Special collections relating to Joseph Lyons in the National Library of Australia
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| Date completed: | 22 November 2002 |
This guide was created in association with the National Archives of Australia for the Australia's Prime Ministers website.
Scope and Content
In addition to the Lyons Papers (MS 4851), the Library holds oral history interviews, a video, and other manuscript collections (including microfilm copies), which contain letters or other materials relating to Lyons.
Joseph Lyons - Manuscripts
Anstey, Frank. Papers, 1930-1939.
Collection Number: MS 6245
Extent: 0.01 metres
Frank Anstey was MHR for Bourke (ALP) and Minister for Health and Repatriation in the Scullin Government, 1929-1931. The papers include two items from Anstey's memoirs of the Scullin government (1931): two pages entitled 'The Starvation Scheme' referring to the plan submitted to the Premiers' Conference by a Committee of Experts (6 February 1931); four pages entitled 'Great Conference of Commonwealth and States' (6 February 1931), purporting to be a summary of the proceedings of the conference.
Australian Labor Party. Records, 1906-1990.
Collection Number: MS 6852
Extent: 5.46 metres (39 boxes) + 1 folio volume
These ALP records include Caucus minutes (1906-89) (covering Lyons' term as an ALP Federal parliamentarian). A descriptive list is available.
Bagot, Edward Daniel Alexander. Papers, 1787-1967 (bulk 1862-1967).
Collection Number: MS 2603
Extent: 1 metre (7 boxes)
Alec Bagot was a South Australian politician and one of the founders of the Citizens' League of South Australia (1930). The collection includes letters from politicians including J. Scullin, J. A. Lyons and N. Makin concerning the Citizens' League of SA. There are also pamphlets, letters, newsclippings and articles on Bagot's years in politics.
Baldwin, Stanley. Papers, 1923-1937.
Collection Number: Mfm M2497
Extent: 1 microfilm reel
Stanley Baldwin was British Prime Minister in 1923-1924, 1924-1929 and 1935-1937. These records comprise microfilm copies of selections of Baldwin's papers relating to Australia and New Zealand. They include correspondence on Australian defence; the economic mission to Australia (1927-1929); letters from Australian Prime Ministers (including Lyons) about dominion affairs (1925-1937); letters about trade (1930-1935); and general correspondence files (1923-1937). A descriptive list is available.
Ball, William Macmahon. Papers, 1921-1985.
Collection Number: MS 7851
Extent: 6.44 metres (46 boxes)
Academic and diplomat. The correspondence includes a letter from Lyons acknowledging a submission from Ball and other academics on foreign policy issues (1937). Descriptive list available.
Bell, Sir George. Biography, n.d..
Collection Number: MS 3861
Extent: 0.02 metres
George Bell (1872-1944) was a Member of the United Australia Party and there are references to this period in this typescript biography by his son W. G. Bell. The item also includes photographs. A descriptive list is available.
Boyce, Sir Leslie. Papers, 1926-1968.
Collection Number: MS 8111
Extent: 0.24 metres (14 folders)
Born in Australia, Sir Leslie Boyce was a British politician, businessman and Lord Mayor of London (1951-1952). These papers include letters, speeches, and notes on the 1937 Imperial Conference attended by Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Bradfield, J.J.C. Papers, 1908-1943.
Collection Number: MS 4712
Extent: 2.24 metres (13 boxes + 9 elephant folios)
Engineer. The personal documents (series 9) include correspondence with Lyons about Commonwealth Government works (1935). A descriptive list is available.
Brigden, J. B. Papers, 1923-1948.
Collection Number: MS 730
Extent: 0.15 metres (1 box)
James Brigden was an economist and these papers relate to economic conditions in Australia (1928-39), the National Insurance Commission (1939) and other topics relevant to Lyons' time as Prime Minister. Also included are radio talks, correspondence, Parliamentary reports, cuttings and published works. A descriptive list is available.
Brookes, Herbert and Ivy. Papers, 1869-1970.
Collection Number: MS 1924
Extent: 25.6 metres
Businessman and political activist. Correspondence with many political figures, including Alfred Deakin (father of Ivy Brookes), W.M. Hughes, S.M. Bruce, J.A. Lyons and R.G. Menzies. A descriptive list is available.
