Nick Origlass further papers, 1930-1995, together with associated papers, 1969-ca. 1992

MLMSS 7093/Boxes 1-10, 13-16
MLMSS 7093/Boxes 11X-12X

fonds

1930-1995

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2.81 metres of textual material (14 boxes, 2 outsize boxes)

I. N. (NICK) ORIGLASS

A. Personal Papers, 1930-1995

1932, 1962-1995; Personal correspondence with, among others, Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly, Mary Dickenson, Daniel Connell, Dawn Fraser, Daphne Gollan, Gerald Gotting (International Friendship League of the German Democratic Republic), Sandra Nori and Dorothy Spalding (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/1)
1965-1995; Invitations and programmes (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/1)
1930-1994; Miscellaneous papers, including family documents, newscuttings and issue of Militant: The Marxist Paper for Labor Youth, no. 31, Oct. 1989, featuring excerpts of an interview with Origlass (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/1)

B. Political Correspondence, with printed enclosures, 1942-1979
(Collated partly by Hall Greenland and arranged chronologically)

Includes the correspondence of Australian Trotskyist organisations: Labor Socialist Group, Australian Section of the Fourth International and the Australian Section of the Revolutionary Marxist Tendency
1942-1946, Date unknown; Correspondents include Jim McClelland, Joe Boxhall, J. Regan, M. Stein (N.Y.), E. M. Higgins, J. A. (Jim) Dawson, D. Healey, Pat Sullivan, Alf Mason, Gil Roper, Henry Holmes, Clyde Murray, Gerry Healy, A. F. Marshall, John Anderson, A. B. Thisthlethwayte and George McFarlane, with issue of Southern Socialist International Digest (Melb.), no. 24, 1 Oct. 1946 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/2)
1943-1945, Date unknown; Letters received from Jock Watt (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/2)
1946-1947; Correspondents include George McFarlane, J. Regan, Jim McClelland, A. B. Thistlethwayte, Partito Operaio Comunista (It.), Fourth International : Theoretical Magazine of the American Trotskyists, A. McLean, Stan Bollard, Pioneer Publishers (N.Y.), Revolutionary Communist Party (British Section of the Fourth International), Alf Bradley, Win Bradley, Pat Sullivan, M. Stein (N.Y.), Liu Chia Liang, Gil Roper, Henry Holmes, K. J. Kenafick and L. G. Churchward, with issue of Balmain Guardian : A Communist Publication, 26 Sept. 1947 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/2)
1948; Correspondents include Gil Roper, L. R. (Les) Oates, Farrell Dobbs (N.Y.), George Novak (N.Y.), Alf Mason, Pat Sullivan, Stan Bollard, Liu Chia Liang, John B. Murphy (Australian Labor Party. Box Hill Branch), International Institute for Social History, Spark Syndicate Booksellers (India), George McFarlane and K. J. Kenafick (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/2)
1949; Correspondents include Jim McClelland, International Institute for Social History, L. R. (Les) Oates, Alf Mason, Laurie Short, Henry Mayer, Stan Bollard, James Ryder, Liu Chia Liang, Bruce Yuill and the Socialist Workers Party (U.S.) (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/2)
1950; Correspondents include Issy Wyner, Alf Mason, Socialist Workers Party (U.S.), K. J. Kenafick, James Ryder, D. Healy, Ken Kemshead, L. R. (Les) Oates, Australian Labor Party. Box Hill Branch, Progressive Labour Party of Australia. Box Hill Branch and David Stove (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/2)
1951-1952; Correspondents include Alf Mason, Ken Kemshead, Clive McCutcheon, D. Healy, Alan Barcan (Hon. Sec., Australian-Yugoslav Cultural Association), George McFarlane, H. V. Evatt, Gerry Healy, Win Bradley, George Novak (N.Y.) and Dawn Jackson [?] (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/3)
1952; Correspondents include Alf Mason, Ken Kemshead, Alan Barcan, Dawn Jackson [?], Jack Kavanagh, Guido Baracchi, Henry Mayer and Jim Staples (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/3)
1953; Correspondents include Ken Kemshead, Laurie Short, Win Bradley, Alf Mason, Gerry Healy, Issy Wyner, Clyde Murray and Tom Laing (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/3)
1953-1954; Correspondence concerning the document 'The Rise and Fall of Stalinism', Aug. 1953 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/3)
1954; Correspondents include Alf Mason, Issy Wyner, Ken Kemshead, Farrell Dobbs (N.Y.), Clyde Murray and E. (Ted) Tripp (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/3)
1955; Correspondents include Issy Wyner, Alf Mason, Pierre Frank, Ken Kemshead and Russel (Rusty) Hart (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/4)
