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| Manuscript Name | Papers of Brian Beddie |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 371 |
| Last Updated | June 2022 |
| Extent | 50 boxes |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract | Papers and reference material assembled by Professor Brian Beddie relating to Australian defence policy and administration. |
Collection Subject Type
Military
Scope and Content
This collection comprises notes, copies and press clippings, collected and arranged in a logical way by Professor Brian Beddie and related to books he authored which are considered to be seminal works: ‘An education for officers’ and ‘Some aspects of aid to the civil power in Australia’. The collection reflects his research interests and breadth of scholarship.
Date Range of Content
1900-1991
Biographical Note
Brian Dugan Beddie (15 November 1920 – 26 February 1994) went to the University of Sydney in 1938, studying Philosophy under Professor John Anderson. He then commenced law studies but after the bombing of Pearl Harbour enlisted in the army as a gunner.
In May 1944, he joined the Department of External Affairs as a diplomatic cadet. After accompanying Sir Keith Officer on short-term missions to Indonesia and Thailand and a posting in Singapore, he returned to External Affairs in Canberra at the end of 1946. He left the Department to join Canberra University College in 1948, where he lectured in politics. When the college closed in 1952, he went to the London School of Economics on a Rockefeller Scholarship where he started his PhD supervised by the political theorist, Michael Oakeshott.
In 1955, Beddie returned to Australia to take up a senior lectureship at the Australian National University. There, with Professor L F Crisp, he established a department of political science. He left ANU in 1970 to take up the foundation Chair in Government at the University of New South Wales at RMC Duntroon. There he was Professor of Government and for a time Dean of the Faculty of Military Studies. He retired in 1984 just before the new ADFA campus opened. He was made a Professor Emeritus by UNSW https://www.unsw.edu.au/about-us/emeriti/list-emeriti. There is an annual prize awarded in his name at UNSW Canberra for the best performance in final year International and Political Studies.
Beddie served two terms as editor of Australian Outlook and was for seven years Research Chairman of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. He was a member of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
Administrative Information
Access and Copying Conditions
Access: Open access
Copying: Copying of material written by Brian Beddie approved. Copying of other material subject to standard terms of the Copyright Act.
Preferred Citation
Papers of Brian Beddie, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
Provenance
The collection was transferred from the Royal Military College, Duntroon to the Academy Library, ADFA.
Keywords and Tags
Subjects
Australian Military History – 20th century
Academics, Australian – 20th century
Personal Names
Professor Brian Dugan Beddie 1920 -1994.
Corporate Names
University of New South Wales at the Royal Military College, Duntroon
Occupations
Academic
Container List
Series 1: Foreign Affairs and Trade Round-up
Box 1
Folder 1
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 11/06/87 to 30/07/87
Folder 2
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 01/08/87 to 20/08/87
Folder 3
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 21/08/87 to 08/09/87
Box 2
Folder 4
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 09/09/87 to 25/09/87
Folder 5
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 26/09/87 to 09/10/87
Folder 6
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 10/10/87 to 28/10/87
Box 3
Folder 7
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 29/10/87 to 18/11/87
Folder 8
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 19/11/87 to 07/12/87
Folder 9
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 08/12/87 to 24/12/87
Box 4
Folder 10
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 04/01/88 to 21/01/88
Folder 11
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 22/01/88 to 14/02/88
Folder 12
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 15/02/88 to 10/03/88
Box 5
Folder 13
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 11/03/88 to 15/04/88
Folder 14
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 16/04/88 to 02/05/88
Folder 15
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 03/05/88 to 31/05/88
Box 6
Folder 16
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 03/06/88 to 30/06/88
Folder 17
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 01/07/88 to 15/07/88
