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News and Highlights: from The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library
Hawke Library re-locates
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library relocated to its new purpose
built library, research and archival facilities in the Hawke Building at the
University of South Australia’s City West campus in July 2007. The new
location incorporates a research area and library collection enclosed by a
floor to ceiling architectural masterpiece of glass windows, two study rooms
- one designed specifically for audio visual use, an archival processing
area and large archival storage for compactus shelving to hold the archival
records of the Prime Ministerial Library collection including the personal
papers of Hawke, Crowley and Hurford.
The co-located facilities in H5.05 (Level 5) of the Hawke Building will open
from September on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10.00am – 4.00pm including
the use of study room H5.07 which may be booked via the online booking page
at room
/ laptop bookings. At all other times access and use of the research and
archival facilities will be by appointment with the
Librarian or by
research application.
Naming of building and internal spaces at UniSA’s City West Campus
Hawke Building
UniSA Council has approved the naming of the new landmark building at City West to be the Hawke Building in recognition of the only South Australian to have reached the high office of Prime Minister. Mr Hawke has given enormous practical support to the successful fundraising effort for this building and his prowess and influence have ensured that major external funding, both government and private, has also been secured. The building will also house the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library with research and co-located archival facilities
Forum & Conference Centre
The Forum and Conference Centre will be known as the Bradley Forum in recognition of the retiring Vice Chancellor’s significant leadership contribution. The Forum incorporates state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and provides an outstanding conference facility both for the University and the community.
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library and ALIA
Acquisitions Symposium:
The
Acquisition of Cultural Artefacts
Wednesday 10 October
Artefacts – those three dimensional things that are the backbone of history.
Without artefacts our collections would be small indeed and much of the
information that researchers, publishers, the media and the public find most
interesting about our collections would not exist.
But will artefacts continue to be important and will their collection,
housing and preservation continue to be regarded as a benefit? If so, how do
we know what we should be collecting? Is a digital equivalent the same as
the real thing?
4th National Conference: Simply the Best 2: Reflections of women through records
10-12 October
Keynote
speaker: Lena Tornqvist, Astrid Lindgren Collection, National Library of
Sweden: 'From a box in the attic to a Memory of the World - Astrid
Lindgren's remarkable archives at the National Library of Sweden'
Simply the Best 2 will comprise a number of streams and will include papers covering the following areas. Practical/personal experience, case studies and research outcomes from archives and special collections will be highlighted.
- Women and Business
- Women and Education
- Women and Health
- Women and Spirituality
- Women and Sport
- Indigenous Women
- Women in Politics
Successful elements from past conferences will be retained in the program
including a half day symposium and visits to places of conference relevance.
The 2007 two day conference will be held at the University of South
Australia in the iconic Landmark Building at City West. Due to open in July
2007 this building will house new accommodation for the Bob Hawke Prime
Ministerial Library and Archives and the Hawke Centre that includes
conference facilities and exhibition space.
Information:
jenni.jeremy@unisa.edu.au
2006
Annual Hawke Lecture
At the ninth Annual Hawke Lecture presented by Greg Combet, Manager of the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library, Jenni Jeremy, was able to welcome Bob Hawke, Rosemary Crowley and Chris Hurford all of whom have deposited their personal papers in the archives of the Hawke Library.
Key Advisers Named
Two Key Advisers have accepted a formal invitation to work with the Bob
Hawke Prime Ministerial Library staff to assist with collection development.
Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist and acclaimed biographer will be
collaborating with the Library Manager to develop an oral history program to
further enrich and supplement the library collection. Interviews conducted
by Ms d'Alpuget will be implemented initially with nominated political
colleagues from the early Hawke Ministry commencing with former Deputy Prime
Minister and Attorney-General, the Hon Lionel Bowen AO.
Dr Joseph Feldman, former personal physician to Mr Hawke on overseas visits
as prime minister, Dr Feldman is already a significant contributor to the
Library's digital library collection with a selected range of photographs
taken in China and Gallipoli. Dr Feldman is the owner of a significant
private collection of material in various formats relating to the Hawke era
and will work with library staff to enable his collection to be more
accessible to users by providing digital images of his numerous recordings
and photographs to add to the library's collection.
James Curran
First PhD student to research the archives at the Bob Hawke Prime
Ministerial Library and conference speaker at the Library’s first national
conference in 2001, Dr James Curran has published ‘The Power of Speech;
Australian prime ministers defining the national image’.
Launched in Sydney in May 2004 by Mr Hawke the subjects of this book are
five fascinating prime ministers--Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke,
Paul Keating and John Howard--and how they view Australia.
It is ‘an important and timely analysis of how Australia’s modern prime
ministers have tried to articulate a new sense of Australia identity’ Paul
Kelly, journalist and author
Speech by the Hon Bob Hawke AC at the launch
Books and Publications
The Power of Speech: Dr James Curran
‘The Power of Speech: Australian prime ministers defining the national
image’ by Dr James Curran with foreword by Paul Kelly. Based on his doctoral
thesis Curran explores the end of the idea of British Australia, and how
successive prime ministers have attempted to assert personal, and often
compelling visions of Australian nationalism in its place. This highly
original study of prime ministerial rhetoric exposes the sources of our most
powerful leaders’ beliefs about Australia.
Published by MUP it is now available for sale from leading bookshops or
online
The Hawke Government: a critical retrospective
Edited by Susan Ryan and Troy Bramston, with a foreword by Mr Hawke this is the definitive account of one of Australia’s most important reformist governments. It puts on record the candid views of cabinet ministers, political insiders and commentators to provide a unique insight into the nature of leadership and the struggles of government. Available for purchase from Pluto Press
Hazel's Journey
ISBN 1 40503631 1
By: Sue Pieters-Hawke and Hazel Flyn
Sub titled a personal experience of Alzheimer’s this is an intensely moving
and personal story of an intelligent, independent woman struggling with the
disease that is affecting an ever increasing number of Australians. Hazel’s
journey with Alzheimer’s is told by her daughter Sue, Hazel’s fear and
anger, her decision to go public, from the early denial to the awful anger
that came after the diagnosis and the acceptance that has developed since
and the gentle happiness in her life now is an inspiring, revealing and
insightful view
Copies of the book are available for purchase from Dymocks stores, Dymocks
online and from the publisher Pan Macmillan Australia Ltd. Money raised from
the sale of the book will go to the Hazel Hawke Alzheimer’s Research and
Care Fund administered by Alzheimer’s Australia
Author biography: Sue Pieters-Hawke is the daughter of Hazel and Bob Hawke.
She lives in Sydney with her two children, next door to her mother.
Memorabilia
Hawke Portrait
The portrait of Bob Hawke commissioned by distinguished South Australian
artist Robert Hannaford has been placed in storage until the opening of the
new premises for Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library in July 2007.
The oil on canvas portrait of former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was unveiled
by the Vice Chancellor and President of the University of South Australia,
Professor Denise Bradley AO, in August 2001.
A similar portrait of Mr Hawke also by Robert Hannaford hangs in the dining
Hall at University College, Oxford where Mr Hawke was a Rhodes scholar
1953 – 1955.
Contact
Margaret Goedhart
University of South Australia, City West Campus
North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
Telephone + 61 8 8302 0318
Facsimile + 61 8 8302 0280
Email: margaret.goedhart@unisa.edu.au