Series 1: Peter Coleman papers, including correspondence, speeches, funeral speeches and other material

MLMSS 10399/Boxes 1-4

series

1947-2019

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Ephemera, Photographs

9657906

0.64 metres of textual material (4 boxes), includes 4 colour photographic prints

CORRESPONDENCE, ca. 1962-2014 - arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

BOX 1
Folder 1: Armstrong, David
Letter to David Armstrong, 1979, and letters (2) from David Armstrong, 1986, 1995.

Folder 2: Arndt, Heinz
Letter to Heinz Arndt, 1999, and letters (3) from Heinz Arndt, 1993, 1994, and 1999.

Folder 3: Aron, Raymond
Letters (5) to Professor Aron, and letters (2) from Raymond Aron (in French), 1983.

Folder 4: Askin, Robert
Letter from Sir Robert Askin to Greg Bartels, General Secretary, Liberal Party of Australia (N.S.W. Division), 1981, regarding reference for Peter Coleman in his nomination for pre-selection for seat of Wentworth.

Folder 5: Bell, Daniel
Letters from Daniel Bell (3), 1992, 1999, and 2004.

Folder 6: Beresford, Bruce
Letter and postcards (3) from Bruce Beresford, 1988-2014.

Folder 7: Binns, Kenneth
Letter from Kenneth Binns, Literature Censorship Board regarding “Obscenity, Blasphemy, Sedition”, 1962.

Folder 8: Campion, Ed
Letters (3) from Ed Campion, 1979, 1993.

Folder 9: Carrick, John
Letter from Hon. Sir John Carrick, 1997.

Folder 10: Clark, Manning
Letter to Manning Clark, 1979, with letter, postcard, and telegram received from Manning Clark, 1979-1980, n.d..

Folder 11: Costello, Peter
Letter to Peter Costello, 1981, and letter from Peter Costello to Peter and Verna Coleman, 1980.

Folder 12: Dalrymple, Rawdon
Letter from Rawdon Dalrymple, Australian Embassy, Tokyo, regarding Karl Popper, 1993.

Folder 13: Decter, Midge
Letter from Midge Decter, 1997.

Folder 14: Dos Passos, John
Letter from John Dos Passos, 1965.

Folder 15: Dunstan, Keith
Letter from Keith Dunstan, 1967.

Folder 16: Dutton, Geoffrey
Letters (2) from Geoffrey Dutton, 1993, 1995.

Folder 17: Elegant, Robert
Letters (3) from Robert Elegant, 1988, n.d..

Folder 18: Fairbairn, Geoffrey
Letter from Geoffrey Fairbairn, 1979 (on card printed with Sydney Opera House plan and drawing by Alan Blackwell).

Folder 19: Franklin, James
Letters (2) from James Franklin, 1994 and 1995.

Folder 20: Freeman, James Cardinal
Letter from Desmond Scanlon, Catholic Priest, 1979, and letter from James Card. Freeman, Archbishop of Sydney, 1980.

Folder 21: Gray, Robert
Letter from Robert Gray, 2008.

Folder 22: Greiner, Nick
Letter from Nick Greiner regarding new electoral boundaries and seat selection, 1980.

Folder 23: Harries, Owen
Letter from Owen Harries, 3 October.

Folder 24: Henty, Denham, Minister for Customs and Excise
Letter from Denham Henty, 1962 ; letter from Goodwin Ewence, The Examiner, Launceston, 1962 regarding ‘Obscenity blasphemy sedition”.

Folder 25: Herbert, Xavier
Letter from Xavier Herbert, 1966.

Folder 26: Higham, Charles
Letters (2) from Charles Higham, 1979, 1982 ; letters (2) to Charles Higham, 1979, 1982 regarding James McAuley.

Folder 27: Hook, Sydney
Letters (6) from Sydney Hook, 1983-1987.

Folder 28: Hope, Alec
Letters (5) received from Alec Hope, 1979, 1980, 1982 (with copies of letters (2) from Alan Crawford to Alec Hope regarding James McAuley, 1981) ; letter to Alec Hope, 1980.

Folder 29: Horne, Donald and Myfanwy
Letters (3) from Donald Horne, 1979 and 1982 ; letter from Myfanwy Horne to Verna Coleman, 1980 ; letter from Myfanwy Horne to Verna and Peter Coleman, 1994 ; letter from Myfanwy Horne to Peter Coleman, 1996 ; and letters (2) to Donald Horne, 1979.

