National Library Inquiry Committee: Folder 4

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Accession[1969.0002] Papers of George Whitecross Paton in relation to the National Library of AustraliaIdentifierUMA-ITE-1969000200004Scope and ContentNational Library Committee; Brief outline of history, government and administration, functions and resource prepared as background to Agenda Item No. 1 for members of Library Committee, meeting Canberra, 28, 29 August 1951; The Commonwealth National Library by H L White, reprinted from Education News, February 1953; Memo from John Metcalfe, Public Library of New South Wales regarding dispute with White over spheres of collecting, 18 June 1953. Notes for discussion with Sir J Latham, 12 March 1954. Draft minutes of meeting of the General Council at Public Library of Victoria, 10 - 11 June 1954; General Annual Meeting 10 - 11 June, Library and bibliographical services; Report of a Fulbright scholar on library situation in Canberra, 1955; Co-operation between State Public Libraries and Government Departments, paper for Australian Institute of Librarians June 1941 by J Metcalfe, Canberra, 1944; The Library of Parliament, brief history by E L Frazer, Librarian, 1954; Library of Congress, extract from United States Government Organisation Manual 1955/6; Photocopy of memorandum on administration etc. of the Public Library of Victoria; History of Public Library of New South Wales, June 1956, and related Organisation Charts; Nomination of Lawrence Quincy Mumford to be Librarian of Congress, hearing before Rules of Committee of US Senate, 26 July 1954; Draft Summary Records of 2nd meeting, 26 August 1956; Librarian's submission regarding relations between National Library and Library Services of Commonwealth Government Departments and Agencies; Summary Record of 2nd meeting; Librarian's submission on provision of free library services in territories under control of US Government and its bearing on such provision in Commonwealth territories; J Metcalfe's submission; Points for discussion on draft recommendations to 3rd meeting, 17 September (2 versions); Suggested outline of report; Draft summary record of 3rd meeting; Rough draft of Report; Letter C E W Bean, Lindfield, New South Wales, to Paton clarifying what he has said on principal of classification followed in Archives systems, 18 September 1956; Draft summary record of 4th meeting; Submission of Librarian on development of the Commonwealth Archives programme; Proposed amendments to draft Report; Draft Report; Correspondence regarding name of Library; R G Menzies letter of thanks to G W Paton, 6 March 1957.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1969.0002 Unit 0001

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CreatorPaton, George W.RoleProvenance

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Date1944-1957

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National Library Inquiry Committee: Folder 4