National Archives' records

Our collection includes records from Gough Whitlam's time as prime minister and member of parliament.

This is a selection of records from our collection, including Commonwealth records and Whitlam’s personal papers (CP 99).

• Drawings by Tony Rafty, 1952-68 (series M546)
• Photographs relating to Mr Whitlam’s parliamentary term of office, 1952-78 (series M155)
• Records of the Constitution Review Committee,1956-59 (series M178)
• Parliamentary and policy records collected by Mr Whitlam as Deputy Leader and Leader of the Opposition, 1960-72 (series M157)
• Records of the Federal Executive, 1960-78 (series M2282)
• Miscellaneous correspondence of the Australian Labor Party collected by Mr Whitlam, 1960-78 (series M2283)
• Press office - press releases, statements, press conferences, interviews and speeches, 1962-75 (series M170)
• Folders containing acceptances to invitations and replies, 1963-77 (series M875)
• Folders of correspondence relating to messages, forewords and articles written by Mr Whitlam for journals and other publications, 1967-75 (series M534)
• Original cartoons featuring Mr Whitlam, 1967-75 (series M547)
• Correspondence and publications concerning 1968 electoral redistribution, 1968 (series M862)
• Copies of outward correspondence (green copies) - Leader of the Opposition, 1969-72 (series M159)
• First Whitlam ministry decisions and administrative actions, 1972 (A5931, CL48)
• Photographs relating to Mr Whitlam’s term as Prime Minister, 1972-75 (series M151)
• Press office - Prime Ministerial press releases, speeches, press conference transcripts and transcripts from interviews on radio and television, 1972-75 (series M163)
• Correspondence files, 1972-75 (series M514)
• Files of correspondence relating to ministerial/departmental policies and activities, 1972-75 (series M519)
• Whitlam ministries - folders of Cabinet submissions, 1972-75 (series A5915)
• Whitlam ministries - folders of decisions of Cabinet and Cabinet committees, 1972-75 (series A5925)
• Whitlam ministries - Cabinet files, 1972-75 (series A5931)

Research guide

For details of the records on Gough Whitlam held by the National Archives and other institutions, you can use:

• Gough Whitlam: guide to archives of Australia's prime ministers
• The Whitlam Years: essays on Whitlam government Cabinet documents.