Buchanan, Alfred. 'The Prime Ministers of Australia', 1940.
Collection Number: MS 3034
Extent: 0.06 metres
Alfred Buchanan's 'The Prime Ministers of Australia' is an unpublished manuscript comprising biographies of all Prime Ministers from Edmund Barton to Robert Gordon Menzies.
Casey Family. Papers, 1820-1978.
Collection Number: MS 6150
Extent: 10.38 metres (73 boxes)
The papers include cutting books of R.G. Casey, later Lord Casey, including the period when he was a Minister in the Lyons Government (1933-1939). A descriptive list is available.
Commonwealth National Library (Australia). Records, 1926-1954.
Collection Number: MS 350
Extent: 0.02 metres
These papers include speeches delivered at the laying of the foundation stone of the National Library building in Canberra on 23 November 1934 and a letter to Joseph Lyons dated 11 October 1935 from the English poet John Masefield.
Copland, Douglas B. Papers, 1920-1970.
Collection Number: MS 3800
Extent: 16 metres
Economist, university administrator and diplomat. The collection includes diaries, research notes, cuttings, correspondence, and material on the economic and political affairs in Australia (1920-1965). A descriptive list is available.
Crisp, Leslie Finlay. Papers, 1878-1984.
Collection Number: MS 5243
Extent: 20.8 metres (140 boxes + 2 folios)
Crisp was an academic, biographer of Ben Chifley and author of numerous publications on federation and Australian politics. The bulk of the collection consists of subject files on a wide range of topics compiled mainly from newspaper cuttings and journal articles. There are files on all Australian prime ministers from Sir Edmund Barton to Malcolm Fraser. The Bruce file is dated 1924-1961. A descriptive list is available.
Crutchley, E.T. Papers, 1928-1940.
Collection Number: Mfm M1829-1830
Extent: 2 microfilm reels
Crutchley was British Government Representative for Migration in Australia (1928-1931) and Representative in Australia of H.M. Government in the United Kingdom (1932-1935). His diaries (1928-1940) refer to many political events in Australia and Britain, such as federal elections, the 1931 Premiers' Plan, and the abdication of King Edward VIII, and to many individuals, including S.M. Bruce, J.H. Scullin, J.A. Lyons, Enid Lyons, Earle Page and R.G. Menzies. A descriptive list is available.
Denning, Warren. Papers, 1953-1965.
Collection Number: MS 5129
Extent: 0.16 metres (6 folders)
Warren Denning was a journalist and author. The collection includes drafts of some of his writing on the ALP and biographical subjects, including Sir Earle Page, J. H. Scullin, J. A. Lyons, Lord Bruce and Sir Robert Menzies. A descriptive list is available.
Douglas, R. Irvine. Papers, 1905-1973.
Collection Number: MS 3797
Extent: 1.5 metres
Irvine Douglas was a journalist. His collection includes English news cuttings on Lyons.
Dumas, Sir Lloyd. Papers, 1929-1957.
Collection Number: MS 4849
Extent: 1.25 metres
Lloyd Dumas was a journalist, managing editor (1929-1938) and managing director (1938-1961) of the Adelaide Advertiser. His papers include correspondence and news cuttings dealing with political subjects (1929-1948), including correspondence with Bruce, Lyons and Chifley. A descriptive list is available.
Edwards, Cecil. Papers, 1962-1967.
Collection Number: MS 4637
Extent: 0.48 metres (3 boxes) + 7 folio items
The collection includes approximately 150 letters between Stanley Melbourne Bruce and Cecil Edwards, his biographer, including reference to the UAP and Joseph Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Eggleston, Sir Frederic. Papers, 1911-1954.
Collection Number: MS 423
Extent: 5.04 metres (34 boxes)
Politician, diplomat and scholar. Correspondence includes some papers written when Eggleston was Chairman of the Commonwealth Grants Commission (1933-1941). A descriptive list is available.
Ellis, Ulrich Ruegg. Papers, 1900-1972.
