Guide to the Papers of Sir Richard Boyer

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MS 3181

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Collection Summary

Creator
Sir Richard Boyer
Title
Papers of Sir Richard Boyer
Date Range
1914-1965
Collection Number
MS 3181
Extent
1.45 metres (9 boxes + 1 folios)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn768637).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Richard Boyer, National Library of Australia, MS 3181, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Item Descriptions

Boyer's appointment as A.B.C Chairman, 1945 (File 1) - Box 1

Clippings, press statements, typescript articles. (File 1) - Box 1

Notes. (File 1) - Box 1

Letter to W.J. Cleary on the occasion of his resignation of the Chairmanship of A.B.C., 23 April 1945, and Cleary's reply. (File 2) - Box 1

A.B.C. Membership. (File 2) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1947-1960 (some is marked confidential). (File 2) - Box 1

Letter from Boyer to Lord Beveridge, 10 August 1950, regarding his opinions on The dual system of national and commercial radio. (File 2)

B.C. Paper No. 287. Broadcasting Committee-notes of discussion with Mr R.J.F. Boyer, Chairman of the A.B.C. (File 2) - Box 1

Letter from Edgar R.D.? 13 April 1956, to Boyer regarding executive officers of the A.B.C. (File 2) - Box 1

Two personal family letters from Boyer, 8 April 1960, and 16 Sept. 1956 (File 2) - Box 1

Congratulatory letters on Boyer's reappointment as Chairman of the A.B.C., 1949 (File 2) - Box 1

Clippings (File 2) - Box 1

A.B.C. Fitzgerald enquiry and 1948 act. (File 3) - Box 1

Handwritten notes. (File 3) - Box 1

Typescript press statements-Comment by the Chairman of the A.B.C. on the Report of the Special Committee, 17 March 1948, The A.B.C. and the Broadcasting Act. (File 3) - Box 1

Letter from Boyer to the Editor of Sydney Morning Herald, 30 November 1948 (File 3) - Box 1

News services 1947; handwritten notes; photocopy of the series of articles Inside the A.B.C. by Frank Dixon, published in Century, 1962-1963 (File 4) - Box 1

Miscellaneous press statements, 1946-1950 by A.D. Dunton (Chairman of Canadian Broadcasting Commission) and Boyer, December 1946 (File 5) - Box 1

Correspondence with Lord Beveridge, 22 June 1948 (File 5) - Box 1

Correspondence regarding the filling of Lake Eyre, 1950 (File 5) - Box 1

A.B.C. on the Suez Episode, 1951-58 (File 6) - Box 1

Typescript notes and newspaper clippings. (File 6) - Box 1

A.B.C.-British Commonwealth visitors, 1957 (File 7) - Box 1

Correspondence regarding A.B.C. and External Affairs Deparment joining forces in inviting prominent men to come to Australia.

U.N Controversy, 1957 (File 8) - Box 1

Correspondence regarding Boyer's letter to the Editor of the London Times, 7th August 1957, under the title 'Case for one nation, one vote in the U.N.' Copy of the letter itself.

Miscellaneous, 1956-58 (File 9) - Box 1

Correspondence received on Boyer's illness, 1957 (File 9) - Box 1

Miscellaneous correspondence, press statements and addresses. (File 9) - Box 1

Intertel Agreement, 1961 (International Television Federation). (File 10) - Box 1

Clippings, notes, correspondence. (File 10) - Box 1

A.B.C.-criticisms in print, 1961-65 (File 11) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1959-61 (File 12) - Box 1

Speeches and addresses by Boyer. (File 12) - Box 1

A.B.C., 1946-49 (File 13) - Box 1

Notes and clippings. (File 13) - Box 1

Copyright Laws, 1950 (File 14) - Box 1

Radio Australia. Short wave, 1950 (File 15) - Box 2

Correspondence and memorandum.

Broadcasting and Television Bill, 1956 (File 16) - Box 2

Correspondence marked private and confidential, 1956. Typescript and printed copies of the Bill.

Copies of the Australian Broadcasting Act, 1942-48 and Statutory Rules.

Television U.S.A., 1949-51 (File 17) - Box 2

Typescript material.

Television-Australia to 1951. (File 18) - Box 2

Correspondence, typescript material, reports, statements and articles.

Television, 1951-53 (File 19) - Box 2

Correspondence, typescript material, reports and statements.

Royal Commission on Television Evidence Submitted by the Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Mr R.J.F. Boyer, June 1953 (File 19) - Box 2

Published material. (File 19) - Box 2

Television, 1953. Royal Commission Evidence. (File 20) - Box 3

Typescript copies of the submission and correspondence.

Current television, 1956-57 (File 21) - Box 3

Correspondence, typescript material, statements and submissions to Cabinet.

Chairman's report, November 1951 (File 22) - Box 3

Royal Commission, A.B.C.'s views on T.V., 1953 (File 23) - Box 3

Sir Giles Chippindale and T.V. Committee. (File 24) - Box 3

Legislation. (File 24a) - Box 3

Staff-organisational charts. (File 25) - Box 3

Financing. (File 26) - Box 3

Premises-studies. (File 27) - Box 3

Hours of screening. (File 28) - Box 3

University of Melbourne. Visual aids (File 29) - Box 3

Miscellaneous material, 1954-55, including audience research survey. (File 30) - Box 3

R.J.F. Boyer addresses and writings, 1932-50 (File 31) - Box 3

Addresses and writings, 1951-54 (File 32) - Box 4

Addresses and writings, 1955-56 (File 33) - Box 4

Addresses and writings, 1957-61 (File 34) - Box 4

Clippings and reports. (File 35) - Box 4

Royal Commission on the Press, 1947 (File 35) - Box 4

Clippings on British broadcasting. (File 35) - Box 4

Radio in education, 1946 (File 36) - Box 4

Radio in Education Conference. (File 37) - Box 4

Transcript of the proceedings, January 21-24 1946 (File 37) - Box 4

Australian National Song Competition. (File 38_40) - Box 4

Writings and essays possibly done at University (File 1NB) - Box 5

Handwritten draft. 'Erasmus: the apostle of the modern spirit.' 'The meaning attached by Tennyson to the Holy Grail.' 'Plate's theory of ideas.' The character and opinions of Sir Thomas Moore.' 'Mysticism.'

