Guide to the Papers of Neville Bonner
MS 7903; MS Acc97.142; MS Acc06.205
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Neville Bonner
- Title
- Papers of Neville Bonner
- Date Range
- c1890s-1999
- Collection Number
- MS 7903; MS Acc97.142; MS Acc06.205
- Extent
- 15.4 metres (97 ms boxes; 1 archive box; 1 folio box)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
MS 7903 comprises correspondence, diaries, newscuttings, photographs, speeches, notes, subject files and other papers relating to Bonner's career as a senator and Aboriginal leader. The collection includes a large quantity of material relating to Aboriginal affairs, in addition to material on Bonner's personal life and his involvement in the One People of Australia League (OPAL) (57 boxes, 1 fol. box).
MS Acc97.142 comprises correspondence, greeting cards, business cards, invitations, travel documents, appointment diaries, publications, cuttings, speeches, financial papers, election papers, and a reel-to-reel tape of speeches, 1983 (32 boxes).
MS Acc06.205 comprises a range of loose and filed papers including electoral statistics, Bonner's first question and maiden speech, 1971, correspondence with colleagues and constituents, programs and invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs taken in Papua New Guinea in 1973, and material relating to the Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship. There is also correspondence relating to the Trotter family (9 boxes).
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2258066).
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Neville Bonner, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'
Collection Retrieval Advice
Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.
Finding Aid Source(s
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Item Descriptions
Class MS 7903. Original consignment
Miscellaneous notes and correspondence taken from the Senator's home and office (unsorted) (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 4
Flag of Republic of China (Taiwan) flown at Consulate Dili East Timor during Senator Bonner's visit, 16 September 1975 (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 5
Representations on behalf of Mr C.P. Byrne re financial assistance for the "Kensington Cross Adventure" tourist scheme, 1973 (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 6
Aboriginal affairs - Parliament Speech re Aborigines motion for compensation, Feb. 1975 (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 9
Joint Select Committee on Aboriginal Land Rights in the Northern Territory (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 9
Senate Select Committee on Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, 1976 (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 12
John Barry Memorial Lecture, 1979 -"An Approach to Aboriginal criminology" by W. Clifford (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 12
'Aborigines, a statement of concern' by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, and Senator Bonner's written response, 1978 (File [Unnumbered]) - Box 20
Class MS Acc97.142. Consignment received 1997
Series. Correspondence
Unsorted bundle of correspondence (personal and business) and press cuttings, most related to invitations to events, 1980s (File 17) - Box 5
Unsorted bundle of correspondence (personal and business) and press cuttings, most related to invitations to events, 1980s (File 18) - Box 5
Personal and business correspondence relating to establishment of Aboriginal Hostels Ltd, Aboriginal Exhibition Dusseldorf and as ABC Board member at 10 year anniversary of BC (PNG), 1975-1993 (File 22) - Box 6
World Vision Australia - Business Executives Refugee Fund Appeal - Thanks and Acknowledgements (File 1), 1980 (File 26) - Box 7
World Vision Australia - Business Executives Refugee Fund Appeal - Thanks and Acknowledgements (File 2), 1980 (File 27) - Box 7
World Vision Australia - Business Executives Refugee Fund Appeal - Thanks and Acknowledgements (File 3), 1980 (File 28) - Box 7
World Vision Australia - Business Executives Refugee Fund Appeal - Thanks and Acknowledgements (File 4), 1980 (File 29) - Box 7
World Vision Australia - Business Executives Refugee Fund Appeal - Thanks and Acknowledgements (File 5), 1980 (File 30) - Box 7
World Vision Australia (Patron) - correspondence file Kampuchea and other issues, 1981 (File 33) - Box 8
Correspondence received from Port Lincoln Primary School students and other papers, 1986 (File 58) - Box 13
Aratjara opening (London) correspondence and papers, Domestic notes, Ipswich City Council University Project papers, 1993 (File 60) - Box 14
Correspondence, personal, constituent, income tax returns, addresses at functions [note mould advice], c1980-1996 (File 78) - Box 19
Correspondence, personal and constituent, newspaper cuttings, invitations, functions' material, business cards, Bowman election analysis (5/3/1983), c1983-1990s (File 79) - Box 19
Folder of papers and correspondence concerning Aboriginal art, Briggs Road Sports Club, Queensland Corrective Services papers, c1986-1991 (File 82) - Box 20
Bundle of correspondence, invitations, representations, some relating to ABC, 1987-1990 (File 86) - Box 22
Correspondence personal and representative, includes letter to Hun Sen, 1981-1984 (File 88) - Box 23
Correspondence, Parliamentary papers concerning Land Rights, Aboriginal Affairs policy, correspondence concerning family issue, newspaper cuttings, 1981-1984 (File 89) - Box 23
Correspondence, Briggs Rd Sports Club Submission, Queensland War History Trust Fund papers, some election ephemera, cards, newspaper cuttings, personal notes, 1980s (File 94) - Box 24
Correspondence, notes, photographs, diary notes World Vision trip to Cambodia, 1981 (File 96) - Box 25
Series. Papers and correspondence
Folder of documents, correspondence, notes, newspaper cuttings relating to Aboriginal issues; invitations to functions, addresses, ephemera, c1986-1992 (File 39) - Box 9
Correspondence, addresses, Senate letterhead, notes, ephemera, bunting for 10 years of independence for PNG, 1985-1996 (File 40) - Box 9
Loose material, including folder of visit to PNG, images from London (captioned) and certificate [note mould warning], 1985, 1975, 1979 (File 49) - Box 11
Bundled of papers, correspondence and files: contains World Vision material (For the Love of Children Appeal), article by NB about his Great Great Grandfather, speeches, addresses and other material [note mould advice], c1979-1982 (File 84) - Box 21
Bundle of unsorted papers and correspondence (some personal), cards, function material, c1983-1995 (File 100) - Box 25
Folder of correspondence and papers , tributes to NB, post Senate activities and newspaper cuttings, 1983 - 1990s (File 102) - Box 26
Unsorted bundle of loose correspondence, speeches at Gallery openings and Correctional institutions, printed material, newspaper cuttings, c1993-1994 (File 103) - Box 26
Includes personal representations by NB, correspondence with Robert Tickner and others
Unsorted correspondence, Senate and private, c1983-1984 (File 109) - Box 28
Includes correspondence with ABC, draft speeches and notes, cards, newspaper cuttings