Guide to the Papers of John W. Burton

Collection Summary

Creator

John W. Burton

Title

Papers of John W. Burton

Date Range

1956-1998

Collection Number

MS 8405, MS Acc09.034

Extent

0.9 metres (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Repository

Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection consists of papers, many photocopies, written by Burton and covering such topics as international conflict resolution, development and other issues in international relations. The titles of these papers have been listed. There are also newspaper cuttings of articles referring to Burton, taken from a number of sources.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2877417).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

Provenance

This collection has been received in several instalments. The first three instalments were received from Burton in 1992, 1993 and 1998.

In addition to these papers, in 1998 arrangements were made through Professor A.J.R. Groom, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom to photocopy a group of papers which mostly relate to the time Burton was associated with the Centre for the Analysis of Conflict. The papers cover the period 1966-96. Groom was a colleague of Burton's during much of this period.

The bulk of the material consists of papers written on issues relating to conflict resolution, mainly during the time Burton was associated with the Centre for the Analysis of Conflict (CAC). Titles of individual papers are listed, with the name of the author included where identifiable. Also included is a collection of miscellaneous papers consisting of correspondence, handwritten notes, address lists, meeting reports, and memoranda mostly relating to the functions and operations of the Centre for the Analysis of Conflict.

Arrangement

Groom arranged the 1998 consignment of papers into three groups - 'green folders', 'red folders' and 'yellow folders', and the papers have been kept in these groupings. A number of these papers are duplicates of papers which are already held in previous parts of this collection.