Correspondence and reports relating to Cleland's position as a member of the South Australian Advisory Council of Aborigines (1932-1936), Chairman of the Aborigines Protection Board (1940-1962) and member of the Aborigines Advisory Board (1962-1965)

Archive Collections / Sir John Burton Cleland / Series AA 60/03 / Correspondence and reports relating to Cleland's position as a member of the South Australian Advisory Council of Aborigines (1932-1936), Chairman of the Aborigines Protection Board (1940-1962) and member of the Aborigines Advisory Board (1962-1965)

Folder of correspondence and papers includes:

  1. Correspondence between Cleland and Alison Harvey (Department of Native Affairs, Alice Springs; see also AA 127) relating to Aboriginal health and nutrition in Central Australia. 1944. Formerly AD62; Acc. No. 236.

  2. Letter from Middleton, Western Australian Commissioner of Native Affairs, to Cleland on 28 April 1952 discussing policy of removal of 'neglected' Aboriginal children from their families.

  3. Copy of letter from TGH Strehlow (see AA 316) to Social Science Research Council of Australia on 18 July 1961 pointing out the need for input from anthropologists, psychologists and other specialists in developing assimilation policy.

  4. Copy of unpublished paper by AA Abbie (see AA 688) 'A child's heritage in an Aboriginal family' (1964).

  5. Copy of 'A brief outline of Aboriginal affairs in South Australia since colonization', prepared by South Australian Department of Aboriginal Affairs. 7 March 1963.

  6. Report to South Australian Department of Aboriginal Affairs from Yalata Lutheran Mission on welfare work carried out at Yalata from 30 June 1964 to 31 March 1965.

  7. Copy of paper 'The five phases of Aboriginal welfare in South Australian', written by Cleland. 21 January 1963.

  8. Copy of report on a seminar on Australian Aboriginal people organized by the Friends Service Council of Australia (Quakers) held in Melbourne. 20 April 1963.

Creator: Sir John Burton Cleland
Control: AA 60/3/2
Date Range:  1942  -  1964
Formats: General Correspondence
Series:  AA 60/03