Frederick Rose further correspondence, with photographs, 1954-1989.

MLMSS 11302

fonds

1954-1989

9664536

0.64 metres of textual and graphic material, 4 boxes

Frederick Rose (1915-1991) was born in Croydon, London. He studied geology and anthropology and had a particular interest in Australian Aboriginals. In 1937 he travelled to Australia and was posted to the Groote Eyland region to work for the Meteorological Office. Rose conducted ethnographical research in northern and central Australia, some of it during his employment with the Meteorological Office. He published several books about Aboriginal culture including Australia Revisited: The Aborigine Story from Stone Age to Space Age (1968) and The Traditional Mode of Production of the Australian Aborigines (1987). A member of the Communist party, Rose was under surveillance by ASIO and was accused of involvement in a Soviet espionage ring. In 1956 with his wife and children he emigrated to the German Democratic Republic, where he worked as a professor of social anthropology.
While the correspondence on offer is not related directly to Rose’s anthropological work, it would provide an important insight into the personal life of a once controversial figure living and working in the German Democratic Republic before German reunification. The correspondence dates from 1954, just before Rose moved to the GDR with his family and 1989, just before he died.
Reference: Library correspondence file

BOX 1
1 folder of photographs 1985-1988. 5 folders of correspondence numbered 1-5.
Folder 1: 28 April 1954-27 June 1969
Folder 2: 29 June 1969-29 December 1971
Folder 3: 3 January 1972-25 April 1974
Folder 4: 29 April 1974-15 August 1975
Folder 5: 7 October 1975-16 March 1977

BOX 2
4 folders of correspondence numbered 6-9.
Folder 6: 21 March 1977-22 June 1978
Folder 7: 1 July 1978-11 September 1979
Folder 8: 12 September 1979-25 April 1980
Folder 9: 28 April 1980-30 December 1980

BOX 3
4 folders of correspondence numbered 10-13.
Folder 10: 1 January 1981-16 June 1981
Folder 11: 28 May 1981-24 January 1982
Folder 12: 5 July 1982-26 July 1984
Folder 13: 27 July 1984- 30 June 1985

BOX 4
5 folders of correspondence numbered 14-18.
Folder 14: 1 July 1985-30 June 1986
Folder 15: 16 July 1986-20 August 1987
Folder 16: 21 August 1987-25 January 1989
Folder 17: 3 February 1989-31 December 1989
Folder 18: 31 December 1989-23 December 1990

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