1986.0024
Papers of Wilfred Prest [1929-1985]
Creator(s): 
Prest, Professor Wilfred [1907-1985]

Early research (York and Coal). Correspondence and reports regarding interviews with representatives of various trade and unions, conducted for a Treasury Advisory Committee to provide information about employment, labour shortages and business activity, July 1940-December 1941. The University of Melbourne Social Survey questionnaires, material relating to methodology and subsequent papers. University departmental and Faculty correspondence. Files relating to the Commonwealth Grants Commission tours1953-1965; the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia c. 1969-1979; Journal articles and research of Wilfred Prest and others. This accession is the largest of the Wilfred Prest collection. It encompasses records Wilfred Prest created as a student in England, as a lecturer in Economics at the University of Melbourne and as a member of Economic societies and government agencies, up until his passing in 1985.

System of arrangement : The current order was imposed by the archivist with minimal arrangement.

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