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Collection Summary

Creator
L. F. Crisp
Title
Papers of L. F. Crisp
Date Range
1878-1984
Collection Number
MS 5243
Extent
20.8 metres (140 boxes, 2 folio items)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises correspondence, diaries, journal articles, lectures, leaflets, manuscripts, memoranda, minutes, notes, newscuttings, reports, conference papers, speeches, talks, photographs, postcards, posters, menus and other ephemera. They document Crisp's long career as a public servant, an academic and a writer and his participation with a number of organisations and government bodies. The bulk of the papers consists of subject files covering a wide range of topics which Crisp had meticulously maintained and added to over the years. Other papers relate to his early career with the Commonwealth Public Service, his academic years at the Canberra University College, the Australian National University, the Australian Labor Party and the Commonwealth Banking Corporation.

The correspondents include Des Ball, W. Macmahon Ball, Kim Beazley Snr., Brian Beddie, Herbert Burton, Gerald Caiden, Sir John Crawford, Lionel Godfrey, Hartley Grattan, Gordon Greenwood, Sir Paul Hasluck, Colin Hughes, Harry Keen, John La Nauze, Henry Mayer, Louise Overacker, Gordon Reid, Clinton Rossiter, Peter Ryan, Stuart Sayers and Richard Spann.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1655808).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of L. F. Crisp, National Library of Australia, MS 5243, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

The papers were received by the Library from Mrs Helen Crisp in several instalments in 1976, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986 and 1988. The papers purchased in 1985 make up the bulk of the collection. At this time Crisp's extensive personal book library was also donated to the Library under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme.

The Library also holds the L. F. Crisp Collection of printed materials and a table donated by Crisp which was used during meetings of the first Federal Cabinet. At November 2001 the table was located in a staff work area.

Papers of his wife, Helen Crisp, are held at MS 7593. An interview with her is held in the Oral History Collection at TRC 1170.

Arrangement

The various instalments have been amalgamated and arranged into tweny one series. Where possible the original arrangement of the papers and file titles has been preserved. The major exception occurs in Series 20. The subject files containing material relating to Australia have been re-organised into subject categories. Within each category they have been listed alphabetically under the file titles assigned to them by Crisp.

Bibliography

The parliamentary government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Melbourne, Longmans, 1949 Australian Labour Party: federal personnel 1901-54, (compiled with S. P. Bennett), Canberra, roneoed, 1954 The Australian federal Labour Party, 1901-1951, London, Longmans, 1955 Ben Chifley: a biography, London, Longmans, 1960 Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965 Melbourne Punch profiles 1904-1929: a chronological list, (compiled with B. Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1971 Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends, Canberra, L. F. Crisp, 1972 Australian Labour Party: federal personnel 1901-75, (compiled with Barbara Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1975 George Houston Reid: federation father; federal failure, Canberra, L. F. Crisp, 1979 The later Australian Federation Movement, 1883-1901, Canberra, L. F. Crisp, 1979 George Richard Dibbs, 1834-1904: Premier of New South Wales; prophet of unification, Canberra, L. F. Crisp, 1980 Federation prophets without honor: A. B. Piddington, Tom Price, H. B. Higgins, Canberra, L. F. Crisp, 1980 Australian Labour Party: federal parliamentarians 1901-81, (compiled with Barbara Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1981 The unrelenting penance of federalist Isaac Isaacs, 1897-1947, Canberra, L. F. Crisp, 1981 Charles Cameron Kingston, radical federationist, Canberra, L. F. Crisp, 1984

Biographical Note

Leslie Finlay Crisp was born in Sandringham, Victoria in 1917. He attended Black Rock State School (1924-28) and Caulfield Grammar School (1929). When he was twelve the family moved to Adelaide and he completed his studies at St Peter's College (1930-34).

Crisp attended Adelaide University from 1935 to 1938 and gained his Bachelor of Arts Degree with first class honours in Political Science and History. During this period he met his wife, Helen, and together they helped form the National Union of Australian University Students. He was already active in politics and a regular Workers' Education Association (WEA) lecturer in and around Adelaide.

He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1938 and commenced studies at Balliol College, Oxford in 1939. In 1940 the war interrupted his studies and he returned to Australia and joined the Commonwealth Public Service. He returned to Oxford after the war, completing his BA and MA in 1947-48.

In 1940 Crisp began working for the Australian Shortwave Broadcasting Service in Melbourne. In 1941 he moved to the Department of Labour and National Service and in 1942 transferred to the Department of Post-War Reconstruction. In 1945 he was a member of an Australian delegation which attended the United Nations Conference on International Organisation in San Francisco. In 1949 he was appointed Director-General and stayed in this position until his resignation in 1950.

In 1949 Crisp was appointed Head of Political Science at the Canberra University College and took up the appointment in 1950. In October 1960 the Canberra University College merged with the Australian National University. The departments of Canberra University College formed the new School of General Studies. Crisp retained his postion within the new School.

During his long academic career, Crisp taught courses in Australian, American, British, Russian and German government and politics and some areas and aspects of political theory. In 1970 he vacated the Headship to concentrate on teaching, a role he enjoyed much more than being an adminstrator. On his retirement in 1977 he became Emeritus Professor and later Visiting Fellow within the Department of Political Science.

Crisp was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Banking Corporation in 1974. He was appointed Chairman in 1975 and served in this position until his death in 1984. He served on various other committees including the Prime Minister's Committee on the Future of the National Library, the Committee of Inquiry on the Integration of Data Systems and the Board of the Canberra Community Hospital.

Leslie Finlay Crisp, widely known as 'Fin', died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Canberra in December 1984.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Correspondence, 1940-84

This series consists of both personal and professional correspondence of a wide-ranging nature. The majority of the correspondence relates to Crisp's academic years and includes material relating to administrative matters, comments on courses, letters from students, invitations to speak at conferences and other functions. Many of Crisp's work colleagues were also personal friends and their correspondence also includes personal news about family and mutual friends, academic issues and comments on the political situation both in Australia and overseas. Other correspondence is with publishers in relation to his writings, politicians, public servants, libraries and other research institutions and the many people with whom he came into contact while pursuing other interests.

The correspondents include Des Ball, W. Macmahon Ball, Kim Beazley, Brian Beddie, Herbert Burton, Gerald Caiden, Sir John Crawford, Lionel Godfrey, Hartley Grattan, Gordon Greenwood, Sir Paul Hasluck, Colin Hughes, Harry Keen, John La Nauze, Henry Mayer, Louise Overacker, Gordon Reid, Clinton Rossiter, Peter Ryan, Stuart Sayers and Richard Spann.

The correspondence has been arranged into four sequences. The correspondence in folders 1-12 was originally housed in box files. The papers have been removed from the box files and placed into folders. The correspondence in folders 13-20 was housed in Crisp's office at the Australian National University. Folders 21-28 contain correspondence on a specific subject. Finally, folder 29 contains letters which were removed from books belonging to Crisp. The books have been transferred to the Library's main collection.

Within the four sequences the original arrangement of the material within files has been retained and they have been arranged in chronological order. This has resulted in a high degree of overlap in the date ranges of the files.

Correspondence, 1940-49 (File 1) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1948-79, mainly with Longmans (later Longman Cheshire), including royalty payments, 1949-65 and book reviews, 1949-55 (File 2-3) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1949-60 (File 4) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1960-77 (File 5) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1961-68 (File 6) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1969-72 (File 7) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1973-76 (File 8-9) - Box 2, 3

Correspondence, 1973-83 (File 10) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1975-79 (File 11) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1980-84 (File 12) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1977 (File 13) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1978 (File 14) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1979 (File 15) - Box 4

Correspondence, 1980 (File 16) - Box 4

Correspondence, 1981 (File 17) - Box 4

Correspondence, 1982 (File 18) - Box 4

Correspondence, 1983 (File 19) - Box 4

Correspondence, 1984 (File 20) - Box 4

Correspondence, 1960-84, relating to publications, manuscripts, book reviews and general publishing matters (File 21) - Box 4

Correspondence, March-December 1964. The file consists of letters sent home by Crisp to his secretary, Mrs Evans, while on an overseas trip. The letters have been typed and circulated to staff at the University (File 22) - Box 4

Correspondence with the editor of the Australian Financial Review, 1968 (File 23) - Box 5

Correspondence, January-February 1967. The file consists of letters sent home by Crisp to his secretary, Mrs Evans while on a study trip to West Germany. The letters have been typed and circulated to staff at the University (File 24) - Box 5

Correspondence, 1974-75, with members of the public and the Department of Education relating to the teaching of the English language (File 25) - Box 5

Correspondence, 1977, with A. Staley, Minister for the Australian Capital Territory, relating to traffic problems in Stonehaven Crescent, Deakin (File 26) - Box 5

Correspondence, 1978-79, with Longman Cheshire and Hale and Iremonger relating to the re-publishing of The Australian Federal Labour Party 1901-50 (File 27) - Box 5

Correspondence, 1981-82, and notes relating to the Parliamentary Bicentenary Publications Project (File 28) - Box 5

Correspondence, 1950-84, which was removed from books belonging to Crisp before being transferred to the Library's main collection (File 29) - Box 5

Series 2. Diaries, 1934-84

This series consists of 21 pocket diaries kept in 1934-39, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1964 and 1975-84. They record mainly appointments, birthdays, functions and special events along with names and addresses. The diary for 1945 is more detailed. It covers the period 12 March - 30 June when Crisp attended the San Francisco Conference and contains a brief daily summary of expenses and events.

Diaries, 1934-39 (File 1) - Box 5

Diaries, 1940 (2), 1943, 1945 and 1964 (File 2) - Box 6

Diaries, 1975-78 (File 3) - Box 6

Diaries, 1979-81 (File 4) - Box 6

Diaries, 1982-84 (File 5) - Box 6

Series 3. Early life, 1932-79

Crisp attended Adelaide University from 1935 to 1938 and gained his Bachelor of Arts Degree with first class honours in Political Science and History. While at Adelaide University he was strongly involved with student politics and helped form the National Union of Australian University Students. In 1938 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and he commenced studies at Balliol College, Oxford in 1939.

In 1940 the war interrupted his studies and he returned to Australia and joined the Commonwealth Public Service. He returned to Oxford after the war, completing his BA and MA in 1947-48.

