Collection 03: Communist Party of Australia further records and pictorial material, 1920-1991

sub-fonds

1920-1991

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Objects, Posters, Drawings, Photographs

909424

74 boxes - 3 outsize items - 6.2 meters - manuscript, typescript, printed matter, posters
64 drawings - 51.0 x 36.2 cm or 30.0 x 39.4 cm or smaller - pen and ink, and wash
40 photographic prints
2 posters - black and white
1 banner - 164.0 x 187.0 cm - solver scenic and white housepaint

The Communist Party of Australia has been interested in a range of issues from its inception in 1920 until it ceased to be a political party in 1991. These interests are reflected in its files on women's issues, trade unions, election campaigns, the environmental movement, peace and disarmament, unemployment and Aboriginal issues

This collection comprises:

SERIES 01-23:
Communist Party of Australia - further records, 1920-1991

SERIES 24:
Cartoons by Rick Amor, possibly used in the Tribune; photographs of demonstrations in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra; and a banner painted by Robin McLaughlin, ca. 1978-1990

Detailed contents list available (56 pp.) in Mitchell Library Reading Room -