Guide to the Papers of Raymond Watt

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MS 1923

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Collection Summary

Creator
Raymond G. Watt
Title
Papers of Raymond Watt
Date Range
1887-2003
Collection Number
MS 1923
Extent
4.92 metres (27 archives boxes + 2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

MS 1923 comprises newspaper cuttings, notes, broadcasts, correspondence, addresses, articles, pamphlets, printed materials and other records relating to Raymond Watt's work for the Australian League of Nations Union and as a public relations consultant. The papers also include personal reseach files on international and Australian domestic affairs, career opportunities in Australia, art, literature and other topics (27 boxes).

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2692186).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

Bibliography

The teaching of International Relations in Australia - Educational Survey (League of Nations) - July issue (1930)

The League of Nations - some current tendencies - Morpeth Review, Mar. issue (1931)

The League of Nations: Has it failed? What of its future? - Australian Quarterly, Dec. issue (1933)

Post-war trade, tariffs and labour conditions - Rydge's Magazine, Nov. issue (1943)

Editor of Bulletin published by NSW Branch, League of Nations Union (1931-40)

Item Descriptions

Class MS 1923. Original Consignment

20 files numbered 1-21; no. 19 missing (File) - Box 1 (MS 1923)

Australian League of Nations Union, including constitutions (national and states) and correspondence.

ILO correspondence 1931-32

RGW credo 1940

10 files, none annotated on outside. Numbered 22, 23, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B, 26, 27, 28, 29 (File) - Box 2 (MS 1923)

Australian League of Nations Union 1925-45: correspondence, reports, circulars, bulletins, leaflets, publications for schools, newspaper clippings and RGW notes. Copies of letter to SMH 16 September 1939 from LNU NSW Branch (published). Reaction to declaration of war.

United Nations Association 1945-49: correspondence, reports, copy of Federal Constitution, Notice of Special Meeting to change name from League of Nations Union to United Nations Association of Australia.

International World Peace Congress, Brussels 3-6 September 1936. List of accredited delegates including Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Watt. Copy of programme. Newspaper clippings

18 files numbered 30-48 (no.35 missing). Not annotated (File) - Box 3 (MS 1923)

Australian League of Nations Union 1932-41: various publications including newspaper clippings, lectures, material for schools

LNU pamphlets 1930s.

Brief history of League of Nations Union [published New York, 1932].

Two leather-bound Minute Books of the Australian League of Nations Union (File) - Box 4 (MS 1923)

Vol.1: Constitution - 1 May 1928; Executive Meetings 1 Feb. 1928 to Annual Meeting 10 Apr. 1934; Balance Sheet from NSW Branch 31 Dec. 1939.

Vol.2: From Annual Meeting 16 Apr. 1935 to Executive Meetings 18 Nov. 1943

Eleven files unnumbered and annotated (File) - Box 5 (MS 1923)

Australian League of Nations Union 1930-38

RGW's broadcasts, addresses, lectures 1930-1933

Peace Congress, Brussels, 1936

International Labour Office 3rd Conference 1939

16 files unnumbered but annotated (File) - Box 6 (MS 1923)

RGW's Australian League of Nations Union broadcasts 1941, lectures 1943

News and Information Bureau [Australia] bulletins and commentaries 1941-1942

RGW's broadcasts, lectures on international affairs 1941-1955

Additional unrelated files (File) - Box 6 (MS 1923)

[14] and [15] material from the Pakistan High Commission

[16] RGW's miscellaneous reports, drafts 1960-1967 including 'Careers' brochure

32 files unnumbered but annotated (File) - Box 7 (MS 1923)

International current affairs, mostly newspaper clippings 1927-1958

RGW's broadcasts 2GB 1938

J.G. Starke's post WW2 broadcasts

26 unnumbered files with annotations (File) - Box 8 (MS 1923)

International current affairs, mostly newspaper clippings 1931-1964

RGW's work for the Department of Trade [Australia] including 'Austral News' 1960-63

34 unnumbered files with annotations (File) - Box 9 (MS 1923)

International current affairs, mostly newspaper clippings 1930-1962

International Labour Office correspondence 1930-1935, RGW and others, and ILO pamphlets 1931-1944

36 unnumbered files with annotations (File) - Box 10 (MS 1923)

International current affairs, mostly newspaper clippings 1927-1961

20 files unnumbered with annotations (File) - Box 11 (MS 1923)

Australian Labor Party material, including RGW's candidature for the Federal seat of Martin, Sydney, 1940

Some of RGW's lectures and broadcasts

18 unnumbered and annotated files (File) - Box 12 (MS 1923)

Australian current affairs 1932-1966.

