MS 7553
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Sir John Cramer
- Title
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Papers of Sir John Cramer
- Date Range
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1912-1981
- Collection Number
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MS 7553
- Extent
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5.32 metres (38 boxes + 4 folios)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correpondence, diaries, speeches and notes, cuttings and cutting books, photographs, personal documents and invitations, financial papers and ptinted material.
There are also papers relating to the Cramer Bros. Real Estate, Mater Misericorde Hospital, North Sydney Council, United Australia Party, Liberal Party, International Mining Corporation and papers relating to his Parliamentary career.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3378496).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Sir John Cramer, National Library of Australia, MS 7553, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Library by Sir John Cramer in May 1988. An addition was received in September 1990.
An oral history interview with Sir John Cramer is held by the Library's Oral History Branch (TRC 4900/58).
Arrangement
The papers have been arranged into 22 series by the Library staff.
Separated Materials
Two films, made by Paramount Pictures in 1944 when Sir John Cramer was a member of the Sydney County Council and a candidate for the State seat of Lane Cove, were transferred to ScreenSound Australia in 1990.
Item Descriptions
Series 1. General correspondence, 1912-1986
Includes family letters
Correspondence, 1912-1942 (File 1) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1943-1946 (File 2) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1947 (File 3) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1948-1955 (File 4) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1956-1974 (File 5) - Box 1
Correspondence, some undated, 1975-1986 (File 6) - Box 1
Series 2. Diaries, 1944-1973
Diaries, 1944, 1957-59 (File 1) - Box 1
Diaries, 1960-66, 1973 (File 2) - Box 1
Series 3. Personal documents and invitations, 1937-1970's
Also incudes Christmas cards and souvenirs
Personal items, including business cards, certificate, cuttings, passport, Christmas cards, etc (File 1-4) - Box 2
Invitations, 1937-1970's (File 5-7) - Box 2
Souveniers, n.d. (File 8) - Box 2
Christmas card list, n.d. (File 9) - Box 3
Series 4. Financial papers, 1937-1960
Cash book, 1937-1946 (Item 1) - Box 3
Cash book, 1947-1960 (Item 2) - Box 3
Series 5. Speeches and notes, 1932-1974
Speeches, n.d. (File 1) - Box 3
Notes for speeches, n.d. (File 2-5) - Box 3,4
Notes for candidates, n.d. (File 6) - Box 4
Speeches, notes, n.d. (File 7) - Box 4
Notes for speeches, 1945, 1974 (File 8) - Box 4
Speeches, reports, statements by others, 1932-1967 (File 9) - Box 4
Series 6. Cutting books, 1946-1964
Press cuttings, 1946 (Item 1) - Box 4
Press cuttings, 1946-1947 (Item 2) - Box 5
Press cuttings, 1948 (Item 3) - Box 5
Press cuttings, 1948-1949 (Item 4) - Box 5
Press cuttings, 1950-1958 (Item 5) - Box 6
Press cuttings, 1960-1964 (Item 6) - Box 6
Series 7. Cuttings, 1933-1986
Cuttings, 1933-1977 (File 1-4) - Box 6,7
Special political matters, 1964-1978 (File 5) - Box 7
Prime Minister John Gorton, 1968-1969 (File 6) - Box 7
Cuttings, 1974-1986 (File 7) - Box 7
Cuttings, 1949, 1967 (File 8) - Box 7
Series 8. Photographs
Photographs (File 1) - Box 7
Series 9. Publications, 1929-1970's
