R.S. Parker was a member of the Interim Council of the Administrative College of Papua New Guinea, 1962-1969. He also advised the Administration on organisational policy, organised and assisted in public service training courses, represented Administration employees on the public service arbitration tribunal and gave evidence at the local officers' arbitration case in the 1960s.

Labelled files with file headings used by Professor Parker. A detailed inventory of file contents is not available. Reel contents are given below in a condensed form - a more complete list of General Contents is available on request.

Reel 1: Introduction; File List: PNG general
Reel 2: 4 files - Constitutional development and Planning Committee Reports 1st & 2nd Interim (terms of reference, appointments)
Reel 3: 1 file - Constitutional Planning Committee recommendations/draft<
Reel 4: 2 files - Constitutional Planning Cmt. Final Report; Constitution - Government proposals
Reel 5: 2 files - Constitution - Texts and national name; and the Courts
Reel 6: 2 files - District Administration - evolution; (miscellaneous)
Reel 7: 2 files - reel 6 cont. - official reports
Reel 8: 3 files - Native Affairs, recruitment, training; ASOPA Sen. Officers' Course; Executives and Under Secretaries (miscellaneous)
Reel 9: 3 files - reel 8 cont. - Execs and Under Secs (transfer of executive power); land law/administration
Reel 10: 3 files - Laws and law drafting; legislative councils; local government councils
Reel 11: 5 files - Politics; anti-corruption policy; Bougainville political disturbances; Cargo cults; Election prospects/1964
Reel 12: 3 files - Politics; Election 1968; law/administration; Gazelle political disturbances
Reel 13: Politics; House of Assembly
Reel 14: 4 files - Politics - House of Assembly; members; parties
Reel 15: 12 files - Politics - House of Assembly; 10 parties; miscellaneous papers (various names); Public Service (miscellaneous)
Reel 16: 2 files - reel 15 cont.; Public Service Association
Reel 17: 3 files - reel 16 cont.; Public Service Association Press Statements; employment security scheme
Reel 18: 3 files - Public Service - recruitment; salaries; local officers' case 1965-67
Reel 19: University College for PNG
Reel 20: 2 files - Urban government; Urban local government.

The 'Chapters' are for a book, tentatively entitled Comparative colonial administration, dealing with Australian and U.S. approaches to colonial administration from the 1870s to 1970s, by R.S. Parker and Norman Mellor. Chapters 1 and 7 had not been completed at the time of filming, March 1989. See PMB 1006 and 1007 for notes and background materials.

Reel 1: Introduction by R.S. Parker, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Reel 2: Chapter 4, Chapter 5
Reel 3: Chapter 6

Background notes for the 'Chapters' reproduced in PMB 1005, for a book tentatively entitled 'Comparative colonial administration', by R.S. Parker and Norman Mellor. See also PMB 1007.

Manuscript and typed notes, published and semi-published material. File headings are those used by Professor Parker, with notes in brackets supplied by PMB. A file heading sheet precedes each file. Within each file, the order of items is that used by Professor Parker. No detailed inventory of file contents is available.

Reel 1: Introduction, R.S. Parker; Ch. 1 - Introduction files; Ch. 2(a) - Motives for enquiry
Reel 2: Ch. 2(b) - Indigenous political structures; Ch. 2(c) - Population
Reel 3: Ch. 2(d) - Economic resources; Ch. 2(e) - German and British policies
Reel 4: Ch. 3(a) - Military to 1950 (file empty); Ch. 3(b) - Government to 1950; Ch. 3(c) - Economic to 1950; Ch. 3(d)i - Education to 1950; Ch. 3(d)ii - Health to 1950; Ch. 3(d)iii - Welfare to 1950; Ch. 4(a) - Military to 1960; Ch. 4(b) - Governance to 1960
Reel 5: Ch. 4(c) - Economic to 1960; Ch. 4(d)i - Education to 1960; Ch. 4(d)ii - Health to 1960; Ch. 5(a) - Military to 1960s; Ch. 5(b) Governance to 1960; Ch.5 - Governance 1960s A-C; Ch. 5 - Governance 1960s D 1-7
Reel 6: Ch. 5 - Governance 1960s D 8
Reel 7: Ch. 5 - Governance 1960s E and F; Ch. 5(4)(c) - Economics in 1960s
Reel 8: Ch. 5(d)i - Education in 1960s; Ch. 5(d)ii - Health in 1960s
Reel 9: Ch. 6(a) - Military in 1970s; Defence; Ch. 6D - Governance in 1970s
Reel 10: Ch. 6D iii - Geographically uniform; Ch. 6D v - Administrative Executive Council; Ch.6D vi - Legislative; parties; Ch.6D vii - Legal institutions; Ch. 6D viii - Administration; Ch. 6 - Governance 1970s: E local government
Reel 12: Ch. 6(c) - Economics 1970s
Reel 13: Ch. 6(d)i - Education in 1970s; Ch. 6(d)ii - Health in 1970s

The origin of the photographs is unknown however, they have been identified as being from the Manus Province, possibly Manus Island, and from the Baining and Tolai areas of East New Britain.

The collection consists of two series of photographs. In the first series of 10 large-size photos, numbers 1-6 are of natives of Manus Province and numbers 7-10 are from the Baining and Tolai areas of East New Britain. The photos illustrate native dress, dance dress and masks, customs and housing.

The second series consists of 176 smaller photos mostly taken in or around Rabaul, Kokopo, Port Moresby and Samarai in Milne Bay. A numbered list precedes the set with brief information on each photo. Included are photos of white soldiers; natives; landscapes; Commander Col. S.A. Pethebrige, Administrator from January 1915 to October 1917; and local buildings giving a good impression of the state of these places when they were taken over by the Australians. The two series are preceded by detailed notes on the photos compiled by Mr Ton Otto, Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies who has also provided a list of related literature.

Please see contents

The genealogies, in three volumes, are of the Papuan people at the Roman Catholic mission station of St Paul the Apostle at Veipa, Mekeo District, Papua. They were compiled by priests at the station. Introduction and annotations in Latin.