Collection Summary
- Creator
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Paul McGuire
- Title
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Papers of Paul McGuire
- Date Range
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1878-1987
- Collection Number
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MS 6453
- Extent
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10.92 metres (78 boxes, 1 folio box)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The papers include manuscripts, lectures, essays, official papers, literary correspondence, speeches, diaries, notebooks, subject files, photographs, newspaper cuttings, publications and other papers relating to McGuire's literary career, his official position as Minister and Ambassador to Italy and his interest in Catholic issues.
The literary papers include typescripts, research material, correspondence, reviews and other material relating to McGuire's books Australian journey, Westward the course, The Australian theatre, Experiment in world order, There's freedom for the brave, and Inns of Australia. There is also correspondence with English and American publishers and literary agents, papers relating to McGuire's work as a foreign correspondent, articles, speeches, poetry and lecture notes.
The official and personal papers deal particularly with McGuire's time in Rome, but also includes material relating to his work during World War II for the Far Eastern Liaison Office, and his involvement in Catholic Action, Good Neighbour Council of South Australia, Catholic Guild for Social Studies and other bodies.
Among the correspondents are Sir Robert Menzies, Lord Casey, B.A. Santamaria, Hugh McClure-Smith, Sir William McKell, Douglas Stewart, Kevin Kelly, Dame Enid Lyons, Mel Pratt, Lewis Ambrose, Hugh Rain, Joan Counihan, John Grimwade, Sir Paul Hasluck, Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes, Sir Edward Knox, Allen Mears, Stanis McGuire, Carol Robinson (Jackson), Sir Thomas White, Sir John Bunting, Sir Arthur. Tange and Ewen Waterman.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn131322).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Paul McGuire, National Library of Australia, MS 6453, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the Library by Frances McGuire in 1980, 1984 and 1993. A small quantity of material from the 1980 instalment was purchased by the Library. Paul McGuire destroyed parts of his papers (particularly relating to the 1939-45 War) shortly before his death.
An oral history interview with Paul McGuire is held by the Library at ORAL DeB 185, 186.
Arrangement
The papers have been organised into 21 series by Library staff. Many of the papers were kept in files or envelopes with titles supplied by either Paul or Frances McGuire. The order of the contents of these files has been retained. The cuttings files relating to World War II (series 5, subseries 2) form the only discernible sequence. Other files were arranged, usually chronologically, by Library staff.
Separated Materials
Papers of Frances Margaret McGuire are held by the Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia. Cuttings and notes relating to Paul and Frances Margaret McGuire are held by the Adelaide Catholic Archives of the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide.
Biographical Note
Dominic Paul McGuire was born in Peterborough, South Australia, on 3 April 1903. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, Adelaide and the University of Adelaide. He married Frances Margaret Cheadle in 1927 and shortly afterwards left for England, where he lived for several years.
McGuire was the author of many works of fiction, verse, literary criticism, history, travel and politics. His publications included Australian journey (1939), Westward the course (1942), Three corners of the world (1948), There's freedom for the brave (1949), and numerous mystery and detective novels.
In 1932 the McGuires returned to live in South Australia, and together with Father James O'Dougherty founded the Catholic Guild for Social Studies to raise awareness of Catholic principles. McGuire lectured and wrote on Catholic subjects during the 1930s and early 1940s, touring in Europe, the United States, and Canada. In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, McGuire travelled to Spain as a correspondent with the Catholic Herald (London) where he investigated the suitability of conditions for the return of expatriated Spanish children. His articles from this time were published in Australian Catholic newspapers. He afterwards went to Hungary to attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest.
McGuire served in the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve from 1942 until 1945 and performed intelligence duties in Melbourne as deputy director of psychological warfare, Far Eastern Liaison Office. During this time he made 400 short wave radio broadcasts containing news and information throughout South East Asia.
After the War, McGuire went abroad as correspondent for the Melbourne Argus and wrote non-fiction on Australia and world politics. In 1951 he travelled to London as an advisor to the Prime Minister for the British Commonwealth Prime Ministers' meeting. He was a member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in 1953 and was named Ambassador to Ireland. His appointment to Dublin was cancelled in January 1954 and he served instead as Australian Minister to Italy (1954-1957) and Australian Ambassador to Italy (1957-1959). In 1959, McGuire represented Australia at the funeral of Pope Pius XII and the coronation of Pope John XXIII.
McGuire was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1951), received the papal honour of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Sylvester and was awarded Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1967).
He died in Adelaide on 15 June 1978.
Item Descriptions
Series 1. General correspondence, 1932-1987
Correspondence received by McGuire from friends and associates, together with some carbon copies of drafts of replies. There is also a small amount of correspndence received by Frances McGuire after Paul McGuire's death.
