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Collection Summary

Creator
Sir John Cramer
Title
Papers of Sir John Cramer
Date Range
1912-1981
Collection Number
MS 7553
Extent
5.32 metres (38 boxes + 4 folios)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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


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