Guide to the Papers of Vivienne Abraham

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MS 9152, MS Acc23.058

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Created: June 2023

Collection Summary

Creator
Abraham, Vivienne, Ms.
Title
Papers of Vivienne Abraham
Date Range
1927 - 2015
Collection Number
MS 9152, MS Acc23.058
Extent
18.48 metres (117 ms boxes + 2 cartons + 1 folio)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Content

The papers in MS 9152 include correspondence (mostly with G.A. Bishop), research material, notes, cuttings, ephemera, printed material and other papers relating to the Federal Pacifist Council, conscientious objectors, War Resisters International, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Pacifist Movement of Victoria, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Peace Pledge Union, Religious Society of Friends, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Peacemaker and other pacifist and peace movements.

The MS Acc23.058 instalment comprises papers concerning the Vietnam War period. A small portion relates to an earlier period of Ms Abraham's activity with conscientious objectors and war resisters, in the 1940s and 1950s.

Access

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Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Vivienne Abraham, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the National Library by Vivienne Abraham, through Dr Kenneth Rivett, in 1995. Some of the papers appear to have come from Vivienne Abraham's sister, the late Shirley Abraham.

Arrangement

Because of the sudden deterioration of Vivienne Abraham's health in 1995, the papers when received were not in good order and the Library has therefore imposed its own arrangement.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid contains descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Collection Retrieval Advice

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Biographical Note

Item Descriptions

Class 1. Original consignment, 1938 - 1989

The collection includes correspondence (mostly with G.A. Bishop), research material, notes, cuttings, ephemera, printed material and other papers relating to the Federal Pacifist Council, conscientious objectors, War Resisters' International, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Pacifist Movement of Victoria, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Peace Pledge Union, Religious Society of Friends, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Peacemaker and other pacifist and peace movements.

Series 1. Personal papers, 1942-1972

This series contains the personal papers of Vivienne Abraham and a fellow pacifist and friend, G.A. Bishop. The material includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks and personal files, particularly relating their overseas visits after World War II.

Subseries 1_1. Personal papers of Vivienne Abraham
Papers relating to 1948 trip to England, Germany and Scandinavia (File 1)
Writings and notebooks re War Resisters International, c.1948 (File 2)
Notes, 1948-1951 (File 3)
Notes and notebooks, 1964-1970 (File 4)
Notebook, 1970-1971 (File 5)
Manuscripts and typescripts of articles, c.1964-1972 (File 6)
Typescripts (undated) (File 7)
Subseries 1_2. Personal papers of G.A. (Tony) Bishop
Biographical file (File 8)
Federal Pacifist Council file, 1942-1944 (File 9)
Personal files, 1942-1948 (File 10_11)
Personal files, 1942-1948 (File 12_20)
Correspondence with Vivienne Abraham, 1947-1949 (File 21)
Correspondence, 1947-1948 (File 22_23)
Overseas diaries, 1947-1948 (File 24)

Series 2. Federal Pacifist Council: general, 1944-1982

The Federal Pacifist Council was the Australian Section of the War Resisters' International. Shirley Abraham was Honorary Secretary between 1951 and 1953. In 1961 and 1962 Vivienne Abraham lived in Israel and Lebanon. During her stay in the Middle East, Abraham and G.A. Bishop represented the Federal Pacifist Council of Australia at the conference in Lebanon.

The papers consist of minutes and meeting papers, correspondence, general and specific files and papers relating to the Australian Pacifist Conferences of 1946-1949.

