Papers of Frederic William Eggleston. 1911-1954.

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Papers of Frederic William Eggleston. 1911-1954.

Collection of correspondence, memoranda, notes, diaries, manuscripts and cuttings, dating mostly from 1919 concerning his political and diplomatic career and his membership of the Institute of Pacific Relations, and the Australian Institute of International Affairs. Much of the collection consists of notes and manuscripts of his last two published works and also his unpublished Melbourne Memoirs, Diplomatic memories and lectures to the cadets in the Department of External Affairs 1948-1949. Correspondents include Fred Alexander, W. MacMahon Ball, Sir Richard Boyer, Herbert Brookes, Sir Allen Brown, Lord Bruce, Tristan Buesst, John W. Burton, G. Caiger, I. Huntington Cairns, Arthur Calwell, Lord Casey, Sir Harold Clapp, Sir Douglas Copland, L.F. Crisp, W.R. Crocker, John Curtin, Sir William Dunk, E.C. Dyason, H.V. Evatt, W.D. Forsyth, J.R. Halligan, Sir Keith Hancock, Ralph Harry, Sir Paul Hasluck, W.R. Hodgson, Sir John Latham, Sir Harry Lawson, Sir Robert Menzies, Sir John Monash, Sir Walter Murdoch, Sir Keith Officer, Sir Mark Oliphant, Gerald Packer, Sir James Plimsoll, Sir David Rivett, Geoffrey Sawer, W.E. Stanner, George Swinburne, Griffith Taylor, Sir Keith Waller, Sir Alan Watt, and Sir Alfred Zimmern.

5.4 m. (34 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7028901

Libraries Australia

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Institute of Pacific Relations.

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The Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR) was an international NGO established in 1925 to provide a forum for discussion of problems and relations between nations of the Pacific Rim. The Institute dissolved in 1960. From the guide to the Institute of Pacific Relations Records, 1927-1962., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Institute of Pacific Relations was founded in 1925 with headquarters at Honolulu; a self-governing and self directing body concerned...

Australian institute of international affairs

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Independent and non-political body founded in 1932 to stimulate interest in and understanding of international affairs among its members and the general public. Other functions of the Institute include organising national and international conferences, sponsoring lecture series and carrying out an extensive research and publications program. From the description of Records of the Australian Institute of International Affairs [manuscript]. 1933-1985. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat re...

Eggleston, F. W. (Frederic William), 1875-1954

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Epithet: of Newark, county Nottinghamshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000817.0x000265 Educated at Wesley College, University of Melbourne; served World War I 1916-1919; Paris Peace Conference, 1919; M.L.A. St. Kilda, 1920-1927; Attorney-General 1924-1927; First Minister Plenipotentiary to China, 1941-1944; Minister to U.S.A., 1944-1945; Adviser to Department of External Affairs, 1946-1949. Publications inc...