Folder 18
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 16/07/88 to 03/08/88
Box 7
Folder 19
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 04/08/88 to 22/08/88
Folder 20
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 23/08/88 to 08/09/88
Folder 21
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 10/09/88 to 06/11/88
Box 8
Folder 22
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 07/11/88 to 23/11/88
Folder 23
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 24/11/88 to 11/12/88
Folder 24
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 12/12/88 to 02/01/89
Box 9
Folder 25
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 03/01/89 to 20/01/89
Folder 26
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 21/01/89 to 03/02/89
Folder 27
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 31/05/89 to 30/06/89
Box 10
Folder 28
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 01/07/89 to 31/07/89
Folder 29
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 01/08/89 to 31/08/89
Folder 30
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 02/09/89 to 01/10/89
Box 11
Folder 31
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 02/10/89 to 31/10/89
Folder 32
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 01/11/89 to 30/11/89
Folder 33
Foreign Affairs and Trade round-up, 02/12/89 to 31/12/89
Series 2: Defence News Summary
Box 12
Folder 1
Defence news summary, 20/02/82 to 31/05/82
Folder 2
Defence news summary, 01/06/82 to 31/08/82
Folder 3
Defence news summary, 01/09/82 to 28/01/83
Box 13
Folder 4
Defence news summary, 01/02/83 to 31/05/83
Folder 5
Defence news summary, 01/06/83 to 31/08/83
Folder 6
Defence news summary, 01/09/83 to 30/11/83
Box 14
Folder 7
Defence news summary, 01/03/84 to 31/05/84
Folder 8
Defence news summary, 01/06/84 to 31/08/84
Folder 9
Defence news summary, 01/09/84 to 28/12/84
Box 15
Folder 10
Defence news summary, 02/01/85 to 01/04/85
Folder 11
Defence news summary, 02/04/85 to 28/06/85
Folder 12
Defence news summary, 01/07/85 to 30/09/85
Box 16
Folder 13
Defence news summary, 01/10/85 to 06/12/85
Folder 14
Defence news summary, 09/12/85 to 28/02/86
Folder 15
Defence news summary, 03/03/86 to 30/05/86
Box 17
Folder 16
Defence news summary, 02/06/86 to 14/08/86
Folder 17
Defence news summary, 15/08/86 to 24/12/86
Folder 18
Defence news summary, 06/01/87 to 30/04/87
Box 18
Folder 19
Defence news summary, 01/05/87 to 31/07/87
Folder 20
Defence news summary, 03/08/87 to 14/10/87
Folder 21
Defence news summary, 15/10/87 to 24/12/87
Box 19
Folder 22
Defence news summary, 02/01/88 to 07/04/88
Folder 23
Defence news summary, 08/04/88 to 07/06/88
Folder 24
Defence news summary, 08/06/88 to 24/08/88
Box 20
Folder 25
Defence news summary, 15/09/88 to 23/12/88
Folder 26
Defence news summary, 03/01/89 to 31/03/89
Folder 2
Box 21
Folder 28
Defence news summary, 01/06/89 to 29/08/89
Folder 29
Daily defence news summary, 22/04/91 to 30/08/91
Folder 30
Daily defence news summary, 03/09/91 to 14/11/91
Box 22
Folder 31
Daily defence news summary, 15/11/91 to 20/12/91
Series 3: Military Board
Box 22
Folder 1
Military Board, for the years of: 1905, 1907-1911
Folder 2
Military Board, 1912
Box 23
Folder 3
Military Board 1914-1919
Folder 4
Military Board 1920-21
Folder 5
Military Board 1922
Box 24
Folder 6
Military Board 1923-1924
Folder 7
Military Board, 1925-1926
Folder 8
Military Board 1927-1929
Box 25
Folder 9
Military Board 1930-1931
Folder 10
Military Board 1932, 1933, 1934
Series 4: Defence Legislation and Constitutional
Box 25
Folder 1
Defence Legislation, 1901-1904
Box 26
Folder 2
Defence Legislation 1901-1904, 1901-1924, 1939-1968
Folder 3
Defence Legislation 1945-61
Folder 4
Defence Legislation 1962-65
Folder 5
Defence Legislation, 1962-1977
Box 27
Folder 6
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984
Folder 7
The Governor-General & the Australian constitution
Folder 8
Air Force Legislation, includes Nichols paper on history of RAAF law
Folder 9
Army Act (British) 1881
Box 28
Folder 10
Defence ACT file, amendments 1903, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1927, 1932, and 1939
Folder 11
Defence ACT file II, defence Bill, 1921-1923
Folder 12
Naval court martial, High Court: The king against Bevan and others EA Burke, Elias and Gordon, The service man and the law, naval defence acts amends. Naval agreement
Box 29
Folder 13
Defence Legislation articles and miscellaneous legal
Folder 14
RAAF Flights over Tasmania -1983
Series 5: Defence Committee minutes 1926-1951
Box 30
Folder 1
Defence Committee, 1926-1935
Folder 2
Defence committee, 1936-1939
Folder 3
Defence committee 1940-41 CRS A 2031, v.6 & v.7
Box 31
Folder 4
Defence committee minutes 1944-1948, CRSA2031
Folder 5
