Guide to the Papers of Allan Griffith

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MS Acc01.114 and MS Acc08.077

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Collection Summary

Creator
Allan Griffith
Title
Papers of Allan Griffith
Date Range
1955-1998
Collection Number
MS Acc01.114 and MS Acc08.077
Extent
3.75 metres 1 box + 12 cartons
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions may apply; please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3645460).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

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Item Descriptions

Class MS Acc01-114. Original Consignment

Includes correspondence, minutes, reports, diaries, cuttings, printed material relating to Griffith's work for the Commonwealth Government, his writings on foreign affairs, and his activities in retirement. There are also extensive research materials gathered when writing a thesis on Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Comprises 12 cartons.

Series. Committee on Australia's Relations with the Third World

Committee on Australia's Relations with the Third World, 1978-1979 (File) - Box 1A
Committee on Australia's Relations with the Third World: draft chapters (major policy drafts) (File) - Box 1B
China including MRA(?): correspondence between Griffith and Daniel Lew, 1997 (File) - Box 1B
Bouganville, 1996 (File) - Box 1B
Writings (File) - Box 1B
untitled Green Folder: Cambodia, 1989 (File) - Box 1B
Personal correspondence: contains articles written by Griffiths on Vietnam, Lenin Manning Clark, Australian foreign policy (File) - Box 1B
Article material: ideas for articles (File) - Box 1B
Rob Lancaster - Lt General Ragu, China etc, 1996-1997 (File) - Box 1B
Committee on Australia's Relations with the Third World: first set of records of Chairman's visit to South East Asica and North America (File) - Box 3B

Series. Rhodesia Research Files

Constitutional conference: papers and opening address by Lord Carrington, "Patriotic Front Essential requirements for transition", "Rhodesia: The pre-independence arrangements", Ceasefire proposals, " Free and Fair? The 1979 Rhodesian Election. A report by observers on behalf of the British Parliamentary Human Rights Group", 1979 (File) - Box 1A
Namibia - Turnhalle - research papers including draft timeline and background articles (File) - Box 1A
Note Book - Untitled. Rhodesia / Namibia in front cover. (File) - Box 1A
Zimbabwe - Features of Australia's involvement (File) - Box 1B
Untitled - [Report of the Australian National Observer Group on the 1980 Rhodesian Elections] (File) - Box 3B
Africa - Lusaka, 1979 (File) - Box 3B
Africa - General Obasanjo, 1979 (File) - Box 3B
Untitled - [Contemporary Australian Politicis, foreign affairs, diplomancy - research materials?], 1984 (File) - Box 3B
Untitled - [A J Ayres (Tony Ayres) - Garran Oration and correspondence], 1997 (File) - Box 3B
Torres Strait - various reports, draft treaty (File) - Box 3B
File marked 'Griffith - Friends' containing typescript paper co-written with the Hon. MJR MacKellar MP entitled 'Australia advances - a commentary' (File) - Box 3B
Untitled - [Lancaster House - research notes articles] (File) - Box 4A
Loose papers - [Research papers for Thesis? Includes articles on Rhodesia, "Before I forget - Rhodesia - Zimbabwe, 1975-1980", Copy of Statement by M Thatcher to the Summit of Commonwealth Heads of Government in Lusaka/Zambia, 1979 - from national Archives of Zimbabwe, other report from National Archives Zimbabwe, press cuttings and leaflet "The Zimbabwe we want" (Moral Re-armament). (File) - Box 4A
Untitled - [research material on Moscow, Africa, Namibia (File) - Box 4A
Report - "Supplemenary material to the Report of the Lancaster House. Constitutional Conference on Sothern Rhodesia". Commonwealth Secretariat, 1980 (File) - Box 4A
Report - "Souther Rhodesia. Background information". Commonwealth Secretariat, 1980 (File) - Box 4A
Carter Centre - Part 2 - 1977+: papers copied from the Carter Library re Southern Africa (File) - Box 4A
Carter Centre - Part 1 - 1978+: papers copied from the Carter Library re Southern Africa (File) - Box 4A
Untitled file: [research papers on Africa (Rhodesia)] (File) - Box 4A
Untitled file - possibly Souther Africa? - [copies of articles, corrsepondence re South African Government, Namibia, Rhodesia, hand written notes (File) - Box 4A
Research cards (Griffiths) - Zimbabwie, Bibliography, Nambibia (File) - Box 4A
Untitled file (Green) - [articles, handwritten research notes, on Zimbabwe, copies press cuttings, Copies form the Carter Library, Namibia] (File) - Box 4A
Untitled file (orange) - [research papers - articles, historical notes re South Africa, Rhodesia, press cuttings,] (File) - Box 4A
Yellow Folder (indecipherable title} - [Research papers - Rhodesia, christianity, copies of articles, Namibia] (File) - Box 4A
Thesis Refeference Books (Rhodesia) - Chapter 1 (File) - Box 4B
Thesis - references - Chapter 5 (Rhodesia) (File) - Box 4B
Namibia - Cuttings - Thesis (File) - Box 4B
UN Papers - [Thesis - copies of articles, correspondence, reports etc] (File) - Box 4B
Untitled file (Red) - [Thesis research papers re Rhodesia, Zimbabwe] (File) - Box 4B
Chapter 2 - [Thesis - Rhodesia - reseearch material, drafts for Chapter 4] (File) - Box 4B
Namibia 1A - 1. the Namibians. Chronology (File) - Box 4B
Bougainville including Cooper (Nigel) (File) - Box 4B
Legweila [Interview - Namibian independence]: also includes Schaufele Interview - public diplomacy ] (File) - Box 4B
Southern Rhodesia Elections, February 1980. The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group on Elections leading to independent Zimbabwe. Commonwealth Secretariat., 1980 (File) - Box 4B
Preparing for a Free Namibia: Elections, Transition and Independence. The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group on Namibia. Commonwealth Secretariat. (File) - Box 4B
Commonwealth Observer Group on Namibia - September - October 1989. Record of Meetings in Namibia. Commonwealth Secretariat, 1989 (File) - Box 4B
Untitled file: [press cuttings - Rhodesia, copies of DFAT cablegrams, papers Rhodesia: Invitation to Constitutional Conference, "the Rhodesian Constitution", Byron Hove - "A note on so-called "constitution for Zimbabwe Rhodesia" etc], 1979 (File) - Box 5A
Untitled file (Brown) - [seminars Somalia, Sothern Rhodesia, UNTAG Namibia, Sudan, press cuttings, articles, moral re-armament etc), 1993-1998 (File) - Box 6A
Thesis - International Diplomacy and Democratic Legitimation in Zimbabwe and Nambia, Allan Griffith, Oriel College, 1992 (File) - Box 6A
Envelope - The Rhodesian Electoral Act and CIIR Report, 1980 (File) - Box 6A