Constitution and amendments, 1944-1946 (File 1)
Minutes of executive meetings, January 1943-December 1950 (File 2)
Secretary's minutes of executive meetings, September 1943-January 1946 (File 3)
Meeting papers, 21 January 1946 (File 4)
Minutes of executive meetings, February 1947-January 1949 (File 5)
Peace and pacifist papers, 1939-1940 (File 6)
General files, 1940-1946 (File 7_8)
Information on conscientious objectors' law, 1944 (File 9)
Conscientious objectors' petition, 1944 (File 10)
Correspondence about E.O. Burton, a New Zealand conscientious objector, 1943-1944 (File 11)
Memorandum by Kenneth Rivett, 1946 (File 12)
Correspondence (U.K.), 1944-1946 (File 13)
Correspondence re overseas speaker, Reginald Reynolds, 1944-1946 (File 14)
Correspondence with individuals - miscellaneous, 1947-1949 (File 15)
Correspondence with G.A. Bishop, 1947-1949 (File 16)
Correspondence with constituent groups - miscellaneous, 1947-1949 (File 17)
Correspondence with constituent groups on organisation and literature distribution, 1947-1948 (File 18)
Correspondence with constituent groups re establishing a group in Western Australia, 1946-1947 (File 19)
WRI first post-war international council meeting, 1946; information, 1947-1948 (File 20)
WRI international council meeting, 1947 (File 21)
Correspondence re representation on WRI, 1946 (File 22)
WRI correspondence - miscellaneous, 1947-1948 (File 23_24)
WRI press news service, 1947-1948 (File 25)
Correspondence with non-pacifist groups, 1947-1949 (File 26)
Correspondence with overseas groups (other than WRI), 1947-1948 (File 27)
Correspondence with International Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1948 (File 28)
Correspondence re overseas speaker, Muriel Lester, 1949 (File 29_30)
Correspondence and other papers, 1943-1946 (File 31_35)
Australian Pacifist Conference, Thornleigh NSW, January 1946 (File 36)
Report on the Australian Pacifist Conference, Thornleigh NSW, January 1946 (File 37)
Australian Pacifist Conference, Thornleigh NSW, January 1946 (File 38)
Second Australian Pacifist Conference, Mount Evelyn, Victoria, January-February 1947 (File 39)
Report of Second Australian Pacifist Conference, Mount Evelyn, Victoria, January-February 1947 (File 40)
Australian Pacifist Conference, Belair SA, 1948, including conference report by Abraham, 1948 (File 41)
Australian Pacifist Conference, Mount Evelyn, Victoria, January 1949 (File 42)
The rocket range and the approved defence projects act, 1947-1948 (File 43)
School of pacifism (File 44)
Sentences on Jehovah's witnesses in Yugoslavia, 1947 (File 45)
Services on Hiroshima Day, 1948-1949 (File 46)
Swarthmore peace collection (File 47)
War resistance in Australia (article), 1947 (File 48)
Publications (File 49)
Peacemaker: publicity, correspondence and some copies, 1945-1948 (File 50)
Overseas publications including WRI material, 1945-1948 (File 51)
Constitution, 1944 and 1970 (File 52)
Historical material (File 53)
Secretary's reports, 1943-1956 (File 54)
Agendas of executive meetings, 1946-1955 (File 55)
Minutes and anti-conscription material, 1946-1955 (File 56)
Minutes, 1946-1965 (File 57)
Minutes, 1951-1952 (File 58)
Minutes, 1951-1964 (File 59_64)
Minutes, agendas and notes of meetings, 1964-1965 (File 65)
Minutes, 1964-1973 (File 66)
Minutes (surplus), 1964-1966 (File 67)
Minutes, with amended constitutions, 1964-1970 (File 68)
Minutes and other papers, 1964-1971 (File 69)
Minutes of annual council meetings, 1966-1968 (File 70)
Minutes and press releases, 1966-1969 (File 71)
Minutes, 1967-1970 (File 72_76)
Minutes of annual council meetings, 1969-1970 (File 77_78)
Minutes and reports, 1970-1973 (File 79_80)
Correspondence, 1942-1953 (File 81_84)
Correspondence, including the British Service Civil International Correspondence, 1947-1953 (File 85_89)
Correspondence, 1950-1952 (File 90_92)
Correspondence and minutes, 1951-1953 (File 93)
Correspondence (23 alphabetical files), 1951-1954 (File 94)
Correspondence, 1951-1957 (File 95)
Correspondence, cuttings and other papers, 1952-1957 (File 96)
Correspondence with W.R.I. (UK and France), 1953-1955 (File 97)
Correspondence concerning Peacemaker, 1953-1955 (File 98)
Correspondence, 1953-1963 (File 99_102)
Correspondence and publications received, 1962-1964 (File 103)
Correspondence, including papers concerning Aquarius, 1963-1968 (File 104_107)
Correspondence, including clippings and other material on the Vietnam War, 1965-1969 (File 108_113)
Correspondence, including leaflets, roneoed and printed material, 1968-1982 (File 114_118)
Correspondence concerning Federal Pacifist Council publications, including the Peacemaker, 1970-1976 (File 119)
Lectures, 1947-1949 (File 120)
Conference material, 1940-1971 (File 121)

Including reports on the 1946 Australian Pacifist Conference at Thornleigh, NSW and papers relating to drafts resistance.

Papers concerning Australian Pacifist Conference, 1947-1955 (File 125)
New Education Fellowship International Conference, 1946 (File 126)
Federal Pacifist Council, 1961, 1965 (File 127_128)
National Anti-War Conference, 1971 (File 129_130)
National Draft Registers Conference, 1971 (File 131)
First Australian National Youth Anti-Conscription Conference, 1966 (File 132)
Australian Convention on Peace and War, 1953 (File 133)
Papers concerning World Conference of Religions for Peace, 1970-1973 (File 134)
Earthcare Conference, 1983 (File 135)
UNESCO-Australian Commission Symposium entitled 'The rights of people', 1985 (File 136)
Pacifist Community Service: correspondence, tenancy agreements and financial records, 1945-1970 (File 137)
Copies of the National Service Act (1951-1957), the Defence Act (1930-1956), the National Service Act (1950), amendments to the National Service Act (1951-1955 and 1966-1968) and related papers (File 138_139)
FPC Conference on 'Just War?' (undated) (File 140)
WRI Papers, 1949-1951 (File 141)
Immigration to Australia, c.1968; Campaign against conscription, 1969 (File 142)
'Used' writings, including a tribute to Frank Coaldrake (1912-1970), 1970-1971 (File 143)
'Unused letters', 1969-1971 (File 144)
Financial papers, including cash books, receipt books, bank statements and reports, 1943-1973 (File 145_147)
FPC papers, 1960-1961, 1971 (File 148)
Financial papers, 1964-1973 (File 149_155)
Newsletters, leaflets, circulars, roneoed and printed material, 1954-1973 (File 156)
Newsletters, leaflets, circulars, roneoed and printed material, including some correspondence and overseas material, 1961-1973 (File 157_161)
Press releases and circulars, 1967-1972 (File 162)
Circulars and printed material from other Australian organisations, including some material on the Vietnam War, 1968-1972 (File 163_168)

