Guide to the Papers of Tom Inglis Moore
MS 8130
National Library of Australia
| Date completed: | 1995 |
| Last updated: | February 2009 |
This finding aid was revised and published with the assistance of the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust.
Table of Contents
Summary
Introduction
Scope and Content
Organization
Access
Copying and Publishing
Preferred Citation
Provenance
Related Material
Access Terms
Biographical Note
Series List and Descriptions
Series 1 Personal notebooks and documents, 1918-71
Series 2 Personal business papers, 1946-72
Series 3 General correspondence, 1925-77
Series 4 Poetry manuscripts and typescripts, 1929-75
Series 5 Prose and drama manuscripts and typescripts , 1930-c.45
Series 6 Sydney Morning Herald, 1934-40
Series 7 Broadcasts, 1939-53
Series 8 Canberra University College/Australian National University, 1946-67
Series 9 Teaching material on Australian literature, 1946-66
Series 10 Teaching and research files on Australian literary figures , 1925-74
Series 11 Research notes on Australian literature and folkore, 1953-67
Series 12 Critical writings on Australian literature, 1932-71
Series 13 Six Australian Poets, 1941-64
Series 14 Anthologies edited by Inglis Moore, 1952-66
Series 15 Social patterns in Australian literature, c.1950-71
Series 16 Books and writers in Australia, 1966-72
Series 17 Reviews of Tom Inglis Moore's books, 1935-66
Series 18 Reviews by Tom Inglis Moore, 1945-72
Series 19 Relations with publishers, 1935-76
Series 20 Works by others, c.1944-72
Series 21 Commonwealth Literary Fund, 1945-72
Series 22 Developments in the study, teaching and promotion of Australian literature, 1948-71
Series 23 Literary associations, 1935, 1948-77
Series 24 Booksellers brochures, catalogues and circulars, 1952-72
Series 25 Printed material on Australian literature, 1921-75
Series 26 The Phillipines, 1930-75
Series 27 Canada, 1962-72
Series 28 Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1946-73
Series 29 Gardening/roses, 1950-74
Series 30 Miscellaneous printed material (non-literary), 1947-76
Series 31 Newscuttings, 1874-90; 1929-c.1966
Series 32 Photographs
Box List
Summary
| Creator: | Moore, T. Inglis (Tom Inglis), 1901-1978 |
| Title: | Papers of Tom Inglis Moore |
| Date range: | 1918-1977 (bulk 1929-1976) |
| Reference number: | MS 8130 |
| Extent: | 9.3 metres (56 boxes + 3 folios) |
| Repository: | National Library of Australia Canberra |
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.
Organization
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.
Provenance
In 1979, the year following Tom Inglis Moore's death, the National Library purchased the Inglis Moore Papers from his daughter, Pacita Alexander.
Copying and Publishing
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.
Related Material
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).
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, MS 8130, [series and/or folder number]'.
Access Terms
Personal Names
Astley, Thea, 1925-; Boldrewood, Rolf, 1826-1915; Brennan, Christopher, 1870-1985; Dark, Eleanor, 1900-1985; Dennis, C.J. (Clarence James), 1876-1938; Dobson, Rosemary, 1920-; Drake Brockman, H. (Henrietta), 1901-1968; Durack, Mary, 1913-1994; Dutton, Geoffrey, 1922-1998; Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954; Furphy, Joseph, 1843-1912; Gilmore, Mary, Dame, 1865-1962; Richardson, Henry Handel, 1870-1946; Harris, Max, 1921-1995; Harwood, Gwen, 1920-1995; Hasluck, Paul, Sir, 1905-1993; Herbert, Xavier, 1901-1984; Hewett, Dorothy; Hope, A.D. (Alec Derwent), 1907-2000; Hopegood, Peter, 1891-1967; Kendall, Henry, 1839-1882; Lawson, Henry, 1867-1922; Gordon, Adam Lindsay, 1833-1870; Lindsay, Norman, 1879-1969; Mackellar, Dorothea, 1885-1968; McCrae, Hugh, 1876-1958; Murdoch, Walter, 1874-1970; Murray, Les A. (Les Allan), 1938-; O'Dowd, Bernard, 1866-1953; Palmer, Vance, 1885-1959; Prichard, Katharine Susannah, 1883-1969; Shapcott, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1935-; Nielson, John Shaw, 1872-1942; Slessor, Kenneth, 1901-1971; Tennant, Kylie, 1912-1988; Throssell, Ric1922-1999; Wallace-Crabbe, Chris, 1934-; White, Patrick, 1912-1990; Wright, Judith, 1915-2000;
Titles