Most of the correspondence was arranged in folders or envelopes, usually with a title. These files have been arranged roughly chronologically, interfiled with loose correspondence. Some of the correspondence files also contain other papers such as articles, notes, newspaper cuttings, drafts of talks and printed material.
Correspondents include Lewis Ambrose, Hugh Rain, R.G. Casey, Joan Counihan, John Grimwade, Paul Hasluck, Wilfrid Kent Hughes, Sir Edward Knox, Allen Mears, Stanis McGuire, R.G. Menzies, and Carol Robinson (Jackson).
Correspondence with publishers and literary agents is held in series 2. Other correspondence is held in series 6, 7, 11-13 and 17.
Correspondence, 1932-1939 (File 1) - Box 1
Knights of Columbus; Catholic Action-correspondence, articles and notes, 1939-1940 (File 2) - Box 1
Trip to South America, 1940; United States lecture tour, 1939-1940 (File 3) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1940-1942 (File 4) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1940-1944 (File 5) - Box 1
Correspondence (US income tax), 1941-1944 (File 6-7) - Box 1
Knights of Columbus, 1942 (File 8) - Box 2
Correspondence and newpaper cuttings, 1942 (File 9) - Box 2
Includes William Morrow and Catholic Herald correspondence
Correspondence, 1943 (File 10) - Box 2
Allen Mears, 1943-49 (File 11) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1944-1945 (File 12) - Box 2
Includes letters to R.G. Menzies
Correspondence, 1944-1945 (File 13) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1945-1946 (File 14) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1946-1948 (File 15) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1947 (File 16-17) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1948 (File 18) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1949 (File 19-20) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1949-1950 (File 21) - Box 3
Includes a typescrpt of a talk 'Religion and the modern mind' by McGuire, 1950
Correspondence, 1950 (File 22-29) - Box 4
Includes drafts of talks, cuttings and printed material
Correspondence relating to the 'A call to the people of Australia' campaign, 1950-55 (File 30-32) - Box 4
Prime Ministers' Conference, London, January 1951 (File 33) - Box 5
Correspondence, 1951 (File 34) - Box 5
Correspondence, 1951-1952 (File 35) - Box 5
Correspondence, 1952-1953 (File 36-37) - Box 5
Correspondence relating to McGuire's appointment as Ambassador to Ireland, 1952-1954 (File 38-43) - Box 6
Correspondence, 1954-1955 (File 44-45) - Box 6
Letters from Italy, 1954-1959 (File 46-47) - Box 7
Correspondence, 1954-1956 (File 48-55) - Box 7
Correspondence, 1956-1960 (File 56) - Box 8
Correspondence, 1956-1963 (File 57) - Box 8
Correspondence, 1957 (File 58) - Box 8
Knights of Malta, 1957-1958 (File 59) - Box 8
Correspondence, 1957-1958 (File 60-64) - Box 9
Jack McGuire, 1957-1958 (File 65) - Box 9
Correspondence, 1958 (File 66-67) - Box 9
Papal Order of Knight of Grand Cross, 1959 (File 68) - Box 9
Correspondence, 1959 (File 69-70) - Box 9
Death of Pope Pius XII and coronation of Pope John XXIII, 1959 (File 71-73) - Box 10
Correspondence, 1959-60 (File 74) - Box 10
The Herald correspondence, 1959-62 (File 75) - Box 10
Correspondence, 1960 (File 76) - Box 10
Correspondence, 1960-1961 (File 77) - Box 10
Correspondence, 1961 (File 78) - Box 10
Good Neighbour Council; Murray Valley Development League, 1961 (File 79-80) - Box 11
Correspondence, 1961-1962 (File 81-82) - Box 11
Correspondence, 1961-1963 (File 83-84) - Box 11
Correspondence, 1961-1966 (File 85) - Box 11
Correspondence, 1962-1963 (File 86) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1963-1965 (File 87) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1964-1965 (File 88-89) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1964-1966 (File 90) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1966-1970 (File 91) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1967 (File 92) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1967-1968 (File 93) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1967-1970 (File 94) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1969-1970 (File 95) - Box 12
Correspondence, 1970-1971 (File 96) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1971 (File 97) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1971-1978 (File 98) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1972-1976 (File 99) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1977-79 (File 100) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1980-87 and undated correspondence (File 101) - Box 13
Series 2. Correspondence with publishers and literary agents, 1932-1978
The correspondents in this series include Dwye Evans (Heinemann); Thayer Hobson, Frances Phillips and John Willey (William Morrow and Co.); Victor Aarons (Sands and McDougall); Harold Bourne (Robert Spmmerville) and E.E. Bartholomew (Oxford university Press). It also includes some publishing agreements.
See also series 1 for business correspondence that was interfiled by McGuire with general correpondence.