This series consists of correspondence, conference papers, course notes, debating notes, essays, newscuttings, dinner menus, photographs, programs and miscellaneous ephemera relating to his studies at Adelaide University and then at Oxford.

Correspondence, notes, newscuttings, school lists, dinner menus and other material relating to Crisp's studies at Adelaide University, 1932-39. Crisp has also placed newscuttings and correspondence generated at a later date (1950-79) and relating to the University on this file (File 1) - Box 6

University of Adelaide: Ancient History notes, 1934 (File 2) - Box 6

University of Adelaide: Modern History notes, 1934 (File 3-4) - Box 6

Bound copies of An economic history of Australia by Edward Shann and The work, wealth and happiness of mankind by H. G. Wells which were awarded to Crisp as prizes in 1934 (File 5-6) - Box 7

Three essays: 'Liberalism and socialism, 1800-1850', 'The French Revolution with particular reference to socialist aims and achievements' and 'John Gray: a lecture on human happiness', 1936-37 (File 7) - Box 7

Conference of the Governing Student Bodies of the Six Australian Universities, Adelaide, 15-19 February, 1937: proceedings (File 8) - Box 7

'The British Empire and the Commonwealth', 4th Year Honours Seminar at the University of Adelaide, 1938: papers and notes (File 9) - Box 7

National Union of Australian University Students First Council Meeting and Conference, University of Sydney, 17-24 January, 1938: proceedings. A photograph of delegates attending the meeting can be found in Series 21, folder 20 (File 10) - Box 7

Correspondence, debating notes, newscuttings, notes, postcards, photographs, programs and other ephemera relating to Crisp's studies at Oxford, 1938-54. The file also includes some later correspondence with acquaintances from Oxford, 1958-76 (File 11-12) - Box 8

Series 4. Published works, 1954-81

Crisp is best known for his work entitled The parliamentary government of theCommonwealth of Australia which was published in 1949. After several editions and revisions the name was shortened and changed to Australian national government in 1965. This new title has also been revised and reprinted several times. It remains a standard textbook in universities and colleges today.

In 1954 Crisp published his first work on Labor Party personnel and the following year his history of the Australian Labor Party. In later years, when he had more time to devote to writing he self-published a volume on Peter Heydon.

This series consists of correspondence, notes, drafts, transcripts, revisions and copies of various publications by Crisp.

Australian Labour Party: federal personnel 1901-54, (compiled with S. P. Bennett), Canberra, roneoed, 1954: Working copy with correspondence, notes and newscuttings, 1950-77 (File 1-2) - Box 8

Australian Labour Party: federal personnel 1901-54, (compiled with S. P. Bennett), Canberra, roneoed, 1954: Copy of Australian Labour Party: federal personnel 1901-1954 (File 3) - Box 8

The Australian federal Labour Party, 1901-1951, London, Longmans, 1955: Transcript, 1953 (File 4) - Box 9

The Australian federal Labour Party, 1901-1951, London, Longmans, 1955: Reviews of The Australian federal Labour Party, 1901-51 (1955-56) (File 5) - Box 9

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Correspondence, 1973-74 and revisions for the publication of the third edition in 1973 (File 6) - Box 135

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Correspondence, 1975-77 and revisions for the 1975 revised reprint (red cover) (File 7) - Box 135

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Changes for 1975 revised reprint (blue cover) (File 8) - Box 135

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Copy of the 1975 revised reprint with interleaved typescript amendments (File 9) - Box 135

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Typescript revisions and index for the fourth edition in 1978 prepared in 1977. However, a letter accompanying the material indicates that the proofs Crisp received from the publisher cites them as 'Reprinted with revisions 1977' (File 10) - Box 135

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Correspondence, 1977-82, relating to the fourth edition published in 1978 (File 11) - Box 136

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Correspondence, 1982-83 and revisions for the fifth edition published in 1982 (File 12) - Box 136

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Undated drafts and revisions (File 13-15) - Box 136

Australian national government, Croydon, Longmans, 1965: Two copies of The parliamentary government of the Commonwealth of Australia (1949 and 1961) and seven copies of Australian national government (1965-78) with amendments (File 16-24) - Box 137

Melbourne Punch profiles 1904-1929: a chronological list, (compiled with B. Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1971: Correspondence, 1971-72 and working notes relating to the publication (File 25) - Box 9

Melbourne Punch profiles 1904-1929: a chronological list, (compiled with B. Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1971: Copy of Melbourne Punch profiles 1904-1929: a chronological list (File 26) - Box 9

Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends, Canberra, privately published, 1972: Correspondence and notes relating to the publication, 1961-72 (File 27) - Box 9

Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends, Canberra, privately published, 1972: Completed questionnaires which were filled out by ex-work colleagues of Heydon in the Department of Foreign Affairs, 1971-72 (File 28) - Box 10

Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends, Canberra, privately published, 1972: Completed questionnaires which were filled out by ex-work colleagues of Heydon in the Department of Immigration, 1971-72 (File 29) - Box 10

Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends, Canberra, privately published, 1972: Congratulatory letters received by Crisp after the publication of the book, 1972-73 (File 30) - Box 10

Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends, Canberra, privately published, 1972: Draft transcript and galley proofs with corrections (File 31) - Box 10

Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends, Canberra, privately published, 1972: Copy of Peter Richard Heydon, 1913-1971: a tribute from his friends (File 32) - Box 10

Australian Labour Party: federal personnel 1901-75, (compiled with Barbara Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1975: Working copy with correspondence, notes and newscuttings, 1975-81 (File 33) - Box 10

Australian Labour Party: federal personnel 1901-75, (compiled with Barbara Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1975: Copy of Australian Labour Party: federal personnel, 1901-1975 (File 34) - Box 10

Australian Labour Party: federal parliamentarians 1901-81, (compiled with Barbara Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1981: Working copy with newscuttings, 1975-81 (File 35) - Box 10

Australian Labour Party: federal parliamentarians 1901-81, (compiled with Barbara Atkinson), Canberra, roneoed, 1981: Copy of Australian Labour Party: federal parliamentarians 1901-1981 and correspondence relating to 1975 and 1981 editions (File 36) - Box 10

Series 5. Ben Chifley: a biography, 1927-84

Crisp was a great admirer of Ben Chifley having worked under him as a public servant and as a colleague within the Australian Labor Party. After his death in 1951, Crisp was asked by the Executive of the federal Labor Party to write his biography. As part of his research for the book he sent out letters to the major daily newspapers, Chifley's colleagues and friends asking for information about Chifley. He also undertook detailed research from newspapers and other sources. Ben Chifley: a biography was first published in London by Longmans in 1960 and in Australia in 1961.

This series consists of correspondence, journal articles, newscuttings, notes, leaflets, photographs, reports and research files relating to the publication and miscellaneous material and ephemera relating to Chifley. Correspondence relating to Chifley can also be found in Series 1.

Correspondence generated by Chifley, 1940-51. The file contains copies of letters received by Crisp as a result of his request for information. They consist mainly of carbon copies of official correspondence while others have been retyped by Crisp (File 1) - Box 11

Correspondence, 1951-59, requesting information about Chifley (File 2-3) - Box 11

Correspondence, 1952-63, mainly with Longman Cheshire, relating to the publication of the biography and a memorandum of agreement (1961). There are also a number of letters seeking permission to use material in the publication (File 4) - Box 11

Congratulatory letters, 1961-65, book reviews, 1961-63, and a transcript of an ABC radio program 'Today's books' by R. F. Brissenden featuring Ben Chifley: a biography, 24 September 1961 (File 5) - Box 11

Correspondence, 1965, relating to a proposed ABC television series on Australian prime ministers, including Chifley, an agreement for Crisp to appear on an ABC television program ' University of the Air: No 4, twentieth century Chifley era' (1961) and the text of the program (File 6) - Box 11

Correspondence, 1978, and notes relating to the writing of a brochure on Chifley for visitors to Chifley's house in Bathurst. The file also contains copies of the completed brochure (File 7) - Box 11

Correspondence, 1979-84, seeking information about Chifley (File 8) - Box 12

Early typescript drafts of early chapters (File 9) - Box 12

Galley proofs of illustrations (File 10) - Box 12

Criticisms and comment on the draft (File 11) - Box 12

Research files: early years to 1940 (File 12) - Box 12

Research files: 1927-1951 and a list of Cabinet submissions by Chifley, 1941-45 (File 13) - Box 12

Research files:, 1931-1949 (File 14) - Box 12

Research files:, 1936-45 (File 15) - Box 12

Research files:, 1945-1949 (File 16) - Box 13

Research files:, 1950-51 (File 17) - Box 13

Research files: Chifley and the Communist Party Dissolution Bill, 1950 (File 18) - Box 13

Research files: obituary notices, newscuttings and biographical articles, 1951-59, and commemorative brochures, 1971 (File 19) - Box 13

Transcripts of weekly broadcasts: 'Report to the nation' - No's 1-62, 12 September 1948-13 November 1949 ( missing No's 21, 42, 46, 47, 55, 58) (File 20) - Box 13

Copy of The light on the hill, published by the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Labor Party as a tribute to Chifley, 1951 (File 21) - Box 13

Souvenir booklets of the Bathurst District Band and St Stephens Church, Bathurst (n.d.) (File 22) - Box 14

Two framed portraits of Chifley (File 23-24) - Box 14

Holy Bible on which Chifley took the oath when he was sworn in as Prime Minister on 13 July 1945 (File 25) - Box 14

Photographs of Chifley including portrait shots and aspects of political life. The majority of them have been taken by the Australian News and Information Bureau. The file also contains a small number of newscuttings on Chifley and political cartoons (File 26) - Box 14

Photographs of Chifley's funeral taken by the Australian News and Information Bureau of the Department of the Interior (File 27) - Box 14

Series 6. Federation monographs, 1979-84

After vacating his position as Head of the Department of Political Science at the Australian National University in 1970 Crisp was able to devote more time to his writings. This series consists of six monographs by Crisp on notable politicians of the federation period whom he greatly admired. The monographs have all been self-published by Crisp.