Series. CHOGRM

Third Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting, Suva, Fiji (includes copy of confidential briefing), 1982 (File) - Box 1A

Series. Correspondence

Correspondence, 1988-1992 (File) - Box 1A
Kim C Beazley, 1995 (File) - Box 2A
Sir Zelman Cowen, 1990-1997 (File) - Box 2A
A J Ayres, 1994 (File) - Box 2A
David Lew, 1988 (File) - Box 2A
Oliver Warren, Peter Barnett others, 1985- (File) - Box 2A
David Channer, 1988 (File) - Box 2A
Romania, 1990 (File) - Box 2A
personal archival letters, 1987-1991 (File) - Box 2A

Series. Paris Conference on Cambodia 1989

Paris Conference 1989: press cuttings re Cambodia Peace Conference, handwritten notebook, 1989 (File) - Box 1A
Cambodia - Basic Paris Documents 1989 (File) - Box 1A

Series. Loose papers

Including Commonwealth Senior Officials Meeting - Southern Africa 1978, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting - Southern Africa - Small states (record of conversation), 1978, ? (File) - Box 1A
Commonwealth Heads of Government - Regional Meeting - October 1982: speech and list of delegates, 1982 (File) - Box 1A
Loose papers including: press cuttings, personal papers (1940s), investiture parliament house, airforce paybook, CHOGM, correspondence, China, President Ford visit, 1940s-1990s (File) - Box 1B
Loose papers (File) - Box 6A

Series. Torres Strait

Treaty between Australia and the independent state of Papua New Guinea concerning sovereignty and Maritime Boundaries....; Articles on Torres Strait Treaty; Background papers on law of the sea (File) - Box 1A