Sands and McDougall (literary agents), 1932-1935 (File 1-2) - Box 13
Correspondence, 1933-1937 (File 3) - Box 14
Mainly with publishers and Robert Sommerville
Robert Sommerville (Harold Bourne), 1949-53 (File 4) - Box 14
Contracts with Heinemann and Morrow, 1939-1940 (File 5) - Box 14
William Morrow and Company, 1940-1961 (File 6-12) - Box 14
Correspondence with publishers, 1943-47 (File 13) - Box 15
Includes a 1939 agreement with Sommerville
Argus correspondence, 1945-48 (File 14-15) - Box 15
Oxford University Press (E.E. Bartholomew), 1945-50 (File 16-19) - Box 15
Dwye Evans (Heinemann), 1947-1958 (File 20-24) - Box 16
Angus and Robertson, 1958 (File 25) - Box 16
Correspondence relating to the publication of memoirs by G.W.L ('Kassa') Townsend on New Guinea, 1962-1963 (File 26-27) - Box 16
Rigby Limited, 1963-65 (File 28) - Box 16
Neville K. Robinson, University of Papua New Guinea, 1971 (File 29) - Box 17
Copyright, Franki report, 1975-78 (File 30) - Box 17
Series 3. Personal documents and family papers, 1878-1976
Personal and family papers of McGuire including a letter by John O'Sullivan to his wife (1878), a school certificate (1915), an army service book, passports, a diary of Mary O'Sullivan (1920), material relating to McGuire's promotion to the honourary rank of Commander (Special Branch) in 1959 and his appointment as CBE (1951), McGuire's will and a transcript of an oral history interview.
Personal and family papers, 1878-1940s (File 1) - Box 17
Diary of McGuire's mother, Mary O'Sullivan, 1920 (File 2) - Box 17
Personal documents, 1951-1959 (File 3) - Box 17
Will (1964), autobiographical notes and a transcript of an oral history interview, 1966-1979 (File 4) - Box 18
Series 4. Diaries and address books, 1941-1978
Diaries of McGuire, mostly written in notebooks. The level of detail in the diary entries is variable. Most are brief handwritten notes while others are considered, typescript records. The journals in folders 2 and 3 contain typescripts of diary entries, newspaper cuttings, photographs of Far Eastern Liaison Office staff, correspondence and other papers.
Diaries, 1941-1945 (also includes index to FELO cuttings files) (File 1) - Box 18
Journal, May-December 1944 (File 2) - Box 18
Journal, January-June 1945 (File 3) - Box 19
Diaries, May-September 1945 (File 4) - Box 19
Diaries, September-October 1945 (File 5) - Box 19
Diaries, 1946-1949 (File 6) - Box 19
Diaries, 1950-1952 (File 7) - Box 20
Diaries, 1953, 1955 (File 8) - Box 20
Diaries, 1956-1958 (File 9) - Box 20
Diaries, 1959-1960 (File 10) - Box 21
Diaries, 1961-1963 (File 11) - Box 21
Diaries, 1964-1966 (File 12) - Box 21
Diaries, 1967-1969 (File 13) - Box 21
Diaries, 1971-1978 (File 14) - Box 21
Address books (File 15) - Box 21
Series 5-1. World War II, 1940-1971: General files, 1940-71
During 1942 until 1945, McGuire served in the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve and performed intelligence duties in Melbourne as deputy director of psychological warfare, Far Eastern Liaison Office. During this time he made 400 short wave radio broadcasts containing news and information throughout South East Asia.
Series 5 comprises a large, numbered sequence of Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) newspaper cutting files together with a smaller group of general files, arranged chronologically.
Series 4 folder 1 contains an index to the sequence of newspaper cuttings and also to a sequence of Special Division files. Mrs McGuire indicated to the Library that McGuire had destroyed a quantity of his World War II records, and it appears that this included all but one of the Special Division files listed in 4/1. Some files contain related material added by McGuire after 1945.