Defence committee minutes, 1949-1951
Series 6: Council of Defence papers, 1905-1939
Box 31
Folder 1
Council of Defence 1905-1923 and 1927
Box 32
Folder 2
Council of Defence 1935-1937
Folder 3
Council of Defence 1938
Folder 4
Council of Defence 1939
Series 7: Defence Policy and Organisation prior to World War II
Box 33
Folder 1
Defence (Documents and Reports) 1890-1907
Folder 2
CPD [Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates] 1901-1903
Folder 3
Parliamentary Papers 1904-6; CPD [Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates] 1901-1903
Folder 4
Hutton
Box 34
Folder 5
Hutton: Reorganisation of Commonwealth Military Forces 1902-1905, Australian Archives
Folder 6
Hutton Defence Scheme 1901-1904
Box 35
Folder 7
Hutton: Military Reorganisation 1901-1903
Folder 8
Atkinson Thesis: Australian Defence Policy 1897-1910; Colonial Conference 1902; Australian War Memorial Files 1902-1904
Folder 9
Bridges Report 1907: Swiss Military System
Folder 10
Naval Defence Papers 1903-10
Box 36
Folder 11
Defence Administration: Establishment of military and Navy Boards/ Council of Defence 1905
Folder 12
Kitchener – Visit and Report 1909-1910
Folder 13
Washington Conference: Limitation of Armament 1922; Report: Senator Pearce 1922
Folder 14
GB- War Cabinet Report 1917
Folder 15
Jellicoe Report 1919: Naval Defence
Folder 16
Defence (General): Late 19th Century - 1914
Box 37
Folder 17
Military Reports 1901-1930
Folder 18
Melbourne Archive material 1905-1935 [Defence organization, policy, expenditure, Council of Defence]
Folder 19
Early Defence Material Organisation 1904-1931
Box 38
Folder 20
Squire’s Report 1938
Folder 21
Defence Policy 1930’s
Folder 22
Inspector-General’s Reports 1925-1930; Dept. of Defence estimates of expenditure 1926-1927; Munitions Supply Board Annual Report 1923-1924
Folder 23
Hankey 1934-1935: Notes by Chief of the General Staff for Sir Maurice Hankey on the policy and organisation of the Australian military forces; Hankey’s remarks and report; Col. J. D. Lavarack memorandum; Correspondence (Minister for Defence Parkhill, Sir Archibald A. Montgomery-Massingberd); Major-General J.H. Bruche memorandum
Folder 24
Notes on pre-World War II defence policy and organisation: Council of Defence 1916-1921; Council of Defence 1930-1934; First meeting of Council of Defence; Hutton 1904; Military Board 1910; Hutton 1903-04; Hutton 1902-04; Bridge’s Report; Military Board 1920; Imperial Defence 1928; Imperial Defence 1926; Military Board 1933; Military committee of inquiry 1901; Pearce 1909; Hutton 1903-04
Box 39
Folder 25
Second Fisher Government 1910-1913
Series 8: Imperial Defence
Folder 1
Papers on issues related to defence policy, Dominion collaboration, and imperial defence (1923-1940)
Folder 2
CID [Committee of Imperial Defence] liaison with Defence and External Affairs 1924- 1933
Folder 3
Committee of Imperial Defence 1913-1937
Box 40
Folder 4
Imperial Conferences 1909-1937
Folder 5
Imperial Conferences 1903-1937
Folder 6
Singapore Naval Base
Series 9: Defence Policy and Organisation, World War 2 and Post World War 2
Folder 1
Defence Policy and Organisation: WWII and Post WWII
Folder 2
Defence organisation WWII: Industry Intelligence
Folder 3
Commission of Inquiry: Air Attack on Darwin 1942
Folder 4
Defence and Foreign Policy: Post WWII
Folder 5
Defence Reviews: Dibbs and Cooksey
Folder 6
Post War Defence Policy and Organisation
Folder 7
Post War Defence Policy and Organisation: War Cabinet Agendum [1945-1946]
Box 41
Folder 8
Post War Defence policy and organisation: Strength and organisation of post-war defence forces to 1951: Newspaper cuttings: Shedden papers MP 1217 Box 2132
Folder 9
Post War Defence policy and organisation: Statement by Minister for Defence 1948: Defence Policy Debate on Address in Reply 1948: Defence Policy Budget Debate 1948. Shedden papers MP 1217 Box 2133
Folder 10
Post War Defence policy and organisation: Cooperation in Empire Defence 1949-52 (newspaper cuttings); British Commonwealth Defence Cooperation 1948-1951 (newspaper cuttings); Post-war policy Empire Affairs (newspaper cuttings); Post-war plans Australian Defence Policy 1944-46 (newspaper cuttings); Post-war Defence policy, establishment of R. A. N. Air Branch (1948-49 (newspaper cuttings); Post-war Defence Policy –Strength and Organisation of post-war defence forces- Press conjectures 1946-47
Box 42
Folder 11
Post War Defence policy and organisation: Statement by Minister for Defence June 1947; Defence Policy Criticism 1949; Shedden papers MP 1217 Box 2135
Folder 12
Post War Defence policy and organisation: Post-war Defence policy representations of R.S.S.A.I.L.A. 1944; BCOF: policy for employment; BCOF: Summary and date history 1946
Folder 13
BCOF: Files from Melbourne: MP313/5, MP84/1, MP313/2, Box 8-10.
