Dunstan Collection

Name of Collection	Dunstan Collection
Type of material	Private papers, photographs, audiovisual material, Press clippings, realia, books.
Inclusive dates	Mostly 1960-1990; some earlier material dating from the 1940s and 1950s.
Quantity	5 x 4 drawer filing cabinets, 4 x 3 drawer filing cabinets, 3 shelves of post binders, 40 cardboard boxes, 8 photograph albums, 28 videotapes, approximately 2,000 books.
Form if not original	Manuscript, photocopy, published, photographs, audiovisual material, books
Location	Special Collections, Central Library, Level 3
Conditions of access	See separate document.
Notes	The Hon. Donald Allan Dunstan was Premier of South Australia from 1970-79. For more details see biography. Mr. Dunstan's private papers have been given to the University for research purposes. In addition to the private papers, more than 2,000 books from Mr Dunstan's personal library were given to the library in 2003. These books are kept in the Dunstan Collection and are catalogued on Voyager. Normal Special Collections conditions of access apply.
Further description	Correspondence, texts of speeches, press releases, accounts, photographs, videotapes of television appearances, press clippings, clothing.
Finding lists, indexes	List of files Database of photographs List of audiovisual material List of press clippings
Date of deposit	March 1988
Related links	The Dunstan Foundation at the University of Adelaide Don Dunstan's John Curtin Memorial Speech, ANU, 1972, full text at John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, Curtin University (Search for "Don Dunstan")