Netherlands East Indies cuttings, 1940-41 (File 1) - Box 21
Indonesia-photographs, 1941 (File 2) - Box 22
Newspaper clippings on early Pacific War, 1941-1942 (File 3) - Box 22
'A picture of the Japanese army', 1942 (File 4) - Box 22
FELO combined file-foreign, 1942-43 (File 5) - Box 22
'E.R.B. 2/41', 1942-71 (File 6) - Box 22
Includes anti-Japanese propaganda material, material concerning the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and postwar reconstruction, and later material relating to the transfer of Dutch New Guinea to Indonesia (1962)
General Headquarters communiqués-South West Pacific, 1943-1945 (File 7-9) - Box 23
FELO-Netherlands East Indies and British Malaya, 1944 (File 10) - Box 23
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA)-post war reconstruction, 1944-1945 (Special Division file) (File 11) - Box 23
Letters of introduction (including one to Ernest Hemingway), 1945 (File 12) - Box 23
War reviews, August 1945 (File 13) - Box 23
Wartime paste ups, 1945 (File 14) - Box 24
Correspondence concerning The coast watchers by Eric Feldt, 1945 (File 15) - Box 24
Royal Australian Navy, memos and correspondence, 1945 (File 16) - Box 24
Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1945-62 (File 17) - Box 24
Series 5-2. World War II, 1940-1971: FELO newspaper cutting files, 1942-1945
Java, 1942-1944 (File F9) - Box 24
Malaya, 1942-1944 (File F10) - Box 24
Malaya operation, 1945 (File F10A) - Box 24
Philippines, 1942-45 (File F11-F11B) - Box 24
New Guinea, 1942-1945 (File F12-F12A) - Box 25
Prisoners of war, 1942-1945 (File F13-F13A) - Box 25
Japan, 1942-44 (File F16) - Box 25
Postwar reconstruction-Atlantic Charter, 1942-1944 (File F20) - Box 25
Postwar reconstruction, 1945 (File F20A-F20B) - Box 26
England, 1942-1945 (File F21) - Box 26
Italy, 1942-1945 (File F22-F22A) - Box 26
Russia, 1942-1945 (File F23-F23D) - Box 27
Australia, 1942-1945 (File F24-F24B) - Box 28
Burma, 1942-1945 (File F25) - Box 28
India, 1942-1945 (File F26) - Box 29
Papuans in Australia and officers in Australia, 1942 (File F27) - Box 29
Germany, 1943-1945 (File F29-F29A) - Box 29
Allied Occupation Territory, 1943-1945 (File F30) - Box 29
France, 1942-1945 (File F31) - Box 29
Enemy losses, 1942-1944 (File F32) - Box 29
Allied production, 1942-1944 (File F33-33A) - Box 29
Strategy, 1942-1945 (File F34-F34A) - Box 29
Africa, 1943-1944 (File F35) - Box 30
Japanese mandates, 1945 (File F36) - Box 30
Peace moves, 1943-1945 (File F37) - Box 30
Asia, 1943-1944 (File F38) - Box 30
Spain, 1942-1945 (File F39) - Box 30
Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 (File F40) - Box 30
South America, 1942-1945 (File F41) - Box 30
Europe, 1942-1945 (File F42-F42A) - Box 30
French Indo-China, 1942-1945 (File F43) - Box 30
Thailand, 1942-1945 (File F44) - Box 30
Allied losses, 1942-1945 (File F45) - Box 30
Propaganda, 1942-1945 (File F46) - Box 30
North West Area, 1942 (File F47) - Box 30
Netherlands East Indies, 1942-1945 (File F48) - Box 30
Pacific, 1942-1945 (File F49-F49B) - Box 31
Early material: miscellaneous, 1942-1945 (File F50) - Box 31
Turkey, Iraq, Iran, 1943-1945 (File F51) - Box 31
South/Southwest Pacific, 1943-1945 (File F52-F52A) - Box 31
Moslems, 1943 (File F53) - Box 32
Air war, 1943-1945 (File F54-F54D) - Box 32
Sea war, 1943-1944 (File F57) - Box 33
European invasion, 1944-1945 (File F64-F64B) - Box 33
Maps, 1944-1945 (File F65) - Box 33
British Pacific Fleet, 1944-1945 (File F66) - Box 33
Pacific, 1945 (File F67) - Box 33
Japan: operations against, 1945 (File F68) - Box 34
War crimes, 1943-1945 (File F69) - Box 34
Occupation of Germany, 1945 (File F70) - Box 34
Sumatra, 1945 (File F71) - Box 34
Territorial and boundary readjustments, 1945 (File F72) - Box 34
Russian operations, 1945 (File F73) - Box 34
Occupation of Japan, 1945 (File F74) - Box 34
Series 6. Minister and Ambassador to Italy, 1952-1971
McGuire was Australian Minister to Italy in 1954-1957 and continued to serve when his position was renamed Australian Ambassador to Italy during 1957 to 1959. In 1959, McGuire represented Australia at the funeral of Pope Pius XII and the coronation of Pope John XXIII.
The series comprises correspondence files (folders 1-21), mainly with the Minister and Secretary for the Department of External Affairs. The correspondence files include copies of official memoranda, reports and despatches and are arranged roughly chronologically. Folders 22-31 contain correspondence and other papers relating to official tours and visits by McGuire. Folders 32-57 contain financial records while other papers such as notebooks, newspaper cuttings and printed matter are in folders 58-65.
Correspondents include Sir Thomas White, Sir John Bunting, Sir Arthur Tange, Lord Casey, and Ewen Waterman.