Publications, 1929-1930's (File 1) - Box 7
Publications, 1930's (File 2-3) - Box 7,8
Publications, 1940's (File 4-8) - Box 8
Publications, 1950's (File 9-10) - Box 8,9
Report from Select Committee re Development of Canberra, 1955 (File 11) - Box 9
Publications, 1960's (File 12-16) - Box 9
Publications, 1970's (File 17) - Box 9
Publications (File 18-25) - Box 10
Series 10. Cramer Bros. Real Estate, 1920-1977
Cash book, 1920-1922 (Item 1) - Box 11
Cash book, 1920-1928 (Item 2) - Box 11
Cash book, 1921-1922 (Item 3) - Box 11
Ledger, 1922-1923 (Item 4) - Box 11
Accounts, receipts, correspondence, 1936-1977 (File 1) - Box 11
Legal and other documents, 1940, 1955 (File 2) - Box 11
Balance sheets, 1938-1942 (File 2) - Box 11
Furniture and fittings, 1970-1976 (File 3) - Box 11
Series 11. Crows Nest Chamber of Commerce, 1930-1932
Correspondence and other papers, 1930-1932 (File 1) - Box 12
Minutes, 1931 (File 1) - Box 12
Miscellaneous, including cuttings (File 1) - Box 12
Financial papers, 1930-1931 (File 2) - Box 12
List of members, badges (File 2) - Box 12
Commerce, April, May,August, October, November, December 1931 (File 3) - Box 12
Commerce, January, 1932 (File 3) - Box 12
Series 12. Mater Misericorde Hospital, 1937-1965
Annual Reports, 1937, 1941, 1964-1965 (File 1) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1937-1939 (File 2) - Box 12
Annual reports of the New South Wales Metropolitan Hospital's Contribution Fund, 1936-1939 (File 3) - Box 12
Circular, 1937 (File 3) - Box 12
Series 13. All For Australia League, 1931-32
Minute books, 1931 (File 1) - Box 13
Correspondence, circulars, memorandum, minutes, 1931-1932 (File 2) - Box 13
Printed items, 1931-1932 (File 3) - Box 13
Series 14. North Sydney Council, 1929-57
Correspondence, 1929-1937 (File 1) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1940-1941 (File 2) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1941-1942 (File 3) - Box 13
Minutes, 1932-1941 (File 4) - Box 13
Reports, 1932-1939 (File 5) - Box 13
Financial papers, including estimates, 1933-1940 (File 6) - Box 14
Press cuttings, 1932-1940 (File 7) - Box 14
Municipal elections - list of electors, 1931 (File 8) - Box 14
Municipal elections - Belmore Ward, 1931 (File 9) - Box 14
Municipal elections - Belmore Ward and other areas (File 10) - Box 14
Pamphlets, notes, circulars, 1931 (File 10) - Box 14
Souvenir publication - Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1932 (File 11) - Box 14
North Sydney Olympic Pool - correspondence, reports, 1936-1939 (File 12) - Box 14
Sketches showing future traffic routes, 1937 (File 13) - Box 14
Transport Co-ordination Committee, 1936-1939 (File 13) - Box 14
Municipal Elections - Belmore Ward (File 14) - Box 15
Notes, report, leaflets, circulars, correspondence, newspapers, 1937-41 (File 14) - Box 15
Win The War Movement (File 15) - Box 15
Agenda, circular, report, 1940 (File 15) - Box 15
Notebook - 'War Work', 1940 (File 15) - Box 15
Patriotic War Fund - including reports and correspondence, 1941 (File 16) - Box 15
National Emergency Service - correspondence and personnel report, 1941 (File 17) - Box 15
The Story of North Sydney Inner Wheel Club (Part one), 1932-1957 (File 18) - Box 15
Miscellaneous, 1931-1942 (File 19) - Box 15
Series 15. Sydney County Council, 1933-1976
Correspondence, 1937-1945 (File 1) - Box 15
Correspondence, 1946 (File 2) - Box 15
Correspondence, 1947 (File 3) - Box 16
Ben Boyd Road, 1933 (File 4) - Box 16
Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board, 1933 (File 5) - Box 16
