Guide to the Papers of Tom Inglis Moore

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Collection Summary

Creator
Moore, T. Inglis (Tom Inglis), 1901-1978
Title
Papers of Tom Inglis Moore
Date Range
1918-1977 (bulk 1929-1976)
Collection Number
MS 8130, MS Acc06.164
Extent
9.75 metres (57 boxes + 1 carton + 3 folios)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia
Sponsor
This finding aid was revised and published with the assistance of the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust.

Introduction

Scope and Content

Together with H.M. Green and Morris Miller, Tom Inglis Moore was instrumental in establishing Australian literature as a subject worthy of academic and scholarly attention. During the 1940s he pioneered the study and teaching of Australian literature in universities. In 1953 he was responsible for the establishment of the first full course in Australian literature (at the Australian National University), a course he ran as Associate Professor until his retirement in 1966.

The Inglis Moore Papers document his interest and involvement in the promotion, study and teaching of Australian literature as a critic, academic and administrator. The correspondence reveals his extensive network of contacts in the field. These included almost all of the prominent Australian writers and critics of the period 1940-65. This correspondence, together with Inglis Moore's teaching and research files, drafts of his critical and creative writings, and papers documenting his involvement with the Commonwealth Literary Fund, the Australian Society of Authors and the Fellowship of Australian Writers, constitute one of the National Library's finest literary collections.

Conditions Governing Access

Available for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Tom Inglis Moore, National Library of Australia [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

In 1979, the year following Tom Inglis Moore's death, the National Library purchased the Inglis Moore Papers from his daughter, Pacita Alexander.

An oral history interview with Tom Inglis Moore, which was recorded by Hazel De Berg in 1967, can be found in the Library's Oral History Collection (DeB 210-211).

Arrangement

When the Library took delivery of the Inglis Moore Papers they were in a state of serious disorder. While many of the papers were in labelled files, most were in disarray. The final arrangement of the Papers is therefore an artificial one devised by the staff of the Manuscript Section. Wherever possible, however, Inglis Moore's own filing and record keeping system has been retained.

Biographical Note

DateEvent
1901Born in Camden New South Wales
1919Captain of Sydney Grammar School
1923Graduated from University of Sydney with First Class Honours in English
1926Graduated from University of Oxford with a Master of Arts
1927Married Peace Little of Sydney
1926-28Taught English at universities in Massachusetts and Iowa
1928-31Associate Professor of English, the University of the Philippines
1931Returned to Australia
1934-40Leader writer and reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald
1935Published The Half way sun: a novel of the Philippines (Angus Robertson)
1936Co-editor of Best Australian one-act plays with William Moore (Angus Robertson)
1938Published a book of poetry, Adagio in blue (Angus Robertson)
1940-45Military service in the Australian Army, including active service in New Guinea and service with the Army Education Service, in which he held the rank of Major
1941Published Emu parade: poems from camp (Angus Robertson)
1942Published Six Australian poets (Robertson Mullins)
1945-71Member, Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Literary Fund
1946-53Senior Lecturer in Pacific Studies, School of Diplomatic Studies, Canberra University College
1953Editor of Australia writes: an anthology of contemporary prose and verse (Cheshire)
1954-59Senior Lecturer in Australian Literature, Australian National University
1957Editor of Selected poems of Henry Kendall (Angus Robertson)
1957Published book of poetry, Bayonet and grass (Angus Robertson)
1958Awarded an O.B.E. for services to Australian literature
1959-66Associate Professor of Australian Literature, ANU
1961Edited anthology A Book of Australia (Collins)
1964Co-edited Poetry in Australia: Vol 1 From Ballads to Brennan (Angus and Robertson)
1968Published Rolf Boldrewood (OUP Great Australians Series)
1971Published Social patterns in Australian literature (Angus and Robertson)
1978Died in Canberra
DateEvent
1901Born in Camden New South Wales
1919Captain of Sydney Grammar School
1923Graduated from University of Sydney with First Class Honours in English
1926Graduated from University of Oxford with a Master of Arts
1927Married Peace Little of Sydney
1926-28Taught English at universities in Massachusetts and Iowa
1928-31Associate Professor of English, the University of the Philippines
1931Returned to Australia
1934-40Leader writer and reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald
1935Published The Half way sun: a novel of the Philippines (Angus & Robertson)
1936Co-editor of Best Australian one-act plays with William Moore (Angus & Robertson)
1938Published a book of poetry, Adagio in blue (Angus & Robertson)
1940-45Military service in the Australian Army, including active service in New Guinea and service with the Army Education Service, in which he held the rank of Major
1941Published Emu parade: poems from camp (Angus & Robertson)
1942Published Six Australian poets (Robertson & Mullins)
1945-71Member, Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Literary Fund
1946-53Senior Lecturer in Pacific Studies, School of Diplomatic Studies, Canberra University College
1953Editor of Australia writes: an anthology of contemporary prose and verse (Cheshire)
1954-59Senior Lecturer in Australian Literature, Australian National University
1957Editor of Selected poems of Henry Kendall (Angus & Robertson)
1957Published book of poetry, Bayonet and grass (Angus & Robertson)
1958Awarded an O.B.E. for services to Australian literature
1959-66Associate Professor of Australian Literature, ANU
1961Edited anthology A Book of Australia (Collins)
1964Co-edited Poetry in Australia: Vol 1 From Ballads to Brennan (Angus and Robertson)
1968Published Rolf Boldrewood (OUP Great Australians Series)
1971Published Social patterns in Australian literature (Angus and Robertson)
1978Died in Canberra

