Papers Re Establishment of Australian Archival Legislation and Profession (Series 1787)

While undertaking the survey of government archives and identifying location and sources of official archival records Marjorie Jacobs (MGJ) acquired knowledge of archival techniques and theory which enabled her to participate in discussions that preceded the establishment of the Archives Authority of NSW and be engaged in work establishing archival legislation and pushing the need for trained archivists.

The records in this series include:

1) 'More correspondence re Archives', 1951-1985; 2) Interview with Dr Wyndham re NSW Archives Bill, 1957(?); 3) MGJ articles in Public Administration, folder incl. copy of paper by HL White The Archives Programme of the Commonwealth of Australia 1956, 1955-1956; 4) Some papers MGJ gave on archives 1954 and 1957; 5) Archives - correspondence with Archivists (M Piggott, M Standish, K Penny, P Eldershaw, H Field), 1954-1987; 6) David Macmillan, includes copies of publications by Macmillan, 1956-1984; 7) Records NSW, re review of Archives Act, copies relating to the NSW Archives Act over time, 2006; incl. copies of Public Administration with MGJ articles; a copy of Record 2006; the Australian Quarterly with a review by MGJ of Schellenberg; a copy of Jenkinson's The English Archivist: a New Profession.