Series 3. Federal Pacifist Council: Vietnam War, 1964-1979

The Federal Pacifist Council was the Australian section of the War Resisters' International. It played an active part in resisting the Vietnam War. It supported people who refused to be conscripted during the Vietnam War. Abraham was an active member of the Australian section of the F.P.C.

The series includes leaflets, roneoed material, photocopies, notes and printed material. The files have been arranged in chronological order.

[Title not available], 1964-1967 (File 1_6)
[Title not available], 1966-1979 (File 7_12)
[Title not available], 1969-1972 (File 13_18)
[Title not available], 1970-1974 (File 19_23)
Printed material, 1972-1974 (File 24_26)

Series 4. Overseas Pacifist Organisations, 1938-1980

Abraham was in contact with various overseas organisations and she received ephemeral material produced by these organisations. They include pacifist organisations in UK, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Middle East, South Africa, Germany, Scandinavia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Japan.

The types of papers include notes, newsletter, leaflets, roneoed and other printed material. They have been arranged by countries and in chronological order.

UK, 1938-1968 (File 1_11)
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, 1948-1976; Middle East, 1948-1968 (File 12_20)
South Africa, 1948-1965; Germany, 1948; Indonesia, 1940s; Nippon Seiko Kwai newsletters, 1947-1949 (File 21_29)
Miscellaneous, including papers relating to New Zealand, 1944-1974 (File 30_54)

Series 5. Conscientious Objectors, 1951-1972

The Conscientious Objectors was an Australian organisation which played an active role in a national campaign against conscription. Abraham was a key player in the movement. Shirley Abraham was Honorary Secretary of the Conscientious Objectors' Advisory Committee (Victoria) between 1964 and 1972.

The series contains correspondence, notes, transcripts of court cases, cuttings, press releases, printed material and records of the Committee in Defiance of the National Service Act, Conscientious Objectors and the Non-Compliers.

Correspondence, 1951-1967 (File 1_6)
Correspondence, 1965-1972 (File 7_14)
Name files, 1968-1979 (File 15_21)

Arranged by names of supporters, including Joan Baez, Davis Hodgson, Peter Hornby, David Keane, David Martin, Geoff Mullens and J. Neil Prewett.

Name Files, 1968-1971 (File 22_25)

Including Brian Ross, Des Phillipson, John T. Cohen and Jeremy Gilling.

Cases, 1965-1970 (File 26_28)
Papers relating to Bill White case, 1969-1972 (File 29)
Draft resistance and counselling school, 1970 (File 30)
Notes and other papers, 1964-1940 (File 31_34)
Cases, 1969-1970 (File 35_36)
Transcripts of court cases and anti-conscription material, 1953-1969 (File 37)
Records relating to National Campaign Against Conscription, 1969 (File 38_39)
NSW South Coast Committee Against Conscription, 1971-1972 (File 40)
Counselling service, 1970 (File 41)
Committee in Defiance of the National Service Act, 1969-1970 (File 42)
Non-Compliers, 1970-1972 (File 43)
Cuttings, 1965-1970 (File 44_47)
Cuttings, notes, typescripts, roneoed and other papers, 1967-1972 (File 48_57)
Records of Conscientious Objectors Advisory Committee: ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, 1965-1969 (File 58_64)
Miscellaneous records of Conscientious Objectors Advisory Committee, 1951-1953 (File 65)
Records of Conscientious Objectors relating to the National Service Act and Amendment of the National Service Bill, 1965-1968 (File 66_67)
Advice kit, press releases and other papers, 1951-1970 (File 68_77)

Series 6. Peacemaker, 1946-1973

The Peacemaker was the official monthly publication of the Federal Pacifist Council. Shirley Abraham was Business Manager of the journal from 1949 to 1954. Vivienne Abraham was Honorary Secretary to the acting editor of the Peacemaker between 1947 and 1949. She was editor of the journal (1953-1955), a joint editor, with Shirley Abraham (1964-1968) and editor (1969-1971). The series contains correspondence concerning the production and subscription of the journal, research material, mailing lists, drafts and financial papers.