Item Descriptions

Class MS 8130. Original consignment

Comprises 1. Personal documents and notebooks, 1918-1971. 2. Personal business papers, 1946-1972. 3. General correspondence, 1925-1977 from Clem Christesen, Xavier Herbert, Miles Franklin, Peter Hopegood, Hugh McCrae, H.M. Green, Guy Howarth, Vance and Nettie Palmer, Ernest Mander, Frank Dalby Davison, Sydney Tomholt, A.D. Hope, Mary Gilmore, J.K. Moir, Kenneth Slessor, Alan Marshall, R.D. Fitzgerald, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Kylie Tennant, Ian Mudie, Douglas Stewart, Jim Devaney, Henrietta Drake-Brockman, A.R. Chisholm. 4. Poetry manuscripts and typescripts, 1929-1975. 5. Prose and drama manuscripts and typescripts, 1930-1945. 6. Sydney morning herald, 1934-1940. 7. Broadcasts, 1939-1953. 8. Australian National University, 1946-1967. 9. Teaching material on Australian literature, 1946-1966. 10. Teaching and research files on Australian writers, 1925-1974 including A.G. Stephens correspondence, 1896-1933. 11. Drafts and notes for writings on Australian literature, 1932-1972. 12. Book reviews, 1935-1972. 13. Relations with publishers, 1935-1976. 14. Works by others, 1944-1972. 15. Commonwealth Literary Fund, 1945-1972. 16. Literary associations, 1935, 1948-1977. 17. Philippines, 1930-1975. 18. Printed material, 1921-1976. 19. Newscuttings, 1974-1990, 1929-1966. 20. 250 photographs. 21. Three annotated typescripts on an essay on Furnley Maurice (pseudonym for Frank Wilmot); letter from Percival Serle, 1951.

Contained in 56 boxes, 3 folios.

Series 1. Personal notebooks and documents, 1918-71

Series 1 is comprised of 5 files and 1 folio.

University notebooks, 1918-24 (File 1-2)

This file contains 3 notebooks.

Personal notebooks and calendars, 1942-61 (File 3)

This file contains 6 items.

Job applications and curricula vitae, 1930, 1941-60 (File 4)
Miscellaneous personal documents, 1951-71 (File 5)
O.B.E. (held in Folio Run), 1958 (File [unnumbered])

Series 2. Personal business papers, 1946-72

Series 2 is comprised of 9 files.

Bank statements, 1953-67 (File 1)
ANU salary and superannuation, 1946-65 (File 2)
Booksellers' receipts and statements, 1953-72 (File 3)
Miscellaneous papers regarding income and investments, 1950-71 (File 4)
Papers re property at Durville Crescent, Griffith, 1951-64 (File 5)
Papers re property at Dominion Circuit, Forrest, 1950-54 (File 6-7)
Miscellaneous accounts and receipts, n.d (File 8-9)

Series 3. General correspondence, 1925-77

Series 3 is comprised of 40 files.

The majority of the correspondence is ordered chronologically, but several files are arranged according to correspondent.

Correspondence can also be found in Series 8B, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21-23 & 26-27. A file of letters from Miles Franklin to Inglis Moore can be found in Series 10.

Family correspondence, 1925-76 (File 1)
Letters received, 1930-39 (File 2)

Correspondents include: Carl N. Taylor (USA), William Moore, Louis and Hilda Esson, Vance Palmer, Leslie Rees, John Shaw Neilson, C. Hartley Grattan, Ethel Turner (Curlewis), A.R. Chisholm, Frank Wilmot, Henrietta Drake Brockman, R.D. Fitzgerald, Mary Gilmore, Norman Lindsay, H.M. Green and Paul Hasluck.

Letters received, 1940-45 (File 3)

Correspondents include: Marjorie Barnard, W.M. Hughes, J.K. Moir, Bernard O'Dowd, Claude M. Fuess (USA), Ernest Mander, Ian Mudie, Frank Dalby Davison, Vance Palmer, Kenneth Slessor, Guy Howarth, R.D. Fitzgerald and William Baylebridge.

Letters received, 1946-47 (File 4)

Correspondents include: Rex Ingamells, Sydney Tomholt, Val Vallis, A.R. Chisholm, Flexmore Hudson, Frank Dalby Davison, Ian Mudie, Jim Devaney, E. Morris Miller, Guy Howarth, A.D. Hope, Roland Robinson, Kenneth Slessor, Paul Grano, Francis Webb, Brian Elliott, Henrietta Drake Brockman and Walter Murdoch.

Letters received, 1948-49 (File 5)

Correspondents include Guy Howarth, Walter Murdoch, Vance Palmer, Flexmore Hudson, Leon Gellert, Frank Dalby Davison and Rex Ingamells.

