MS 6890
Papers of F.L. McDougall (1884-1958)
Scope and content note
Papers
1903-50
56 cm. (4 boxes)
Available for reference
The collection was lent for copying by Elizabeth McDougall, the daughter
of F.L. McDougall, in London in 1984.
The papers comprise McDougall's letters to his family, general
correspondence, articles and addresses by McDougall, newspaper cuttings,
photographs and printed material. The subjects of the correspondence
include relations between CSIRO and the Government, the 1930 Imperial
Conference, a proposal of McDougall to establish a department to collate
information and statistics, Australian politics (including the Scullin
Government and Parkes By-election), the quota system for wheat and
personal news.
The correspondents include Elspeth Huxley (Grant), S.M. Bruce (later
Lord Bruce), Sir David Rivett, Sir Walter Elliot, Lord Beaverbrook and
Neville Chamberlain.
Biographical note
1884 Born on 16 April in Greenwich, Kent. McDougall went to school in
Blackheath, London
1903-05 Studied in Darmstadt, Germany
1907-09 Left England for South Africa
1909 Arrived in South Australia
1909-15 Fruit farming in Renmark, South Australia
1915 Married Madeline Joyce Cutlack on 4 September
1915-18 Served in Egypt and France with the 1st Anzac Cyclist Battalion
1918 Joined the Australian Dried Fruits Association
1922-32 Representative of the Australian Dried Fruits Association in
London
1926 Awarded CMG
1926-32 A member of the Empire Marketing Board, London
1928-40 Regular adviser to Australian Delegations at the League of
Nations in Geneva
1932-45 Economic Advisor to the Australian Government in London
1941-42 Worked with Australian economic missions in Washington
1943-45 Worked for the establishment of Food and Agricultural
Organisation in New York
1945-58? Counsellor to the Director General and Special Assistant
representing Food and Agricultural Organisation at the United Nations
General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council
1958 Died in Rome on 15 February
Reference
· Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, pp.
258-259
· Who's who in Australia 1959, p. 492
Series list
Series/Title
1 McDougall's letters to family, c. 1900-53
2 Letters to Elspeth Huxley, 1930-36
3 General correspondence, 1929-54
4 Articles and addresses by McDougall, 1929-52
5 Other papers, 1925-58
Series description
Series 1 McDougall's letter to his family, c.1900-53
The series comprises photocopies of letters written by McDougall from
boarding school in England, school in Germany, London, on his way to
Australia via South Africa, Renmark in South Australia, Egypt, France and
America.
The subjects include personal news, his views on women's right movement
and religion, joining the AIF, his work on the Imperial Economic Committee
and as Secretary of the Dried Fruits Association in London, the progress
of their farm in South Australia and Australian elections.
Folder
1 Letters, written from boarding school, to his mother, c.1900
2 Letters from Darmstadt, Germany, 1903-5
3 Letters to sister, Kit, written from London, 1906-7
4 Letters written on the way to Australia, via South Africa, to Kit,
1907-9
5 Letters to Kit from Renmark and Adelaide, 1910-15
6 Letters to family written while serving in AIF, 1916-18
7 Letters to family written from Renmark, 1919-22
8-9 Letters mostly to brother, Norman, written from London, 1923-26
10 Letters to family written from London, Geneva and Washington,
c.1930-53
Series 2 Letters to Elspeth Huxley, 1930-36
The series comprises letters from the writer, Elspeth Huxley (Grant) in
London, to McDougall mostly containing personal news, such as invitations
to dinner or tea. In a few of the letters Huxley discussed matters
relating to trade and agricultural policy.
Folder
1-2 1930
3 1931
4 1933
5 1934
6 1935-36
Series 3 General correspondence, 1929-54
The series comprises copies of letters written by correspondents such as
Lord Beaverbrook (information sought for Empire Free Trade, Sheltered
markets and payment for research) Walter Elliot (discussion with
Moody on proposal of McDougall to establish a department to collate
information and statistics on tariffs), S.M. Bruce (the 1930 Imperial
Conference, quota system for wheat and the Scullin Government), Sir David
Rivett (political developments in Australia, relations between CSIRO and
the Government, public finace and agricultural matters) and others.
Folder
1 Letters of Lord Beaverbrook, 1929-31
2 McDougall's letters to S.M. Bruce and Sir Basil Blackett, letters of
Neville Chamberlain, R.M. Barrington Ward and others, 1929-39
3 Letters of S.M. Bruce, 1930-31
4 Letters of Sir Walter Elliot, 1930-34
5 Letters of Sir David Rivett, 1931-33
6 Miscellaneous letters, 1939-54
Series 4 Articles and addresses by F.L. Mc Dougall, 1929-52
The series comprises photocopies of articles and addresses by McDougall
on economic and agricultural matters. They include 'An empire agricultural
policy', 'The distribution of secondary industries in the Empire' and
'Notes on economic policy', 'The agricultural and the health problems' and
'Notes on British tariff and Imperial economic policy'.
Folder
1 Typescript of an account of McDougall's journey across America, 19?
2 Articles and addresses, 1929-30
3 Articles and addresses, 1930-34
4 Articles and addresses, 1931-52
5 Articles and addresses, 1934-39
6 Articles and addresses, 1940-41
Series 5 Other papers, 1925-58
The series contains newspaper cuttings, photographs of McDougall (mostly
taken at international conferences), obituary articles and tributes to
McDougall, photocopies of printed material and other papers.
Folder
1 Newspaper cuttings, 1925
2 Photographs, 1916-57
3 Obituary articles, 1958
4 Photocopies of printed material
5 Miscellaneous items
Box list
|
Box |
Series |
Folder |
|
1 |
1 |
1-8 |
|
2 |
1 |
9-10 |
|
2 |
2 |
1-6 |
|
3 |
3 |
1-6 |
|
3 |
4 |
1-3 |
|
4 |
4 |
4-6 |
|
4 |
5 |
1-5 |
October 1984
Revised July 2000 |