Annual Report of the General Manager of the Electricity Department, 1934 (File 6) - Box 16
1st Election, 1935 (File 7-9) - Box 16
Press cuttings, 1935-45 (File 10) - Box 16
Electricity - reports, 1936-1941 (File 11) - Box 17
Development Bill, 1945 (File 11) - Box 17
Sydney Harbour Bridge Toll, 1937-1938 (File 12) - Box 17
Papers relating to the Electric Light and Power Supply Corporation, May, 1944 (File 13) - Box 17
Bunnerong Industrial Dispute, 1945 (File 14) - Box 17
New York Loan, 1945-1946 (File 15) - Box 17
Official documents, 1946 (File 15) - Box 17
New York Loan and Overseas contracts, 1946-1947 (File 16) - Box 17
New York Loan - correspondence 1946-1948 (File 17) - Box 17
Municipality of Ryde 75th Anniversary Celebrations, 1871-1946 (File 18) - Box 17
1, 000th Meeting, 2.2.1976 (File 19) - Box 18
Cumberland County Council (File 20) - Box 18
Reports, notes, map etc., 1948-1949 (File 20) - Box 18
Photograph, 1946 (File 21) - Box 18
Miscellaneous (File 22-23) - Box 18
Series 16. United Australia Party, 1932-1944
Constitution, 1932-1940 (File 1) - Box 18
Annual General Conventions, 1932-1937 (File 2) - Box 18
Committee Reports, 1932-1941 (File 3) - Box 18
Miscellaneous printed material, 1932-40 (File 4-6) - Box 19
Circulars, memorandum, 1932-43 (File 7) - Box 19
North Sydney Electorate, 1932-38 (File 8-9) - Box 19
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Minutes and Agenda, 1934-43 (File 10) - Box 19
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Correspondence, 1932-43 (File 11) - Box 19
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Reports and circulars, 1932-43 (File 12) - Box 20
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Membership lists, 1935-38 (File 13) - Box 20
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Membership lists, 1943 (File 14) - Box 20
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Financial papers, 1934-43 (File 15) - Box 20
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Notes for speeches, n.d. (File 16) - Box 20
Crows Nest and Wollstonecraft Branch: Reports and roneod papers, 1941-44 (File 17) - Box 20
Series 17. Liberal Party, 1941-81
Report, correspondence, 1943 (File 1) - Box 20
Correspondence, policy, memorandum, 1944 (File 2) - Box 20
Speeches and statements, 1943 (File 3) - Box 21
Speeches, 1944 (File 4) - Box 21
State Elections (File 5) - Box 21
Campaign material including speeches, speaker's notes, 1944 (File 5) - Box 21
Lane Cove Election - correspondence, 1944 (File 6) - Box 21
Newspaper advertisements, pamphlets, 1944 (File 7) - Box 21
Formation of Liberal Party (File 8) - Box 21
Correspondence, 1941-46 (File 8) - Box 21
NSW Division (File 9) - Box 21
1st Annual General Convention, 1945 (File 9) - Box 21
Miscellaneous early papers, 1941-47 (File 10) - Box 21
Miscellaneous early papers, 1944-45 (File 11) - Box 22
Printed material including cuttings, speeches, policy, 1941-46 (File 12-13) - Box 22
Report on the Organisation of the Conservative Party by H.B. Turner, April 1948 (File 14) - Box 22
Circulars, 1947-1973 (File 15) - Box 22
Reports, 1948-1970 (File 16) - Box 22
Policy speeches, 1947-1955 (File 17) - Box 22
Roneod papers, 1946-1975 (File 18) - Box 22
Miscellaneous roneod and printed items, 1943-1973 (File 19) - Box 23
NSW Division (File 20) - Box 23
Delegates to Council, 1949-1950 (File 20) - Box 23
Lane Cove State Electorate Conference (File 21) - Box 23
Speeches at Testimonial Dinner for The Hon. K.M. McCaw Q.C. MLA, 12.5.1972 (File 21) - Box 23