Letters received, 1950-51 (File 6)

Correspondents include Frank Dalby Davison, Guy Howarth, Leon Gellert, Brian Elliot, Charles Moses, Sydney Tomholt, A.D. Hope, Bernard O'Dowd, Roland Robinson, Mary Gilmore, Nettie and Vance Palmer, Jim Devaney, J.K. Moir, and Rex Ingamells.

Letters received, 1952 (File 7)

Correspondents include A.E. Mander, Sydney Tomholt, J.K. Moir, Douglas Stewart, Vance Palmer, Rex Ingamells, Frederick Macartney, Dal Stivens and Ian Mudie.

Correspondence, 1953 (File 8)

Correspondents include Guy Howarth, Roland Robinson, Helen Wilson, J.K. Moir, Vance Palmer, Leslie Rees, Douglas Stewart, Henrietta Drake Brockman, E. Morris Miller, Mary Gilmore, Dal Stivens, J.A. Ferguson, Kenneth Slessor and J.K. Ewers.

Correspondence, 1954 (File 9)

Correspondents include J.K. Moir, E. Morris Miller, Coralie Rees, Frank Dalby Davison, Molly Eldershaw, Kenneth Slessor, Guy Howarth, A.R. Chisholm and H.A. Lindsay.

Correspondence, 1955 (File 10)

Correspondents include J.K. Moir, Kenneth Slessor, Vance and Nettie Palmer, Allan Ashbolt, Henrietta Drake Brockman, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Stephen Murray Smith, Roland Robinson, Kylie Tennant and E. Morris Miller.

Correspondence, 1956 (File 11)

Correspondents include Sydney Tomholt, A.R. Chisholm, Rob Scott, J.K. Moir, Frank Dalby Davison, Ernest Mander, Gavin Casey, E. Morris Miller, Roland Robinson, Cecil Hadgraft, Kylie Tennant, Kenneth Slessor, Douglas Stewart, Molly Eldershaw, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Hal Gye, Colin Roderick, Kenneth Binns.

Correspondence, 1957 (File 12-13)

correspondents include Frank Dalby Davison, Morris Miller, Walter Stone, Andrew Fabinyi, James McAuley, Lou Rees, Syd Tomholt, Douglas Stewart, J.K. Moir, Ernest Mander, Ian Mudie, Henrietta Drake Brockman, Donovan Clarke, Ric Throssell, R.D. FitzGerald, Mary Gilmore, Alan Marshall, Kylie Tennant, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Judah Waten, Molly Eldershaw and Ron Edwards.

Correspondence, 1958 (File 14-15)

Correspondents include R.D. FitzGerald, Henrietta Drake Brockman, Frank Dalby Davison, Ernest Mander, Rob Scott, J.K. Moir, P.R. Stephensen, Kylie Tennant, Sydney Tomholt, Brian Cox, Russell Ward, Cecil Hadgraft, Max Dunn, Ian Mudie, E. Morris Miller, Vincent Buckley, Judah Waten, Alan Marshall & Mary Gilmore.

Correspondence, 1959 (File 16)

Correspondents include Vance and Nettie Palmer, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Rob Scott, Sydney Tomholt, Hazel De Berg, Mary Durack, Vincent Serventy, Kylie Tennant and Ian Mudie.

Correspondence, 1960 (File 17)

Correspondents include Douglas Stewart, Ian Mudie, Thea Astley, David Martin, C.E.W. Bean, Cecil Hadgraft, E. Morris Miller, Stephen Murray-Smith, Clem Semmler, Leon Gellert, Dorothea Mackellar, Jim Devaney, J.G.H. Strehlow, Henrietta Drake Brockman.

Correspondence, 1961 (File 18)

Correspondents include Alan Marshall, Dorothy Hewett, Guy Howarth, J.K. Ewers, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Jim Devaney, Kylie Tennant, David Martin, Judah Waten, Frank Dalby Davison, Geoffrey Dutton and Cecil Hadgraft.

Correspondence, 1962-63 (File 19)

Correspondents include Ernest Mander, Max Harris, J.K. Ewers, Kylie Tennant, Guy Howarth, E. Morris Miller, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Jim Devaney, Frank Dalby Davison, Sydney Tomholt, R.D. Fitzgerald and Colin Roderick.

Correspondence, 1964 (File 20)

Correspondents include Keast Burke, Sydney Tomholt, Patrick White, Judah Waten, Frank Dalby Davison, Hugh Anderson.

Correspondence, 1965 (File 21)

Correspondents include Guy Howarth, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Joseph Jones (Texas), Judith Wright, Bruce Muirden, Barrie Ovenden, A. Grove Day, Sydney Tomholt, Bishop, Tom Reed, Geoff Serle, Ernest Mander, Norman Lindsay, Bruce Nesbitt, C. Hartley Grattan, Rosemary Dobson and J.K. Ewers.

Correspondence, 1966 (File 22)

Correspondents include R.D. Fitzgerald, Rosemary Dobson, Guy Howarth, J.K. Ewers, Kylie Tennant. A.R. Chisholm, Mary Durack, Les Murray and Vivian Smith.

