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Papers of Peter Reith
THL 003

Collection Title

Papers of Peter Reith

Collection Identifier

THL 003

Inclusive date(s)

1977 to 2001

Extent and Medium

25 boxes

Creator(s)

Category

Politics

Subject: Person(s)

Collection Description

Diaries, notebooks and travel diaries kept Peter Reith

Administrative / Biographical history

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Reith

Peter Keaston Reith was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1982 to 1983 and from 1984 to 2001 representing the Division of Flinders. Reith was born in Melbourne, Victoria and was educated at Monash University where he studied law. In 1990, Reith was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party under John Hewson. He was replaced by Michael Wooldridge after the 1993 election. In the Howard Government, Reith served as Minister for Industrial Relations (1996 – 1997), Minister for Small Business (1997 – 2001), Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (1998 – 2001), and finally Minister for Defence from January 2001 until his retirement at the 2001 election.

References:

Parliament of Australia 'Hon Peter Reith MP' https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=WI4retr... 18 March 2020

Acquisition Details

The collection was donated to The Howard Library by Peter Reith in 2017.

Scope and Content

This collection relates to the political career of The Honourable Peter Reith AM. It includes correspondence, diaries, files, and other material relating to his time in office. The bulk of the collection comprises detailed notebooks from his time in office.

Access Restrictions

Other

Access: The permission of The Howard Library Director is required to access this collection.

This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved.

Existence and Location of Orginals

Special Collections, UNSW Canberra

Related and Separated Materials

Related Material

Further papers of Peter Reith are held by the National Archives of Australia. Series A750 https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports...

Disclaimer

This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

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