Papers of Leicester Webb, 1951 [manuscript]

Bib ID:
1085484
Format:
Manuscript
Author:
Webb, Leicester
Related Online Resources:
Finding aid at National Library of Australia
Access Conditions:
Available for research and for copying. Not for loan.
Description:
  • [1951]
  • 84 cm. (6 boxes)
Summary:

The collection is mainly newspaper clippings but includes some pamphlets and correspondence. The entire collection relates to the 1951 Referendum on communism and is background research for Professor Webb's book -Communism and Democracy in Australia : a survey of the 1951 Referendum. (The rest of Professor Webb's papers were burnt in a warehouse fire in the 1960s. The collection is organized into subject files and includes files on Dr. Evatt, Senator McKenna, Arthur Calwell, Eddie Ward and the Council for Civil Liberties).

Biography/History:

L.C. Webb was Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University.

Notes:
  • Manuscript reference no. : MS 7224.
  • Associated materials: Papers of Kate Webb. Held in the Manuscripts Collection of the National Library of Australia at MS 10782.
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Descriptive list (2 p.) available.
Subject:
Time Coverage:
1951
Occupation:
Academics
Terms of Use:
Copying of Leicester Webb's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
Copyright:

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