1956; Correspondents include Pierre Frank, Issy Wyner, Alf Mason, Guido Baracchi and David Martin (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/4)
1957; Correspondents Pierre Frank, Ken Kemshead and Helen G. Palmer (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/4)
1958; Correspondents include Pierre Frank, Ken Kemshead and George Petersen (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/4)
1959; Correspondents include Ken Kemshead, G. W. R. Southern and S. D'Urso (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/4)
1960; Correspondents include Denis Freney, George Petersen, Bob Walshe, Alan Barcan, Pierre Frank, Gavin Kennedy (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/4)
1960-1961; Correspondents include Geoff McDonald, Denis Freney, Pierre Frank, Miriam Rechter (Dixson), David Martin, Ken Kemshead, George Petersen, Fair Play For Cuba Committee, Livio Maitan and Ted ? [S. D'Urso ?] (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/5)
1962; Correspondents include George Petersen, Ted ? [S. D'Urso ?], Renzo ?, Livio Maitan, G. W. R. Southern, Geoff McDonald, Ken Kemshead, Stephen Murray-Smith, Denis Freney, Michel Pablo and Pierre Frank (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/5)
1963; Correspondents include Denis Freney, Renzo ?, Livio Maitan, Pierre Frank, Gavin Kennedy, Geoff McDonald, George Petersen, Alastair Davidson, George McFarlane, Michel Pablo and Ken Kemshead (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/5)
1964; Correspondents include Pierre Frank, Michel Pablo, Denis Freney, Renzo ?, Ken Kemshead, Michel Pablo, Geoff McDonald, Gavin Kennedy, George Petersen and Joan Origlass (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/6)
1965; Correspondents include Denis Freney, Alan Roberts, Miriam Rechter (Dixson), G. W. R. Southern, Michel Pablo, Pierre Frank, W. A. Clarke and Dion E. Giles (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/6)
1967; Correspondents include Miriam Dixson, Denis Freney, Dion E. Giles, G. W. R. Southern, Alf Mason, George Petersen, Doug White, Hall Greenland, Geoff McDonald and W. A. Clarke (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/6)
1968; Correspondents include Alf Mason, Hall Greenland, Denis Freney, Dion E. Giles, Michel Pablo and Laurie Aarons (Communist Party of Australia) (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/6)
1968-1971; Correspondents include Denis Freney, Alan Roberts and Alf Mason (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/7)
1969; Correspondents include Alf Mason (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/7)
1970; Correspondents include Alf Mason, Michel Pablo and Alan Roberts (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/7)
1972-1979; Correspondents include Michel Pablo, Alan Roberts, Miriam Dixson and Jim Percy (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/7)

C. Australian Trotskyism and the Fourth International, 193--1984

1933; The Need for a Revolutionary Leadership, issued by The Workers' Party of Australia (Left Opposition) (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/8/1)
1936-1937; Notebook mainly concerning the Brisbane Branch of the Workers' Party of Australia (Left Opposition) (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/8/2)
193--194-; Documents concerning Australian Trotskyism, including papers relating to the Workers' Party of Australia and the Communist League of Australia, and MS. article/report 'The Present Position of the Workers' Party', 12 Apr. 1937, by John Anderson (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/8/3)
1937-1944; Papers concerning the Fourth International, including international documents and internal bulletins (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/8/4)
1940-1942; Australian Trotskyist material, including The Only Road : The Programme of Transitional Demands of the Fourth International. Sydney : The Communist League of Australia (Section of the Fourth International), 1940; Sydney Labor Socialist Group leaflets; and issues of The Workers' Fight (Victorian Branch of the Australian Section of the Fourth International), 1941-1942 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/8/5)
1948-1949; Rough minute book of the Labor Socialist Group, 23 Jan. 1948-12 Aug. 1949 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/8/6)
1948-1959; Financial records mainly of the Labor Socialist Group and the Australian Section of the Fourth International (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/1)
1952-1955; Papers concerning the Labor Socialist Group / Australian Section of the Fourth International Conferences (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/2)