Box 43
Folder 14
BCOF: Files from Melbourne: MP 313/5 Box: 1-10, File no. 1 of 2
Folder 15
Press Clippings 1974- 1981
Folder 16
Conditions of service
Series 10: Origin and development of the armed services
Box 44
Folder 1
Australian Army history: special reference to post-war changes
Folder 2
History of the Post-war Army by J.E. Murphy, 1955
Folder 3
B. N. Primrose: Australian Naval Policy 1919 to 1942: A Case Study in Empire Relations.
Folder 4
Sources on the origins of the RAN – 1
Box 45
Folder 5
Sources on the origins of the RAN – 2
Folder 6
Archival Sources on the Development of the RAN: A-P.
Folder 7
Archival Sources on the development of the RAN: Q-Z.
Box 46
Folder 8
Public Records Office Navy: 1905-1938 [UK Archival Sources relating to Australian Naval policy and organisation]
Folder 9
[Notes on organisation of the RAAF]
Folder 10
History and Development - RAAF
Series 11: Political and Military Biography
Folder 1
Political biography: Andrew Fisher; William Morris Hughes; Sir George Foster Pearce; Sir Walter Massy-Greene (Minister for Defence 1921-1923); Eric Kendall Bowden (Minister for Defence 1923-1925); Sir Neville Reginald Howse (Minister for Defence 1925-1927); Sir Thomas William Glasgow (Minster for Defence 1927-1929); A. E. Greene (Minster for Defence 1929-1931); J. J. Daly (Minister for Defence 1931); J. B. Chifley (Minister for Defence 1931-1932).
Folder 2
Military biography: Newspaper clippings, articles, lists of sources.
Box 47
Folder 3
Neild retirement 1905 [John Cash Neild (1846-1911) commander of the NSW volunteer regiment the St George’s English Rifle Regiment; Senator for NSW 1901-1910]
Folder 4
Bridges: [W.T. Bridges]
Folder 5
M.L. Shepherd memoirs
Folder 6
Bruce-Casey, Bruce-McDougall, Correspondence 1924-1929 [also correspondence between Bruce and Amery]
Folder 7
Viscount Novar (Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson)
Folder 8
G. F. Pearce: Bibliographic details
Folder 9
Pearce [handwritten notes on G. F. Pearce]
Folder 10
Pearce: N. G. [New Guinea]
Folder 11
P.D.[Parliamentary Debates] G. F. Pearce
Box 48
Folder 12
Pearce AWM Photocopies
Folder 13
Fisher photocopies; guides [ Guides to papers of G F Pearce, Andrew Fisher, Lord Novar; copies of various parliamentary papers: New Commonwealth Torpedo Boat Destroyers 1910; Proceedings of the War Railway Council, 1911; Synopsis of a report upon the Business Branches of the Department of Defence, 1915]
Folder 14
W. M. Hughes Papers (NLA MS 1538) [Copies: Series 32 Subject files 1923-1939; Series 19 Defence 1915-1922]
Folder 15
Sir Arthur Tange: including Tange report 1973, other writings, speeches and press clippings.
Series 12: Shedden papers: copies
Box 49
Folder 1
Guide to Shedden papers held in Department
Folder 2
Shedden papers: Imperial Conference 1937 [copies]
Folder 3
Shedden papers boxes 462 [machinery for higher direction of war, cabinet and department organisation]; 989 [international relations overseas cables 1939]; 991 [international emergency 1938]; 992 [international crises, emergency precautions 1939]; 1023 [Aust. Def. Policy- Review of Basis -1939]; 1074 [political general 1937-1939] [copies]
Folder 4
Shedden papers MP1217: [personal papers 1930-1946] [copies]
Folder 5
Shedden papers boxes 39, 1018, 1019 [copies]
Box 50
Folder 6
Shedden papers box 841 [1930 Defence policy and plans] [copies]
Folder 7
Shedden papers boxes 840,990, 1020, 1021 [copies]
Folder 8
Shedden papers MP1217 [copies]