Correspondence, 1946-1964 (File 1_7)
Correspondence and financial papers, 1964-1973 (File 8_14)
Correspondence, financial papers, drafts and mock ups, 1947-1974 (File 15_25)
Research material, 1947-1973 (File 26_34)
Mailing and membership lists (File 35_40)

Series 7. War Resisters' International, 1946-1973

War Resisters' International (WRI) was an international peace organisation which was founded during the Second World War. Its Australian section was known as the Federal Pacifist Council.

Correspondence, mostly with G. Anthony Bishop, 1953-1955 (File 1_7)
Correspondence, 1947-1969 (File 8_11)
Conference papers: Shrewsbury, England, 1948 (File 12_14)
10th Triennial Conference, India, 1960 (File 15_17)
11th Triennial Conference, Stavanger, Norway, 1963 (File 18)
12th Triennial Conference, Rome, 1966 (File 19_20)
13th Triennial Conference, Haverford, USA, 1969 (File 21_24)
Correspondence and minutes, 1962-1976 (File 25_30)
Newsletters, circulars and leaflets, 1964-1972 (File 31_35)
Newsletters, circulars and leaflets, 1969-1976 (File 36_39)
Newsletters, circulars and leaflets, 1946-1973 (File 40_43)
Newsletters, circulars and leaflets, 1964-1983 (File 44_51)
WRI: Norway, 1947-1948 (File 52)
Publications and advertisements, 1963-1969 (File 53)
WRI: Pax Christi, 1957-1973 (File 54)
WRI: UK, 1945-1946 (File 55)
WRI, 1979-1982 (File 56)

Series 8. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1943-1989

Shirley Abraham was the Honorary Secretary of the Victorian branch of the Australian Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) between 1969 and 1970. The series includes correspondence, minute books, financial papers, leaflets, circulars and records of peace organisations (including the Pacifist Movement of Victoria).

WILF: general material, 1943, 1950s-1970 (File 1_3)
WILF: general material, 1986-1987 (File 4)
Amnesty International, 1965-1983 (File 5_7)
Human Rights Commission, 1976-1988 (File 8_9)
Pacifist Movement of Victoria, including correspondence, conference papers, leaflets, circulars and minutes of meetings, 1943-1989 (File 10_17)
Australian Convention on Peace and War, Sydney, 1953 (File 18)
Notices of meeting, 1953-1954 (File 19)
Leaflets and circulars, correspondence, financial papers, 1953-1957 (File 20_22)
Minute books, 1952-1961 (File 23_26)

Series 9. Pacifist Movement of Victoria, 1954-1968

Shirley Abraham was Honorary Secretary between 1961 and 1971. The series include correspondence, minutes of meetings, notes, circulars, leaflets and annual reports.

Correspondence, minutes of meetings, notes, circulars, leaflets and annual reports, 1955-1968 (File 1_8)
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, notes, circulars, leaflets, cuttings, 1954-1960 and memberships and lists of contacts, 1960-1965 (File 9_17)

Series 10. General correspondence, 1967-1971

The series comprises correspondence, 1967-1971, and other papers relating to the Vietnam War.

7 files/items.

Series 11. Fellowship of Reconciliation (F.O.R.), 1950-1971

Shirley Abraham, sister of Vivienne Abraham, was an active member of the Victorian Branch of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The series mostly comprises papers of the Victorian Branch of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. They include Shirley Abraham Papers, correspondence with F.O.R. branches, pamphlets, leaflets, Membership, lists of attendance, newsletters, conference papers and minutes, newsletter of F.O.R. and Peace Pledge branches and other printed material.

Shirley Abraham Papers, c.1960-1973 (File 1_7)
Shirley Abraham Papers, c.1966-1973 (File 8_14)
Shirley Abraham Papers, 1972-1976 (File 15_21)

Including notices on the death of Abraham (1972-1976), correspondence with F.O.R. branches, pamphlets, leaflets, newsletter of F.O.R. and Peace Pledge branches and other printed material.

Membership, 1966-1970, lists of attendance, 1969-1975, and newsletters (File 22_28)
Conference papers and minutes, 1967-1972, Hiroshima Day Services, 6 August 1956-1970, financial papers and F.O.R. papers from branches in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia (File 29_34)
Papers relating to F.O.R. branches in U.K., India and the United States` (File 35_37)
Various printed items (Item (unnumbered))

Series 12. International Fellowship of Reconciliation (I.F.O.R.), 1947-1973

The series includes minutes of meetings, copies of Challenge (newsletter of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, 1964-1976), copies of Report (I.F.O.R. newsletters, 1970-1975), correspondence, minutes of meetings, circulars, photographs, printed material and other papers

Minutes of meetings, copies of Challenge (newsletter of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship), 1964-1976, correspondence and other papers, 1975-1979 (File 1_7)
Material relating to other peace organisations and miscellaneous printed I.F.O.R. material, c.1962-1982 (File 8_14)
Copies of Report (I.F.O.R. newsletters 1970-1975) and other printed material (File 15_59)
Papers of I.F.O.R. Council meeting (August 1963), minutes of meetings, circulars, photographs and printed material, 1947-1973 (File 60_65)

Series 13. Australian Peace Pledge Union, 1943-1972

Vivienne Abraham was Honorary Secretary of the Australian Peace Pledge Union (Victoria) between 1946 and 1952. In March 1952 the Australian Peace Pledge Union (Victoria) and the Christian Pacifist Movement (Victoria) formed the Pacifist Movement of Victoria.