The following files at MLMSS 7093/9/3-7 were arranged by Hall Greenland:
1969; 'RSA', being papers concerning the Revolutionary Socialist Alliance, including Discussion Bulletin and correspondence of Denis Freney (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/3)
1961-1965; 'Algeria', including letter received from Denis Freney, 3 Mar. 1964, and documents by Michel Pablo (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/4)
1962-1963; '1962 Conference', being papers mainly concerning the Australian Section of the Fourth International Easter Conference, 21-22 Apr. 1962 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/5)
1964; '1964 Conference', being papers concerning the Australian Section of the Fourth International Conference, 28-29 Mar. 1964 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/6)
1962-1965; 'Pablo vs. Trio 1962-1965' (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/7)

1955-1965; Miscellaneous material concerning the Fourth International (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/8)
1971-1984; Papers mainly concerning the Revolutionary Marxist Tendency (Australian Section) (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/9/9)

D. Australian Labor Party, 1949-1984, 1994

1949-1970; Papers concerning the Australian Labor Party, including Origlass' expulsion from the Party in the 1950s, with correspondence with the Federal Executive and New South Branch of the Australian Labor Party (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/10/1)
1954-1976; 'A.L.P. - Branches & Candidates, Leichhardt Municipality' (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/10/2)
1956-1976; 'A.L.P. - Dalley & SEC [State Electorate Council] Municipal Council' (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/10/3)
1957-1984, 1994; Papers concerning the Balmain Branch of the Australian Labor Party, with letter received from the Leichhardt Municipal Committee of the A.L.P., 19 Oct. 1994 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/10/4)
1959, 1963; Papers concerning the publication Labor Forward: Advocating the Socialist Objective (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/10/5)

E. Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia, 1937-1978

Papers, including correspondence, circulars to members, newscuttings and printed material, concerning activities of the F.I.A.; Balmain Strike Committee, 1945; Mort's Dock Delegates Committee; Mort's Dock Riggers' Strike Committee; Ironworker A.L.P. Anti-Groupers; and Ironworkers' A.L.P. Industrial Group (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/11X)

F. Balmain Workers' Social Club, 1944-1945

Records, including issues of The Rising Tide (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/12X)

G. Leichhardt Municipality, 1956-1995

1958-1994; Writings on municipal affairs and local issues, including correspondence, petitions and statements (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/13/1)
1977; 'Balmain Council Campaign', being papers concerning proposed reconstitution of Balmain Municipality (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/13/2)
1959-1986; 'Clontarf' (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/13/3)
1965-1987; 'Container Cargo Terminals' (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/13/4)
1966-1967; '1967-66', being papers concerning containerisation (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/14/1)
1956-1991; 'Elections', being papers concerning local, state and federal government elections (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/14/2)
1971-1973; '1972 Anti-Xpressway', including Glebe Anti Expressway Action Group (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/14/3)
1971-1975; 'X-Pressways-Correspondence-Politicians'. Correspondents include R. Askin, Premier of N.S.W.; Roger Degan, M.L.A. for Balmain; P. H. Morton, Minister for Local Government and Highways; and C. B. Cutler, Deputy Premier and Minister for Highways (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/14/4)
1971-1976; 'Anti-X[Expressway] Petitions-Leaflets-Public Meetings', including Anti-Urban Radical Expressway Committee (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/14/5)
1966-1987; 'Mort Bay', being papers mainly concerning Mort Bay Regional Open Space and the Australian National Line container terminal (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/15/1)
1990; 'Public Inquiry into Leichhardt Municipal Council' (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/15/2)
1978-1987; 'Rozelle Bay Marina and Bicentennial Park', including Save Rozelle Bay Campaign (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/15/3)
1960-1995; Miscellaneous papers concerning, among other matters, Lubrizol Corporation Pty Ltd, 1960; A. G. Sims Limited, 1961; Balmain Battlers; White Bay Residents Action Group; 1979 Leichhardt Town Planning Scheme; redevelopment of Balmain Power Station and Chemplex sites, 1989; and heliports (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/15/4)