All for Shorty; Australia Writes; No Robbery; Quality Street; A book of Australia; Adagio in blue; Australia writes; Bandicoot Ballads; Bayonet and grass; Book of Australia; Half way sun; Hermes; Literary letter; Meanjin; Nation; Poetry in Australia; Realist writer; Realist; Six Australian Poets; Social patterns in Australian literature; The Bulletin; Thomas Alexander Browne (Rolf Boldrewood): An annotated bibliography,
checklist and chronology;
Corporate Names
Angus & Robertson; Australasian Book Society; Australian Institute of International Affairs; Australian Literature Society; Australian National University; Australian News and Information Bureau; Australian Research Grants Committee; Australian Society of Authors; Book Collectors' Society of Australia; Bread and Cheese Club (Melbourne, Vic.); Canberra University College; Commonwealth Literary Fund; Fellowship of Australian Writers; University of Melbourne; University of Queensland;
Geographic Name
Australia; Canada; Philippines;
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
| 1901 | Born in Camden New South Wales |
| 1919 | Captain of Sydney Grammar School |
| 1923 | Graduated from University of Sydney with First Class Honours in English |
| 1926 | Graduated from University of Oxford with a Master of Arts |
| 1927 | Married Peace Little of Sydney |
| 1926-28 | Taught English at universities in Massachusetts and Iowa |
| 1928-31 | Associate Professor of English, the University of the Philippines |
| 1931 | Returned to Australia |
| 1934-40 | Leader writer and reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald |
| 1935 | Published The Half way sun: a novel of the Philippines (Angus & Robertson) |
| 1936 | Co-editor of Best Australian one-act plays with William Moore (Angus & Robertson) |
| 1938 | Published a book of poetry, Adagio in blue (Angus & Robertson) |
| 1940-45 | Military 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 |
| 1941 | Published Emu parade: poems from camp (Angus & Robertson) |
| 1942 | Published Six Australian poets (Robertson & Mullins) |
| 1945-71 | Member, Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Literary Fund |
| 1946-53 | Senior Lecturer in Pacific Studies, School of Diplomatic Studies, Canberra University College |
| 1953 | Editor of Australia writes: an anthology of contemporary prose and verse (Cheshire) |
| 1954-59 | Senior Lecturer in Australian Literature, Australian National University |
| 1957 | Editor of Selected poems of Henry Kendall (Angus & Robertson) |
| 1957 | Published book of poetry, Bayonet and grass (Angus & Robertson) |
| 1958 | Awarded an O.B.E. for services to Australian literature |
| 1959-66 | Associate Professor of Australian Literature, ANU |
| 1961 | Edited anthology A Book of Australia (Collins) |
| 1964 | Co-edited Poetry in Australia: Vol 1 From Ballads to Brennan (Angus and Robertson) |
| 1968 | Published Rolf Boldrewood (OUP Great Australians Series) |
| 1971 | Published Social patterns in Australian literature (Angus and Robertson) |
| 1978 | Died in Canberra |
Series List and Descriptions
Series 3 General correspondence, 1925-77
Series 3 is comprised of 40 folders.
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.
Folder 2 Letters received, 1930-39.
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.
Folder 3 Letters received, 1940-45.
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.
Folder 4 Letters received, 1946-47.
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.
Folder 5 Letters received, 1948-49.
Correspondents include Guy Howarth, Walter Murdoch, Vance Palmer, Flexmore Hudson, Leon Gellert, Frank Dalby Davison and Rex Ingamells.
Folder 6 Letters received, 1950-51.
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.
Folder 7 Letters received, 1952.
Correspondents include A.E. Mander, Sydney Tomholt, J.K. Moir, Douglas Stewart, Vance Palmer, Rex Ingamells, Frederick Macartney, Dal Stivens and Ian Mudie.
Folder 8 Correspondence, 1953.
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.
Folder 8 Correspondence, 1953.
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.
Folder 9 Correspondence, 1954.
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.
Folder 10 Correspondence, 1955.
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.
Folder 11 Correspondence, 1956.
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.
Folder 12-13 Correspondence, 1957.