Notes, minutes, circulars and leaflets (File 1_10)

Series 14. Religious Society of Friends, 1948-1986

The series include newsletters, circulars and cuttings. For Records of the Religious Society of Friends see MS 4953.

8 files/items.

Series 15. Other peace movements, 1943-1983

The series includes newsletters, leaflets, circulars and cuttings published by other peace movements.

School of Non-violent Action, 1943-1970 (File 1_4)
School of Non-violent Action, 1971-1973 (File 5_8)
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Victoria Branch), including copies of Sanity, 1965-1967 (File 9)
Papers concerning Hiroshima, 1958-1959 (File 10)
Papers concerning atomic bomb testing, 1957 (File 11)
Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs, 1967-1969 (File 12)
Save Our Sons, 1965-1968 (File 13_14)
Papers concerning 'Pacifism', c.1960 (File 15)
New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society, 1979-1983 (File 16)
Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament, 1965-1983 (File 17_18)
Civil Liberties, 1970 (File 19)
Companions of Saint Lawrence (Hong Kong Branch), 1960-1970 (File 20)
League for Freedom and World Friendship, 1949-1952 (File 21_22)
Methodist Church (Australia and New Zealand), 1968-1969 (File 23)
National Mobilization, 1968 (File 24_25)
Pax Christi, 1964-1966 (File 26)
Prisoners for Peace, 1968-1969 (File 27)
Weekly Vigil for Peace, 1967 (File 28)
World Peace Brigade, 1962 (File 29)

Series 16. Miscellaneous ephemera and cuttings, 1949-1982

The series comprises miscellaneous leaflets, circulars and cuttings.

Cuttings, 1949-1974 (File 1_19)
Ephemera on various subjects, including Conscientious Objectors, Food and disarmament campaign and evolution, 1968-1982 (File 28_47)

Series 17. Printed material

Printed material collected by Vivienne Abraham (unnumbered).

Class MS Acc23.058. Consignment received 2023, 1927 - 2001

This collection comprises papers concerning the Vietnam War period. A small portion relates to an earlier period of Ms Abraham's activity with conscientious objectors and war resisters, in the 1940s and 1950s.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'A', 1965 - 1970 (File 1) - Box 1

Documents relating to: John Patrick Adams, Graeme Ainslie, Aitken, Gordon William Ames, Robert Desmond Anderson, John Lindsay Anderson, Juris Anderson, Kevin Charles Anderson, Peter Anderson, Karl Armstrong.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'BA-BE', 1968 - 1969 (File 2) - Box 1

James George Balliue, Bruce John Bartimote, Brian Beckett, Bob Beaver.

Correspondence, and other documents relating to Maxwell John Beddow (BED), 1968 - 1969 (File 3) - Box 1

Correspondence, notes, court statements and proceedings relating to Max Beddow.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'BEN-BRO', 1965 - 1970 (File 4) - Box 1

Documents relating to: Robert Bender, David Bisset, Robert Bisset, Michael LeGrand Bisson, John Blake, Stephen Bock, Keven Booker, David Brewer, Robert Bright (court documents), John Broadbent.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'BRO-BYE', 1965 - 1970 (File 5) - Box 1

Chris Brookes, Paul Stuart Brown, Peter Frederick Brown, Noel James Buchanan, George Burcher, Graeme Richard Burstin (court records), Leo Bye.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'CH', 1965 - 1972 (File 6) - Box 1

Correspondence, notes, court statements and proceedings relating to Ian Chapman, Norman Dennis Champion, Brian Childs, Louis Christofides, Benedict Chu.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'CA', 1965 - 1968 (File 7) - Box 1

Mostly correspondence, statements, court records of Christopher Richard Paul Campbell, but also contains documents relating to Rowan John Cahill, Rex Francis Callahan, Laurie Robert Cameron, Alan Campbell, Bernard Cannon, Laurie Carmichael, Denis William Caudrey.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'CLA-CUM', 1965 - 1972 (File 8) - Box 2

Correspondence, notes, court statements and proceedings relating to Peter Clark, Michael Clifton, Tim Coffey, Ronald Coleman, Dean (Dennis) Connell, Gary Cook, Danilo Covich, Charles Robert S Cumberland.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'DAL-DRU', 1968 - 1972 (File 9) - Box 2

Correspondence, notes, court statement, media relating to Anthony (Tony) Dalton, Kim Dalton, David Dawes, David Day, Gerardo de Liseo, Neville Drummond.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters – Paul Duncum, 1971 - 1972 (File 10) - Box 2

Court statement (5 May 1971), letter to the media, correspondence with Minister for Labour & National Service, Peacemaker, solicitors, etc; court proceedings.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'EAS-FUL', 1966 - 1972 (File 11) - Box 2

