Papers [manuscript]. 1951.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1951.

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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).

84 cm. (6 boxes)

Libraries Australia

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Libraries Australia

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McKenna, N. E. (Nicolas Edward), 1895-1976.

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