Papers. 1921-1985.

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Papers. 1921-1985.

Correspondence, typed diaries, drafts of articles, lectures and broadcasts, subject files, official reports, press cuttings, printed matter and other papers relating to most aspects of Ball's career and his involvement in political organisations. In some of his letters Ball discusses the friction between the himself and the Minister of External Affairs, H.V. Evatt. Correspondents include Tristan Buesst, Richard Boyer, Creighton Burns, Manning Clark, L.F. Crisp, W.D. Forsyth, Hartley Grattan, Sir Henry Gullett, Norman Harper, R.H. Molesworth, Sir Charles Moses, Nettie Palmer, G.O. Reid, Peter Ryan and David Sissons.

6.44 m. (46 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7034646

Libraries Australia

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Evatt, Herbert Vere, 1894-1965

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Member of the Australian Labor Party from the early 1920's. His political positions included Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs, 1941-1949, Deputy Prime Minister, 1946-1949, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, 1950. He was President of the General Assembly of United Nations, 1946-1948. Later he was leader of the Opposition and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. From the description of Speeches and related papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat re...

Australian Broadcasting Commission.

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Ball, W. Macmahon (William Macmahon), 1901-....

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Political scientist and diplomat, Ball taught at the University of Melbourne and undertook missions in South-East Asia. He was Advisor to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco in 1945 and a member of the Allied Council for Japan, 1946-47. He was a regular commentator on world affairs for the ABC and in newspapers and magazines. From the description of Papers. 1921-1985. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222643641 ...