Correspondence, 1967 (File 23)

Correspondents include Frank Dalby Davison, Rodney Hall, Henrietta Drake Brockman, Hazel De Berg, Mary Durack, Kylie Tennant, A.R. Chisholm, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Sydney Tomholt, Eve Langley, J.K. Ewers, Eric Irvin, Geoff Serle, A.D. Hope, Les Murray and Jim Devaney.

Correspondence, 1968 (File 24)

Correspondents include Alan Marshall, R.H. Morrison, Rodney Hall, Tom Ronan, Geoff Drake Brockman, Tom Shapcott, Sydney Tomholt, Gwen Harwood, and Mary Durack.

Correspondence, 1969 (File 25)

Correspondents include Dymphna Cusack, Guy Howarth, Sydney Tomholt, Michael Thwaites, Cecil Hadgraft and Colin Roderick.

Correspondence, 1970 (File 26)

Correspondents include Ric Throssell, Frank Dalby Davison, Jim Devaney, Sydney Tomholt, Kylie Tennant, Russell Ward, David Martin, Cecil Hadgraft, A.D. Hope and A.R. Chisholm.

Correspondence, 1971 (File 27)

Correspondents include Judith Wright, A.R. Chisholm, Michael Thwaites, Bruce Nesbitt, C. Hartley Grattan, Alan Marshall, Colin Roderick, David Matin, Guy Howarth, Jim Devaney, Leslie Rees, R.D. Fitzgerald, Clem Semmler and Kylie Tennant.

Correspondence, 1972 (File 28)

Correspondents include Guy Howarth, Alan Marshall, Arthur Calwell, Leslie Rees, Ernest Mander, Kylie Tennant, Ric Throssell, A. Grove Day, Dymphna Cusack, and Herbert Jaffa.

Correspondence, 1973-74 (File 29)

Correspondents include Ernest Mander, Guy Howarth, Dorothy Green, Cecil Hadgraft, Douglas Stewart, Ian Mudie and Leslie Rees.

Correspondence, 1975-77 (File 30)

Correspondents include Barbara Blackman, Leslie Rees, A. Grove Day, Douglas Stewart, Ernest Mander, William Wilde and Walter Stone.

Undated Correspondence, n.d (File 31)

Correspondents include J.K. Moir, Thea Astley, David Campbell, Kylie Tennant and Cecil Hadgraft.

Correspondence with Clem Christesen ( Meanjin), 1948-77 (File 32)

File created by Tom Inglis Moore.

Correspondence with Clem Christesen ( Meanjin), 1948-77 (File 33-34)

Artificial file created by Manuscripts staff.

Correspondence with Xavier Herbert, 1946-62 (File 35)

File kept by Inglis Moore.

Letters from Peter Hopegood, 1939-53 (File 36)
Letters from Hugh McCrae, 1932-57 (File 37-38)
Letters from H.M. Green, 1946-56 (File 39)
Information requests on Australian literature, 1952-57 (File 40)

Series 4. Poetry manuscripts and typescripts, 1929-75

Series 4 is comprised of 6 files.

Untitled, 1929-75 (File 1-6)

Handwritten, typescript and roneoed drafts of poems by Inglis Moore, the earliest of which date from his time in the Philippines.

Series 5. Prose and drama manuscripts and typescripts, 1930-c.45

Series 5 is comprised of 4 files.

Typescript of one act play No Robbery, c.1930s (File 1)

Includes manuscript inserts.

Typescript of three act play All for Shorty, n.d (File 2)
Manuscript and typescript drafts of short stories, 1930-c.1945 (File 3-4)

Series 6. Sydney Morning Herald, 1934-40

Series 6 is comprised of 1 file.

Clippings and typescripts of articles by Inglis Moore, 1934-40 (File 1)

Series 7. Broadcasts, 1939-53

Series 7 is comprised of 2 files.

Typescripts of radio broadcasts, 1939-53 (File 1)

Includes broadcasts on William Baylebridge and Mary Gilmore.

ABC Radio broadcasts, Quality Street and Australia Writes, 1953 (File 2)

Series 8. Canberra University College/Australian National University, 1946-67

This series comprises of 3 subseries.

Subseries 8a. General, 1950-67

Subseries 8A is comprised of 19 files.

Papers relating to appointments, study leave, etc., 1950-63 (File 1)
Miscellaneous circulars and memos, 1955-66 (File 2)
University Staff Association, 1959-67 (File 3)
Students' Association, 1954-65 (File 4)
University Council, minutes, etc., 1951-55 (File 5-7)
Board of Studies, minutes, etc., 1953-60 (File 8-10)
Faculty of Arts, minutes, etc., 1960-66 (File 11-12)
Miscellaneous, including University House, various notices, etc., 1959-65 (File 13)
University Library orders and acquisitions, 1952-66 (File 14-17)
Printed material, n.d (File 18-19)
Subseries 8B. Pacific Studies - Teaching and Administrative Material, 1946-53

Subseries 8B is comprised of 19 files.