The later Australian Federation Movement, 1883-1901, Canberra, 1979: Manuscript and typed drafts with corrections (File 1) - Box 15

The later Australian Federation Movement, 1883-1901, Canberra, 1979: Galley proofs (File 2) - Box 15

The later Australian Federation Movement, 1883-1901, Canberra, 1979: Copy of The later Australian Federation Movement, 1883-1901 (File 3) - Box 15

George Houston Reid: federation father, federal failure, Canberra, 1979: Galley proofs (File 4) - Box 15

George Houston Reid: federation father, federal failure, Canberra, 1979: Correspondence, notes and newscuttings on George Reid, 1895-1963 (File 5) - Box 15

George Houston Reid: federation father, federal failure, Canberra, 1979: Copy of George Houston Reid: federation father, federal failure (File 6) - Box 15

George Richard Dibbs 1834-1904: premier of New South Wales, prophet of unification, Canberra, 1980:Manuscript and typed drafts with corrections (File 7) - Box 15

George Richard Dibbs 1834-1904: premier of New South Wales, prophet of unification, Canberra, 1980:Galley proofs (File 8) - Box 15

George Richard Dibbs 1834-1904: premier of New South Wales, prophet of unification, Canberra, 1980:Notes on Dibbs (File 9-10) - Box 16

George Richard Dibbs 1834-1904: premier of New South Wales, prophet of unification, Canberra, 1980:Copy of George Richard Dibbs, 1834-1904: premier of New South Wales, prophet of unification (File 11) - Box 16

Federation prophets without honor: A. B. Piddington, Tom Price, H. B. Higgins, Canberra, 1980:Notes on Piddington (File 12) - Box 16

Federation prophets without honor: A. B. Piddington, Tom Price, H. B. Higgins, Canberra, 1980:Notes on Price (File 13) - Box 16

Federation prophets without honor: A. B. Piddington, Tom Price, H. B. Higgins, Canberra, 1980:Notes on Higgins (File 14) - Box 16

Federation prophets without honor: A. B. Piddington, Tom Price, H. B. Higgins, Canberra, 1980:Copy of Federation prophets without honour: A. B. Piddington, Tom Price,H. B. Higgins (File 15) - Box 16

The unrelenting penance of federalist Isaac Isaacs, 1897-1947, Canberra, 1981:Notes, newscuttings and journal articles on Isaacs and draft chapters with corrections (File 16-17) - Box 17

The unrelenting penance of federalist Isaac Isaacs, 1897-1947, Canberra, 1981:Manuscript and typed chapters with corrections (File 18) - Box 17

The unrelenting penance of federalist Isaac Isaacs, 1897-1947, Canberra, 1981:Galley proofs (File 19) - Box 17

The unrelenting penance of federalist Isaac Isaacs, 1897-1947, Canberra, 1981:Copy of The unrelenting penance of federalist Isaac Isaacs, 1897-1947 (File 20) - Box 17

Charles Cameron Kingston, radical federationist, Canberra, 1984: Correspondence, notes and newscuttings on Kingston, 1891-1984 (File 21-22) - Box 17, 18

Charles Cameron Kingston, radical federationist, Canberra, 1984: Draft chapter with corrections (File 23) - Box 18

Charles Cameron Kingston, radical federationist, Canberra, 1984: Galley proofs (File 24) - Box 18

Charles Cameron Kingston, radical federationist, Canberra, 1984: Copy of Charles Cameron Kingston, radical federationist (File 25) - Box 18

Series 7. Other Writings, 1950-81

This series consists of other works by Crisp including manuscripts, chapters for books, journal articles, papers, reports and submissions to various government enquiries.

Manuscripts:'Australian policy making': edited with an introduction by L. F. Crisp, (n.d.) (File 1) - Box 18

Book chapters: 'Legislative Research Service: the view from Canberra': chapter for a book entitled The vital adjunct, edited by A. D. Hope, 1971 (File 2) - Box 18

Book chapters: 'Australia's conservatisme sans doctrines': paper prepared for a volume to honour Professor C. Hartley Grattan of the University of Texas, Austin, 1973 (File 2) - Box 18

Book chapters: 'Our Prime Ministers and the Royal Canberra': drafts and notes for a chapter in Royal Canberra Golf Club: jubilee history, Canberra, 1977 (File 3) - Box 18

Book chapters: 'The Labor Party: then and now': paper for inclusion in a volume entitled Labor essays 1982. The file also includes correspondence, 1981-82, with Gareth Evans, co-editor of the volume (File 3) - Box 18

Journal articles: 'Compulsory voting in Australia', Parliamentary Affairs, Vol 4, No 1, Winter, 1950 (File 4) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'Three and four year courses in Political Science', reprinted from the Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol 4, No 1, August 1958 (File 4) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'The Commonwealth Treasury's changed role and its organisational consequences', Public Administration, December, 1961 (File 4) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'The Australian full employment pledge at San Francisco', reprinted from Australian Outlook, Vol 19, No 1, April 1965 (File 4) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'Public administration as a profession: some Australian reflections on Fulton', Public Administration, Vol 28, No 2/3, June-September, 1969 (File 5) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'The DLP vote 1958-1969: and after', Politics, Vol 5, No 11, May, 1970 (File 5) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'Ramsay Macdonald, James Scullin and Alfred Deakin at Ballarat: imperial standards 1906', Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol 17, No1, April 1971 (written with Barbara Atkinson) (File 5) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'The official for and against referenda cases', Politics, Vol 9, No 2, November, 1974 (File 6) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'Remember the literature, comrades!: Labour Party readings, then and now', Labour History, No 36, May 1979 (File 6) - Box 19

Journal articles: 'John Medway Day', Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia, No 9, 1981 (File 6) - Box 19

Other: 'Commonwealth policy co-ordination': transcript of an article based on a report to the Canberra Regional Group of the Royal Institute of Public Administration in 1954 (File 7) - Box 19

Other: Paper entitled 'History in the schools', 1954. The file also contains correspondence between Crisp and various colleagues who reviewed the article, 1954-55 (File 7) - Box 19

Other: Evidence offered to the Committee of Inquiry into Commonwealth Public Service Recruitment, 1958 (File 7) - Box 19

Other: 'The proposal for a Papua-New Guinea University': paper, May 1963 (File 8) - Box 19

Other: 'The Honours B.A. and B.Ec. Degree courses at the ANU': paper written while at Balliol College, Oxford, May 1964 (File 8) - Box 19

Other: 'Undergraduate tutorials at the ANU in subjects like history, philosophy, politics and economics': paper written while at Balliol College, Oxford, July 1964 (File 8) - Box 19

Other: Submission to the Canberra College of Advanced Education Enquiry, 1966 (File 9) - Box 19

Other: 'Some thoughts on aspects of the German political situation, November 1966 - March 1967': paper written after a five week study tour of West Germany (File 9) - Box 19

Other: 'The siting of the permanent Parliament House', submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee, 1969 (File 9) - Box 19

Other: 'The House at Question-time: need for reform': letter to the Canberra Times, 15 September, 1971 (File 10) - Box 19

Other: Submission to the Television Inquiry of the Joint Committee on the broadcasting of Parliamentary proceedings of the Parliament of Australia, July 1973 (File 10) - Box 19

Other: 'Centenaries of the Australian states': paper (n.d.) (File 10) - Box 19

Other: 'A future for Parliament?': paper (n.d.) (File 10) - Box 19

Other: 'The image of Parliament': paper (n.d.) (File 10) - Box 19

Other: 'More white papers, please': paper (n.d.) (File 10) - Box 19

Series 8. Book reviews, 1958-81

In a curriculum vitae prepared in 1984 and included in his papers Crisp referred to some 180 review articles and reviews published in journals and newspapers including the Age, Australian BookReview, Australian Journal of Politics and History, Canberra Times, HistoricalStudies, Labour History, Meanjin, Politics and Public Administration.

This series consists of two bound folders of reviews. Each folder contains an index to its contents. There is also a folder containing loose duplicate reviews and another folder containing a small number of reviews with associated newscuttings about the author or publication.

Book reviews, 1958-69 (File 1) - Box 20

Book reviews, 1970-81 (File 2) - Box 20

Duplicate book reviews, 1960-81 (File 4) - Box 20

Three miscellaneous reviews, including David Syme: a life, by C. T. Sayers, The turbulent years by J. T. Lang and King O'Malley: the American bounder by A. R. Hoyle. Each review is accompanied by correspondence and newscuttings, 1953-81 (File 5)

Series 9. Addresses, lectures, speeches and talks, 1941-77

This series consists of radio talks, lectures and speeches by Crisp.

Series of radio talks for the Department of Information, Melbourne on the Australian economy, its history and the trade union movement, 1941-45 (File 1) - Box 20

'The role of the Australian Cabinet Secretariat': paper read to the Victorian Group of the Royal Institute of Public Administration, Melbourne, 20 August, 1953 (File 1) - Box 20

'Australian democracy in 1967': endowed lecture for 1967 delivered to the Royal Institute of Public Administration (Queensland Group) at the University of Queensland, St Lucia, 1 September, 1967 (File 2) - Box 20

'The changing role of government in society', speech given at the Australian Institute of Management, NSW Division, Conference Dinner, 14 November, 1977 (File 2) - Box 20

Series 10. Conferences, seminars, 1959-74

Crisp spoke widely at seminars and conferences including state groups of the Royal Institute of Public Administration and the Commonwealth Public Service Board Seminars for Second and Third Division officers and administrative trainees. Many of these papers were later published in journals such as Public Administration.

