Guide to the Papers of Frank Brennan

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MS 3657 and MS Acc09.050

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Collection Summary

Creator
Frank Brennan
Title
Papers of Frank Brennan
Date Range
1966-2003
Collection Number
MS 3657 and MS Acc09.050
Extent
2.17 metres (14 boxes, 1 packet)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, with letters from Rolland O'Regan, Senator Condon Byrne, Colin Clark and Rae Else-Mitchell; press cuttings; copies of an essay titled "History and problems of Canberra's residential leasehold system of land tenure"; drafts of Canberra in crisis: a history of land tenure and leasehold administration (Dalton Publishing Co., 1971), and, Decentralisation in Australia: a task for the Commonwealth (The Author, 1972); further letters and drafts and material relating to the land question in Canberra 1971-1972.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2243742).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

Biographical Note

Lawyer and public servant. Frank Brennan served in the army during World War II and afterwards in the Occupation Forces in Japan. He completed a law degree after the war and moved to Canberra in 1956 to join the public service. In 1987 Brennan left the public service to set up a conveyancing practice.

Item Descriptions

Class MS 3657. Original Consignment

Comprises correspondence, with letters from Rolland O'Regan, Senator Condon Byrne, Colin Clark and Rae Else-Mitchell; press cuttings; copies of an essay titled "History and problems of Canberra's residential leasehold system of land tenure"; drafts of Canberra in crisis: a history of land tenure and leasehold administration (Dalton Publishing Co., 1971), and, Decentralisation in Australia: a task for the Commonwealth (The Author, 1972); further letters and drafts and material relating to the land question in Canberra 1971-1972.

Contained in 14 boxes.

Series 1. Correspondence

Series 2. "History and problems of Canberra residential leasehold system of land tenure" (1966)

Several copies. Notes: Early drafts for Canberra in crisis...

Series 3-6. Papers relating to Canberra in crisis...

Notes and drafts.

Series 7. Papers relating to Canberra in crisis...

Drafts and proofs. Reviews: Address on leasehold land tenure.

Series 8. Printed material

Series 9. Press cuttings

Class MS Acc09-050. Consignment added in 2009

Comprises a draft unpublished typescript "The Republican Constitution"; a folder containing another draft publication (title page lacking); Henry George League material on land tenure; notebooks; and copies of obituaries and papers relating to Brennan's funeral.

Contained in 1 packet.


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