Correspondence, notes etc relating to Robert Easton, John Ebel, Martin Walter-Heinz Ernst, Joseph Erftemeyer, John Fell, Anthony Ferguson, Adrian Fetherston, Ian Fisher, Anthony (Tony) Foley, Jeffrey Ross Foley, Sean Foley, Rowan Forster, Paul Fox, David Franken, Patrick Fulton.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'GAL-GUT', 1967 - 1972 (File 12) - Box 2

Court records, correspondence etc relating to Peter Galvin, Richard Galvin, Roy Robson Garner, Terrence Sidney Geelan, Christopher Gerrand, Brian Gibbins, Jeremy Gilling, James William Godfrey, Gavin Goudie, Paul Gordon, Peter Graf, Brian Gray, Walter Gray, Richard Stayn Gubbins, Mac Irwin Gudgeon, Alec James Guthrie.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'HAL-HOR', 1967 - 1972 (File 13) - Box 2

Correspondence, notes etc relating to Robert Hall, Michael Hamel-Green, Tim Harding, Chris Hargreave, Geoffrey Harris, Robin Harwood, Bryan Havenhand, Bruce David Head, Graeme Burstin, Bernard Hearsch, Errol Heldzingern, Rex Hewett, Jonathan Hicks, Andrew Hopkins, Chris Holliday, Peter Hornby.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'HOV-IEZ', 1966 - 1972 (File 14) - Box 2

Court Records, correspondence etc relating to Ronald John Hovey, Ian Robert Leslie Howard, Ken Howard, John Hughes, David Hunt, Fabian Hutchinson, Robert Iezzi.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'J', 1967 - 1972 (File 15) - Box 3

Court records, correspondence etc relating to John Chatfield Jacona, Robert Jasperson, David Jay, John Jedryka, Graham Jensen, John Jessup, Chris Johannsen, Barry Johnston, David Jones, Michael Cornelius Etherington Jones, Chris Joyce.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'KEA-LIN', 1965 - 1972 (File 16) - Box 3

Court records, correspondence etc relating to David Keane, Roger Kelly, Jim Kelton, Howard Tervyan Kennard, Brian Kilby, Robin Kitching, Brian Dennis King, Gordon Kinsey, Michael Kochan, K.F. Korobacz, Laurie Krepp, Keith Langford, Stephen Lavendar, Peter Le Breton, Gregory Lewis, David Lin.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'MAC-MAR'., 1965 - 1972 (File 17) - Box 3

Mostly correspondence relating to Alan MacKenzie, Len Madden, Ronald Barry Marr, Charles Edward Marin, Robert Martin.

Court records, 1971 - 1972 (File 18) - Box 3

Court records of David Fernandez Martin.

Court records, notes, correspondence, 1967 - 1972 (File 19) - Box 3

Records of Michael Christopher Matteson.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'MAX-MUN', 1968 - 1971 (File 20) - Box 3

Correspondence, notes, etc. relating to John Maxwell, T.L. McCullough, A.M. McDonald, Ian David Norman McDonald, Garry McDougall, David McGregor, Kenneth McClelland, Robert Francis McMullan, Tony McPharlane, Alexander McQuilton, Ian Reginald Padgham, Jim McQuirk, Robert Millen, Ronald Mitchell, David Anthony Monaghan, David Monaghan, Leonard James Monro, John Morphett, Bob Muntz.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'Mowbray', 1967 - 1971 (File 21) - Box 3

Correspondence, court records and other documents relating to triplets, David, Graham and Robert Mowbray.

Geoff Mullen – notes and statements, 1968 - 1971 (File 22) - Box 4

Mostly notes written by Vivienne Abraham.

Geoff Mullen – correspondence, 1971 - 1972 (File 23) - Box 4

Letters to, from and relating to Geoff Mullen.

Geoff Mullen – correspondence, 1969 - 1972 (File 24) - Box 4

Mostly relating to Geoff Mullen's university studies. One small black and white photograph.

Geoff Mullen – media, 1968 - 1971 (File 25) - Box 4

Statements, press coverage of Geoff Mullen's stand against conscription and his conviction.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'PA - PH', 1966 - 1971 (File 26) - Box 4

Documents relating to Ian Reginald Padgham, Steve Padgham, Frank James Panter, Norm Parris, Michael Parsons, John Paull, Ian Pearce, Joseph Peters, Desmond Phillipson.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'N - O', 1966 - 1972 (File 27) - Box 4

Documents relating to Roger Napthine, Christopher Nelms, Gary Nicholls, John Noyes, Dennis O'Donnell

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'PLA - PRA', 1971 - 1974 (File 28) - Box 4

Documents relating to Geoff Playford, Alexander Vladimir Plusch, John Poole-Johnson, Clive Praed.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'PRI - ROW', 1968 - 1972 (File 29) - Box 4

Documents relating to Gordon Prichard, W. Purcell, John Pye, Peter Reddlich, Peter Reed, Robert Keith Reeves, Gordon Reinsenleiter, James Percival Ridley, Gavin Roberts, Gregory Roberts, Ian Robertson, John Robertson, Brian James Ross, Melville Roderick Rowland.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'SAG-SWE', 1965 - 1971 (File 30) - Box 5

Documents relating to Raymond John Saggers, Geoffrey Sandy, Robert (Bob) Scates, John Scott, Barry John Scurrah, Chris Shanley, David L.J. Shaw, Adrian Sleigh, Robert Silson, Douglas Smalley, Christopher Soames, Brian William Spillane, Timothy James Sprod, T.O. Steele, Brian Ernest Stroud, Gavin David Goutty, Jeffey L. Sweet.