Research Bulletin (Fed. Sec.), 1946-47 (File 22) - Box 23
Research Bulletin (Fed. Sec.), 1947-48 (File 23) - Box 23
Research Bulletin (Fed. Sec.), 1949-55 (File 24) - Box 23
Research Bulletin (Fed. Sec.), 1955-58 (File 25) - Box 23
Research Notes (Fed. Sec.), 1948, 1956 (File 26) - Box 23
Research Notes (Fed. Sec.), 1961-63 (File 27) - Box 23
Research Notes (Fed. Sec.), 1966, 1970 (File 28) - Box 24
Campaign Notes (Fed. Sec.), 28.10.1958 (File 28) - Box 24
Research Bulletin (NSW Division), 1946-56 (File 29) - Box 24
Research Notes (NSW Division), 9.6.1955 (File 30) - Box 24
Fact sheets (NSW Division), n.d. (File 30) - Box 24
Liberal Party Joint Standing Committee on Federal Policy, Forty Ninth Meeting, 9-10 Feb, 1972 (File 31) - Box 24
Federal Elections, 1972 (File 32) - Box 24
Publicity (File 32) - Box 24
Publications, 1946-56 (File 33) - Box 24
Publications, 1963-71 (File 34) - Box 24
Pamphlets, n.d. (File 34) - Box 24
Press cuttings, 1946 (File 35-45) - Box 24,25,26
Press cuttings, 1944, 1974, 1981 (File 46) - Box 26
Series 18. Member for Bennelong, 1949-74
Elections, correspondence and other papers, 1949-74 (File 1) - Box 26
Election material for seat of Bennelong, 1961-72 (File 2) - Box 26
Electoral redistribution, 1968 (File 3) - Box 26
Bennelong Federal Electorate Conference, 1970, 1973 (File 4) - Box 26
Standing Committee on Public Works, 1955 (File 5) - Box 26
14th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Nassau, Nov. 1968 (File 6) - Box 27
Correspondence, 1955-1973 (File 7) - Box 27
Notes, n.d. (File 8) - Box 27
Basic wage, 1956 (File 9) - Box 27
Canadian Fovernment, 1969-1973 (File 10) - Box 27
Canberra, n.d. (File 11) - Box 27
Education, 1956-1969 (File 12) - Box 27
Immigration, 1956-1959 (File 13) - Box 27
Reports, paper etc. (File 13) - Box 27
Industrial, 1958 (File 14) - Box 28
Equal pay, disputes (File 14) - Box 28
Loan Council, 1962-1969 (File 15) - Box 28
Local Government, 1958-1965 (File 16) - Box 28
Local Government publications, 1958-1965 (File 17) - Box 28
National Development, 1954-1967 (File 18) - Box 28
Correspondence, clippings, 1968 (File 19) - Box 28
Northern Development, 1965 (File 20) - Box 28
Pornography (File 21) - Box 28
Correspondence, publications, 1971-1972 (File 21) - Box 28
Primary Industries, 1958 (File 22) - Box 29
Primary Industries, n.d. (File 23) - Box 29
Repatriation, 1958 (File 24) - Box 29
Roads, 1955-1959 (File 25) - Box 29
Royal Visits, 1954, 1956 (File 26) - Box 29
Royal Visits, 1957-1958 (File 27) - Box 29
Shipping, 1952 (File 28) - Box 29
Shipping: search notes, statements, publications, 1956, 1958 (File 29) - Box 29
Report on 10th South Pacific Conference, Fiji, 1970 (File 30) - Box 30
South Pacific - speeches and reports, notes, 1970 (File 31) - Box 30
Financial papers, 1956-1957 (File 32) - Box 30
Compendium of Commonwealth State Finances, n.d. (File 33) - Box 30
Commonwealth State Financial Relations, 1957 (File 34) - Box 30
Superannuation Act, 1952 (File 35) - Box 30
Fund, comment etc., 1965 (File 35) - Box 30
Taxation, 1964 (File 36) - Box 30
Territories: Reports, statements etc., 1956-1970 (File 37) - Box 30
Trade: speeches, memo, 1955-1958 (File 38) - Box 31
Trade: speeches, publications etc., 1958-1963 (File 39) - Box 31
Uranium - memo, publications, 1965 (File 40) - Box 31
Speeches by others, 1956-1974 (File 41) - Box 31
Miscellaneous papers (File 42) - Box 31
Newspaper cuttings, 1955-1973 (File 43) - Box 31
Publications, 1940's-1950's (File 44) - Box 31
Publications, 1950's-1960's (File 45) - Box 31
