Esmonde MacDonald Higgins papers, 1903-1960, with related papers from 1876

MLMSS 740

fonds

1876, 1903-1960

915343

8 volumes and 11 boxes of textual material

E. M. Higgins, 1897-1960, nephew of judge H. B. Higgins, attended the Universities of Melbourne and Oxford. He became a member of the British Communist Party in the early 1920's, and on his return to Australia established a Labour Research and Information Bureau and was active in Communist Party affairs. In 1936 he was appointed tutor in the Launceston Tutorial Classes Department of the University of Tasmania. He held similar positions in Auckland, Newcastle and Sydney, becoming in 1950 Assistant Director of Tutorial Classes at the University of Sydney

SERIES 01
MANUSCRIPTS, 1914-1960

BOXES 1-2
Item 1
Guide compiled in the Mitchell Library, 8 pages

Items 2-14
Includes page proofs of David Stewart and the W.E.A. with other articles on Stewart, 1954-1958, scripts of radio and television commentaries on international affairs, 1947-1960, material for Current Affairs Bulletins, 1949-1960, and various articles chiefly on political matters and essays, 1914-19-

BOXES 3-4
Item 15
Includes page proofs of David Stewart and the W.E.A. with other articles on Stewart, 1954-1958, scripts of radio and television commentaries on international affairs, 1947-1960, material for Current Affairs Bulletins, 1949-1960, and various articles chiefly on political matters and essays, 1914-19-


SERIES 02
PERSONAL PAPERS, 1910-1952

Items 16-27
Includes autobiographical notes, school report forms and incidental papers. Includes references to Guido Baracchi at Melbourne University, and the anti-conscription campaign


SERIES 03
CORRESPONDENCE, 1903-1960

Vols. 5-9
Includes letters by Higgins to his parents, 1918-1923, and letters from his sister Nettie Palmer, 1910-1960, with letters and papers of H. B. Higgins, 1876-1929. Refers to Higgins's trip to Russia, 1928 and communism in Australia

Vols. 10-13
Includes letters by Higgins to his parents, 1918-1923, and letters from his sister Nettie Palmer, 1910-1960, with letters and papers of H. B. Higgins, 1876-1929. Refers to Higgins's trip to Russia, 1928 and communism in Australia


SERIES 04
PAPERS CONCERNING ADULT EDUCATION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES, 1936-1959

BOXES 14-17
Items 1-25
Includes notes for talks, 1937-1959, chiefly on international affairs, papers regarding Unesco's first seminar on workers' education attended by Higgins, ca. 1946-1953, and lecture notes and group discussion notes for courses offered by the W.E.A., 1936-1958

BOX 18
Items 26-28
Includes notes for talks, 1937-1959, chiefly on international affairs, papers regarding Unesco's first seminar on workers' education attended by Higgins, ca. 1946-1953, and lecture notes and group discussion notes for courses offered by the W.E.A., 1936-1958


SERIES 05
RESEARCH NOTES, 19-

Items 29-32
Samples of research notes on various topics and bibliographical references compiled by E. M. Higgins

BOX 19
Items 33-41
Samples of research notes on various topics and bibliographical references compiled by E. M. Higgins


SERIES 06
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, ca. 1910-1942
Items 42-43


This collection includes pictorial material. For location and description of this see Pic.Acc.1303 in Pic. Source File

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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-322C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011