Guide to the Papers of Sir William Dunk
MS 1535
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Sir William Dunk
- Title
- Papers of Sir William Dunk
- Date Range
- c. 1939-1959
- Collection Number
- MS 1535
- Extent
- 1.28 metres (8 boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Includes personal and official papers relating to: war finance including reverse lend lease period, 1939-45; the post war world economic position; overseas visits, 1956-59; external affairs, 1945-47; the administration of territories of New Guinea, Nauru and the Northern Territory; the New Zealand public service and the European Common Market.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2976207).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 William Dunk, National Library of Australia, MS 1535, [series and/or file number]'.
Biographical Note
Chairman, Commonwealth Public Service Board, Canberra, 1947-60; Secretary of the Dept. of External Affairs, 1945-47; Assistant Secretary, Treasury (Special War Services), 1939-45; Director of Reciprocal Lend-Lease.
Item Descriptions
Papers on war finance including reverse lend lease period, 1939-1945 (File 33-42) - Box 3
Includes - Final RLL report of Cabinet, Report on Washington Mission 1945, Patons RLL Summary, Treasury RLL Summary (Draft)
World economic position (Post-war); Summary economic position 1947 (File 53-59) - Box 5
Trade and employment; Bretton Woods Conference; International Trade Organisation; Population and migration etc.
External Affairs 1945-1947 (File 65-73) - Box 6-7
Administration reports; Correspondence with overseas posts; Inspection of overseas posts etc.