II.JOAN ORIGLASS

1969-1978; Papers concerning the women's movement, being mainly printed material (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/16/1)

III.HALL GREENLAND

comp. 197--ca. 1992; Miscellaneous research papers concerning his book, Red Hot : The Life & Times of Nick Origlass, 1908-1996. Sydney: Wellington Lane Press, 1998 (Call No.: MLMSS 7093/16/2)

Author/Artist entries:
Aarons, Laurie, 1917-2005
Anderson, John, 1893-1962
Anderson, Robin
Australian Labor Party. Balmain Branch
Australian Labor Party. Box Hill Branch
Australian Labor Party. Federal Executive
Australian Labor Party. Leichhardt Municipal Committee
Australian Labor Party. New South Wales Branch
Balmain Strike Committee
Balmain Workers' Social Club
Baracchi, Guido, 1887-1975
Barcan, Alan, 1921-
Bradley, Alf, 1905-1968
Bradley, Win, 1913-
Churchward, L. G. (Lloyd Gordon)
Clarke, W. A.
Communist League of Australia
Connell, Daniel
Connolly, Bob
Cutler, Charles, Sir, 1918-
Davidson, Alastair
Degan, Roger
Dickenson, Mary, 1939-
Dixson, Miriam, 1930-
Dobbs, Farrell
D'Urso, S. (Salvatore), 1928-
Evatt, H. V. (Herbert Vere), 1894-1965
Fair Play for Cuba Committee
Federated ironworkers' Association of Australia. Balmain Branch
Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia. National Council
Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia. Sydney Branch
Fourth International
Fourth International. Australian Section
Fourth International: Theoretical Magazine of the American Trotskyists
Frank, Pierre
Fraser, Dawn, 1937-
Freney, Denis
Giles, Dion E.
Gollan, Daphne
Gotting, Gerald, 1923-
Greenland, Hall
Healy, Gerry
Higgins, E. M. (Esmonde Macdonald), 1897-1960
Holmes, Henry
International Institute for Social History
Ironworker A.L.P. Anti-Groupers
Ironworkers' A.L.P. Industrial Group. Sydney Branch
Kavanagh, Jack, 1879-1964
Kemshead, Ken
Kenafick, K. J. (Kenneth Joseph), b. 1904
Kennedy, Gavin
Labor Socialist Group
McClelland, J. R. (James Robert), 1915-1999
McCutcheon, Clive
McDonald, Geoff, 1930-
McFarlane, George
Maitan, Livio
Marshall, Arthur F.
Martin, David, 1915-1997
Mason, Alf
Mayer, Henry, 1919-
Morton, P. H. (Philip Henry), 1910-1999
Mort's Dock Delegates Committee
Mort's Dock Riggers' Strike Committee
Murphy, John B.
Murray, Clyde, 1892-1980
Murray-Smith, Stephen, 1922-1988
Nori, Sandra
Novak, George
Oates, L. R. (Leslie Russell), 1925-
Origlass, Joan
Palmer, Helen G. (Helen Gwynneth), 1917-1979
Percy, Jim, 1948-1992
Petersen, George, 1921-
Progressive Labour Party of Australia. Box Hill Branch
Raptis, Michel, 1911-
Revolutionary Marxist Tendency. Australian Section
Revolutionary Socialist Alliance
Roberts, Alan, 1925-
Roper, Gilbert Giles, 1905-1974
Ryder, James
Short, Laurie, 1915-
Socialist Workers Party (U.S.)
Southern, G. W. R. (George William Robert)
Spalding, Dorothy
Spark Syndicate
Staples, J. F. (James Frederick), 1929-
Stove, D. C. (David Charles), 1927-1994
Thistlethwayte, A. B.
Tripp, Ted
Walshe, R. D. (Robert Walshe), 1923-
Watt, Jock
White, Doug, 1933-
Workers' Party of Australia (Left Opposition)
Workers' Party of Australia (Left Opposition). Brisbane Branch
Wyner, Issy

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