (File) - Box 20
Light verse (File) - Box 20
Copies of Pambu (File) - Box 20
Miscellaneous (File) - Box 20
File re Braidwood (File) - Box 20
Personal file, 1952-1981 (File) - Box 21
Manuscript of Trevenna thesis (File) - Box 21
Microfilms (File) - Box 21
Seminar Papers ANU (File) - Box 22
Family correspondence, 1917-1941 (File) - Box 23
Miscellaneous notes on cards (File) - Box 23
Class. Material added April 1988
Working files accumulated 1984-1986 in preparation of the 'Canberra 1913-1953' volume of bicentennial history.
Advisory Council to 1935 then see Local Government (File) - Box 24
Advisory Council Elections to 1935 (File) - Box 24
Ainslie, Reid, Braddon (File) - Box 24
Albert Hall (File) - Box 24
Armed Services(Includes list of volunteers) (File) - Box 24
Armed Services Army (File) - Box 24
Armed Services Airforce (File) - Box 24
Armed Services Allied, Dutch (File) - Box 24
Armed Services Allied,US (File) - Box 24
Armed Services Navy (File) - Box 24
Arts and Literature (File) - Box 24
Australian War Memorial (File) - Box 24
Bibliography (File) - Box 25
Bibliography Drafts (File) - Box 25
Blacket Commission, 1916 (File) - Box 25
Braddon see Ainslie,Reid,Braddon (File) - Box 25
Brickworks see Yarralumla (File) - Box 25
Bus Services (File) - Box 25
Business to 1924 (File) - Box 25
Business to 1929 (File) - Box 25
Business, 1930s (File) - Box 25
Business, 1940- (File) - Box 25
Cabinet Decisions (File) - Box 25
Canberra bashing (File) - Box 25
Canberra University College (File) - Box 25
Cemeteries (File) - Box 25
Chapman's agitation, 1919-1924 (File) - Box 25
Chronological(Contains general development reports, descriptions of the city and minor topics not covered in other files) (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1910-1913 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1915-1915 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1916-1917 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1918-1919 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1920-1922 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1923-1924 (File) - Box 25
(Contains progress reports 1918-1924)
Chronological, 1925-1926 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1927-1928 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1929 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1930-1931 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1932-1933 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1934-1936 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1937 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1938 (File) - Box 25
(Contains Canberra Times Jubilee issue and ANZAAS Handbook)
Chronological, 1939 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1940 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1941-1944 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1945-1946 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1947-1948 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1949-1950 (File) - Box 25
Chronological, 1951-1952 (File) - Box 26
Chronological, 1953-1954 (File) - Box 26
Chronological Later articles (File) - Box 26
Churches, general and unclassified (File) - Box 26
Churches, general and Catholic (File) - Box 26
Churches, general and Anglican (File) - Box 26
Churches, general and Presbyterian (File) - Box 26
Churches, general and Methodist (File) - Box 26
Civic Centre (File) - Box 26
Citizens League and Citizens Rights League see also Franchise (File) - Box 26
Coat of Arms (File) - Box 26
Communism (File) - Box 26
Conferences (File) - Box 26
Copyright,Authorities to quote (File) - Box 26
Correspondence, 1984 (File) - Box 26
Correspondence, 1985 (File) - Box 26
Correspondence, 1986 (File) - Box 26
Cost of Living (File) - Box 26
Departmental Board (File) - Box 26
Departments, Authorities for access (File) - Box 26
Depression see also Labour-Retrenchment and unemployment (File) - Box 26
Design Competition see also Personalities-Griffin (File) - Box 26
Diplomats (File) - Box 26
Duntroon, Pialligo (File) - Box 26
Dunk Committee (File) - Box 26