Collection Number: MS 1006
Extent: 5.04 metres + 1 folio item
Ulrich Ellis was political secretary to the federal Country Party Leader Earle Page (1928-1936) and an author. The papers include Ellis's writings and records of his career as a journalist in Canberra (1926-1939) and as political secretary, with reference to political figures including Lyons. Also included are notes on Ellis's book, A History of the Australian Country Party, 1963. Lyons, Menzies and Bruce are mentioned as well as the formation of the UAP. A descriptive list is available. Other Ellis Papers are available at MS 748 and MS 821.
Fricke, Graham L. Papers relating to Profiles of power : the prime ministers of Australia, [198-]-1990.
Collection Number: MS 8248
Extent: 42 cm. (19 folders, 3 boxes)
Judge, Queen's Counsel, lecturer in law and author. The collection comprises notes, manuscript, typescript drafts and the final version (with editorial alterations and directions to the printer) of Profiles of power : the prime ministers of Australia. Ferntree Gully, Vic.: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
Giblin, L.F. Papers, 1885-1965.
Collection Number: MS 366
Extent: 0.85 metres (5 boxes)
Economist, statistician, and Professor of Economics at the University of Melbourne (1929-1940). The papers include correspondence with J.A. Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Gowrie, Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, Earl of,. Papers, 1835-1987.
Collection Number: MS 2852
Extent: 8.54 metres (61 boxes plus 8 folio boxes)
Lord Gowrie (Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven) had extensive experience as a vice-regal representative, as Governor of SA (1928-1934), Governor of NSW (1935), and succeeding Sir Isaac Isaacs as Governor-General from January 1936 to September 1944. His papers include photographs, notebooks, memoirs and correspondence. Correspondents including Joseph and Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Groom, Sir Littleton Ernest. Papers, c1880-1936.
Collection Number: MS 236
Extent: 4 metres (29 boxes)
Groom was a Member of the House of Representatives, 1901-1929 and 1931-1936 and a Minister in several Governments. These papers include correspondence with federal political figures including 22 letters to or from Lyons, and newspaper cuttings (1888-1936) on federal politics including articles on Joseph Lyons. A detailed descriptive list and correspondence card index is available. Additional material related to this collection is contained in MS 1135 and MS 1452.
Gullett, Sir Henry. Papers, 1887-1961.
Collection Number: MS 3078
Extent: 1.35m. (10 boxes)
Henry Gullett was a federal Member of Parliament, UAP member and a member of the Lyons Cabinet. These papers include photocopies of correspondence with Lyons. Additional material relating to this collection is at MS 5347. A descriptive list is available.
Guy, James Allan. Papers, 1931-1965.
Collection Number: MS 6405
Extent: 0.01 metres
(James) Allan Guy was a Tasmanian politician, parliamentary colleague and a friend of Joseph and Enid Lyons. This collection includes correspondence and notes concerning his political career as Lyons' deputy and as federal MP (1931-1965).
Hart, Philip R. Papers relating to Lyons, 1964-1974.
Collection Number: MS 9410
Extent: 0.09 metres (6 folders)
Philip Hart assembled these papers while preparing his doctoral thesis 'J A Lyons: a political biography' in 1968. They include correspondence (1964-1974), news cuttings, a photograph and the program of an ABC broadcast on Lyons. Correspondents include Dame Enid Lyons, J. Allan Guy, F. C. Green, E. J. Holloway, S. Ricketson, Ulrich Ellis, Sir Peter Heydon and Norman Makin.
Hawker, Charles Allen Seymour. Papers, 1904-1938.
Collection Number: MS 4848
Extent: 1.25 metres
Charles Hawker was a South Australian pastoralist, MHR for Wakefield, UAP member and a member of the Lyons Cabinet. The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, parliamentary papers, cuttings, and photographs. They cover such subjects as Aborigines, defence, and the Ottawa Agreements. Correspondents include Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Hughes, William Morris. Papers, 1875-c.1979.
Collection Number: MS 1538
Extent: 35 m (224 boxes) + folio items
William Morris ('Billy') Hughes, a former Prime Minister, became a United Australia Party member and later a Lyons Minister. His papers, mainly dating 1915-1952, include 8 letters to or from Lyons as well as diaries and notebooks, newspaper cuttings, photographs, family and political papers. A card index of correspondence and a descriptive list is available.
Hughes, Colin Anfield. Papers, 1966.