'Promotion and leadership': paper presented at the Royal Institute of Public Administration, Australian Regional Groups, Second Federal Conference, Canberra, 5-6 November, 1959. Later published in Public Administration, Vol 19, No 1, March 1960 (File 1) - Box 21

'Central co-ordination of commonwealth policy-making: roles and dilemmas of the Prime Minister's Department': paper presented to the Royal Institute of Public Administration, Australian Regional Groups, Ninth Annual Conference, 21-23 November, 1966. Later published in Public Administration, Vol 26, No 1, March 1967 (File 1) - Box 21

'Economy and efficiency: the two levels in the Treasury role': paper presented to the Second Division Seminar on the theme 'Promotion and efficiency in the Commonwealth Public Service', Canberra, 17 March 1969 (File 2) - Box 21

'Administration in conflict?: the roles of the administrator and the professional': paper presented at the Royal Institute of Public Administration, Queensland Regional Group, Fourth Annual Conference, 1970 (File 2) - Box 21

'Specialists and generalists: further Australian reflections on Fulton': shortened version of a paper presented at the Royal Institute of Public Administration, Queensland Regional Group, Fourth Annual Conference, 1970. Later published in Public Administration, Vol 29, No 3, September 1970 (File 3) - Box 21

'The teaching of political sociology in Australia': paper presented at the Australasian Political Studies Association, 12th Annual Conference, Canberra, Australian National University, August 1970 (File 3) - Box 21

'The implications of present trends in commonwealth/state relations for the Commonwealth Service': seminar paper, April 1971 (File 3) - Box 21

'A properly developed committee system and Australian parliamentary democracy', notes for an opening contribution to two Public Service Board Seminars held on 12-14 October and 18-19 October, Canberra, 1971 (File 3) - Box 21

'Politics and the Commonwealth Public Service',: paper presented at a 'Seminar on the politics of bureaucracy', Canberra, Australian National University, 20 July 1972. Later published in Public Administration Vol 31, No 4, December 1972 (File 4) - Box 21

'The growth in commonwealth responsibility for economic management': paper presented to a Second Division Seminar, June 1972 (File 5) - Box 21

'The relationship between the federal and state governments': paper presented at the Second Australasian Parliamentary Seminar, Parliament House, Canberra, 21 October, 1974 (File 5) - Box 21

Series 11. Speeches written for others, 1944-49

This series consists of speeches and notes written by Crisp for J. B. Chifley, John Curtin, H. V. Evatt, J. J. Dedman and other government ministers on a wide range of issues relevant to government. Crisp had originally arranged the material alphabetically by subject in binders. The papers have been removed from the binders and placed in folders.

Drafts of speeches and notes written for J. J. Dedman and other ministers, including Chifley, 1945-49 (six volumes) (File 1-12) - Box 21, 22, 23

Drafts of speeches and notes written for Chifley, Curtin and Evatt for the Fourteen Powers Referendum, 1944 (File 13-16) - Box 24

Series 12. Department of Post-War Reconstruction, 1941-50

The Department of Post-War Reconstruction was formed in December 1942. Its first minister was J. B. Chifley (December 1942-February 1945). Chifley was succeeded by J. J. Dedman who was minister from February 1945-1949. Crisp joined the Department in 1942 after a short period in the Reconstruction Research Division of the Department of Labour and National Service. In 1945 he was a member of an Australian delegation which attended the United Nations Conference on International Organization held in San Francisco. While with the department, Crisp wrote many pamphlets and reports which were published anonymously or under the name of Chifley and Dedman. In 1949 he was appointed Director-General and stayed in this position until his resignation in 1950.

This series consists of correspondence, memorandum, notes, lectures, newscuttings, pamphlets, financial statements and reports relating to the Department and its activities.

Notes prepared for the Inter-Departmental Advisory Committee on Reconstruction, 1941 (File 1) - Box 24

Correspondence, 1942-43, relating to the setting up of the department and staffing issues including the transfer of staff from the Department of Labour and National Service (File 2) - Box 24

Various reports relating to the National Works Council and its activities, 1943-49 (File 3-4) - Box 25

Various pamphlets produced by the Department, 1944-49 (File 5) - Box 25

Correspondence, papers, reports, newscuttings and photographs relating to the United Nations Conference on International Organization held in San Francisco, USA from 25 April - 26 June, 1945 (File 6-7) - Box 25

'Full employment at San Francisco': paper submitted to Dr Coombs, 6 June, 1945. The paper relates to issues being discussed at the United Nations Conference on International Organization (File 8) - Box 26

Correspondence, newscuttings and notes, 1945-50. The file includes correspondence and newscuttings relating to Crisp's appointment as Director-General in 1949 and his resignation in 1950 (File 9) - Box 26

Papers on investment and the economy for the Investment and Employment Committee, 1947 and Postwar Finance Papers No 3 and 4 (1943) (File 10) - Box 26

Miscellaneous minutes and reports, 1947-49 (File 11) - Box 26

Report on the fourth session of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East held at Lapstone, NSW, November 29 - December 11, 1948 (File 12) - Box 26

'Staff lectures': a series of lectures delivered at Assembly Hall, Melbourne, during February, March and April, 1948 to the Division of Industrial Development (File 13) - Box 26

Department of Post-War Reconstruction: analysis of expenditure, 1948/49 (File number C/07-1) (File 14) - Box 26

Department of Post-War Reconstruction: analysis of expenditure, 1949/50 (File number C/07-1) (File 15) - Box 27

Department of Post-War Reconstruction: staff organisation, 1949 (File 16) - Box 27

'Memorandum of the work of the Secondary Industries Commission 1943-49' prepared by the Division of Industrial Development, Department of Post-War Reconstruction, October 1949 (File 17) - Box 27

'1949 election campaign notes' prepared for the Minister for Post-War Reconstruction, the Hon. J. J. Dedman (October 1949) (File 18) - Box 27

Department of Post-War Reconstruction: estimates of expenditure year ending 30 June 1950 (File 19) - Box 27

'War organisation of industry and the Production Executive of Cabinet: first phase - stepping up the war effort' by J. J. Dedman (n.d.) (File 20) - Box 27

Notes on the functions and activities of the Department of Post-War Reconstruction (n.d.) (File 21) - Box 27

'History of production executive of Cabinet' (n.d.) (File 22) - Box 27

Series 13. Australian National University, 1945-84

In 1949 Crisp was appointed Head of Political Science at the Canberra University College and took up the appointment in 1950. In October 1960 the Canberra University College merged with the Australian National University. The departments of Canberra University College formed the new School of General Studies. Crisp retained his postion within the new School.

During his long academic career, Crisp taught courses in Australian, American, British, Russian and German government and politics and some areas and aspects of political theory. In 1970 he vacated the Headship to concentrate on teaching, a role he enjoyed much more than being an adminstrator. On his retirement in 1977 he became Emeritus Professor and later Visiting Fellow within the Department of Political Science.

This series consists of addresses, course notes, lectures, minutes, memorandum, notes, newscuttings, reports including annual reports and miscellaneous correspondence. The bulk of Crisp's correspondence can be found in Series 1.

Crisp maintained separate folders and binders for the various subjects he taught and added to them over the years. Where dates were available they have been provided below.

Department of Political Science: staffing matters relating to John Bennetts, Bruce MacFarlane, Katharine West and Crisp, 1945-78 (File 1) - Box 28

Issues of Prometheus, the magazine of the Canberra University College Students' Association (1949 and 1956) (File 2) - Box 28

Orientation addresses, 1950 and 1955 (File 3) - Box 28

Exam papers in Political Science courses at the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne, 1950-70 (File 4) - Box 28

Annual reports of the Department of Political Science and some background notes on its courses, 1951-82 (File 5-6) - Box 28

Department of Political Science: staffing matters: correspondence with Brian Beddie, 1952-69 (File 7) - Box 28

Problems and issues within the University, 1957-82 (File 8-9) - Box 29

Prime Minister's Conference on the future of the Australian National University and Canberra University College, Canberra, 23 January 1958: transcript (File 10) - Box 29

'The administration of atomic energy: a comparative study' by S. Encel, Canberra University College, 1959 (File 11) - Box 29

'Political Science in the Australian universities, 1961': paper, 1961. The file also includes notes and other papers on the teaching of Political Science, 1958-63 (File 12) - Box 29

Lack of honours students in Australian universities: report of a meeting, September 1962 (File 13) - Box 29

Joint IAS-SGS Seminar in Modern Government, April 1962: papers (File 14) - Box 30

Correspondence and notes relating to the Master of Arts Degree and course work programs within the University, 1964-71 (File 15-16) - Box 30

'Report of the committee of enquiry into the need for a college of advanced education in the Australian Capital Territory', June 1966. The file also contains a submission to the enquiry by Crisp (File 17) - Box 30

Correspondence, 1966-84, relating to the University libraries including suggestions for text books and journal subscriptions (File 18) - Box 30

Radicalism and the universities, 1966-75 (File 19) - Box 30

Various papers by E. A. Lyall, lecturer in politics at ANU, 1967-72 (File 20) - Box 30

'The Australian National University, 1946-60, including an account of the development of Canberra University College and the university movement in Canberra' by M. J. Lewis, 1969 (File 21) - Box 30

Report of the Committee on Student and Staff Participation in University Affairs' presented to the Board of the School of General Studies, 1969 (File 22) - Box 31

Correspondence, memorandum, newscuttings and reports relating to the University Co-operative Bookshop, 1969-79. Crisp was a member of the Board of Directors in 1973-79 (File 23) - Box 31

'Report to the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee on year round teaching' by D. Cochrane, Professor of Economics, Monash University, 1970. The file also includes a response to the report by the ANU Staff Association, October 1970 (File 24) - Box 31

Correspondence between the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Australian National University Advisory Committee to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1973-79. The file includes a series of occasional letters (5-11) produced by the Encyclopaedia in 1976-79 (File 25-28) - Box 31

'The history of the site plan, 1912-71', ANU, 1973 (File 29) - Box 32

'Gravediggers and undertakers - then and now': Fifth Annual John Curtin Memorial Lecture, Canberra, 14 October 1974: text of lecture, a copy of the published pamphlet and correspondence relating to the lecture, 1974-75 (File 30) - Box 32

Brief history of the Administrative and Allied Officers Association, ANU, correspondence inviting Crisp to be its Patron in 1975, a copy of his initial speech to the Association and a copy of its Constitution (File 31) - Box 32

Correspondence, 1976-81, with the Australian Research Grants Committee. Crisp received support from 1977-79 for a project entitled 'The executive leadership of Australian commonwealth governments, 1901-75' (File 32) - Box 32

'Submission to the NSW Prices Commission inquiry into book prices' by the University Co-operative Bookshop, 1979 (File 33) - Box 32

'The growth of big government in Australia, 1901-78: papers from a series of seminars organised by the Economic History Department, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1980 (File 34) - Box 32

'The growth of big government in Australia, 1901-78: papers from a series of seminars organised by the Economic History Department, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1980 (File 35) - Box 33

Federalism Project Conference, Canberra, Australian National University, 12-13 February, 1981: papers (File 36) - Box 33

Post-War Reconstruction Seminar, Canberra, Australia National University, 31 August-4 September, 1981: papers (File 37-39) - Box 33

Biographical information on Herbert Burton, text of a speech given by Crisp at a dinner to celebrate his 80th birthday (1980), text of a talk by Helen Crisp at a memorial meeting (1983) and a copy of Herbert 'Joe'Burton 1900-1983 (1984) (File 40) - Box 34

Personal file containing correspondence from the Registrar confirming Crisp's extension of his appointment as Visiting Fellow, 1978-84. The file also contains a copy of Crisp's curriculum vitae, 1974-84 (File 41) - Box 34

Report of the Faculty of Arts Review Committee, June 1983 (File 42) - Box 34

Miscellaneous reports and papers, 1946-76 (File 43) - Box 34

Notes, drafts and text of speeches mainly given by Crisp at various University functions. Most of them are undated (File 44) - Box 34

'The history of the site plan, 1971-78, ANU (n.d.) (File 45) - Box 34

Political Science II (Honours): American politics: student essays (n.d.) (File 46-47) - Box 34

Course work and lecture notes:Constitutional Law Part I: course notes, 1961 (File 48) - Box 138

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science I:, 1968 (File 49) - Box 138

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science IV: course handouts, 1971-77 (File 50) - Box 138

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science I: course handouts, 1984 (File 51) - Box 138

Course work and lecture notes:Economic and Labour History (File 52) - Box 138

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science A: Part I: Britain (File 53) - Box 139

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science A: Part II: Australia (File 54) - Box 139

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science B (File 55) - Box 140

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science C: Part I: General (File 56) - Box 141

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science I (File 57) - Box 141

Course work and lecture notes:Political Science IV: notes and lectures (File 58) - Box 141

Course work and lecture notes:Miscellaneous notes (File 59-60) - Box 142

Series 14. Commonwealth Banking Corporation, 1968-84

Crisp was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Banking Corporation in 1974. In the following year he was appointed Chairman of the Board and remained in this position until his death in 1984.