Folder 30: Howard, John
Letter from John Howard regarding death of Verna Coleman, 2011.

Folder 31: Hughes, Robert
Fax (1) from Robert Hughes, with cover fax (1) from Peter Coleman, 1994.

Folder 32: Humphries, Barry
Letter from Barry Humphries, Oct 5 ; letter from Barry Humphries to Verna Coleman, 1997 ; letters (2) to Barry Humphries, 1980, 1988 ; letter from Michael Humphries, 1988 ; letter from Ian Rutherford[?], Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, 1990 ; and invitation to The Life and Death of Sandy Stone.

Folder 33: Jones, Alan (Office of the Prime Minister)
Letters (4) to Peter and Verna Coleman from Alan Jones, 1980, including copies of material on Advisory Committee of National Morale from the Australian Archives and James McAuley ; letters (2, with duplicates) to Alan Jones, 1980 ; and letter to The Rt. Hon. J. M. Fraser, 1980 regarding book launch.

Folder 34: Josselson, Diana and Michael
Letters (21) to Peter and Verna Coleman from Diana Josselson, 1983-2000 ; letter to Diana Josselson from Peter Coleman, 1989.

Folder 35: Kershaw, Alistair
Letters received from Alistair Kershaw, and letters to Alistair Kershaw from Peter Coleman, 1986-1994.

Folder 36: Kirby, Michael
Cards (3) and letter from Michael Kirby, 1995-2008. Includes 4 colour photographs of Peter Coleman, Michael Kirby, and Dame Marie Bashir.

Folder 37: Klepac, Lou
Letter from Lou Klepac, 1986.

Folder 38: Kocan, Peter
Letters (2) from Peter Kocan, 1988.

Folder 39: Kristol, Irving
Letters (2) and faxes (2) from Irving Kristol, 1988-1989, 1995.

Folder 40: Krygier, Richard
Letters (3) to Peter and Verna Coleman, 1980?, January 3, and December 12.

BOX 2
Folder 1: Lasky, Mel
Letters and postcards from Melvin Lasky, 1983-2004, including letter from Diana Josselson to Melvin Lasky, 1992 ; telegrams from Melvin Lasky, Norman Podhoratz, and R. Emmett Tyrrell to David Armstrong, Quadrant, 1987 ; and letter from Robert Rhodes James, 1986.

Folder 2: Lawrence, Peter
Letters (2) from Peter Lawrence, 1980 and 1981.

Folder 3: Lindsay, Norman
Letter from Norman Lindsay, no date.

Folder 4: Mortimer, Rex
Letter from Rex Mortimer, 1969.

Folder 5: Muggeridge, John (son of Malcolm)
Letter from John Muggeridge and letter to John Muggeridge, 1991.

Folder 6: Murray, Les
Letter (1) and postcards (3) from Les Murray, 1993 and 1995.

Folder 7: Murray-Smith, Stephen
Letter from Stephen Murray-Smith, 1980.

Folder 8: Oakeshott, Michael
Letters (2) from Michael Oakeshott, 1984 and 1985, and letters (2) to Michael Oakeshott, 1984.

Folder 9: O’Shaughnessy, Peter
Letter from Peter O’Shaughnessy, 17 March 2000.

Folder 10: Packer, Clyde
Letters (3) to Peter and Verna Coleman, 1979-1982, and telegrams (2), 1980.

Folder 11: Podhoretz, Norman
Letters (2) from Norman Podhoretz, 1980 and 1989.

Folder 12: Porter, Hal
Letters (3) from Hal Porter, and letters (3) to Hal Porter, 1980 and 1982.

Folder 13: Porter, Peter
Letter, 1992, and postcard, 1993, from Peter Porter.

Folder 14: Pringle, John
Letters (2) from John Pringle, Jan. 15 and September 9.

Folder 15: Rolfe, Patricia
Letters and telegrams to and from Patricia Rolfe, Wildcat Press, re publication and launch of ‘The Heart of James McAuley’, 1979-1981, together with letters and telegrams to and from Richard Connolly, Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1979-1980, and letters from Vivian Smith, April 1980, and National Library of Australia, March 1980.