Collection Number: MS 5963
Extent: 0.01 metres
These are research papers compiled by Professor Colin Hughes as adviser and coordinator of the Australian Broadcasting Commission television series 'Mr Prime Minister' (1966). Papers relate to Sir Robert Menzies, W. M. Hughes, J. Curtin, J. A. Lyons and H. Holt.
Huntingfield, William Vanneck, 5th Baron. Papers, 1933-1940.
Collection Number: Mfm M2820-2824
Extent: 5 microfilm reels
Governor of Victoria, 1934-1939 and Acting Governor-General, 1938. Correspondence, speeches, cuttings, photograph albums, including correspondence with Lyons (1938-1939).
Isaacs, Sir Isaac. Papers, 1875-1966.
Collection Number: MS 2755
Extent: 1.30 metres
Sir Isaac Isaacs was a Federation Convention delegate, the Federal Attorney-General (1905-1906), a High Court judge and then Chief Justice (1930), and the Governor-General (1931-1936) during Lyons' prime ministership. This collection includes two letters by Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Jensen, John, Sir. Papers, 1955-1963.
Collection Number: MS 935
Extent: 0.04 metres (4 folders)
This collection includes papers by senior public servant Sir Frederick Shedden on the 1930s Depression.
Kingsmill, Sir Walter. Papers, 1926-1927.
Collection Number: MS 745
Extent: 0.02 metres
Walter Kingsmill, a Senator for WA, was President of the Senate (1929-1932). The papers, found among records of the Public Accounts Committee, include his correspondence with Lyons.
Latham, Sir John. Papers, 1868-1964.
Collection Number: MS 1009
Extent: 18.4 metres
Latham was Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Industry, Chief Justice of the High Court and founder, with Lyons, of the UAP (1931). The collection contains a large quantity of relevant material on Lyons including the following series: Series 1 General correspondence, 1896-1963 Series 46 Leader of the Opposition, 1929-1931 Series 49 Formation of United Australia Party Series 50 1931 elections Series 51 United Australia Party, 1931-1934 Series 52 Deputy Prime Minister, 1932-1934 Series 53 Attorney-General, 1932-1934 Series 54 Minister for External Affairs, 1932-1934 Series 55 Minister for Industry, 1932-1934 Series 56 1932 Disarmament Conference Series 57 1932 Imperial Economic Conference Series 58 1934 Australian Eastern Mission Series 59 1934 Elections A descriptive list is available.
Lawson, J.N. Papers, 1938-1940.
Collection Number: MS 1986
Extent: 0.02 metres
John Norman Lawson was a United Australia Party parliamentarian and Minister in the Lyons Government. This collection includes correspondence on his appointment as Parliamentary Secretary and resignation from the office of Minister for Trade and Customs (1938-1940); and photographs of Lawson and colleagues.
Mackaness, George. Correspondence and manuscripts, 1918-1962.
Collection Number: MS 534
Extent: 2 metres
George Mackaness was an author and historian. The collection comprises correspondence with Australian writers and many hundreds of manuscripts by writers, including for the Bulletin. Writers and correspondents include J. A. Lyons and J. H. Scullin. A descriptive list is available.
Marr, Sir Charles William Clanan. Papers, 1912-1959.
Collection Number: MS 3874
Extent: 0.96 metres + folio items
Charles Marr was a United Australia Party parliamentarian and member of Lyons' Cabinet, holding the portfolios of health, repatriation and territories (1932-1934). The collection includes correspondence, personal documents and texts of speeches (covers 1925, 1929, 1931, 1935-1943). It also contains news cuttings (including politics and elections) and typescript notes. A descriptive list is available.
Melbourne, A. C. V. Papers, 1930-1940.
Collection Number: Mfm G 14442-14446
Extent: 5 microfilm reels
Alexander Clifford Vernon Melbourne (1888-1943) was an historian. This collection includes correspondence with Lyons and Menzies on his visits to China and Japan, on Australian policy in the East, and eastern trade (1931-1936). The original papers are held at University of Melbourne, Baillieu Library, Ba MIC/o 4112. There is a list of contents for all reels at the beginning of each reel.
Menzies, Sir Robert. Papers, 1905-1978.
