[1969.0002] Papers of George Whitecross Paton in relation to the National Library of Australia

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IdentifierUMA-ACE-19690002Extent1 boxLinear Meterage0.12Scope and ContentLetters concerning Paton's appointment as Chairman of the National Library Inquiry Committee, submissions by interested parties including the Commonwealth Archives Committee, H.L. White (National Librarian), John Metcalfe (Public Library of N.S.W.) and related correspondence, comments and notes; final report. Included are items for background from 1941: J. Metcalfe's paper, "Co-operation between State Public Libraries and Government Departments, 1941; brief outline on the history, government, functions etc. prepared for the Library Committee, 1951; article on the Commonwealth National Library by H.L.White, and a memorandum from J. Metcalfe concerning a dispute with White over spheres of collecting, 1953; notes for discussion with Sir John Latham, draft minutes of a meeting of the General Council at the P.L.V., June 1954.Archival HistoryListed by Cecily Close 19 February 1970. Typescript list converted to item data by Christine Elias November 2019.Collection CategoryUniversity, individualsAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Accession

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CreatorPaton, George W.

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Date1941-1957

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[1969.0002] Papers of George Whitecross Paton in relation to the National Library of Australia