Editing and Publication (File) - Box 27
Electricity, water and sewerage (File) - Box 27
Entertainment and pastime to, 1929 (File) - Box 27
Entertainment, 1929- (File) - Box 27
See also Arts and Literature, Music, Societies
Federal Capital Advisory Committee -Reports (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Advisory Committee -Minutes (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission, 1925-1927 (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission, 1928-1929 (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission, 1930 (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission Minutes (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission Commissioners and staff (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission Correspondence about abolition, 1929 (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission Reports (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital Commission Third Commissioner (File) - Box 27
Federal Capital League see also Chapman's agitation, Vigilance Committee (File) - Box 27
Fire Services (File) - Box 27
Franchise see also Citizens League and Citizens Rights League (File) - Box 27
Governor General and Government House (File) - Box 27
Health and Hospitals, 1911-1927 (File) - Box 27
Health and Hospitals, 1928-1953 (File) - Box 27
Hotels and Hostels (File) - Box 27
Housing to 1935 (File) - Box 28
Housing from 1935 (File) - Box 28
Housing Finance (File) - Box 28
Institute of Anatomy (File) - Box 28
Interviews and contacts(Notes) (File) - Box 28
Interviews, tape recordings (File) - Box 28
Jervis Bay (File) - Box 28
Kingston, Eastlake (File) - Box 28
Kerbing and guttering charges (File) - Box 28
Labour, 1911-1915 (File) - Box 28
Labour, 1921-1925 (File) - Box 28
Labour Pay and conditions(Includes strikes and Industrial Board) (File) - Box 28
Labour Retrenchment and unemployment see also Depression (File) - Box 28
Labour Trade Unions and ALP(Includes Trades and Labour Council) (File) - Box 28
Labour Camps (File) - Box 28
Labour Workmens Hostels, 1945- (File) - Box 28
Labour Unrest, 1946-1950 (File) - Box 28
Land, City to 1925 (File) - Box 28
Land, City from 1925 (File) - Box 28
Land, City Secondary material (File) - Box 28
Local Government from 1935 see also Advisory Council (File) - Box 28
Manuka, Blandfordia, Red Hill, Deakin (File) - Box 29
Manuscripts (File) - Box 29
Migrants, European (File) - Box 29
Migrants, Greek and German (File) - Box 29
Migrants, British (File) - Box 29
Molonglo Camp (File) - Box 29
Mount Stromlo (File) - Box 29
Music (Musical societies) (File) - Box 29
Music and verse (copies) (File) - Box 29
National Library (includes copy of Osborn's history) (File) - Box 29
National University (File) - Box 29
Office Buildings (Covers Administrative Building and Patent Office (File) - Box 29
Ordinances, Unlawful Assemblies (File) - Box 29
Parks, Gardens and Forestry (File) - Box 30
Parliament to 1926 (File) - Box 30
Parliament from 1927 (File) - Box 30
Personalities A-E (File) - Box 30
Personalities F-L (File) - Box 30
Personalities M-W see also Advisory Council and Local Government for sketches of electoral candidates (File) - Box 30
Personalities Alcorn (File) - Box 30
Personalities Butters (File) - Box 30
Personalities Daley (File) - Box 30
Personalities Deans (File) - Box 30
Personalities Griffin to 1917 (File) - Box 30
Personalities Griffin from 1917 (File) - Box 30
Personalities Griffin-secondary material (File) - Box 30
Personalities Griffin's Capitol (File) - Box 30
Personalities Griffin and the Department (File) - Box 30
Personalities Verity Hewitt (File) - Box 30
Personalities Miller (File) - Box 30
Personalities Nott (File) - Box 30
Personalities Owen (File) - Box 30
Personalities Sulman, Ross and De Burgh (File) - Box 30
Personalities Shakespeare (File) - Box 30
Personalities Watson (File) - Box 30
Police and Crime (File) - Box 30
Population (File) - Box 30
Population Census returns (File) - Box 30
Post Office (File) - Box 30
Progress and Welfare Associations (File) - Box 30
Public Service (File) - Box 31
Public Service City Administration (File) - Box 31
