Herbert Vere Evatt speeches and related papers, 1943-1950

MLMSS 1309

fonds

1943-1950

423163

Textual Records - (typescript)
Textual Records - (typescript, carbon)
2 volumes of textual material

Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965), barrister and parliamentarian, was born at East Maitland, NSW, son of John and Jeanie Evatt. He was educated at Maitland, Fort Street Boys High School and the University of Sydney where he graduated Bachelor of Arts (1915), Master of Arts (1917), Bachelor of Laws (1918) and Doctor of Laws (1924. He was admitted as a barrister in 1918 and appointed King's Counsel in 1929. Evatt was a member of the Australian Labor Party from the early 1920's. He was elected a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for the seat of Balmain (1925-1930). He was elected to the federal parliament as a member of the House of Representatives for the seats of Barton (1940-1958) and Hunter (1958-1960). His was Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs (1941-1949), Deputy Prime Minister (1946-1949), and Deputy Leader of the Opposition (1950). He was President of the General Assembly of United Nations (1946-1948). Evatt was a Justice of the High Court of Australia (1930-1940) and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW (1960-1962).

Series 01: Notes concerning the life and work of H.V. Evatt, 19---1946 being duplicated ts. notes (Call No.: MLMSS 1309/1)

Series 02: Speeches, 1943-1950, being duplicated ts. and carbon ts. speeches delivered by Evatt as Minister of the Cabinet during election campaigns and concerning, domestic politics, the U.N. General Assembly and Australian foreign policy (Call No.: MLMSS 1309/1-2)

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-279B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012

This collection was listed as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.