London-Australian High Commissioner and Office, 1954 (File 1) - Box 34
Conduct of Mission 1-Department of External Affairs corresondence, 1954-1955 (File 2) - Box 34
Conduct of Mission 2-Minister of External Affairs correspondence, 1954-1958 (File 3) - Box 34
Conduct of Mission 2-Department of External Affairs correspondence, 1956-1958 Commercial Office, Rome, 1958 Conduct of Mission 3-Ambassador's file, 1958 (File 4) - Box 35
Department of External Affairs telegrams and correspondence, 1954-1958 (File 5) - Box 35
Correspondence with R.G Casey and others regarding appointment to Rome and other matters, 1954-1959 (File 6) - Box 35
Diplomatic despatches, 1954-1956 (File 7) - Box 35
Files concerning Merino sheep for Italy and other Department of External Affairs correspondence, 1954-1956 (File 8) - Box 35
Correspondence with Prime Minister, 1955 (File 9) - Box 35
Department of External Affairs correspondence and memoranda, 1956 (File 10) - Box 35
London correspondence, 1957-1958 (File 11) - Box 35
London correspondence - Heads of Mission, 1957 Minister's leave, 1957 (File 12) - Box 36
Despatches and memoranda, 1957 (File 13) - Box 36
Visit to San Marino-correspondence with Sir Percy Spender, 1957 (File 14) - Box 36
NATO south, 1957 General correspondence and translations, 1957-1958 (File 15) - Box 36
Despatches, 1958 (File 16) - Box 36
Memoranda and reports, 1958 (File 17) - Box 36
Head of Mission-Rome, 1958 (File 18) - Box 36
Despatches and notes, 1959 (File 19) - Box 36
Correspondence with External Affairs and the Commonwealth Parliament, 1959 (File 20) - Box 36
Ambassador-representation; income tax deduction, 1959 (File 21) - Box 36
Correspondence concerning Minister's trip to Calabria and Sicily, March 1955 (File 22) - Box 37
Nothern tours, 1955 (File 23) - Box 37
Cardinal Gilroy's visit, November 1956 (File 24) - Box 37
Norther tours, 1957 (File 25) - Box 37
Tunisia: personal file, 1957 (File 26) - Box 37
Tunisia war graves ceremony, 1957 (File 27) - Box 37
Speeches, 1957; Northern tour, 1958 (File 28) - Box 37
Visit to Olivetti (photograph album), n.d (File 29) - Box 37
Visit by Sir Lyell McEwin to Olivetti Company, 1958 (File 30) - Box 37
Southern trip, April 1958; Northern trip, May 1958 (File 31) - Box 37
Travel receipts, 1953 (File 32) - Box 38
Letters, receipts (Ireland and Rome), 1953-1956 (File 33) - Box 38
Receipts, subscriptions and hotel expenses, 1954 (File 34) - Box 38
Receipts and financial memos from C. Amato, 1954 (File 35) - Box 38
London (receipts, accounts, correspondence), 1954-1955 (File 36) - Box 38
Embassy hospitality receipts and accounts, 1954-1955 (File 37) - Box 38
Personal banking and accounts, 1954-1956 (File 38) - Box 38
Medical and dental expenses, 1955-58 (File 39) - Box 38
Donations given and refused, 1955-1958 (File 40) - Box 38
Banking (cheque books, transfers), 1956-1958 (File 41) - Box 38
Banking, commercial counsellor and miscellaneous financial correspondence, 1956-1958 (File 42) - Box 39
Staff-casual, 1957-1958 (File 43) - Box 39
Guest list, clubs and membership, 1957-1958 (File 44) - Box 39
Travel expenses, 1957-1958 (File 45) - Box 39
Entertainment, dinner parties, donations, 1958 (File 46) - Box 39
Embassy accounts and vouchers, 1958 (File 47) - Box 39
Income tax, 1958 (File 48) - Box 39
Departure expenses, 1958-1959 (File 49) - Box 39
Representation accounts, 1954-1958 (File 50-57) - Box 40
Emigration (Italy)-articles and printed matter, 1952-1954 (File 58) - Box 40
Other papers, 1954-1971 (File 59) - Box 41
Hungarian refugees embarking by air from Naples (includes photographs), 1956 (File 60) - Box 41
Newspapers cuttings, 1956-1958 (File 61-64) - Box 41
Rome notebooks (File 65) - Box 41
Series 7. Australian journey, 1939-1949
Australian journey, a non-fictional introduction to Australia, was first published in London by Heinemann in 1939. The Americal edition was published by Frederick A. Stokes Company in the same year under the title Australia, her heritage, her future.
The series contains a publisher's agreement, drafts, correspondence, reviews and research material.
Documents relating to Australian journey (File 1-3) - Box 41
Series 8. Westward the course: the new world of Oceania, 1941-1942
Westward the course: the new world of Oceania was published in 1942 in Melbourne and London by Oxford University Press and in New York by W.Morrow and Company.