Mainly newspaper clippings - Federal Elections

14 files unnumbered and annotated (except for file [13]) (File) - Box 13 (MS 1923)

Australian politics and domestic affairs 1938-66

Mainly newspaper clippings, various publications and RGW's notes

12 files unnumbered and annotated (File) - Box 14 (MS 1923)

Australian domestic affairs 1941-66

Newspaper clippings, RGW's notes, various publications, draft speeches for Federal Government Ministers, Post-war Reconstruction, Social Services, South Pacific Commission 1947-49 (reports and correspondence). Trade, Finance, Welfare, White Australia, Department of War Organisation of Industry

23 files unnumbered and in alphabetical order Countries A/B 1932-67 (File) - Box 15 (MS 1923)

Also League of Nations Union material 1924-39

Contains material by the International body and the Australian body

22 files annotated in alphabetical order by country or region C-J (File) - Box 16 (MS 1923)

Newspaper cuttings & various articles.

Notes by RGW & his wife Eileen Watt.

Some League of Nations Union Victorian Branch circulars.

25 files unnumbered and in alphabetical order by country L/T 1920-64 (File) - Box 17 (MS 1923)

Newspaper clippings, various publications including League of Nations Union, Victorian Branch circulars, correspondence, speeches etc.

15 files unnumbered and in alphabetical order by country U/Y 1927-66 (File) - Box 18 (MS 1923)

Publications by UNESCO 1946-47 and UNCIO 1944-45

Newspaper clippings, various publications, RGW's notes

17 files unnumbered and annotated (File) - Box 19 (MS 1923)

Miscellaneous subjects including a few League of Nations Union articles and Australian Journalists' Association material

Newspaper clippings, various publications, correspondence

11 files unnumbered and annotated on outside (File) - Box 20 (MS 1923)

File [1] contains C.V. and photo of Raymond Gosford Watt

Miscellaneous subjects including international affairs, Australian domestic affairs, Australian Federal Elections, 1930s to 1960s

Newspaper clippings, various publications and correspondence

15 files unnumbered and annotated (File) - Box 21 (MS 1923)

RGW's work for the Department of Immigration

[NB: Careers booklet material. SEE ALSO Boxes 22 and 23]

League of Nations Union correspondence during periods as delegate in 1931 and 1936

12 files unnumbered and annotated except the first file (File) - Box 22 (MS 1923)

Department of Immigration publications 1960-1962

Material for Professional Opportunities [in Australia] 1962-63, and 'Guide to career opportunities in Australia' 1964-67" edited by RGW for Alan Davis Pty. Ltd. Sydney

19 files unnumbered annotated (File) - Box 23 (MS 1923)

Material and correspondence relating to 'Guide to career opportunities in Australia' for Alan Davis Pty. Ltd. Sydney 1964-67

Pakistan High Commission, Information Section: Newspaper clippings, publications, speeches, material on Mohammad Iqbal 1873-1938 the poet and philosopher, celebrations of Iqbal Day in Australia 21st April the day he died

12 files unnumbered and annotated (File) - Box 24 (MS 1923)

Addresses, speeches, drafts, correspondence

Pakistan High Commission, Information Section, RGW's work 1950-60

[NB: Pakistan High Commission material also in files [14] and [15] in Box 6, and in Box 23]

Careers brochures and graduate directories collected by RGW for editing work 1957-67 (File) - Box 25 (MS 1923)

10 files unnumbered and annotated (File) - Box 26 (MS 1923)

RGW's work as a ghost writer for Japanese Ambassador to Australia 1954-59; correspondence 1954-62


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