Guide to the Papers of John Herbert Reeves

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MS 9475

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Collection Summary

Creator
John Herbert Reeves
Title
Papers of John Herbert Reeves
Date Range
1947-1993
Collection Number
MS 9475
Extent
2.1 metres (15 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection mainly comprises papers relating to John Reeves' involvement in the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party and the Victorian Fabian Society. There are also papers relating to his co-editorship (with Gareth Evans) of Labor essays (1980-81) and essays on political subjects written by Reeves.

The papers include ALP Victorian State Conference papers, correspondence, circulars, reports, pamphlets, publications, news releases, minutes, leaflets, notes, photocopies of articles, newsletters, reviews, drafts and other papers. Correspondents include Gareth Evans and Brian Howe.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2387701).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 John Herbert Reeves, National Library of Australia, MS 9475, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the Library in two instalments by Reeves' son, Andrew Reeves under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme in 1995 and 2001.

Papers of Reeves' son, Andrew Reeves, are held by the Library at MS 9554. Publications from the collection are held in the Library's serials stack. Duplicates were discarded.

Arrangement

When the Library received the collection, it was largely filed, but not arranged in any particular order. The files and loose papers were organised into series by Library staff and arranged roughly chronologically. File contents are in original order.

Biographical Note

John (Jock) Herbert Reeves was born in 1920 and died in 1994. He was Associate Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and Lecturer in International Economics at the University of Melbourne. Reeves was a member of the Camberwell Branch of the Australian Labor Party and served on various committees of the Victorian Branch. He was co-editor of Labor essays, published in 1980 and 1981 and a founding member of the Victorian Fabian Society.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Australian Labor Party, 1950-93

Files relating to Reeves' membership of the Camberwell Branch of the ALP and his involvement in various committees of the Victorian Branch of the ALP including the Urban Affairs Policy Committee, the Economic Policy Committee (on which Reeves served as Secretary), Town Planning Committee, the Public Office Selection Committee and the ALP Disputes Tribunal. There are also files on other ALP matters of interest to Reeves including State conferences, activities of the Socialist Left, the Victorian ALP split (1970-71), education, the Vietnam War, and a file on Reeves' unsuccessful candidature for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Hawthorn in 1961.

The files contain State Conference papers, correspondence, circulars, reports, pamphlets, publications, news releases, and other papers.

The files are arranged roughly chronologically.

ALP, 1950-55 including 1955 split (File 1-3) - Box 1

ALP, 1956-65 (File 4) - Box 1

Hawthorn campaign, 1961 (File 5) - Box 1

Camberwell Branch correspondence, 1964 (File 6) - Box 1

ALP, 1965-66 (File 7-8) - Box 1

National Advisory Committee on Education, 1966 (File 9) - Box 1

Socialist Left, 1966-92 (File 10-14) - Box 2

ALP, 1967 (File 15) - Box 3

Selection Review Committee; Economic Planning Policy Committee, 1967-68 (File 16) - Box 3

ALP, 1968-69 (File 17-18) - Box 3

Town Planning Committee, 1969-70 (File 19) - Box 3

ALP, 1970 (File 20) - Box 3

Victorian ALP split, 1970-71 (File 21-22) - Box 3, 4

ALP, 1970-71 (File 23) - Box 4

ALP, 1971 (File 24-27) - Box 4

Public Office Selection Committee, 1971-74 (File 28-30) - Box 4, 5

Urban Affairs Policy Committee, 1972-76 (File 31-33) - Box 5

ALP, 1973-75 (File 34) - Box 5

Economic Policy Committee, 1973-80 (File 35-40) - Box 6, 7

ALP, 1975 (File 41) - Box 7

State Conference, 1975-81 (File 42-46) - Box 7, 8

ALP, 1976-79 (File 47) - Box 8

Socialist Education Committee, 1979 (includes drafts of 'Three studies in Socialism' by the Committee) (File 48) - Box 8

History of ALP objectives, 1980 (File 49) - Box 8

Transnational seminar (ALP), July 1980 (File 50) - Box 8

ALP, 1980-82 (File 51) - Box 8

Disputes Tribunal, 1983-85 (File 52-53) - Box 9

ALP, 1985-93 (File 54) - Box 9

State election results, 1988 (File 55) - Box 9

Series 2. Victorian Fabian Society, 1947-93

The Victorian Fabian Society was established in 1947 to further the cause of socialism through meetings, lectures, discussion groups, publications and the promotion of research into political, economic and social problems. John Reeves was a foundation member of the Society and served as Secretary in 1948-50 and Chairman in 1956-66. He was also a member of the Federal Committee of Australian Fabian Societies and a member of the Constitutional Review Committee and the Research Committee.

The files are arranged roughly chronologically and contain correspondence, minutes, leaflets, notes, photocopies of articles, newsletters, pamphlets and other papers.

Minutes, 1947-51 (photocopies) and 1964-93 (File 1-2) - Box 10

Fabian Society, 1949-63 (File 3) - Box 10

Research Committee, 1953-73 (File 4-5) - Box 10

Interstate Committee of Australian Societies, 1957-64 (File 6) - Box 11

The history of the Fabian Society by Edward R. Pease, 1963 (File 7) - Box 11

Victorian Fabian Society constitution, 1963-70 (File 8) - Box 11

Pamphlets of the Society, 1963-84 (File 9) - Box 11

Fabian Society, 1965-69 (File 10) - Box 11

Fabian Society - general, 1968-69 (File 11) - Box 11

Fabian Society - editorial, 1968-69 (File 12) - Box 11

Fabian Society - research handbook, 1968-69 (File 13) - Box 11

Fabian Society, 1970-72 (File 14) - Box 12

Fabian Society, 1983 (File 15) - Box 12

Victorian Fabian Society, 1983-84 (File 16) - Box 12

Fabian Society, 1985-86 (File 17) - Box 12

Fabian Society, 1986-87 (File 18) - Box 13

Fabian Society, 1988 (File 19) - Box 13

Fabian Society, 1989-90 (File 20) - Box 13

Memoirs of Ian Kelly and other papers, n.d (File 21) - Box 13

Series 3. Labor essays, 1980-81

Labor essays was published as a series between 1980 and 1984 by Drummond Publishing on behalf of the Australian Labor Party.

This series contains papers relating to Reeves' co-editorship (with Gareth Evans) of Labor essays, 1980-81. The files contain correspondence, reviews, notes and drafts. Correspondents include Gareth Evans and Brian Howe.

Labor essays- correspondence and reviews, 1980-81 (File 1) - Box 14

Preface and chapters by Gareth Evans and Reeves (File 2) - Box 14

Drafts, 1980 (File 3-4) - Box 14

Series 4. Other papers, 1951-92

Other files and loose papers on political and other topics. Includes essays by John Reeves.

Papers, 1951-76 (File 1) - Box 14

'Should the state assist with the Arts?' by Philip Williams, 1966-77 (File 2) - Box 14

The tumult and the shouting by Frank McManus, 1977 (File 3) - Box 15

Essays on current developments, 1981-88 (File 4) - Box 15

Papers, 1981-92 (File 5) - Box 15

Undated papers (File 6) - Box 15


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