The papers comprise drafts, notes, research materials, notebooks, reviews and a copy of the publication.
Documents relating to Westward the course: the new world of Oceania (File 1-10) - Box 42, 43
Series 9. The Australian theatre, 1948-1950
The Australian theatre: an abstract and brief chronicle in twelve parts with characteristic illustrations was written by Paul McGuire with research assistance by Betty Arnold and Frances Margaret McGuire. It was published in Melbourne and London by Oxford University Press in 1948.
The series contains notes, sketches, research materials, illustrations, correspondence and typescript drafts.
Documents relating to The Australian theatre (File 1-7) - Box 44
Series 10. Experiment in world order, 1948
Experiment in world order was published in New York by William Morrow in 1948. It was simultaneously published in London by Heinemann as The three corners of the world: an essay in the interpretation of modern politics.
The series contains a corrected typescript draft and a published copy of Experiment in world order.
Draft and published copy of Experiment in world order (File 1-2) - Box 45
Series 11. There's freedom for the brave, 1948
This book was published in 1949 in London by Heinemann and in New York by William Morrow with the full title There's freedom for the brave: an approach to world order.
The series contains notes, typescript drafts and correspondence.
Documents relating to There's freedom for the brave (File 1-2) - Box 45
Series 12. Inns of Australia, 1947-1950
Inns of Australia was published in Melbourne by Heinemann in 1952.
The papers include research materials, correspondence, notes, notebooks, drafts, a sequence of numbered files containing information on pubs around Australia (folders 5-7), and photographs.
Documents relating to Inns of Australia (File 1-21) - Box 45, 46, 47, 48
Series 13. Articles by McGuire, 1935-1971
McGuire published a great many articles throughout his life in a variety of literary and Catholic periodicals and newspapers including The Argus, Australian quarterly, The English review, Catholic herald, Columbia, America, The sign, Twentieth century, The Herald, and The Advertiser. There are articles on international affairs, the United Nations, migration, and Australian politics as well as reports on the Spanish Civil War (filed as a correspondent with the Catholic Herald in London). The files include manuscript and typescript drafts, newpaper cuttings and entire copies of journals. Some files also include correspondence and supporting documents.
Other articles by McGuire are included in the folders in series 14. Articles on McGuire are in series 19.
Articles, 1935-1936 (File 1) - Box 48
Catholic newspapers and publications, 1937 (File 2) - Box 49
Spain, 1937 (File 3) - Box 49
Spain, 1937-1938 (File 4) - Box 49
Articles, 1938 (File 5) - Box 49
Articles, 1938-39 (File 6) - Box 49
Articles in The Argus, 1941-1945 (File 7) - Box 49
Articles and talks, 1942 (File 8) - Box 49
Newspaper cuttings (The Argus), 1945 (File 9) - Box 49
'Britain revisited',n.d (File 10) - Box 50
Articles and correspondence, 1945 (File 11) - Box 50
Articles for The Argus, 1945-1946 (File 12-13) - Box 50
Articles, 1945-1947 (File 14) - Box 50
The Argus, 1946 (File 15) - Box 50
Articles, 1946 (File 16) - Box 50
The Argus, 1947 (File 17) - Box 50
The Argus, 1947-1948 (File 18-19) - Box 51
Newspaper articles, 1948-1949 (File 20) - Box 51
Articles, 1950-1959 (File 21) - Box 51
Articles for The Herald, 1959-1960 (File 22) - Box 51
Articles, 1959-1971 (File 23) - Box 51
Undated articles (File 24-25) - Box 51
Series 14. Lectures, speeches and broadcasts, 1934-1976
Lectures and lecture notes by McGuire during his position teaching history and English as a casual lecturer for the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) of South Australia in the early 1930s. There are also lecture notes for the Newman Institute of Christian Studies (Adelaide) and various speeches and talks given by McGuire throughout his life.
See also series 1/21 and series 13/8 for other talks by McGuire.