Folder 16: Ryckmans, Pierre
Postcards (2) from Hanfang and Pierrre Ryckmans, 1998 and 2011.

Folder 17: Santamaria, Bob
Letter to Peter Coleman, 18 Aug. 1979 ; letter from Peter Coleman, 8 Aug. 1995 ; and letter to Peter and Verna Coleman, 9 Aug. 1995.

Folder 18: Sharp, Martin
Invitation to Martin Sharp Paintings and Prints at Barry Stern Gallery, 1999, with note from artist.

Folder 19: Shead, Garry
Letters (2) from Garry Shead, undated and 1994.

Folder 20: Shils, Edward
Letters to and from Edward Shils, 1980-1991.

Folder 21: Smith, Vivian
Letters (6) from Vivian Smith, 1979-1980, with letter from Peter Coleman to Vivian Smith, 1 Oct. 1979.

Folder 22: Spann, Dick
Letters (2) from Dick Spann [Richard Spann], 1978 and 1980.

Folder 23: Spender, Stephen, 1983-1984

Folder 24: Stove, David
Letters (2) and postcard from David Stove, 1990-1991.

Folder 25: Tanner, Les
Letters (2) to Peter and Verna Coleman from Les Tanner, Sun. 11.

Folder 26:
Tranter, John - letter from John Tranter, 2002 ;
Turnbull, Malcolm - letter from Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull, 2011, regarding the death of Verna Coleman ;
Walton, Storry – letter from Storry Walton, Australian Film and Television School, 1980 ;
Whitlam, Gough and H. C. Coombs – letters (2) from Gough Whitlam, 1973, regarding review of Commonwealth support for the arts ; letter from H. C. Coombs, Chairman, Australian Council for the Arts, 1973.

Folder 27: Witting, Amy (Joan Levick)
Letters (2) and poem from Joan Levik, 1980 ; letter from Chris Koch ; and Christmas card from Chris and Robin Koch, 1999.


CORRESPONDENCE, 1948-2009, including letters from Ruth Park, speeches, funeral speeches & other material

BOX 3: Correspondence
Folder 1
Letters from Peter Coleman to Verna Coleman, 1964, written from the United States and Hamburg.

Folder 2
Letters and telegrams to Peter and Verna Coleman following the 1978 electoral loss, including correspondence from Sir Robert Askin, Myfanwy [Horne], N. F. Greiner, Frank Moorhouse, Gavin Souter, Barry Jones, C. T. Oliver, President, The Australian Workers’ Union, Mrs R. Longstaff, Peter Kennedy, Bishop John R. Reid, Sir Charles Court, Massey Stanley, Dr Emery Barcs, Anne Fairbairn, Henry and Elaine Mayer, and Peter Shrubb ;
Note from F. J Hanson, Commissioner of Police to Peter Coleman wishing him success, 28 April 1976.

Folder 3
Correspondence being mainly letters received regarding books and articles by Peter Coleman, 1962-2009. Correspondents include Francis X. Sutton, David Voss QC (with letter to Peter Costello, 2009), Christopher Dickey, J. L. Laing, Pacita Alexander, Peter Shrubb, Barry Maley, Madge Eddy, James Murray, J. Normington Rawling, and H. M. Morgan.

Folder 4
Letters (5) from Ruth Park to Stanley and Eileen Coleman, ca. 1950 ;
Letters (6) from Ruth Niland (Ruth Park) to Peter and Verna Coleman, 1979-1981 ; and letters (2) from Peter Coleman to Ruth Niland, 1979, regarding application to be a resident of Norfolk Island.
Photocopies of book inscriptions from Ruth Park to Stanely Coleman, 1948-1949.