Collection Number: MS 4936
Extent: 80.92 metres (578 boxes)
Robert Gordon (later Sir Robert) Menzies was a United Australia Party member; from 1934 he was MHR for Kooyong and Lyons' Attorney-General and Minister for Industry; later, he was Deputy leader and Prime Minister after Lyons' death. His extensive collection includes correspondence sorted chronologically by name (including 2 letters by Lyons) (1935-1978), cuttings and speeches (1917-1976), diaries (1935-1963), and Liberal Party correspondence (1944-1974. A descriptive list (139 pages) is available.
Miller, E. Morris. Papers, 1907-1971.
Collection Number: MS 87
Extent: 0.08 metres
Edmund Morris Miller was an academic and literary historian. His papers include correspondence from Australian authors and with J. A. Lyons (1934-1935) concerning honours for Australian writers, and a commentary on this by Miller. Descriptive list available.
Murdoch, Sir Keith. Papers, 1915-1952.
Collection Number: MS 2823
Extent: 1.75 metres
Journalist and newspaper executive. The papers include correspondence with Lyons, 1934-1938. A descriptive list is available.
Needham, K. Lilias. Papers, 1922-1972.
Collection Number: MS 6768, MS 4847
Extent: 0.98 metres (54 folders, 14 diaries and notebooks, 1 disc, l folio); 0.60 metres (MS 4847)
Lilias Needham was Charles Hawker's sister and his biographer. Charles Hawker was a United Australia Party parliamentarian and a member of Lyons Cabinet. These collections include material collected for her biography, published as Charles Hawker: Soldier - Pastoralist - Statesman (Adelaide, 1969).
O'Malley, King. Papers, 1888-1955.
Collection Number: MS 460
Extent: 3.69 metres (23 boxes)
Member of House of Representatives 1901-1917 and Minister for Home Affairs in the second Fisher (Labour) Ministry (1910-1913) and under W.M. Hughes (1915-1916). The O'Malley Papers include correspondence with numerous prime ministers including five letters by and six letters to Lyons. A card index to correspondence and a descriptive list is available.
Page, Sir Earle. Papers, 1908-1961.
Collection Number: MS 1633
Extent: 42.67 metres
Dr (later Sir) Earle Page founded and led the Country Party, and became Prime Minister (briefly) upon Lyons' death. His papers include subject files of correspondence, cables, cuttings, personal documents, reports, and speeches. They cover such topics as primary industry, taxation and banking, foreign affairs, national insurance, industrial relations, social services, immigration, trade, new state movements, the formation of the Bruce-Page government, and the Country Party. The correspondence includes 12 letters from Lyons and letters from Menzies. A card index to correspondence and chronological and subject list of files are available.
Parkhill, Sir Archdale. Papers, 1904-1947.
Collection Number: MS 4742
Extent: 0.28 metres (1 box plus 4 folios)
Sir Archdale Parkhill was secretary of the Liberal and Reform Association of NSW and later a federal politician. He held several portfolios in the Lyons government, including Minister of Defence (1934-1937). His papers include correspondence (1904-1935), speeches, news cuttings (1914-1947), and several group photographs of the Lyons Ministry (cl932-1934). A descriptive list is available.
Pearce, Sir George Foster. Papers, 1909-1952.
Collection Number: MS 213, MS 1827, MS 1927
Extent: 1.5 metres (10 boxes)
George (later Sir George) Pearce was a WA Senator and Minister of Defence (1932-1934) and Minister for External Affairs (1934-1937) in the Lyons Government. MS 1827 includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, and press cuttings relating to Australia's defence and politics 1929-1937; correspondence about Pearce's political career in the late 1920s and 1930s, and personal papers. MS 1927, Series 3 concerns the United Australia Party and includes correspondence with Lyons. Descriptive lists are available.
Perkins, John Arthur. Papers, 1891-1954.
Collection Number: MS 936
Extent: 2.24 metres (13 boxes)
John Perkins was a member of Lyons' Cabinet in 1932-1934 and 1937-1939. The collection includes diaries (1892-1950) and other references to his political career. A detailed list is available.
Rischbieth, Bessie. Papers, 1903-1967.