WEA lecture material, 1934 (File 1-6) - Box 52
Social history lectures, 1936 (File 7) - Box 53
Education broadcasts, 1938 (File 8) - Box 53
Radio talks, 1941 (File 9) - Box 53
Manuscripts (fiction) and lectures (postwar), n.d (File 10-12) - Box 53
'Australia Day' (1946), 'Geographic factors in strategy' by Dr Bruce Hopper (1949) (File 13) - Box 53
Lecture notes-Newman Institute of Christian Studies (Adelaide), 1950-1952 (File 14-15) - Box 53
Speeches delivered in Melbourne and Hobart; transcript of ABC forum 'What should we think about China', 1952; and a speech 'The modern crisis and the Christian' (1953) and other papers concerning the Eucharist Congress (File 16) - Box 54
Notes for speeches, lectures and articles, 1950-1952 (File 17) - Box 54
Address to International Club, Rome, 1955 (File 18) - Box 54
Lecture notes on international affairs and other speeches, 1960-1961 (File 19) - Box 54
Articles and talks, 1960-1961 (File 20) - Box 54
Addresses, talks and lectures, July-Sept. 1961 (File 21) - Box 54
Lecture notes, c.1961-1973 (File 22) - Box 54
Talks, 1963 (File 23) - Box 54
'1000 years of Christian Poland'-lecture and newspapers cuttings, 1966 (File 24) - Box 55
Talks, 1967-1968 (File 25) - Box 55
Talks, 1970-1976 and undated (File 26) - Box 55
Lecture publicity poster, n.d. (Folio) (File 27) - Folio-Box 1
Series 15. Other writings, 1927-1978
McGuire had diverse writing interests ranging from poetry and detective novels to political and general non-fiction.
This series contains poetry, play scripts, short stories, a draft novel and other unpublished writings.
Papers relating to publications by McGuire can be found in series 7-12.
Poetry, 1927-1936 (File 1-3) - Box 55
Poetry and play scripts, 1926-1929 (File 4) - Box 55
'The Bolshevic-a play in three acts' (File 5) - Box 56
Short stories, n.d (File 6-7) - Box 56
'The stream' (novel), n.d (File 8) - Box 56
Book on England, 1932 (File 9) - Box 56
Manuscript on cricket, 1964-1976 (File 10-15) - Box 57
Typescript on Sir Thomas More, 1977-1978 (File 16-18) - Box 57
Miscellaneous writings, 1928-1967 (File 19-20) - Box 58
Series 16. 'Life in Australia'
In 1947, McGuire began discussions with Oxford University Press about editing a series on Australian social history. Although the project never fully materialised, two books were published (The Australian Theatre and Inns of Australia) with the research assistance of Frances McGuire and Betty Arnott.
The series comprises files of research materials annotated with the working title 'Life in Australia'. The files contain notes, excerpts from publications, newspaper cuttings and printed material and are arranged alphabetically.
Aborigines-mythology and tracking (File 1) - Box 58
Migration (File 2-3) - Box 58
Music (File 4-6) - Box 58
Social manners (File 7-8) - Box 59
Social manners and sport (File 9) - Box 59
Sport (File 10-11) - Box 59
Transport (File 12-13) - Box 59
Photographs and illustrations (File 14-18) - Box 60, Folio-Box 1
Series 17. Subject files, 1926-1978
Subject files maintained by McGuire on a variety of topics. The files contain correspondence, notes, articles, reports, minutes, newspaper cuttings, and other printed material. Some files are research files, while others relate to McGuire's activities and associations.
The subject files have had the alphabetical arrangement imposed upon them by Library staff.
Associated Telefilms, 1960 (File 1) - Box 60
Australia-general, 1940-1941 (File 2) - Box 60
Australia, 1947-1948 (File 3) - Box 60
Australia-postwar, 1953 (File 4) - Box 61
Australian-American Association, n.d (File 5) - Box 61
Australian-American relations, 1940-1941 (File 6) - Box 61
ABC Talks Advisory Committee, 1967-1968 (File 7) - Box 61
Australian Citizenship Convention (24 Jan. 1961) and matters pertaining to migration and the Good Neighbour Council, 1961-1963 (File 8) - Box 61
Australian Society of Authors, 1963-1964 (File 9) - Box 61
British Commonwealth, 1946 (File 10) - Box 61
British Commonwelth relations, 1944 (File 11) - Box 62
Peter Bulic, 1970 (File 12) - Box 62
Canberra (ACT), 1936-1938 (File 13) - Box 62
Car, 1947-1949 (File 14) - Box 62
Catholic Action, 1937-1942 (File 15) - Box 62
Catholic Action; Catholic Guild for Social Studies; Spanish Civil War, 1936-1937 (File 16) - Box 62
Catholic Guild for Social Studies, 1965 (File 17) - Box 62
Catholicism and the Axis, 1942 (File 18) - Box 62
G.K. Chesterton Society, 1926-1978 (File 19) - Box 62
Church, 1940-1958 (File 20) - Box 63
Common market, 1962 (File 21) - Box 63
Fairbridge Society, 1962 (File 22) - Box 63
Germany, 1946 (File 23) - Box 63
Good Neighbour Council, 1960-1963 (see also folder 8) (File 24-25) - Box 63
Immigration, 1963-1965 (File 26) - Box 63
Imperial relations, 1944-1950 (File 27) - Box 63
Japan, 1940-1941 (File 28) - Box 64
Knights of Malta controversy, 1967-1977 (File 28) - Box 64
Malaya clippings, 1941 (File 28) - Box 64
Murray Valley, 1949-1950 (File 29) - Box 64
Murray Valley Development League and Murray Murrumbidgee Development Committee, 1960-1961 (File 30) - Box 64
Order of Malta, 1958-1964 (File 31) - Box 64
Referendum, 1948 (File 32) - Box 64
Religion, 1947 (File 32) - Box 64
Russia, 1947-1948 (File 32) - Box 64
Soil erosion, 1944 (File 33) - Box 64
South America, 1940 (File 33) - Box 65
Timor, 1941 (File 34) - Box 65
UK Information Service, 1947-1949 (File 35) - Box 65
United States of America, 1941 (File 36) - Box 65
Western Australia, 1938 (File 36) - Box 65
Wine, 1947-1949 (File 37) - Box 65
Series 18. Notebooks, 1929-1978
A substantial series of notebooks kept by McGuire to record drafts of poetry, articles, talks, letters and other writings. Other notebooks contain jottings, calculations, shorthand passages, bibliographic references, travel notes (including notes made in England, Spain and Paris) and lecture notes. Some of the notebooks contain enclosures such as letters, cuttings and typescripts.
