Sir William McKell papers, 1897-1981
Sir William McKell papers, 1897-1981
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1897-1981
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2027
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
10 boxes and 46 volumes, including outsize material
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : Correspondence, 1929-1952), CY 3981 (MLMSS 2027/3: Correspondence, 1953), CY 3982 (MLMSS 2027/4: Correspondence, 1954-1980), CY 3983 (MLMSS 2027/10: Correspondence with King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, 1947-1970).
Finding aids
Available online - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2007/D00007/mckell_1.pdf
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir William McKell papers, 1897-1981
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
MLMSS 2027 incorporates two additional collections previously listed as MLMSS 2027 ADD-ON 686 and MLMSS 2027 ADD-ON 1130
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-678C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sir William McKell in 1970-1978
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir William McKell (1891-1985), boilermaker, parliamentarian, Premier and Governor General, was born at Pambula NSW, son of Robert and Martha McKell. The family moved to Sydney in 1898 and McKell was educated at Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills. McKell left school at the age of thirteen and was apprenticed as a boilermaker. McKell formed...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2027
Record Identifier
nQR2oyL1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2oyL1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
422764
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