Collection Number: MS 2004
Extent: 7.5 metres
Feminist, President Australian Federation of Women Voters (1921-1942). The papers include extensive correspondence, written on behalf of various women's organizations, with Lyons and also with Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Stewart, Sir Frederick Harold. Papers, 1925-1958.
Collection Number: MS 7732
Extent: 0.70 metres (4 boxes + folio items)
Sir Frederick Harold Stewart was a member of Lyons' Cabinet. The collection includes letters, photographs and diaries documenting his political career. A descriptive list is available.
Storey, H. M. Papers, 1929-1987.
Collection Number: MS 8539
Extent: 0.14 metres (1 box)
Henry Mackintosh Storey's papers include a draft manuscript book on Australian politics in the 1930s, and Storey's memoirs an United Australia Party activist. A descriptive list is available.
Theodore, Edward Granville. Papers, 1906-1972.
Collection Number: MS 7222
Extent: 0.28 metres plus 19 folio items and 1 elephant folio item
Edward Granville Theodore was Treasurer in Scullin's government. His papers include 19 volumes of news cuttings with references to Theodore, and letters, mainly on the Mungana affair and his defeat at the 1931 elections. A descriptive list is available.
White, Sir Thomas Walter. Papers, 1912-1992.
Collection Number: MS 9148
Extent: 5.32 metres (37 boxes) + 2 folio boxes
Sir Thomas Walter White was a member of Lyons' Cabinet (Minister for Trade and Customs, 1933-1938). The collection includes photographs, reports, speeches, cuttings, official and personal correspondence relating to White's role as Minister (and later roles). A descriptive list is available.
Joseph Lyons - Audio and video
Autobiographical recording by J. A. Alexander, 1977.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 578
Extent: 1 cassette and draft transcript
Joseph Alexander, a journalist, refers to Scullin's government and Lyons' election tour.
Interview with Henry Baynton Gullett by M. Pratt, 1970.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/1
Extent: 2 tapes and transcript
Henry Gullett was a federal MP, UAP member and a member of the Lyons Cabinet. In this interview he discusses his political career, including Joseph and Enid Lyons.
Interview with Francis Michael Forde by M. Pratt, 1970.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/8
Extent: 2 reels and transcript
Francis (Frank) Forde was deputy leader of the Labor Party for 14 years; Cabinet Minister and deputy to James Scullin, John Curtin and Ben Chifley; and caretaker Prime Minister after the death of John Curtin in 1945. In this interview he discusses his political career, and refers to J. Scullin, J. Lyons and R. G. Menzies.
Interview with J.A. Alexander by M. Pratt, 1971.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/10
Extent: 2 tapes and transcript
Joseph Alexander, a journalist, discusses political events and politicians (1931-1944), including J. Scullin, J.A. Lyons, S.M. Bruce, E. Page, W.M. Hughes, R. Menzies and J. Curtin, and the formation of the United Australia Party.
Interview with Sir Thomas Playford by M. Pratt, 1972.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/29
Extent: 3 tapes and transcript
Sir Thomas Playford was Premier of South Australia from 1938 until 1965. His discussion includes Prime Minister Lyons and his successors.
Interview with Dame Enid Lyons by M. Pratt, 1972.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/30
Extent: 2 tape reels and transcript
Dame Enid comments on J.A. Lyons' background and his career in state and federal politics. She also discusses Labor, UAP and the Country Party, and her husband's relationships with politicians including Menzies.
Interview with Irvine Douglas by M. Pratt, 1972.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/36
Extent: 1 tape and transcript
Irvine Douglas, a journalist, discusses the Depression and war, and Prime Ministers J.A. Lyons, E. Page, R. Menzies, S.M. Bruce, J. Curtin and J.B. Chifley.
Interview with Alan Reid by M. Pratt, 1972-1973.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/40
Extent: 2 tapes and transcript
Alan Reid, a political journalist, discusses the Fenton-Scullin cables, Lyons, Page, Menzies and other prime ministers.
Interview with Harold Cox by M. Pratt, 1973.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/43
Extent: 1 tape and transcript
Harold Cox, a journalist, discusses Canberra's political life in the 1930s and Lyons and his government.