In general the notebooks are difficult to read and poorly dated and identified.
9 lecture notebooks, dating from the early 1920s (File 1-3) - Box 65
Notebooks, 1929-1937 (File 4) - Box 67
Notebooks, 1944-1946 (File 5) - Box 67
Notebooks, 1947-1948 (File 6) - Box 67
Notebooks numbered 1-16, 1940s? (File 7) - Box 68
5 notebooks, 1950s? (File 8) - Box 68
Notebooks, 1950-1964 (File 9) - Box 68
3 notebooks, 1969 (File 10) - Box 69
Notebooks, 1976-1978 (File 11) - Box 69
Undated notebooks (File 12-14) - Box 70
Series 19. Reviews and articles on McGuire, 1932-1976
Reviews of books by McGuire and articles on McGuire.
Some book reviews are held in the series relating to publications by McGuire (series 7-12). Articles by McGuire are held in series 13.
Cutting book containing reviews and writings on McGuire, 1929-1936 (File 1) - Box 70
Reviews, 1932-1933 (File 2) - Box 71
Reviews, 1934-1935 (File 3) - Box 71
Reviews, 1936-1937 (File 4-6) - Box 71
Reviews, 1938 (File 7) - Box 71
Reviews, 1939-1942 (File 8) - Box 72
Reviews, 1945-1951 (File 9) - Box 72
Cutting book containing reviews and articles on McGuire, 1948-1952 (File 10) - Box 72
Articles on McGuire, 1932-1952 (File 11-12) - Box 72
Articles on McGuire, 1953-1959 (File 13-15) - Box 73
Articles on McGuire, 1960-1976 (File 16) - Box 73
Articles on McGuire, 1976 (File 17) - Box 73
Series 20. Photographs, 1924-1953
Photographs and negatives including photographs of stars of the London stage (n.d.), portraits of McGuire and photographs relating to the Eucharistic Congress (Budapest, 1938), Ireland (1946), the United Nations General Assembly (1953) and the visit of Broken Hill miners' delegation to the Australian Embassy in Rome (1950s).
Other photographs are also held in series 4/2-3, 5/1/2, 6/24, 6/60, 12, and 16/14-18.
Photographs (File 1-3) - Box 73,74
Series 21. Other papers, 1923-1978
Miscellaneous papers including manuscripts by others, financial papers, invitations, and newspaper cuttings.
Papers, 1923-1939 (File 1) - Box 74
'A South Sea bubble' by A.B. Piddington, 1938 (File 2) - Box 74
Financial papers, 1939-1947 (File 3) - Box 74
Invitations, c.1940-1971 (File 4-6) - Box 74
Papers, 1941-1949 (File 7) - Box 75
Newspaper cuttings, 1947-1949 (File 8-15) - Box 75
Papers, 1952-1959 (File 16) - Box 76
Papers, 1961-1968 (File 17) - Box 76
Political work and papers, c.1965 (File 18) - Box 77
Commonwealth of Australia-lists of permanent missions overseas, 1965-1966 (File 19) - Box 77
Newspaper cuttings, 1968 (File 20) - Box 77
Other papers, 1970-1978 including a radio script by Frances Margaret McGuire, 1974 (File 21) - Box 77
'The old man thinks' a novel by Michall Yeovil, n.d (File 22-23) - Box 77
'Kassa's story: New Guinea' by G.W.L. Townsend, n.d (File 24) - Box 78
'Report on post war production of copra in Papua and New Guinea', n.d (File 25) - Box 78
Manuscript (author unknown), n.d (File 26) - Box 78
Miscellaneous undated papers (File 27-28) - Box 78
Index cards (folio) Folio (File 29) - Folio-Box 1