Folder 5: General speeches & speech notes, 1978-2009, no date
Peter Coleman
Occasional Address at conferring of Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Great Hall, University of Sydney, 6 June 2007 ;
The Costello Memoirs, Quadrant dinner, 20 October 2008 ;
Speech night, Trinity Grammar School, 9 Nov. 1986 ;
Speech to The Business and Professional Women’s Club of North Sydney, ‘The Australian Bill of Rights Bill’, 28 Jan. 1986 ;
Disarmament. Does Australia have a role?, speech by Peter Coleman M. P. to Australian Institute of Political Science, Melbourne, 13 March 1986 ;
Speech at Quadrant’s 50th Anniversary dinner, 3 Oct. 2006 ;
Speech launching Patricia Anderson’s ‘Robert Hughes: The Australian Years’ in Sydney in Dec. 2009 ;
‘James McAuley and the new Dunciad’. Speech at the launching of the new edition of ‘The Heart of James McAuley’, no date ;
Speech notes Palisade Club at Union Club, 26 July 2007 ;
50th anniversary of the National Civic Council, no date ;
Notes on Sir Zelman Cowen, [no date] ;
Poets’ Picnic, 20 Feb. 2007, with poems by Ern Malley and James McAuley, with Souvenir Programme ;
‘D.H. Lawrence: Joke or Genius?’, no date ;
Speech to Quadrant Lunch, Sheraton-Wentworth, Sydney, 11 Dec. 1986 ;
Peter Coleman, M. P., Leader of the Opposition, Campaign Address to Fuller Businessmen’s Luncheon at Gladesville Bowling & Sports Club, 25 Sept. 1978 ;
The Power of Ideas, lunch address to Australian Institute of Public Policy, Perth, 2 April 1986 ;
News from the Leader of the Opposition…Liberal Policy for Arts and Cultural Activity, September 4, 1978.

Malcolm Fraser
Launching of book, ‘The Heart of James McAuley’, National Press Club, Canberra, Nov. 27, 1980.

Folder 6: Funeral speeches by & for Peter Coleman, 1986-2019
Funeral Speeches by Peter Coleman, 1986-2011, for Paddy McGuiness, 1 Feb. 2008 ; Norman Coleman, 30 December 1986 ; Richard Krygier, [1986] ; Clyde Packer memorial service, St James, 15 May 2001 ; and Enid Jenkins, with Order of Service, 5 Oct. 2011.

Funeral Speeches for Peter Coleman, April 2019
Father Paul Stenhouse (Panegyric) ; Tanya Costello ; William Coleman ; Ursula Dubosarsky ; Sebastian Costello ; Maisie Dubosarsky (Maisie Fieschi) ; Jim Davidson ; Doug Buckley ; Lee Shrubb ; Martin Krygier ; James Franklin ; and Simon and Leo Coleman.

Folder 7
F. W. Cheshire Publishing Department to Dr Fabinyi, 21st March, 1966. Subject Australian political trials, edited by Peter Coleman - Report by D. R. Kendall ;
Peter Coleman. Obscenity Blasphemy Sedition: Censorship in Australia. The Jacaranda Press, 29/6 [Review] ;
Report on Leslie Haylen by Peter Coleman, January 1966 ;
Transcript of Monday Conference, recorded on September 26th, 1971 in the ABC’s Gore Hill Studios, Sydney…with Mr Jack Mundey, Secretary, Builders’ Laborers Federation, NSW Branch, Robert Moore, ABC, Executive Producer and Programme Anchorman, Peter Coleman, M.L.A, Columnist for The Bulletin, and a Liberal Member of the NSW House of Assembly, and Neal Swancott, NSW Industrial correspondent of The Australian ;
Council of Adult Education. Book discussion groups notes. Obscenity, Blasphemy, Sedition: Censorship in Australia by Peter Coleman. Notes by Gordon Hawkins, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Sydney, August 1963 ;
‘Memorandum for Sir Frank Packer. The Bulletin’, no date.

BOX 4 - PARTLY RESTRICTED
"When the dew was gone" by Peter Coleman (typed manuscript of unpublished novel).

Folder 1
The political philosophy of Georges Sorel by William Peter Coleman, 1952-1953 [thesis, in English and French] ; The political theory of Georges Sorel by Peter Coleman, no date.

Folder 2
Notes and notebooks (in English and French), 1947-195-? ; Sudan notebook ; Letter to Darling [Verna Coleman], Wed. 4th Aug. [195-?], from Blue Nile Province, Sudan.

Folder 3
N.S.W. State and Federal election pamphlets and other material, 1960s-1980s, including ‘State Election 7th October, 1978. Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Report of the State Campaign Director, 2nd November, 1978’ / Dr Peter J. Solomon.

Folder 4 RESTRICTED
Diary notes 'The Last Days of the Askin Government 1974'.

Folder 5
Includes 'Last flight from Griffith' by Verna Coleman.

English, French

Partly restricted: Applies to Box 4/Folder 4
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