Interview with Thomas Shanahan by S. Walker, 1974.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 241
Extent: 2 tapes and transcript
Thomas Shanahan, former accountant, hotelier and chairperson of Wilton (Qld) Shire Council, refers to his association with J.A. Lyons.
Interview with Sir Edwin McCarthy by C. Santamaria, 1972.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 200
Extent: 3 tapes and transcript
Sir Edwin McCarthy discusses his public service career, including his views on Earle Page and J.A. Lyons.
Norman Makin, Recorded monologue and interview, 1974.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 271 /1 and 2
Extent: 2 tapes and transcript
An ALP federal Minister, Norman Makin describes his political career, and refers to the Scullin government, Lyons and other Prime Ministers.
Interview with Frank Strahan by J. Cumpston, 1967.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 503/9
Extent: 1 tape and transcript
Frank Strahan, a public servant, discusses the Prime Minister's department (1912-1935) with references to W.M. Hughes, S.M. Bruce, J. Scullin and J.A. Lyons.
'The Prime Ministers' (Episode 2, 1914-1939), 1983.
Collection Number: A19066872
Extent: One video cassette
Recorded by: Boland and Assistants (production for Regional Television). Episode two of The Prime Ministers traces the careers of William Morris Hughes, Stanley Bruce, James Scullin, Joseph Lyons, Earle Page and Robert Menzies; Australia's prime ministers from World War I to the outbreak of World War II. This film is held by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne.
Dame Enid Lyons - Manuscripts
Abbott, C. L. A. and Hilda. Papers, 1906-1971.
Collection Number: MS 4744
Extent: 2.1 metres
Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott held the Federal seat of Gwydir, 1925-1929 and 1931-1937. He was the Northern Territory Administrator, 1937-1946. Hilda Abbott was an author and broadcaster. The bulk of the papers comprise Hilda Abbott's drafts of books, articles, broadcasts, and correspondence, including letters from Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Daly, Fred. Papers, 1938-1995.
Collection Number: MS 9300
Extent: 20 metres (142 boxes)
ALP politician and Minister. Files of cuttings, notes and letters on political personalities, including a file on Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Hards, Mary Cameron. Papers, 1909-1983.
Collection Number: MS 7986
Extent: 0.06 metres (2 folders + 1 volume)
Mary Cameron Hards was the granddaughter of Sir James Grady, Governor of Tasmania (1924-1930) and Governor of the Falkland Islands (1931-1933?). This collection includes letters to Mrs Ken Cameron from Enid Lyons.
Harrison, Sir Eric John. Papers, 1931-1964.
Collection Number: MS 5548
Extent: 0.80 metres + folio
Sir Eric John Harrison was a federal politician. His papers include correspondence with Enid Lyons (1937) and R. G. Menzies. A descriptive list is available.
Hart, Philip R. Papers relating to J. A. Lyons, 1964-1974.
Collection Number: MS 9410
Extent: 0.09 metres (6 folders)
Philip Hart assembled these papers while preparing his doctoral thesis 'J A Lyons: a political biography' in 1968. They include correspondence (1964-1974), news cuttings, a photograph and the program of an ABC broadcast on Lyons. It includes correspondence with Dame Enid Lyons.
Hughes, William Morris. Papers, 1875-c.1979.
Collection Number: MS 1538
Extent: 35 m. (224 boxes) + folio items
William Morris ('Billy') Hughes, a former PM, became a UAP member and later a Lyons Minister. His papers, mainly dating 1915-1952, include 8 letters to or from Enid Lyons. A card index of correspondence is available and a descriptive list is available online www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/ 1538.html.
Latham, Sir John. Papers, 1868-1964.
Collection Number: MS 1009
Extent: 18.4 metres
Latham was Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Industry, Chief Justice of the High Court and founder, with Lyons, of the UAP (1931). The collection includes 5 letters of Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Lyons, Dame Enid Muriel. Papers, 1931-1974.
Collection Number: MS 4852
Extent: 2.55 metres (17 boxes) + folio items
The collection consists mainly of correspondence, but also photographs, news cuttings, speeches, broadcasts, manuscripts of her books So we take comfort, The old haggis and Among the carrion crows, invitations and programs. The correspondence is largely condolence letters following J. A. Lyons' death in 1939. The remaining letters are from politicians, Tasmanian friends, and organisations - mainly women's groups, religious organisations, and the Liberal Party. This correspondence, and the speeches and broadcasts cover such topics as material and infant welfare, social services and abortion law reform. A descriptive list is available.