This series consists of correspondence, notes, newscuttings, itineraries for visits and papers relating to Crisp's positions within the bank. There are also various submissions and reports relating to the inquiry into the Australian financial system which commenced in 1979.

Correspondence, notes, brochures, newscuttings and greeting cards, 1968-84. The correspondence consists mainly of congratulatory letters received by Crisp on his appointment as Chairman of the Board in 1975 and his re-appointment in 1979 (File 1-2) - Box 35

Bank brochures and a set of specimen travellers' cheques, 1977 (File 3) - Box 35

Submission to the Committee of Inquiry into Technological Change in Australia, 1979 (File 4) - Box 35

Itinerary, notes and brochures for a visit to New York and London by the Board Chairman, September 1980 (File 5) - Box 35

Itinerary, notes and brochures for a visit to Queensland by the Board Chairman and the Managing Director, June 1982 (File 6) - Box 35

Itinerary, notes and brochures for a visit to the Northern Territory by the Board Chairman and the Managing Director, July 1982 (File 7) - Box 35

Commonwealth Banking Corporation annual report, 1982 (bound volume with Crisp's name on the cover) (File 8) - Box 36

Commonwealth Banking Corporation annual report, 1983 (bound volume with Crisp's name on the cover) (File 9) - Box 36

Itinerary and notes for the opening of the new State Head Office in Adelaide, October 1983 and a visit to Adelaide for the introduction of the newly appointed Chief State Manager, South Australia, March 1984 (File 10) - Box 36

Commonwealth Banking Corporation annual report, 1984 (bound volume with Crisp's name on the cover) (File 11) - Box 36

Itinerary, notes and brochures for a visit to Western Australia by the Board Chairman and the Managing Director, June 1984 (File 12) - Box 36

Itinerary and notes for a visit to Melbourne for the introduction of the newly appointed Chief State Manager of Victoria, July 1984 and a visit to Melbourne for the 'Man of the year in agriculture awards', sponsored by the Bank, November 1984. Committee of Inquiry into the Australian Financial System, 1979 (File 13) - Box 36

Correspondence between the Commonwealth Banking Corporation and the Committee, 1979-80 (File 14-15) - Box 37

Submission by the Commonwealth Banking Corporation, 1979 (File 16) - Box 37

Submission by the Australian Bankers' Association, 1979 (File 17) - Box 37

Submission by the Australian Merchant Bankers' Association, 1979 (File 18) - Box 37

Submission by the Bank of New South Wales, 1979 (File 19) - Box 38

Submission by the Department of Finance, 1979 (File 20) - Box 38

Submission by the Reserve Bank of Australia, 1979 (File 21) - Box 38

Submission by The Treasury, 1979 (File 22) - Box 38

Submissions by various other financial organisations and individuals, 1979 (File 23) - Box 38

Seminar on the 'Deregulation of banking' Sydney, 23-24 April, 1980: papers (File 24) - Box 39

Various papers prepared for the inquiry and newscuttings on its outcome, 1979-81 (File 25) - Box 39

Series 15. Australian Labor Party, 1891-1984

This series consists of correspondence, conference papers, journal articles, leaflets, notes, newscuttings and reports relating to the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Crisp was an active member of the Party especially within the ACT Branch and was also Party historian publishing his history The Australian federal Labour Party, 1901-55 in 1955. He has also drawn upon the material in this series for his academic teachings and other writings. The scope of the material ranges from documents on ALP principles and policy, various policy speeches, historical aspects, problems in the 1950s and seven folders (mainly newscuttings) relating to the Kerr dismissal of 1975.

Reports of Labor Party conferences held in 1891-1951 (File 1) - Box 39

Summary of Caucus meetings, 1901-60, summary of Cabinet meetings, 1941-49, extracts from Federal Executive meetings, 1945-51 and extracts from State Executive meetings, 1931-36 (File 2) - Box 39

ALP ACT Branch - Treasurer's Book, 1936-49 (File 3) - Box 39

History of the ALP, 1941-83 (File 4-7) - Box 40

ALP principles and policy, 1943-80 (File 8-9) - Box 41

Newspaper articles on the ALP by Helen Crisp, 1944 (File 10) - Box 41

ALP Speaker's notes for the federal election, 1949 (File 11) - Box 41

ALP troubles and the effect on the ACT Branch, 1950-58 (File 12) - Box 41

Folder entitled 'Australian Labor Movement' containing journal articles, papers and notes, 1950-75 (File 13) - Box 42

Correspondence and notes relating to the ALP and the ACT Branch, 1950-75. The file includes Crisp's party membership tickets for the years 1942-84 (File 14) - Box 42

ALP constitution, 1950-82 (File 15) - Box 42

Posters produced by Lyle Davis Advertising for the Chifley Campaign, 1951 (File 16) - Box 43

Policy speeches, 1951-69 (File 17) - Box 43

Industrial groups, the Labor Movement and the ALP split to, December 1954 (File 18) - Box 43

ALP split, January - June 1955 (File 19) - Box 43

ALP split / DLP emergence, July 1955 - June 1957 (File 20) - Box 43

ALP split / DLP emergence, July 1957 - December 1958 (File 21) - Box 44

ALP and the Depression, 1958-83 (File 22) - Box 44

ALP State Branches: Victoria and New South Wales, 1960-76 (File 23) - Box 44

ALP conferences, 1963 (File 24) - Box 44

ALP conference, 1969 (File 25) - Box 44

Kerr Dismissal, 1975, 1975-83 (File 26-34) - Box 45, 46, 47

'Lang and his times' seminar held at Macquarie University, 23-24 August ,1976: papers and newscuttings (File 35) - Box 48

'Newspaper references to the New South Wales Parliamentary Labor Party from 1910 to 1975 compiled from the newspaper index of the New South Wales Parliamentary Library', 1976 (File 36) - Box 48

ALP Committee of Inquiry: discussion papers, 1978 (File 37) - Box 48

General material, including journal articles on the ALP, 1983-84 (File 38-39) - Box 48

'The beginnings of the Labor Party in Western Australia' by H. J. Gibbney (n.d.) (File 40) - Box 49

ALP re-organisation: recommendations of the General Secretary: A - Federal Conference, Document 7 (Wyndham Report) (n.d.) (File 41) - Box 49

Series 16. Australian Capital Territory election campaigns, 1940-70

This series consists of campaign speeches, correspondence, newscuttings, leaflets and notes relating to election campaigns held in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It includes campaigns for the ACT Advisory Council which was the main advisory body prior to self-government in 1989 and the ACT seat in the House of Representatives. Crisp was campaign manager on several occasions and his wife, Helen, also participated in the campaigns preparing and giving pre-selection speeches.

Local ACT elections in the 1940s (File 1) - Box 49

Election for the first ACT seat in the House of Representatives, 1949 (File 2) - Box 49

Files on two candidates - Dr L. W. Nott and S. R. Rhodes for elections, 1949 (File 3) - Box 49

Correspondence, notes and newscuttings relating to Jim Fraser, Labor MHR for the Australian Capital Territory, 1949-70 (File 4) - Box 49

Federal election, 1951 (File 5) - Box 49

Local election, 1951 (File 6) - Box 50

Local election, 1953 (File 7) - Box 50

Federal election, 1954 (File 8) - Box 50

Local election, 1955 (File 9) - Box 50

Federal election, 1955 (File 10) - Box 50

Federal election, 1958 (File 11) - Box 50

Local election, 1959 (File 12) - Box 50

Federal election, 1961 (File 13) - Box 50

Local election, 1961 (File 14) - Box 51

Federal election, 1963 (File 15) - Box 51

Local election, 1967 (File 16) - Box 51

Federal election, 1969 (File 17) - Box 51

Federal by-election, 1970 (File 18) - Box 51

Series 17. Royal Institute of Public Administration, 1957-72

Crisp was one of the founding members of the ACT Group of the Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA) which was formed in 1953. He was President in 1957-59 and Vice President in 1959-78. He was appointed anHonary Fellow and Honary Life Member of the ACT Division in 1983.

This series consists of minutes and various reports of the ACT Group of the RIPA and conference papers from various state groups.

Royal Institute of Public Administration, ACT Group, minutes and reports of the Executive Council, 1957-59 (File 1) - Box 51

Royal Institute of Public Administration, Conference on Government and the Scientist, Canberra, 20-22 November, 1967: papers (File 2) - Box 51

Royal Institute of Public Administration, Conference of Australian Regional Groups, Canberra, 1969: papers (File 3) - Box 51

Royal Institute of Public Administration, Queensland Regional Group, Fourth Annual Conference, Spring Hill, Qld, February 1970: papers (File 4) - Box 51

Report of the Commonwealth Administrative Review Committee, 1971 and comments on the report by the Royal Institute of Public Affairs, ACT Group, 1972 (File 5) - Box 52

Series 18. Commonwealth Public Service Board, 1968-72

Crisp was a regular speaker and participant at seminars conducted by the Commonwealth Public Service Board for Second and Third Division officers and administrative trainees. This series consists of conference papers in 1968-69 and 1971-72. Some of the papers given by Crisp are listed in Series 10.