'The Angus Controversy'. (File 2NB) - Box 5

Dr Samuel Angus. Professor at St Andrew's Presbyterian College, Sydney. Writings by Boyer on the controversy.

War service, 1914-18 (File 3NB) - Box 5

Personal family correspondence during this time. Copy of Osteralia, Feb.-Apr. 1917. Notes.

Durella Moruen. (File 4NB) - Box 5

Accounts of Dick Boyer's early history. Letters from Boyer to his wife Betty. Notes.

Personal, 1939-55 (File 5NB) - Box 5

Correspondence, most deals with Durella Aqua Downs. War pension life certificate, Christmas card mailing list

Winton Meatworks. (File 6NB) - Box 5

The Queensland Dried Meats Cooperative Association Ltd., 1945-54. Correspondence.

United Graziers' Association and Winton Meatworks. (File 7NB) - Box 6

United Graziers' Association. (File 8NB) - Box 6

Queensland Dried Meats Cooperative Association Ltd., 1948-55 (File 9NB) - Box 6

Correspondence.

Primary Producers' Council of Australia (File 10NB) - Box 6

Pastoral matters, 1948-51 (File 11NB) - Box 6

Correspondence.

Rotary-International Services Committee, 1949 -50 (File 12NB) - Box 6

Correspondence.

Rotary, 1950 (File 13NB) - Box 6

Correspondence and addresses.

United Nations Appeal for Children, 1948-49 (File 14NB) - Box 6

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs.

United Nations, pre 1945. (File 15NB) - Box 7

Typescript copy of Australia's stake in world organisation.

United Nations Association of Australia, 1945-49 (File 16NB) - Box 7

Correspondence, circulars, minutes of meetings.

Australian National Committee for United Nations, 1948-50 (File 17NB) - Box 7

Reports, correspondence, constitutions, minutes of meetings.

Unesco delegation, 1956 (File 18NB) - Box 7

Correspondence and report.

Typescript copy of 'Relief and Rehabilitation in Australia's Territories in New Guinea', by Dr T.P. Fry, University of Queensland. (File 19 NB) - Box 7

Paper presented to the Institute of Pacific Relations Conference, January 1945.

International Affairs, 1946-48 (File 20NB) - Box 7

Correspondence, minutes of meetings of the Australian Institute of International Affairs Commonwealth Council, 1946-48.

Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1949-50 (File 21NB) - Box 7

Typescript and printed material.

Miscellaneous. (File 22NB) - Box 7

Papers delivered at the Institute of Political Science Summer School, Canberra, January 1950 (File 23NB) - Box 7

Commonwealth Jubilee Citizen Convention, 1951 (File 24NB) - Box 7

Resolutions, correspondence, memorandum, speeches.

Australian Citizenship Convention, 1953 (File 25NB) - Box 8

Typescript material, resolutions, reports, correspondence.

Commonwealth Immigration Advisory Council, 1959 (File 26NB) - Box 8

German trade. Notes and correspondence, resolutions and reports. (File 27NB) - Box 8

International trade-mainly concerned with wool and agriculture, 1935-39.

Jews, 1939 (File 28NB) - Box 8

Personal correspondence. Notes, articles and addresses.

Correspondence when Boyer was Director. (File 29NB) - Box 8

American Division, Dept. of Information, Sydney, regarding Mr Royal Arch Gunnison, 1940-44. Address by Boyer entitled 'America's drive for world organisation.'

Pacific Relations Conference, 1942 (File 30NB) - Box 8

Diary notes, typescript report, handwritten notes, and the publications Current notes on international affairs, 15 Feb. 1943, vol. 14, no. 2. and Australian-American cooperation, Oct. 1946, vol. 6, no.9.

Allied Relations Committee, 1945 (File 31NB) - Box 8

Tour, 1950. I.P.R. Conference, 1950 (File 32NB) - Box 8

Correspondence, 1949.

Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Public Service (File 33NB) - Box 8

Recruitment, 1959 (File 35NB) - Box 8

Typescript and printed copies.

Notebooks, Diaries and other papers. (File) - Box 9

7 shorthand notebooks. (File) - Box 9

Passport. (File) - Box 9

Notebook, 1917 (File) - Box 9

Diary, 1922-23 (File) - Box 9

Notebook. (File) - Box 9

3 engagement diaries, 1950, 1955, 1960 (File) - Box 9

2 pamphlets-What is Christianity?, by Rev. E.H. Vines ; World Liberalism, by John H. MacCallum Scott. (File) - Box 9

1 volume of A.B.C., C.B.C., Radio Ceylon, A.I.R., N.Z.B.S., and S.A.B.C. Papers. (File) - Folio-Box [No. ?]

1 volume containing press cuttings regarding A.B.C.'s 21st anniversary, 1953. (File) - Folio-Box [No. ?]

1 volume containing press cuttings etc. regarding A.B.C.'s 25th anniversary, 1957. (File) - Folio-Box [No. ?]


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