James McAuley papers, 1932-1976, and Norma McAuley papers, 1951-1997

fonds

1932-1997

Textual Records, Clippings, Manuscript Notated Music, Photographs

402191

2.84 metres of textual material (21 boxes)

James McAuley, 1917-1976, is one of Australia’s most respected poets, publishing eight volumes of poetry in his lifetime and six volumes of literary criticism. He was Professor of English at the University of Tasmania from 1961 until his death. McAuley was involved in a number of significant activities in Australian political and cultural history: one of the originators of the Ern Malley literary hoax, 1944; lecturer at the Australian School of Pacific Administration, 1946-1960, where he won an international reputation for his writings on New Guinea; involvement in Catholic Church politics relating to the Movement and the establishment of the National Civic Council in the 1950s; and founder and editor of the cultural and political journal Quadrant in 1956. He married Norma Elizabeth Abernethy in 1942.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

This collection documents James McAuley's academic and literary careers, and his activism in Catholic and anti-Communist politics in Australia.

SERIES 01
James McAuley diaries, journals and notebooks, 1946-1976

SERIES 02
James McAuley correspondence and subject files, 1932-1997

SERIES 03
Letters from James McAuley to Norma McAuley, 1951-1975