Commonwealth Public Service Board, Second Division Seminar, 21 October - 1 November, 1968: papers (File 16) - Box 52

Commonwealth Public Service Board, Second Division Seminar, 17-28 March 1969: papers. The file also contains notes and newscuttings on the Fulton Report, 1966-69, which was the topic of the seminar (File 17) - Box 52

Commonwealth Public Service Board, Second Division Seminar, 1971: papers (File 18) - Box 52

Commonwealth Public Service Board, Second Division Seminar, 19-23 June 1972: papers (File 19) - Box 52

Series 19. Australasian Political Studies Association, 1980-83

Crisp was one of the founding members of the Australian (now Australasian) Political Studies Association in 1956. This series consists of papers presented at the Association's annual conferences in 1980-83.

Australasian Political Studies Association, 22nd Annual Conference, Canberra, Australian National University, 27-29 August, 1980: papers (File 1-2) - Box 53

Australasian Political Studies Association, 23rd Annual Conference, Canberra, Australian National University, 28-30 August, 1981: papers (File 3-4) - Box 53

Australasian Political Studies Association, 24th Annual Conference, Perth, University of Western Australia, 18-20 August, 1982: papers (File 5-6) - Box 54

Australasian Political Studies Association, 25th Annual Conference, Sydney, Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education, 30 August - 1 September, 1983: papers (File 7-9) - Box 54

Series 20. Subject files, 1878-1984

This series forms the bulk of Crisp's papers. The subject or research files have been compiled mainly from newspaper cuttings and journal articles. Newscuttings have been regularly clipped from the major Australian daily newspapers and some overseas newspapers. Journal titles scanned include the Listener, Nation, New Republic, New Statesman and the Times Literary Supplement. The files cover a diverse range of topics including all aspects of Australian government and politics, economics, literature, philosophy and overseas countries such as the United Kingdom and United States of America.

The series has been artificially divided into two sections consisting of Australian and overseas material. The Australian material has been arranged into subject categories and within each category listed alphabetically. Where possible Crisp's file titles have been retained.

The non-Australian material has been listed in the same sequence as it was housed in Crisp's study. The original order has been preserved. Crisp has to a certain degree maintained his own subject arrangement of the material, e.g., novelists and writers, politics, philosophers, socialism, and by country. Again Crisp's original file titles have been retained.

Australian Capital Territory: Self-government for the ACT, 1944-82 (File 1-4) - Box 55

Australian Capital Territory: Black Mountain Tower, 1972-76 (File 5) - Box 56

Australian Capital Territory: Historical articles, notes and miscellaneous papers relating to the ACT, 1903-83 (File 6-7) - Box 56

Australian Capital Territory: Local government and planning issues, 1983 (File 8) - Box 56

Australian Public Service: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), 1972-81 (File 9) - Box 56

Australian Public Service: Boyer Committee of Inquiry into Commonwealth Public Service Recruitment, 1950-69 (File 10) - Box 56

Australian Public Service: Code of ethics / conduct for public servants, 1961-79 (File 11) - Box 57

Australian Public Service: Defence, 1968-82 (File 12-13) - Box 57

Australian Public Service: Foreign Affairs, 1948-81 (File 14) - Box 57

Australian Public Service: General (including policy and administration), 1942-84 (File 15-27) - Box 58, 59, 60, 61

Australian Public Service: Health, Social Security and Employment, 1967-82 (File 28) - Box 61

Australian Public Service: Immigration, 1945-82 (File 29-30) - Box 61

Australian Public Service: Open government, 1968-82 (File 31) - Box 61

Australian Public Service: Prime Minister and Cabinet, 1948-83 (File 32-35) - Box 62

Australian Public Service: Public corporations, 1947-82 (File 36-37) - Box 62, 63

Australian Public Service: Public servants and power, 1943-79 (File 38) - Box 63

Australian Public Service: Recruitment in the Commonwealth Public Service: study by the ACT Group of the Royal Institute of Public Administration, 1956-57 (File 39) - Box 63

Australian Public Service: Responsible government, 1947-78 (File 40-41) - Box 63

Australian Public Service: Restrictive trade practices, 1965-82 (File 42) - Box 64

Australian Public Service: Royal Commission on Government Administration, 1974-75 (File 43-49) - Box 64, 65, 66

Australian Public Service: Tariff Board and policy, 1958-79 (File 50) - Box 66

Australian Public Service: Trade, 1965-81 (File 51) - Box 66

Australian Public Service: Treasury and Finance, 1950-81 (File 52-53) - Box 67

Constitution: Constitutional Convention, 1973 (File 54) - Box 67

Constitution: Constitutional Convention, 1975 (File 55-56) - Box 67, 68

Constitution: Constitutional Convention, 1983 (File 57) - Box 68

Constitution: Constitution - general, 1962-83 (File 58) - Box 68

Constitution: Constitutional referenda, 1910-77 (File 59-60) - Box 68

Constitution: Constitutional reform, 1935-64 (File 61) - Box 68

Constitution: Interpreting the constitution, 1952-75 (File 62) - Box 69

Economics: Banking and the Banking Act of 1947 (File 63) - Box 69

Economics: Banking and related issues, 1983-84 (File 64-65) - Box 69

Economics: Employment, (historical aspects), 1931-55 (File 66-67) - Box 69, 70

Economics: Incomes / wealth / pensions, 1982-84 (File 68) - Box 70

Economics: Managing the economy, 1983-84 (File 69) - Box 70

Economics: Monopolies, 1963-76 (File 70) - Box 70

Education: Education, 1973-83 (File 71) - Box 70

Education: Educational and cultural institutions and their policies, 1983-84 (File 72) - Box 70

Education: Schools and the 3R's, 1975-77 (File 73) - Box 70

Education: State aid to church schools, 1958-83 (File 74) - Box 71

Education: Universities and education, 1967-74 (File 75) - Box 71

Education: Universities and their problems, 1951-77 (File 76-77) - Box 71

Elections: Double dissolution and federal election, 1974 (File 78) - Box 72

Elections: Federal election, 1946 (File 79) - Box 72

Elections: Federal election, 1951 (File 80) - Box 72

Elections: Federal election, 1954 (File 81) - Box 72

Elections: Federal election, 1955 (File 82) - Box 72

Elections: Federal election figures, 1955-64 (File 83) - Box 72

Elections: Federal election, 1958 (File 84) - Box 72

Elections: Federal election, 1961 (File 85) - Box 72

Elections: Federal elections, 1963 and 1964 (File 86) - Box 73

Elections: Federal election, 1969 (File 87) - Box 73

Elections: Federal election, 1972 (File 88) - Box 73

Elections: Federal election, 1975 (File 89) - Box 73

Elections: Federal election, 1977 (File 90) - Box 73

Elections: Federal election, 1980 (File 91-92) - Box 73, 74

Elections: Federal election, 1984 (File 93) - Box 74

Elections: House of Representatives election, 1966 (File 94) - Box 74

Elections: Referenda, 1967 (File 95) - Box 74

Elections: Referenda, 1973 and 1974 (File 96) - Box 74

Elections: Senate election, 1967 (File 97) - Box 74

Elections: Senate election, 1970 (File 98) - Box 74

Elections: Tasmanian elections (ephemera), 1972-82 (File 99) - Box 74

Electoral system: D. Anthony's gerrymander legislation (1965), 1964-66 (File 100) - Box 75

Electoral system: Compulsory voting, 1945-81 (File 101) - Box 75

Electoral system: Electoral reform, 1969-81 (File 102) - Box 75

Electoral system: Electoral reform / Gietzelt Report and others, 1970-83 (File 103-104) - Box 75

Electoral system: Electoral system, 1940-83 (File 105-109) - Box 76

Electoral system: Public opinion polls, 1945-77 (File 110) - Box 77

Electoral system: Redistribution (1962), 1962-63 (File 111) - Box 77

Electoral system: Redistribution, 1968 (File 112) - Box 77

Electoral system: Voting behaviour, 1951-74 (File 113) - Box 77

Electoral system: Voting behaviour, 1951-74 (File 114-115) - Box 78

Federalism: Commonwealth-state relations, 1941-79 (File 116-123) - Box 78, 79

Federalism: Federalism and the constitution, 1911-65 (File 124) - Box 80

Federalism: History and issues, 1958-76 (File 125-126) - Box 80

Federation: Edmund Barton (n.d.) (File 127) - Box 80

Federation: Federation and the federalist, 1900-77 (File 128) - Box 80

Federation: Henry Parkes, 1899-1967 (File 129) - Box 80

Federation: Jubilee of Australian Federation (1951), 1950-67 (File 130) - Box 80

Federation: Manuscript notes from newspapers (n.d.) (File 131) - Box 81

Federation: General, 1884-1975 (File 132-134) - Box 81

Federation: Papers belonging to Tom Price and Sir William Sowden, relating to Federation, 1878-1908, including notes, leaflets and newscuttings. The file also contains an envelope of photographs with images of the Federal Convention of 1897-98 (File 135-136) - Box 81

Industrial relations: Arbitration system / national wage case, 1940-81 (File 137) - Box 82

Industrial relations: Trade unions and arbitration, 1948-70 (File 138) - Box 82

Industrial relations: Trade unions, 1949-84 (File 139-141) - Box 83

Industrial relations: Trade unions / white collar, 1966-82 (File 142) - Box 83

Legal system:Civil liberties, 1947-77 (File 143) - Box 83

Legal system:High Court, 1947-84 (File 144-145) - Box 84

Legal system:Judiciary, 1952-78 (File 146) - Box 84

Legal system:Privy Council, 1949-78 (File 147) - Box 84

Legal system:Summaries of various Australian Acts, 1942-49 (File 148) - Box 85

Legal system:Various papers, 1949-75 (File 149) - Box 85

Media: Press, 1948-82 (File 150-151) - Box 85, 86

Media: Radio, 1953-80 (File 152) - Box 86

Media: Television, 1954-80 (File 153) - Box 86

Parliament:Cabinet, 1940-82 (File 154-155) - Box 86

Parliament:Cabinet minutes of the Scullin Government, November 1929 - June 1931 (File 156) - Box 87