Publications, 1970's (File 46) - Box 32
Parliamentary publications, 1973-1974 (File 47) - Box 32
Series 19. Minister for the Army, 1955-1964
Correspondence, 1957-1964 (File 1) - Box 32
Briefing papers, 1956 (File 2) - Box 32
Programme and Allotment of Defence vote, 1956-1957 (File 3) - Box 32
Report on The State of the Army, 23.8.1955 (File 4) - Box 32
The Army and the Army Works Programmes, 1955-1956 (File 4) - Box 32
The Defence Programme, 1955-1957 (File 5) - Box 32
Estimates, 1958-1959 (File 6) - Box 32
Papua New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, 1960 (File 7) - Box 33
Cadet Corps, 1961 (File 8) - Box 33
Army land-holdings in Australia, 1962 (File 9) - Box 33
Notes, 1963 (File 10) - Box 33
Minutes and notes, 1963 (File 11) - Box 33
Brief for South East Asian trip, 1959 (File 12-14) - Box 33
South East Asian trip: correspondence, press cuttings, 1959 (File 15) - Box 34
Ambassador's report on Sir John Cramer's visit to Thailand, June 1959 (File 16) - Box 34
Miscellaneous papers (File 17-18) - Box 34
Cabinet papers, 1958 (File 19) - Box 34
Cabinet papers, n.d. (File 20) - Box 34
General ministerial papers, 1956-1962 (File 21) - Box 34
United Kingdom/Australia Trade Agreement, 26.2.1957 (File 22) - Box 34
Japanese Trade Agreement, 1957 (File 22) - Box 34
Photographs (File 23-24) - Box 35
Series 20. Housing, 1944-1973
Correspondence, 1944-1966 (File 1) - Box 35
Cabinet papers, 1957-1963 (File 2) - Box 35
Liberal Party Policy, 1954-1963 (File 3) - Box 35
Government Members Sub Committee on Housing, 1954-1955 (File 4) - Box 35
Drafts of speeches, n.d. (File 5) - Box 35
Commonwealth Housing Commission Reports, 1943-1944 (File 6) - Box 35
Background papers, 1953-1954 (File 7) - Box 36
Background papers, 1954-1955 (File 8) - Box 36
Background papers, 1956 (File 9) - Box 36
Background papers, 1958 (File 10) - Box 36
Background papers, 1961 (File 11) - Box 36
Background papers, 1962-1964 (File 12) - Box 36
Background papers, 1966 (File 13) - Box 36
Background papers, 1967 (File 14) - Box 36
Background papers, 1970-1973 (File 15) - Box 37
Background papers, n.d. (File 16) - Box 37
Newspaper cuttings, 1952-1963 (File 17) - Box 37
Publications, 1954-1966 (File 18) - Box 37
Series 21. International Mining Corporation, 1969-1970
Prospectus, 1969 (File 1-2) - Box 37
Correspondence, 1969 (File 3) - Box 37
Correspondence, 1970 (File 4) - Box 37
Court case between J.O. Cramer and International Mining Corporation, N.L., 23.10.1970, 2.11.1970 (File 5) - Box 38
Correspondence, 1969-70 (File 5) - Box 38
Memorandum of Association of Earl Crae Pty Limited, n.d. (File 6) - Box 38
Notes, map, reports etc., 1970 (File 7) - Box 38
Scrapbook, 1969-1970 (File 8) - Box 38
Series 22. Objects
Door plaque (Item 1) - Box 38
37 Australia League badges (Item 2) - Box 38
Business cards (Item 3) - Box 38
Glass slide (Item 4) - Box 38
Scrapbook. Minister for the Army, 1956-57 (Item Folio 1) - Folio 1
The National Times Magazine, 2.12.1974 (Item Folio 1) - Folio 1
Robinson's Forty Chain Map of Sydney, n.d. (Item Folio 2) - Folio 2
Pitman's Shorthand Speed Certificate (Item Folio 3) - Folio 3
Dorothy M. Roberts, 16.8.1919 (Item Folio 3) - Folio 3
Pitman's Shorthand Speed Certificate (Item Folio 3) - Folio 3
Dorothy M. Roberts, 7.6.1919 (Item Folio 3) - Folio 3
Australian Red Cross Society (Item Folio 3) - Folio 3
Mary Cramer, 4.10.1939 (Item Folio 3) - Folio 3
North Sydney Mayor Emblem, 1890 (Item Folio 3) - Folio 3
Caricature of Mayor: J.O. Cramer (Item Folio 4) - Folio 4
"The Martyr", 1941 (Item Folio 4) - Folio 4