Correspondence between Vivienne Abraham and Robert Stead, 1966 - 1968 (File 31) - Box 5

Written mostly while Robert Stead was undertaking his army service.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters, TAY-TRU., 1968 - 1972 (File 32) - Box 5

Documents relating to Ian R. Taylor, Nicholas Meadows Taylor, Terrence G. Terkeltobe, Robert Taylor Thiele, Alexander (Sandy) Thomas, William (Bill) Thomas, Ross Thompson, Douglas Thorp, Anthony (Tony) Thurston, Simon Townsend, Stephen Townsend, Fred Tropp, Leonard Truscott.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters TUC-WIL, 1965 - 1972 (File 33) - Box 5

Documents relating to Martin Tuck, Ian Turner, Frank Tuting, Willy van de Klooster, Stanislas J. Van de Wiel, Brian Wakefield, Donald Ian Wallace, Russell Warfield, Alistair Watson, Ian Watson, Michael John Weir, Graham Ralph Wellington, James K. Welsh, Peter WIckham, Geoff Wilson, Robert Wilton.

Correspondence and other documents relating to draft resisters 'WOO-ZAR', 1967 - 1972 (File 34) - Box 5

Documents relating to Robert (Bob) Woods, Ian Wright, Ian McLeod Wright, Robert Ysendoorn, John Zarb.

Correspondence and press clippings relating to William Phillip Orrick (Bill) White), 1966 (File 35) - Box 5

File 1 of 2. Bill White was the first conscientious objector to go to prison for his stance against conscription during the Vietnam War.

Correspondence and other documents relating to William Phillip Orrick (Bill) White., 1966 (File 36) - Box 5

File 2 of 2.

Richard Saxton, 1966 (File 37) - Box 6

Court transcript.

Peter Kenneth Wall, 1968 (File 38) - Box 6

Court transcript.

William Phillip Orrick (Bill) White, 1966 (File 39) - Box 6

Court transcript.

John Zarb, 1966 (File 40) - Box 6

Court transcript.

Information and Departmental information, 1965 - 1972 (File 41) - Box 6

Includes press statements about the National Service Act.

Printed Leaflets (I of 4), 1965 - 1972 (File 42) - Box 7

Includes material from CO Advisory Cttee and the Federal Pacifist.

Printed Leaflets (2 of 4), 1965 - 1972 (File 43) - Box 7

Includes material from Co Advisory Cttee, Federal Pacifist Council, Friends Society etc.

Printed leaflets (3 of 4), 1965 - 1972 (File 44a) - Box 7

A5 size booklets.

Printed leaflets (3 of 4), 1965 - 1972 (File 44b) - Box 7

A5 size booklets.

Printed leaflets (4 of 4), 1965 - 1972 (File 45) - Box 7

A5 size booklets.

Miscellaneous notes and lists, 1965 - 1972 (File 46) - Box 7

Mostly lists of resisters, notes of court cases, etc.

Miscellaneous notes and lists, 1965 - 1972 (File 47) - Box 7

Mostly lists of resisters, notes of court cases, etc.

Miscellaneous student magazines, n.d. (File 48) - Box 8

Aquarius (2 copies), Thatunka, Vietnam Action (1967), Crux.

Press clippings, 1965 - 2001 (File 49) - Box 8

In year order.

London Peace Society, 1927 - 1955 (File 50) - Box 8

The New Testament Basis of Pacifism, London Peace Society Annual Reports 1908-17 (bound book with image of Rose Scott); The War Resister (Summer 1939, Spring 1940); The Aust Institute of International Affairs pamphlet 1954.

Howard League for Penal Reform, 1930 - 1966 (File 51) - Box 8

Constitution and other material of the Holward League but also contains tables of conscientious objectors in each state, 1966.

Conscientious Objectors Committee of Victoria, 1966 - 1967 (File 52) - Box 8

Mostly newsletters, notices of meetings, some correspondence.

Information from various peace groups (1of 3), 1965 - 1972 (File 53) - Box 8

Includes Federal Pacifist Council, Peace Pledge Union, CO Groups . Includes an index of materials in parts 1 -3.

Information from various peace groups (2 of 3), 1965 - 1968 (File 54) - Box 8

Pacifist Movement of Victoria, Inter-Church Committee on peace etc.