Parliament:House of Representatives, 1943-83 (File 157-159) - Box 87

Parliament:House of Representatives Standing Committee on Expenditure, 1971-77 (File 160) - Box 87

Parliament:Lists of members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 1946-78 (File 161) - Box 88

Parliament:Office of Governor-General, 1942-83 (File 162) - Box 88

Parliament:Parliamentary committees, 1971 (File 163) - Box 88

Parliament:Parliamentary privilege, 1955-81 (File 164) - Box 88

Parliament:Place of the Senate, 1950-70 (File 165) - Box 88

Parliament:Salaries of members of Parliament, 1951-82 (File 166) - Box 88

Parliament:Select Committee on Parliament's Appropriations and Staffing, 1979-81 (File 167) - Box 88

Parliament:Senate, 1942-82 (File 168-169) - Box 89

Parliament:Siting of the new Parliament House, 1965-82 (File 170-171) - Box 89

Parliament:Televising of Parliament, 1946-75 (File 172-174) - Box 89, 90

Parliament:Various papers, 1951-83 (File 175-178) - Box 90

Political Parties: Australian parties and the party system, 1938-72 (File 179) - Box 91

Political Parties: Communist Party of Australia, 1984 (File 180) - Box 91

Political Parties: Country Party, 1948-82 (File 181-182) - Box 91

Political Parties: Country Party and rural politics, 1952-68 (File 183-185) - Box 91, 92

Political Parties: Democrats, 1980-83 (File 186) - Box 92

Political Parties: DLP, 1958-83 (File 187-189) - Box 92

Political Parties: Liberal Party, 1949-84 (File 190-193) - Box 93

Political Parties: Liberal Party and its predecessors, 1949-69 (File 194-195) - Box 93, 94

Political Parties: Liberal Party leadership struggle, 1969 (File 196) - Box 94

Political Parties: Minor parties including Democrats and Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL), 1954-79 (File 197) - Box 94

Politics: Developments in colonial politics, 1951-74 (File 198) - Box 94

Politics: New England New States Movement, 1967 (File 199-200) - Box 94

Politics: New Guard and other right wing groups, 1966-81 (File 201) - Box 95

Politics: Nineteenth-century colonial politics, 1955-70 (File 202-203) - Box 95

Politics: Pressure / lobby groups, 1958-82 (File 204-205) - Box 95

Politics: Republican Australia, 1971-83 (File 206) - Box 95

Politics: Twentieth century politics (miscellaneous papers), 1970-75 (File 207) - Box 96

Politics: Violence and terrorism in politics, 1967-78 (File 208) - Box 96

Prime Ministers:Barton, 1929-69 (File 209-210) - Box 96

Prime Ministers:Bruce, 1924-61 (File 211) - Box 96

Prime Ministers:Chifley, 1959-76 (File 212) - Box 97

Prime Ministers:Cook, 1909-68 (File 213) - Box 97

Prime Ministers:Curtin, 1942-78 (File 214) - Box 97

Prime Ministers:Deakin, 1905-81 (File 215-217) - Box 97, 98

Prime Ministers:Fadden, 1946-73 (File 218) - Box 98

Prime Ministers:Fisher, 1923-76 (File 219) - Box 98

Prime Ministers:Forde (n.d.) (File 220) - Box 98

Prime Ministers:Fraser, 1977-83 (File 221-226) - Box 98, 99

Prime Ministers:Gorton, 1967-78 (File 227-229) - Box 100

Prime Ministers:Holt, 1966-77 (File 230) - Box 101

Prime Ministers:Hughes, 1912-66 (File 231) - Box 101

Prime Ministers:Lyons, 1958-76 (File 232) - Box 101

Prime Ministers:McDonald (n.d) (File 233) - Box 101

Prime Ministers:McEwen, 1961-80 (File 234) - Box 101

Prime Ministers:McMahon, 1965-82 (File 235-236) - Box 101

Prime Ministers:Menzies, 1947-82 (File 237-238) - Box 102

Prime Ministers:Page, 1961-76 (File 239) - Box 102

Prime Ministers:Reid, 1895-1978 (File 240-241) - Box 102

Prime Ministers:Scullin, 1928-76 (File 242) - Box 103

Prime Ministers:Watson, 1906-66 (File 243) - Box 103

Prime Ministers:Whitlam, 1967-78 (File 244-248) - Box 103, 104

Prime Ministers:Whitlam - speeches, 1967-72 (File 249) - Box 104

Prime Ministers - general. Includes material on UK Prime Ministers and political leadership, 1939-78. Folder 250 contains an envelope with various Prime Ministers's signatures (File 250-253) - Box 105

Other:Australian writers and novelists, 1937-78 (File 254) - Box 106

Other:Cartoons, 1973-77 (File 255-256) - Box 106

Other:Australian society and class structure, 1953-74 (File 257) - Box 106

Other:Combe affair and ASIO, 1983-84 (File 258) - Box 106

Other:Communism in Australia, 1943-79 (File 259) - Box 106

Other:Doctors and Medicare, 1983-84 (File 260) - Box 107

Other:Historians and the writing of history, 1943-75 (File 261) - Box 107

Other:Local government, 1940-77 (File 262-263) - Box 107

Other:Nationalism, patriotism and militarism in Australia, 1960-73 (File 264) - Box 107

Other:Population / unemployment, 1964-78 (File 265) - Box 108

Other:Racism and immigration, 1983-84 (File 266) - Box 108

Other:Social welfare, 1958-76 (File 267) - Box 108

Other:Superannuation, 1868-76 (File 268) - Box 108

Other:Statistics, various legislation, 1901-72 (File 269) - Box 108

Non Australian: British history:, 1830-1930, 1936-51 (File 270) - Box 108

Non Australian: UK - constitution, 1939-81 (File 271) - Box 109

Non Australian: UK - class and politics, 1950-82 (File 272) - Box 109

Non Australian: EEC membership and UK sovereignty, 1962-79 (File 273) - Box 109

Non Australian: UK and EEC, 1958-84 (File 274-276) - Box 109

Non Australian: UK - constitution and referendum, 1970-82 (File 277) - Box 110

Non Australian: UK - constitution, courts and judges, 1968-80 (File 278) - Box 110

Non Australian: J. Kilbrandon report, 1957-82 (File 279) - Box 110

Non Australian: UK - elections, 1966-82 (File 280) - Box 110

Non Australian: Parliament - general and Commons, 1946-82 (File 281) - Box 110

Non Australian: Parliament - Lords, 1948-82 (File 282) - Box 110

Non Australian: UK - media, 1961-77 (File 283) - Box 110

Non Australian: UK - press, 1978-82 (File 284) - Box 111

Non Australian: UK - pressure groups, 1969-78 (File 285) - Box 111

Non Australian: UK - unions, 1971-82 (File 286) - Box 111

Non Australian: UK - universities, 1951-74 (File 287-288) - Box 111

Non Australian: Social Democratic Party, 1981-82 (File 289) - Box 111

Non Australian: British Labour Party, 1960-84 (File 290-294) - Box 111, 112

Non Australian: British Labour and the Left, 1964-77 (File 295) - Box 112

Non Australian: British Conservative Party, 1954-82 (File 296-297) - Box 113

Non Australian: UK - Liberal Party, 1978-81 (File 298) - Box 113

Non Australian: Thatcher government, 1983-84 (File 299) - Box 113

Non Australian: UK - Civil Service, 1950-82 (File 300) - Box 113

Non Australian: UK - public inquiries, 1956-73 (File 301) - Box 113

Non Australian: UK - local government, 1978-80 (File 302) - Box 113

Non Australian: UK - rule of law, 1949-78 (File 303) - Box 113

Non Australian: Think tanks, 1972-78 (File 304) - Box 114

Non Australian: Political theory, 1962-81 (File 305-306) - Box 114

Non Australian: Politics in West Germany, 1964-82 (File 307) - Box 114

Non Australian: Notes on Germany (n.d) (File 308) - Box 114

Non Australian: Politics in France, 1946-83 (File 309-310) - Box 114, 115

Non Australian: Politics in Italy, 1971-82 (File 311) - Box 115

Non Australian: Miscellaneous, 1967-82 (File 312) - Box 115

Non Australian: Notes on Russia, 1980-82 (File 313-314) - Box 115

Non Australian: Poetry, 1952-63 (File 315) - Box 115

Non Australian: Diaries and memoirs, 1975-81 (File 316) - Box 115

Non Australian: British novelists and writers, 1941-78 (File 317-318) - Box 116

Non Australian: Italian novelists and writers, 1942-64 (File 319) - Box 116

Non Australian: Spanish novelists and writers, 1951-55 (File 320) - Box 116

Non Australian: German novelists and writers, 1955-58 (File 321) - Box 116

Non Australian: Russian novelists and writers, 1943-80 (File 322) - Box 116

Non Australian: American novelists and writers, 1943-81 (File 323) - Box 116

Non Australian: French novelists, 1943-70 (File 324) - Box 116

Non Australian: Ideas and beliefs of the Victorians, 1946-55 (File 325) - Box 116