Public Service External Affairs (File) - Box 31
Public Service Transfers, 1925-1926 (File) - Box 31
Public Service Transfers, 1927-1928 (File) - Box 31
Public Service Transfers after 1929 (File) - Box 31
Queanbeyan and Oaks Estate (File) - Box 31
Returned Soldiers (File) - Box 31
Roads and Bridges (File) - Box 31
Royal Visits (File) - Box 31
Schools to 1926 (File) - Box 31
Schools from 1926 (File) - Box 31
Schools Private (File) - Box 31
Seat of Government(Administration)Act, 1930 (File) - Box 31
See also Advisory Council
Senate Select Committee, 1955 (File) - Box 31
(Copy of report only)
Social Service Association (File) - Box 32
Societies (File) - Box 32
Societies Burns Club (File) - Box 32
Societies Boy Scouts (File) - Box 32
Societies - Friendly (File) - Box 32
Societies Rotary (File) - Box 32
Societies Learned and Professional (File) - Box 32
Societies Womens (File) - Box 32
Societies YWCA and YMCA (File) - Box 32
Sports Cricket (File) - Box 32
Sports Football, Rules (File) - Box 32
Sports Football, Rugby (File) - Box 32
Sports Golf (File) - Box 32
Sports Tennis (File) - Box 32
Telephones (File) - Box 32
Turner, O'Connor (File) - Box 32
Tourism and visitors (File) - Box 32
Vigilance Committee, 1918-1923 (File) - Box 32
See also Chapman's agitation, Federal Capital League
War, 1914-1918 (File) - Box 32
War Enlistments (File) - Box 32
War, 1939-1940 (File) - Box 32
War, 1941-1942 (File) - Box 32
War, 1943-1945 (File) - Box 32
Washington and Ottawa (File) - Box 32
Yarralumla (File) - Box 32
Class. Material added April 1988-October 1989
Boxes 24-32 added April 1988. Ph.D. thesis added October 1988 (Box 33). Boxes 33-38 added October 1989.
Alphabetical working files of research notes used in preparing his PH on the history of Canberra, 1913-1953 (File) - Box 24 - 32
Bound copy of PH thesis, 1988 (File) - Box 33
Research notes, index cards and other papers re PH (File) - Box 33
Drafts, research notes, correspondence, examiner's reports and other papers re PH (File) - Box 34
Correspondence and drafts re Calthorpe's Canberra: the town and community in 1927, 1985-1986 (File) - Box 34
Papers re 1988 Yearbook of Australia article on the development of Canberra, 1985 (File) - Box 34
Heritage Week 1989: speech to the Australian Society of Archivists seminar on documenting Canberra's buildings from archives (File) - Box 34
Photographs and illustrations for Canberra, 1913-1953 (File) - Box 35
Illustrations for Eurobodalla: a history of the Moruya district (File) - Box 35
Diary, notes and completed register entries for the Historic Records Search, 1987-1988 (File) - Box 36
Drafts and correspondence re Events and places volume of Australians 1788-1988: a bicentennial history for which Gibbney contributed an article on the south coast of NSW, 1984-1986 (File) - Box 36
Research notes and typescript of article on Kialoa, 1985 (File) - Box 36
Notes and correspondence re paperback edition of Eurobodalla, 1988-1989 (File) - Box 36
Notes, correspondence and draft of a talk to the Canberra and District Historical Society, 1985 (File) - Box 36
Correspondence, leave forms, reports and other papers re employment at ANU, 1965-1983 (File) - Box 36
Notes, correspondence and drafts re ADB entries for T.M. and A.T. Shakespeare, Miles Staniforth Smith and Sir Alexander Matheson, 1985-1988 (File) - Box 36
Marked up copy of Labor in print with numerous inserts, 1975-1985 (File) - Box 36
Notes and drafts of article on Robbit Jon Clow (File) - Box 36
Newscuttings and correspondence with Bill Hayden on multiculturalism, 1989 (File) - Box 36
Research notes for John Maloney's History of Australia, 1987 (File) - Box 36
Translation of German Archives Manual (File) - Box 36
Diaries, 1980-1989 (File) - Box 37
(17 volumes)
Appointment diaries, 1975-1988 (File) - Box 38
(12 volumes)
Correspondence, 1984-1989 (File) - Box 38
(Sorted into yearly files)
Class. Material added September 1988
Letter to Graeme Powell from the Ferguson Memorial Library, 1988 (File) - Box 39
'A guide to records in the Australian Capital Territory', 1988 (File) - Box 39