Series. General Files

Commonwealth Games 1982, 1982 (File) - Box 1B
Allan Griffith - Valedictory Report 1996 (moral re-armament United national office), 1996 (File) - Box 2A
Griffith Items, 1993-1997 (File) - Box 2A
Untitled - A view of Indo-China (File) - Box 2A
New International Economic Order (NIEO): copies of published articles, report and papers (File) - Box 3B

Series. Cambodia

Research papers - Cambodia: The Cambodia conflict - Parliamentary Research Service, background paper, The conflict over Cambodia, 1991 (File) - Box 1B
Reconciliation - MRA Cambodia, 1992-1993 (File) - Box 1B
Cambodia II October 1997, 1997 (File) - Box 2A

Series. Notebooks (research notes?)

Notebook - Issues in International Relations; other notebooks (File) - Box 2A

Series. Lecture Notes

Prof O'Neill: lecture notes? (File) - Box 2A
Prof Tom Miller (File) - Box 2A
Loose papers (File) - Box 2A
Prof O'Neill - lectures notes (File) - Box 2A

Series. Ditchley Foundations

Ditchley Papers (File) - Box 2A

Series. Engagement Diaries

1982 Diary (Collins) - [Engagements Diary], 1982 (File) - Box 5A
1981Diary (appointments), 1981 (File) - Box 6A

Series. CHOGM

Untitled file - [CHOGM 1981? - Agricultural R, 1980-1981 (File) - Box 5A

Series. Public Service Files

Assorted press clippings on the public service (File) - Box 5A
Assorted press clippings on the public service (File) - Box 5A
loose papers [public service commission?, seminars etc] (File) - Box 5A
Summary of Dr Emy's Paper [for the Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration] Chapter 5 (File) - Box 5A
Unidentified plastic bag: [loose papers including Australian Broadcast Commission, public service arrangements (2nd division seminars) (File) - Box 5A
Untitled plastic folder - [National Strategy Information Centre - Tokyo seminar, 1981 (File) - Box 5A
Unidentified plastic folder - [loose papers - Northern Ireland, North-South Summitt, Mexico, 1981 (File) - Box 5A
Organisation International Division, 1977 (File) - Box 5A
Barrier Reef (File) - Box 5A
Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Russia (File) - Box 5A
Cambodia. Vietnam bibliographies (File) - Box 5A
Jack Waterford, 1991 (File) - Box 5A
International Institute for Strategic Studies - Annual Conference, 1989 (File) - Box 5A
Gallipoli - Murdoch (File) - Box 5A
Untitled file - [correspondence, folder containing "Listen to the Silence", 1983 general election, 2 audio cassettes], 1983-1991 (File) - Box 5B
Personal - [corresopndence re career, PM, 1982 (File) - Box 5B
Untitled file - [Mackellar], 1986-1987 (File) - Box 5B
Royal College of Defence Studies - 1971 course, 1971 (File) - Box 5B
Untitled file - [personal papers - career], 1984 (File) - Box 5B
Untitled file - [Griffith Family History including Griffiths career] (File) - Box 5B
Untitled file - [New World News, Re-armament Conference etc] (File) - Box 5B
Christmas Cards and Letters, 1981-1982 (File) - Box 5B
Prime Ministers Visit - USA, 1982 (File) - Box 5B
Australia - Cambodia Negotiation, 1982-1983 (File) - Box 5B
Two audio tapes - McHenry, Davidson, 1991 (File) - Box 5B
Papua New Guinea - Bougainville, 1997 (File) - Box 6A
Plastic Folder - Middle East Visit 1982, 1982 (File) - Box 6A
Plastic Folder - [Visit to Fiji 1982), 1982 (File) - Box 6A
Queensland Affairs, 1981-1983 (File) - Box 6A
Released Cabinet Papers (File) - Box 6A
Articles re Fraser and ATG (File) - Box 6A
Commonwealth Regional Meeting Melbourne Feb 1978., 1977 (File) - Box 6A

Class MS Acc08-077. Consignment Added 2008

Includes certificates and invitations, papers relating to Griffith's book Conflict and resolution: peace-building through the ballot box in Zimbabwe, Namibia and Cambodia, including reviews and correspondence, other articles about Griffith, and obituaries and the funeral service program.

Comprises 1 box.


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