Administrative records, 1946-53 (File 1)

Includes reports, minutes, memos, etc.

Student and examination records, 1946-53 (File 2)
Lecture and study tour of Japan and the Philippines (British Commonwealth Occupation Forces), 1947-48 (File 3)

Includes correspondence, reports, etc.

Working notes, n.d (File 4)

Contains 2 exercise books.

Working notes for teaching, n.d (File 5-7)
Tutorials, n.d (File 8)
Lectures, n.d (File 9-12)
Teaching material on India, n.d (File 13)
Teaching material on Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma, n.d (File 14)
Teaching material on Siam and Indochina, n.d (File 15)
Teaching material on Malaya and Indonesia, n.d (File 16)
Teaching material on China, Korea and Manchuria, n.d (File 17)
Teaching material on Japan, n.d (File 18)
Teaching material on Soviet Asia. (File 19)
Subseries 8C. Australian Literature - Administrative Records, 1953-66

This subseries is comprised of 6 files.

Papers relating to the establishment of an Australian literature course at Canberra University College, 1954-55 (File 1-3)
Fulbright scholars studying Australian literature in Canberra, 1953-59 (File 4)
Student records, 1955-66 (File 5)
Reports, memos, etc., 1955-66 (File 6)

Series 9. Teaching material on Australian literature, 1946-66

Series 9 is comprised of 3 subseries.

Subseries 9A. Commonwealth Literary Fund lectures, 1946-57

Subseries 9A is comprised of 10 files.

University of Queensland, 1946-51 (File 1)
University of Queensland, 1953 (File 2-3)
University of Queensland, 1954 (File 4)
University of Melbourne, 1957 (File 5)
Lectures on the modern novel, Sydney WEA and University Tutorial Classes. (File 6-7)
University of Melbourne. (File 8)

Includes material on Elliot and Donne.

Discussion Course Number 7 - roneoed lectures. (File 9)
Roneoed lectures on modern English, 1951-57 (File 10)
Subseries 9B. Canberra University College Lecture synopses, 1954-66

Subseries 9B is comprised of 17 files.

Roneoed synopses on Australian literary styles, genres and individual writers, various dates (File 1-9)

Files are in numerical sequence.

Roneoed lecture, (File 10-13)

4 complete sets.

Lecture drafts and typescripts, 1954-55 (File 14)
Lectures, 1964-66 (File 15-17)
Subseries 9C. Canberra University College - Other Teaching Material, 1955-66

Subseries 9C is comprised of 17 files.

Roneoed and typescript papers on course syllabus and curriculum, 1955-66 (File 1-3)
Tutorial notes and roneoed handouts, 1955-66 (File 4-8)
Reading lists. (File 9-11)
Roneoed and typescript material on Australian drama. (File 12-14)
Examinations and assessments, 1955-66 (File 15-17)

Series 10. Teaching and research files on Australian literary figures, 1925-74

Series 10 is comprised of 3 subseries.

Subseries 10A. Christopher Brennan

Subseries 10A is comprised of 7 files.

Research notes, typescripts of articles and papers by Brennan, bibliographic notes, lectures and articles on Brennan by Inglis Moore and others, and typescripts of Brennan's lectures on symbolism. (File 1-7)
Subseries 10B. Rolf Boldrewood

Subseries 10B is comprised of 9 files.

Research notes, index cards, correspondence, photographic prints, lectures, photocopies and typescript copies of sources relating to Boldrewood, drafts of Inglis Moore's writings on Boldrewood, c.1960-74 (File 1-8)
Annotated copy of Keast Burke's Thomas Alexander Browne (Rolf Boldrewood): an annotated bibliography, checklist and chronology, 1956 (File 9)
Subseries 10C. Miscellaneous

Subseries 10C is comprised of 26 files and 1 folio. Many of these files contain typescripts of scholarly writings on the subject by Inglis Moore.

William Baylebridge and E.J. Brady, 1925-74 (File 1)
Martin Boyd, Eleanor Dark, C.J. Dennis and Louis Esson, 1925-74 (File 2)
R.D. Fitzgerald, 1925-74 (File 3-4)
Miles Franklin, 1925-74 (File 5)

Includes 20 letters from Franklin to Inglis Moore, 1930-52.

Joseph Furphy and Adam Lindsay Gordon, 1925-74 (File 6)
A.D. Hope, 1925-74 (File 7)
Henry Kendall, 1925-74. Letter between File 8 and File 9 is loose leaf. From Kendall to Harper, nd (File 8)
Henry Lawson, 1925-74 (File 9-11)
Henry Lawson, 1925-74 (File 12)

Includes correspondence, 1925-57 and copies of letters by Lawson.

Henry Lawson - clippings of contributions to The Bulletin (held in Folio Run), 1887-1924 (File [unnumbered])
Hugh McCrae, John Shaw Nielson and Vance Palmer, 1925-74 (File 13)
Katharine Susannah Prichard, 1925-74 (File 14)
Henry Handel Richardson, 1925-74 (File 15)
Kenneth Slessor, 1925-74 (File 16)
A.G. Stephens, 1925-74 (File 17-18)
A.G. Stephens, 1925-74 (File 19)

Includes some original Stephens correspondence, 1896, 1909-1933 - correspondents include Mary Gilmore and Alexander Turnbull.