McGuire, Paul. Papers, 1878-1987.
Collection Number: MS 6453
Extent: 10.92 metres (78 boxes)
Novelist, journalist, political commentator, Australian Minister and later Ambassador to Italy (1954-1959). McGuire's correspondence includes letters from Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Menzies, Sir Robert. Papers, 1905-1978.
Collection Number: MS 4936
Extent: 80.92 metres (578 boxes)
Robert Gordon (later Sir Robert) Menzies was a UAP member; from 1934 he was MHR for Kooyong and Lyons' Attorney-General and Minister for Industry; later, he was Deputy leader and PM after Lyons' death. Box 579, folder 9 contains a typescript copy of Enid Lyons' diary in Britain in 1937. A descriptive list (139 pages) is available.
O'Malley, King. Papers, 1888-1955.
Collection Number: MS 460
Extent: 3.69 metres (23 boxes)
Member of House of Representatives 1901-1917 and Minister for Home Affairs in the second Fisher (Labour) Ministry (1910-1913) and under W.M. Hughes (1915-1916). The O'Malley Papers include correspondence with numerous prime ministers as well as one letter by Enid Lyons. A card index to correspondence and a descriptive list is available.
Rapke, Julia. Papers on various Australian Wome, n.d.
Collection Number: MS 842
Extent: 267 pages
Julia Rapke was the first president of the League of Women Voters (Victoria) formed in 1945. Her papers comprise manuscript drafts of biographical papers, including Dame Enid Lyons (17 pages), n.d.
Rischbieth, Bessie. Papers, 1900-1967.
Collection Number: MS 2004
Extent: 7.5 metres
Feminist, President Australian Federation of Women Voters (1921-1942). The papers include extensive correspondence, written on behalf of various women's organizations, with Lyons and also with Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Tangney, Dorothy. Papers, 1938-1986.
Collection Number: MS 7564
Extent: 4.32 metres (38 boxes)
ALP Senator. Correspondence, speeches, photographs, cuttings, subject files, including a file on Enid Lyons. A descriptive list is available.
Whitington, Don. Papers, 1957-1976.
Collection Number: MS 3810
Extent: 0.60 metres
Don Whitington was a journalist with various metropolitan newspapers and founder of Australian Press Services. His papers include drafts of The witness men and correspondence and newspaper cuttings relating to the compilation of this book, including correspondence with Enid Lyons. They also include an extract from proofs of John Curtin - an atypical Labor Leader by Kim Beazley.
Dame Enid Lyons - Audio and video
Dame Enid Lyons - a tribute (sound recording) by the ABC, c1981.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 1113
Extent: 1 tape
This comprises a compilation of radio interviews with Enid Lyons.
Interview with Dame Enid Lyons by M. Pratt, 1972.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/30
Extent: 2 tape reels and transcript
This includes comments on J.A. Lyons and her own background, his career in state and federal politics and her own; Labor; United Australia Party; Country Party; relationships with politicians including Menzies; and attitudes towards women in politics. Copies also held in John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library (JCPML00500).
Interview with Erik Bierre, 1978.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 682
Extent: 1 tape
Erik Bierre, a photographer, discusses photographing Enid Lyons.
Interview with Henry Baynton Gullett by M. Pratt, 1970.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 121/1
Extent: 2 tapes and transcript
Henry Gullett was a federal MP, UAP member and a member of the Lyons Cabinet. In this interview he discusses his political career, including reference to Joe and Enid Lyons.
nterview with H. B. Gullett by C. Hermes and P. Shaw, 1984-1988.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 4900/55
Extent: 15 cassettes and transcript
Henry Gullett discusses his political career from 1946, and refers to Enid Lyons.
Interview with Margaret Whitlam by A. McGrath, 1979.
Collection Number: ORAL TRC 652
Extent: 1 tape
Margaret Whitlam, wife of former Prime Minister E. G. Whitlam, discusses her life and gives her impressions of Enid Lyons and Pattie Menzies.