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Papers of Philip Ruddock
THL 009

Collection Title

Papers of Philip Ruddock

Collection Identifier

THL 009

Inclusive date(s)

1929 to 2018

Extent and Medium

298 boxes

Category

Politics

Subject: Person(s)

Subject: Organisation(s)

Collection Description

Original and copies of correspondence, diaries, files, publications, objects, audio visual and miscellaneous material relating to Philip Ruddock

Administrative / Biographical history

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

Philip Ruddock is an Australian politician and Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council, NSW. From 1973 to 2016 he was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives. He was both the Father of the House and the Father of the Parliament from 1998 to his retirement. He is the second longest-serving parliamentarian in the history of the Australian Parliament. Ruddock served continuously in Cabinet during the Howard Government, as Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs from 1996 to 2003, and then Attorney-General from 2003 to 2007. He is also the Vice Chair of the Global Panel Foundation Australasia.

References:

Parliament of Australia 'Hon Philip Ruddock MP' https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=0J4 retrieved 14 May 2020

Acquisition Details

The collection was donated to The Howard Library by Philip Ruddock in 2018.

Scope and Content

This collection relates to the political career of The Honourable Philip Maxwell Ruddock. It includes correspondence, diaries, files, media releases, transcripts of speeches, sound and video recordings, photographs, objects, publications and other material relating to his time in office. There is also a smaller group of material relating to his father, Max Ruddock.

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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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

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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