Non Australian: Historians, 1943-69 (File 326-327) - Box 117

Non Australian: History and biography, 1955-82 (File 328) - Box 117

Non Australian: Miscellaneous philosophy, 1943-56 (File 329) - Box 117

Non Australian: Sociology, 1946-67 (File 330-331) - Box 117

Non Australian: New words / new meanings, 1977-84 (File 332) - Box 117

Non Australian: Miscellaneous cuttings, 1955-75 (File 333) - Box 118

Non Australian: Classical and archaeology, 1950-66 (File 334) - Box 118

Non Australian: Plato and Aristotle, 1941-64 (File 335) - Box 118

Non Australian: Early Christians, 1948-64 (File 336) - Box 118

Non Australian: St Thomas Aquinas, 1944-58 (File 337) - Box 118

Non Australian: Dante, 1950 (File 338) - Box 118

Non Australian: Marsilio of Padua, 1973 (File 339) - Box 118

Non Australian: Machiavelli, 1928-55 (File 340) - Box 118

Non Australian: Luther, 1946-67 (File 341) - Box 118

Non Australian: Bodin, 1959 (File 342) - Box 118

Non Australian: Richard Hooker, 1950-54 (File 343) - Box 118

Non Australian: Hobbes, 1928-67 (File 344) - Box 118

Non Australian: Milton, 1949-59 (File 345) - Box 118

Non Australian: Locke, 1938-61 (File 346) - Box 119

Non Australian: Grotius (n.d) (File 347) - Box 119

Non Australian: Sir William Temple, 1943 (File 348) - Box 119

Non Australian: Montesquieu, 1949-55 (File 349) - Box 119

Non Australian: Hume and Butler, 1954 (File 350) - Box 119

Non Australian: Rousseau, 1939-59 (File 351) - Box 119

Non Australian: Burke, 1947-59 (File 352) - Box 119

Non Australian: Paine, 1947-60 (File 353) - Box 119

Non Australian: Adam Smith, 1945-66 (File 354) - Box 119

Non Australian: The Federalist and the USA, 1948-62 (File 355) - Box 119

Non Australian: Godwin, 1935-36 (File 356) - Box 119

Non Australian: Goethe, 1949-50 (File 357) - Box 119

Non Australian: Utilitarians, 1934-77 (File 358) - Box 119

Non Australian: Romantic movement, 1948-51 (File 359) - Box 119

Non Australian: French enlightenment, 1937-55 (File 360) - Box 119

Non Australian: De Tocqueville, 1935-63 (File 361) - Box 120

Non Australian: Calhoun and Lincoln (n.d.) (File 362) - Box 120

Non Australian: Bagehot, 1945-77 (File 363) - Box 120

Non Australian: Maine (n.d.) (File 364) - Box 120

Non Australian: The idealists (n.d.) (File 365) - Box 120

Non Australian: Mazzini, 1936-59 (File 366) - Box 120

Non Australian: Theory of democracy, 1941-58 (File 367-368) - Box 120

Non Australian: 19th century socialism - Marx and Engels, 1947-67 (File 369) - Box 121

Non Australian: 19th century socialism - other, 1948-53 (File 370) - Box 121

Non Australian: 20th century socialism, 1950-53 (File 371) - Box 121

Non Australian: Political - miscellaneous, 1946-62 (File 372) - Box 121

Non Australian: Leninism and Stalinism, 1946-61 (File 373) - Box 121

Non Australian: Marx / communism, 1944-83 (File 374) - Box 121

Non Australian: 19th and 20th century theory, 1929-75 (File 375) - Box 122

Non Australian: Schopenhauer / Nietzsche, 1943-53 (File 376) - Box 122

Non Australian: Spengler / Chamberlain, 1943-53 (File 377) - Box 122

Non Australian: Conservatism, 1941-72 (File 378) - Box 122

Non Australian: Fabians, 1947-80 (File 379) - Box 122

Non Australian: T. S. Eliot, 1947-61 (File 380) - Box 122

Non Australian: George Orwell, 1956-84 (File 381) - Box 122

Non Australian: Kipling, 1964-79 (File 382) - Box 122

Non Australian: Catholicism, 1943-69 (File 383) - Box 123

Non Australian: Economics, 1936-82 (File 384) - Box 123

Non Australian: Economists - Galbraith, 1958-82 (File 385) - Box 123

Non Australian: Economists - Keynes and Beveridge, 1943-82 (File 386) - Box 123

Non Australian: Economists - Friedman, Hayek and Robbins, 1969-83 (File 387) - Box 123

Non Australian: British Commonwealth, 1948-66 (File 388) - Box 124

Non Australian: Falklands, 1982 (File 389) - Box 124

Non Australian: Canada - constitutional patriation, 1959-82 (File 390-391) - Box 124

Non Australian: Canada - politics, 1962-80 (File 392) - Box 124

Non Australian: US - constitution, 1942-81 (File 393) - Box 124

Non Australian: US - elections, 1984 (File 394) - Box 124

Non Australian: US - government and politics, 1971-81 (File 395) - Box 125

Non Australian: US - politics, general, 1957-82 (File 396) - Box 125

Non Australian: US - presidency, 1974-82 (File 397) - Box 125

Non Australian: US - supreme court, 1947-83 (File 398-399) - Box 125

Series 21. Other Papers, 1901-74

This series consists of correspondence, lectures, newscuttings, notes, biographical material, reports, conference papers, photographs, posters and other miscellaneous ephemera. Most of the papers relate to committees and organisations Crisp was associated with and which have not been described elsewhere in this finding aid, e.g. Prime Minister's Committee on the Future of the National Library, the Committee of Inquiry on the Integration of Data Systems and the Canberra Community Hospital. There is also correspondence belonging to others, which has been passed to Crisp for research purposes.

Commonwealth of Australia Gazettes (extraordinary) issued on the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 and the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 (File 1) - Box 125

Correspondence, notes and reports of John Bennetts relating to his thesis on the Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1931-69 (File 2-3) - Box 126

Correspondence and papers of P. J. Quinane, 1941-49, relating to his dealings with H. V. Evatt. The papers were passed to Crisp in 1965 after Quinane had read his biography of Chifley. He thought that Crisp may be interested in writing about Evatt (File 4) - Box 126

Papers relating to the Canberra Community Hospital, 1949-56. Crisp was a member of the Board in 1949-55. The file includes correspondence, Chairman's reports (1952-56) and newscuttings (File 5) - Box 126

'Report of Royal Commission inquiring into the origins, aims, objects and funds of the Communist Party in Victoria and other related matters', 1950 (File 6) - Box 126

National Library Inquiry Committee 1956-57: correspondence, minutes of meetings, background information, notes, submissions and final report, 1956-60. Crisp was a member of the Committee (File 7-8) - Box 126, 127

Four months down under, an account of a visit to Australia by Frank and Cherry Dickinson, 1957 (File 9) - Box 127

Addresses by a variety of speakers to members of the Canberra and District Historical Society, 1958-64 (File 10-12) - Box 127

Correspondence, notes, newscuttings and background papers relating to the development of an Australian national archives system, 1966-74. The file includes papers relating to a 'Seminar on a National Archives System', 1973 and a copy of Development of the National Archives (1974) (File 13) - Box 128

Newspaper articles based on wartime records which have been publicly released after 30 years under the Archives Act, 1967-77 (File 14) - Box 128

Order of Service for the state funeral of the Hon. J. J. Dedman, 26 November 1973, biographical note and two journal articles by Dedman (File 15) - Box 128

Committee on Integration of Data-Systems: report and correspondence, 1973-74 (File 16) - Box 128

Charles Hawker: paper (no author), (n.d.) (File 17) - Box 128

Series of three lectures entitled 'Political communication', (no author), (n.d.) (File 18) - Box 128

Scrapbook containing cartoons from English newspapers, 1939-40 and a caricature of Bob Hawke by Canberra cartoonist, Pryor (n.d.) (File 19) - Folio 129

Photographs, 1937-82, including the Founding Conference of the National Union of Australian Students, Crisp's period at Oxford, overseas visits and functions held by the Commonwealth Banking Corporation (File 20-21) - Folio 129

Assorted ephemera including postcards, photographs, various election campaign badges, membership badges, a copy of the Counter course handbook (1984) and a name plate possibly from Crisp's office at the Australian National University (File 22) - Folio 129

Various election campaign posters of the United Australia Party for federal elections (193?) (File 23) - Folio 130 [HW Map Drawer 20]

Series 22. Theses by others, 1919-74

Barrett, Russell, 'Responsible government in Australia 1928-1951', thesis submitted to the University of Melbourne for the Ph.D. Degree, 1952 (File 1) - Box 131

Beazley, Kim, 'Caucus as an instrument for determining the policy and tactics of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party in the Commonwealth Parliament 1901-1960', 2 vols, thesis (M.A.), Australian National University, 1967 (File 2-3) - Box 131

Bennett, Scott, 'Annotated documents on the making of the Commonwealth of Australia', thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Arts, Australian National University, 1969 (File 4) - Box 132

Bennetts, R. J., 'Development of the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery 1901-1968', thesis submitted as part of the M.A. Qualifying Course, Australian National University, 1968 (File 5) - Box 132

Coates, Julie, 'The Liberal Party of Australia as seen by Liberal backbenchers of the House of Representatives', Honours sub-thesis for Political Science IV, Australian National University, 1968 (File 6) - Box 132

Heydon, Pamela, 'Gorton's re-election to the leadership of the Liberal Party (November 1969): a study of the nature of national political leadership', thesis submitted in partial requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Australian National University, 1971 (File 7) - Box 132

Lyall, E.A., 'Government patronage in Britain - an historical survey', sub-thesis, M.Ec.( Political Science) Qualifying, Australian National University, 1964 (File 8) - Box 132

Lyall, Ernest Alexander, 'Government patronage in Australia: the exercise of the patronage prerogative by Commonwealth and New South Wales governments in the period 1927-1969', thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Economics in the Political Science Department, School of General Studies, Australian National University, 1969 (File 9) - Box 133

Male, Beverley, 'Australia and the Indonesian Nationalist Movement 1942-1945', M.A. (Preliminary) Thesis, Australian National University, 1965 (File 10) - Box 133

Marshall, M. G., 'Press reporting of Parliament: a study of reporting of proceedings of Parliament by the daily press of South Australia in the light of common assumptions as to the role of the press in a democracy', thesis presented as part requirement for the Honours B.A. Degree in Politics at the University of Adelaide, 1965 (File 11) - Box 133

Rawson, D. W., 'The organisation of the Australian Labor Party 1916-1941', thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne, 1954 (File 12) - Box 133

Rumble, M. J., 'John Latham, conservative politician, 1930-1934', thesis, (n.d.) (File 13) - Box 134

Santamaria, C., 'The politics of Australian Defence', thesis submitted as part requirement for M.A. Qualifying Course, Australian National University, 1970 (File 14) - Box 134

Shann, S. C., 'John Gorton's election to the Prime Ministership: a study of the nature of politicians', sub-thesis submitted as part of an Honours Year, Australian National University, 1969 (File 15) - Box 134

Thomas, Leila, 'The development of the Labour Movement in the Sydney district of New South Wales', M.A. thesis, University of Sydney, 1919. This thesis has been reprinted for the Canberra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History in 1962 (File 16) - Box 134

Volpato, Dante, 'The Big Brother Movement of New South Wales 1925-1939; an extension of the imperial ideal or a national undertaking?', Bachelor of Arts, Australian National University, 1974 (File 17) - Box 134

Wadham, E. J., 'The political career of C. C. Kingston (1881-1900)', thesis presented for the Degree of Master of Arts, Adelaide University, 1953 (File 18) - Box 134


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