Tony Selmes papers, ca. 1949 - ca. 1980

MLMSS 8571

fonds

ca. 1949 - ca. 1980

Textual Records, Clippings, Ephemera, Posters

411707

2.04 metres of textual material (12 boxes)

Tony Selmes was personal assistant to the Liberal Party of Australia's New South Wales Division General Secretary Jim Carlton from June 1975 to August 1977, then Research Manager, before resigning to seek pre-selection ca. 1980.

Reference:
Compiled from the collection and donor file notes

Collection of papers and printed material relating to the Liberal Party of Australia's Federal and N.S.W. Division, 1949-1980. Compiled by Tony Selmes, the collection includes early Liberal Party of Australia printed policy speeches and brochures, and extensive Liberal Party N.S.W. Division records from the 1970's including administrative, policy and committee papers, reports, memoranda, correspondence and campaign material, newsclippings, notes, and ephemera.

BOX 1
Liberal Party of Australia Federal and N.S.W. Division and Young Liberal Movement of Australia N.S.W. Division policy and party platform booklets, printed policy speeches, annual reports, committee reports, meeting agendas and reports, state conference material, 1977 referendum material, 1977 Staff Conference and Campaign manual, photocopied articles, campaign material, research notes, briefing documents, journals, newsletters, brochures, election ephemera, newsclippings, 1958-1976

BOX 2
Miscellaneous Liberal Party of Australia printed documents and ephemera, ca. 1966-1977, series of Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division documents with cover sheet ‘A message to Members of Selection Committees’ addressed to Tony Selmes, 1975-1976

BOX 3
Photocopied articles of political journalism, 1976, Newsclippings and campaign ephemera, 1975-1977, ring binder of Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division memoranda, 1975-1977

BOX 4
Liberal Party of Australia Federal and N.S.W. Division Annual General Convention, and miscellaneous internal party documents, 1975-1976, Liberal Party of Australia Federal and N.S.W. Division printed policy speeches and miscellaneous printed documents, 1949-1969

BOX 5
Liberal Party of Australia Federal and N.S.W. Division miscellaneous papers, newsclippings and printed material including ephemera, ca. 1975-1980

BOX 6
Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division, State Council Meeting Motions and Supporting Notes folder, 1976-1977, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division Notice of Meeting folder, 1977, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division lists of branches and members folder, 1975-1977

BOX 7
Joint Standing Committee on State Policy Draft Platform working papers, 1977, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division draft policy and platform documents, 1975-1977, Congratulatory letters to constituents given Australian citizenship, 1976

BOX 8
Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division folder of reports, 1974-1975, Joint Standing Committee on State Policy Draft Platform papers, 1975-1976, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division papers, 1975-1977, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division papers including correspondence to J.J. Carlton, General Secretary, 1975-1977

BOX 9
Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division Joint Standing Committee on State Policy papers, 1973-1980, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division State Platform replies, 1973

BOX 10
Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division Joint Standing Committee on State Policy papers, 1973-1980

BOX 11
Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. memoranda, 1977, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division Joint Standing Committee on State Policy draft platform and papers, 1968-1975, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division Constitution Committee papers, 1976

BOX 12
Liberal Party of Australia 153rd Federal Executive meeting and notes, Perth, 1976, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division Strategy Committee papers, 1976, Liberal Party of Australia N.S.W. Division miscellaneous papers, 1973-1976, Liberal Party of Australia election posters, ca. 1975

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