Douglas Stewart, 1925-74 (File 20)
Kylie Tennant, 1925-74 (File 21)
Sydney Tomholt and Francis Webb, 1925-74 (File 22)
Patrick White, 1925-74 (File 23)
Judith Wright, 1925-74 (File 24-25)
Furnley Maurice, pseudonym for Frank Wilmot, 1881-1942, 1925-74 (File 26)

Contains 3 annotated typescripts on an essay on Maurice; letter from Percival Serle, 1951. (Addition 3 April 1997.)

Series 11. Research notes on Australian literature and folkore, 1953-67

Series 11 is comprised of 5 files.

Miscellaneous research notes and index cards, 1925-74 (File 1-3)

Some of this material relates to Mary Gilmore, c.1953-67.

Research material on bush ballads, 1953-65 (File 4)
Copy of Bandicoot ballads and associated papers, 1956 (File 5)

Series 12. Critical writings on Australian literature, 1932-71

Series 12 is comprised of 6 files.

Typescripts of scholarly and critical writings on various aspects of Australian literature, 1932-62 (File 1-3)

Topics include Frank Wilmot, Kylie Tennant and Hugh McCrae.

Survey articles on Australian literature, 1951 (File 4)
Off-prints of articles by Inglis Moore, 1938-71 (File 5)
Unsorted fragments of drafts. (File 6)

This is mostly typescript material.

Series 13. Six Australian Poets, 1941-64

Series 13 is comprised of 2 files.

Typescript draft of manuscript; (File 1)
Letters from Robertson and Mullins and the Commonwealth Literary Fund regarding the publication of Six Australian poets, 1941-46, 1959-64 (File 2)

Series 14. Anthologies edited by Inglis Moore, 1952-66

Series 14 is comprised of 3 files.

Drafts and working notes for A book of Australia, 1960-61 (File 1)
Drafts and working notes for various anthologies including Australian writers, published by the Fellowship of Australian Writers (see also Series 23A), 1952-66 (File 2-3)

Series 15. Social patterns in Australian literature, c.1950-71

Series 15 is comprised of 56 files.

Published in 1971, Social Patterns in Australian literature was Inglis Moore's most substantial and enduring contribution to the study of Australian literature. He commenced working on the topic during the 1930s, developing many of its themes during his Commonwealth Literary Fund lectures at the University of Queensland in 1946 and the University of Sydney in 1951 (see Series 9A/1). In 1951 a first draft of the work, under the title The Social Mirror, shared first prize for a work of non-fiction in the Commonwealth Jubilee Literary Competition. In 1964 Inglis Moore submitted an expanded, updated, reshaped and retitled version of the work to the University of Melbourne in the form of an unsuccessful Doctor of Letters thesis. After his retirement in 1966, utilising financial assistance from the Australian Research Grants Committee, he again reshaped the work, this time into its final form.

Miscellaneous drafts and working notes for The Social Mirror, c.1950-51 (File 1-6)
Working notes and correspondence re D.Litt thesis, 1956-62 (File 7-12)
Drafts of D.Litt. thesis, 1963-64 (File 13-23)
Bound copy of D.Litt thesis, Social Patterns in Australian Literature, 1964 (File 24-25)
Critiques of thesis and Inglis Moore's comments on examiners' reports, 1964 (File 26)
Working drafts of Social patterns in Australian literature, c.1965-70 (File 27-48)
Correspondence with the Australian Research Grants Committee, 1969-70 (File 49)
Final typescript drafts of Social patterns in Australian literature, 1970-71 (File 50-56)

Series 16. Books and writers in Australia, 1966-72

This series contains 5 files.

During the 1960s and early 1970s Inglis Moore prepared and regularly revised various editions of this pamphlet for the Commonwealth Department of Immigration.

Correspondence, working notes and drafts, 1966-72 (File 1-5)

Series 17. Reviews of Tom Inglis Moore's books, 1935-66

This series contains 3 files.

Half way sun and Adagio in blue, 1935; 1938-39 (File 1)

Contains clippings and typescript extracts.

Australia writes and Bayonet and grass, 1953; 1958 (File 2)

Contains clippings and typescript extracts.

Book of Australia and Poetry in Australia, 1961-62; 1964-66 (File 3)

Contains clippings and photocopies.

Series 18. Reviews by Tom Inglis Moore, 1945-72

This series contains 3 files.

Typescript reviews, 1945-61 (File 1)
Typescript reviews and associated correspondence, 1956-62 (File 2)
Typescripts and clippings of reviews, 1966-72 (File 3)

Includes associated correspondence.

Series 19. Relations with publishers, 1935-76

This series contains 5 files.

Correspondence with and royalty statements from various publishers, 1935-76 (File 1)

Includes Collins, Cheshire (Andrew Fabinyi) and the University of California Press.

Angus Robertson: royalty statements, contracts and readers' reports, 1935-73 (File 2-4)

Correspondents include Beatrice Davis, Colin Roderick, Douglas Stewart and others.