Information from various peace groups (3 of 3), 1966 - 1972 (File 55) - Box 8

Federal Pacifist Council etc.

Vivienne Abraham, notes and correspondence (1 of 3), 1965 - 1973 (File 56) - Box 9

Includes 2 spiral backed note books. Material relates to conscientious objectors and draft resisters in Vietnam War.

Vivienne Abraham, notes and correspondence (2 of 3), 1951 - 1967 (File 57) - Box 9

Includes material from National Service Scheme of the 1950s, such as notes, media etc.

Vivienne Abraham, notes and correspondence (3 of 3), 1951 - 1970 (File 58) - Box 9

Includes material from National Service Scheme of the 1950s, such as notes, media etc.; also letters to Shirley Abraham and Peacemaker material.

Various Peace Groups, 1947 - 1972 (File 59) - Box 9

Includes unsigned, undated essay on Non-Violence and documents from the 22nd AGM of the Australian Council of Churches, 1968.

Federal Pacifist Council and Pacifist Council of Victoria, 1950s (File 60) - Box 9

Federal Pacifist Council minutes and correspondence (1 of 2), 1967 - 1970 (File 61) - Box 9

Federal Pacifist Council minutes and correspondence (2 of 2), n.d. (File 62) - Box 9

London Peace Society, 1959 - 1970 (File 63) - Box 10

Documents of the Sydney Branch of the LPS.

Draft Resisters, 1966 - 1970 (File 64) - Box 10

Includes results of Gallup Polls, statements and media re draft resisters.

Media relating to draft resisters, 1965 - 1970 (File 65) - Box 10

Includes letters in the media and draft responses; package of instructions for Conscience Objectors and non-compliers etc.

Caravan Against Conscription, 1968 (File 66) - Box 10

Caravan of anti-conscriptionists including Simon Townsend, toured country NSW.

Peacemaker correspondence, 1965 - 1971 (File 67) - Box 10

Peacemaker copy (I of 4), 1945 - 1966 (File 68) - Box 10

File 1 contains an index that relates to files 1 to 4.

Peacemaker copy (2 of 4), 1966 - 1968 (File 69) - Box 10

Material is not in date order.

Peacemaker copy (3 of 4), 1967 - 1968 (File 70) - Box 11

Peacemaker copy (4 of 4), 1964 - 1967 (File 71) - Box 11

Conscientious objectors correspondence, 1943 - 1944 (File 72) - Box 11

Correspondence and dossiers on COs during World War II.

Victorian State Pacifist Council, 1942 - 2022 (File 73) - Box 11

Correspondence, notes etc.

War Resisters International (1 of 2), 1940 - 1946 (File 74) - Box 11

Material from War Resisters International (UK)

War Resisters International (2 of 2), 1943 - 1956 (File 75) - Box 11

Includes an index compiled by one of my research assistants c.1997.

Federal Pacifist Council (1 of 4), 1944 - 1956 (File 76) - Box 11

Includes pamphlets and CO Advisory Committee notes.

Federal Pacifist Council (2 of 4), 1944 - 1946 (File 77) - Box 11

Includes FPC Constitution. Minutes 1946,

Pamphlets, 1940s-1950s (File 78) - Box 12

Anti Militarist News and other pamphlets.

Note books and pamphlets, 1950s to 1970s (File 79) - Box 12

Includes an address book of war resisters from Vietnam War era.

League for Freedom and other material, 1940s-1950s (File 80) - Box 12

Includes "Conscience and Compulsory Service" by M. Blackburn.

Federal Pacifist Council 1940s (1of 2), 1940s (File 81) - Box 13

Includes Minutes.

Federal Pacifist Council 1940s (2 of 2), 1940s (File 82) - Box 13

Includes financial statements, minutes.

Pacifist Movement Publications, 1940s-1950s (File 83) - Box 13

Includes an index.

Australian Peace Pledge Union, 1940s-1950s (File 84) - Box 13

Notes, pamphlets etc.

War Resisters' League, 1951 - 1952 (File 85) - Box 13

Notices of meeting etc.

Pacifist Movement of Victoria, 1951 - 1954 (File 86) - Box 13

Notices of meeting, minutes etc.

Pacifist Movement of Victoria, 1953 (File 87) - Box 13

Reports, meeting notices, correspondence etc.

Pacifist Movement of Victoria, 1955 (File 88) - Box 14

Reports, newsletters, correspondence etc.

Pacifist Movement of Victoria, 1956 (File 89) - Box 14

Pamphlets, correspondence.

Carl Edwin Shipard, 1958 (File 90) - Box 14

Court transcript.

Miscellaneous publications, 1940s (File 91) - Box 14

Anthony Bishop papers (1 of 2), 1938 - 1944 (File 92) - Box 14

Notes, court papers, correspondence etc.

Anthony Bishsop papers (2 of 2), 1939 - 1944 (File 93) - Box 14

Notes, court papers, correspondence. Also includes one black and white photograph of two uniformed men.


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