Clippings, other published material and correspondence relating to the battle for control of Angus Robertson, 1960 (File 5)

Series 20. Works by others, c.1944-72

This series contains 17 files.

Holograph and typescript poetry by various authors, mostly undated (File 1)
Typescript and roneoed drama: Suburban Requiem by Ric Throssell and Boydtown by Wal Pettersson, 1962 (File 2)
Typescript of Three Sons: a drama in three acts by Kevin Dowling. (File 3)
Roneoed and typescript copies of ABC radio play scripts, c. 1940s (File 4-5)
Typescripts of four short stories by un-named authors. (File 6)
Typescript of The Event Itself by Helen Bousfield. (File 7)
Exercise book of Alison Jones' lecture notes in English, Sydney University, 1952 (File 8)
Bound transcript with manuscript corrections of Kylie Tennant's Tell morning this, c.1953 (File 9)
Photocopy of transcript of The Nodding Star by Charles Inglis, 1965 (File 10_11)
Corrected transcript of M.A. thesis by K.J. Lancaster, Forces in Contemporary Australian Poetry, 1920-48, University of Sydney, 1952 (File 12)
Roneoed and transcript copies of critical writings on Australian literature, 1946-56 (File 13)

Includes works by Colin Roderick, A.D. Hope, E. Morris Miller and Florence Maupin.

Roneoed and transcript copies of critical writings on Australian literature, 1962-71 (File 14)

Includes works by Sir Mark Oliphant, Arthur Calwell, A.D. Hope, Clem Christesen and Florence Maupin.

Roneoed critical writings by Guy Howarth, 1964-65 (File 15)
Roneoed poetry by Guy Howarth, 1964-72 (File 16)
Roneoed draft of Bruce Nesbitt's Index to Australian literary pseudonyms, and typescript chapter by Bruce Nesbitt on Bernard O'Dowd, c.1970; c.1965 (File 17)

Series 21. Commonwealth Literary Fund, 1945-72

This series contains 6 files.

This series contains papers accumulated by Moore in his capacity as a member of the Commonwealth Literary Fund Advisory Board. These include correspondence, booklists, minutes, reports on funding applications and material relating to CLF sponsored lecture tours by various speakers.

Papers relating to Inglis Moore's own CLF lectures on literature, 1946-57 can be found in subseries 9A.

Miscellaneous papers, 1945-54 (File 1)
Miscellaneous papers, 1955-58 (File 2)
Miscellaneous papers, 1959-61 (File 3)
Reports and correspondence relating to funding for Meanjin, 1946-72 {bulk: 1958-62} (File 4)
Miscellaneous papers, 1962-66 (File 5)
Miscellaneous papers, 1967-72 (File 6)

Includes photocopy of Helping literature in Australia: the work of the Commonwealth Literary Fund, 1908-1966.

Series 22. Developments in the study, teaching and promotion of Australian literature, 1948-71

This series contains 9 files.

Correspondence, reports and newscuttings relating to developments in the study and teaching of Australian literature in schools and universities in Australia and elsewhere, 1955-71 (File 1)

Includes papers relating to the creation of various Chairs in Australian Literature.

Leaflets, correspondence, reports and clippings relating to various literary competitions, 1948-70 (File 2)
Papers relating to the compilation of lists of representative Australian books for the Australian National Advisory Committee for UNESCO, 1960-66 (File 3)
Papers relating to various literary festivals and seminars, 1965-67 (File 4)
Typescripts and clippings of articles for The Good neighbour, published by the Department of Immigration, 1962-63 (File 5-6)

Includes associated correspondence.

Copies of Literary letter, published by the Australian News and Information Bureau (Brian Johns) containing contributions by Inglis Moore, 1959-66 (File 7-9)

Series 23. Literary associations, 1935, 1948-77

This series contains 3 subseries.

Subseries 23A. Fellowship of Australian Writers, 1935, 1948-70, 1975

This series contains 4 files.

Correspondence and other papers relating to Australian Authors' Week, 1935 (File 1-2)
Minutes, newsletters, correspondence, notices and other papers, 1948-70, 1975 (File 3-4)
Subseries 23B. Australian Society of Authors, 1963-77

This subseries contains 6 files.

Includes minutes, circulars, newsletters, reports and correspondence.

Untitled, 1963-65 (File 1)
Untitled, 1966-67 (File 2)
Untitled, 1968-69 (File 3)
Untitled, 1970-72 (File 4)
Untitled, 1973-75 (File 5)
Untitled, 1976-77 (File 6)
Subseries 23C. Other literary associations, 1950-77

This series contains 3 files.

P.E.N. - correspondence, circulars, clippings, photographs and newsletters, 1950-51, 1963-77 (File 1)
Book Collector's Society of Australia - notices and newsletters 1951-62; and Australian Literature Society - circulars, 1953-54. (File 2)
Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne - notices and newsletters 1956-66; Australasian Book Society 1965-71; English Association 1956-73; and Miscellaneous literary associations, 1955-75. (File 3)

Series 24. Booksellers brochures, catalogues and circulars, 1952-72

This series consists of three boxes of booksellers' brochures and catalogues, relating mostly to published Australiana. Booksellers represented include Berkelouws, Gaston Renard, Beck Book Co., Fullers, and Angus & Robertson.

Series 25. Printed material on Australian literature, 1921-75

This series contains 10 files.

Issues of Australian literary magazines, 1935-62 (File 1)
Issues of Australian literary magazines, 1964-70 (File 2)
Issues (4) of Poetry Australia, 1966-72; copy of Meanjin, 1975. (File 3)
Issues (11) of The Bulletin, 1951-61 (File 4)
Issues of The Realist writer and The Realist, 1960-67. (File 5)
Issue of Hermes, 1921; four issues of Nation, 1958-71. (File 6)
7 booklets containing poetry and lectures on literary topics, 1921-70 (File 7)
Copy of Laugh or cry or yawn, a poetry anthology edited by L.M. Hannan and B.A. Breen, Cheshire, 1971 (File 8)
Theatre programs and other published material, 1946-75 (File 9-10)

Series 26. The Phillipines, 1930-75

This series contains 6 files.

After leaving the Philippines in 1931 Inglis Moore maintained an ongoing interest in the island group, occasionally writing articles and regularly corresponding with acquaintances such as Amador Daguid and A.V.H. Hartendorp. Inglis Moore returned to the Philippines on short study trips in 1947 and 1950.

See also Series 31 for an album of newsclippings compiled by Inglis Moore when he was in the Philippines, 1929-31. Series 32 includes a number of photographs of the Philippines and two bags of unlabelled film canisters.

Correspondence and drafts of articles, 1930-39 (File 1)
Correspondence and other papers, 1945-51 (File 2)
Drafts of articles, reviews and broadcasts on the Philippines, 1950-51 (File 3)
Correspondence and other papers, 1953-68 (File 4)
Correspondence and other papers, 1969-75 (File 5)
Four issues of the Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, 1958-60 (File 6)

Series 27. Canada, 1962-72

This series contains 3 files.

In 1963 Inglis Moore carried out a study trip to Canada. The papers in this small series document this trip and the contacts he maintained with Canadian scholars in subsequent years.

Correspondence and other papers, 1962-63 (File 1)
Correspondence and other papers re Canadian trip, 1963 (File 2)
Correspondence and other papers, 1964-72 (File 3)

Series 28. Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1946-73

This series contains 3 files.

Roneoed circulars, reports, minutes and notices, 1946-47 (File 1)
Circulars, reports and other papers, 1950-55 (File 2)
Newsletters, circulars and other papers, 1964-73 (File 3)

Series 29. Gardening/roses, 1950-74

This series contains 4 files.

Miscellaneous papers, 1950-57 (File 1)

Includes plant orders, horticultural notes and leaflets, and circulars from the Canberra Rose Club.

Miscellaneous papers, 1958-63 (File 2)

Includes gardening magazines.

Miscellaneous papers, 1964-68 (File 3)

Includes circulars from the Horticultural Society of Canberra.

Miscellaneous papers, 1970-74 (File 4)

Includes circulars from the Society for Growing Australian Plants.

Series 30. Miscellaneous printed material (non-literary), 1947-76

This series includes magazine issues, tourist, statistical, music and other publications.

Series 31. Newscuttings, 1874-90; 1929-c.1966

Includes three albums of newscuttings, 1874-90, 1929-31 and 1935, the second of which was compiled by Inglis Moore during his time in the Philippines. The remainder of the series consists of loose, unsorted newsclippings, many of which relate to Australian literature.

Series 32. Photographs

Photographs, mostly labelled, of Inglis Moore, his family and acquaintances, in addition to a number of photographs of the Philippines and photographic prints of portraits of Australian literary figures. c.250 photographs in total and two unlabelled film cannisters.

Class MS Acc06.164. Consignment added 2006

Comprises files of general correspondence, cuttings and other papers, 1924-1978; file of correspondence and other papers relating to Moore's OBE, 1958; and a file of correspondence with R.D. Fitzgerald, 1977.

Contained in 1 box, 1 carton.

Container List

Box Series Date Range
1 1-2 1918-72
2 2 1946-72
3-7 3 1925-77
8 4-5 1929-c.1945
9 6-8A 1934-67
10 8A 1950-67
11 8A-8B 1946-67
12-13 8B 1946-53
14 8C-9A 1946-66
15 9A 1946-57
16-17 9B 1954-66
18 9B-9C 1954-66
19-20 9C 1955-66
21 10A 1925-74
22 10B 1925-74
23-25 10C 1925-74
26 11-12 c.1953-71
27 12-14 1932-71
28-35 15 c.1950-71
36 16-17 1935-72
37 18-19 1935-76
38-39 20 c.1944-72
40 20-21 c.1944-72
41 21-22 1945-72
42 22-23A 1935-75
43 23B-23C 1950-77
44-46 24 1952-72
47 25 1921-75
48 25-26 1921-75
49 26-28 1930-75
50 29 1950-74
51-52 30 1947-76
53-55 31 1874-c.1966
56 32 n.d.

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