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.
Folder 14-15 Correspondence, 1958.
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.
Folder 16 Correspondence, 1959.
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.
Folder 17 Correspondence, 1960.
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.
Folder 18 Correspondence, 1961.
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.
Folder 19 Correspondence, 1962-63.
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.
Folder 20 Correspondence, 1964.
Correspondents include Keast Burke, Sydney Tomholt, Patrick White, Judah Waten, Frank Dalby Davison, Hugh Anderson.
Folder 21 Correspondence, 1965.
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.
Folder 22 Correspondence, 1966.
Correspondents include R.D. Fitzgerald, Rosemary Dobson, Guy Howarth, J.K. Ewers, Kylie Tennant. A.R. Chisholm, Mary Durack, Les Murray and Vivian Smith.
Folder 23 Correspondence 1967.
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.
Folder 24 Correspondence, 1968.
Correspondents include Alan Marshall, R.H. Morrison, Rodney Hall, Tom Ronan, Geoff Drake Brockman, Tom Shapcott, Sydney Tomholt, Gwen Harwood, and Mary Durack.
Folder 25 Correspondence, 1969.
Correspondents include Dymphna Cusack, Guy Howarth, Sydney Tomholt, Michael Thwaites, Cecil Hadgraft and Colin Roderick.
Folder 26 Correspondence, 1970.
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.
Folder 27 Correspondence 1971.
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.
Folder 28 Correspondence, 1972.
Correspondents include Guy Howarth, Alan Marshall, Arthur Calwell, Leslie Rees, Ernest Mander, Kylie Tennant, Ric Throssell, A. Grove Day, Dymphna Cusack, and Herbert Jaffa.
Folder 29 Correspondence, 1973-74.
Correspondents include Ernest Mander, Guy Howarth, Dorothy Green, Cecil Hadgraft, Douglas Stewart, Ian Mudie and Leslie Rees.
Folder 30 Correspondence, 1975-77.
Correspondents include Barbara Blackman, Leslie Rees, A. Grove Day, Douglas Stewart, Ernest Mander, William Wilde and Walter Stone.
Folder 31 Undated Correspondence, n.d.
Correspondents include J.K. Moir, Thea Astley, David Campbell, Kylie Tennant and Cecil Hadgraft.
Folder 32 Correspondence with Clem Christesen (& Meanjin), 1948-77.
File created by Tom Inglis Moore.
Series 5 Prose and drama manuscripts and typescripts , 1930-c.45
Series 5 is comprised of 4 folders.
Series 7 Broadcasts, 1939-53
Series 7 is comprised of 2 folders.
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 folders.
Folder 1 Papers relating to appointments, study leave, etc., 1950-63.
Folder 2 Miscellaneous circulars and memos, 1955-66.
Folder 3 University Staff Association, 1959-67.
Folder 4 Students' Association, 1954-65.
Folder 5-7 University Council, minutes, etc., 1951-55.
Folder 8-10 Board of Studies, minutes, etc., 1953-60.
Folder 11-12 Faculty of Arts, minutes, etc., 1960-66.
Folder 13 Miscellaneous, including University House, various notices, etc., 1959-65.
Folder 14-17 University Library orders and acquisitions, 1952-66.
Folder 18-19 Printed material, n.d.
Subseries 8B Pacific Studies - Teaching and Administrative Material , 1946-53
Subseries 8B is comprised of 19 folders.
Folder 1 Administrative records, 1946-53.
Includes reports, minutes, memos, etc.
Folder 2 Student and examination records, 1946-53.
Folder 3 Lecture and study tour of Japan and the Philippines (British Commonwealth Occupation Forces), 1947-48.
Includes correspondence, reports, etc.
Folder 4 Working notes, n.d.
Contains 2 exercise books.
Folder 5-7 Working notes for teaching, n.d.
Folder 8 Tutorials, n.d.
Folder 9-12 Lectures, n.d.
Folder 13 Teaching material on India, n.d.
Folder 14 Teaching material on Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma, n.d.
Folder 15 Teaching material on Siam and Indochina, n.d.
Folder 16 Teaching material on Malaya and Indonesia, n.d.
Folder 17 Teaching material on China, Korea and Manchuria, n.d.
Folder 18 Teaching material on Japan, n.d.
Folder 19 Teaching material on Soviet Asia.
Subseries 8C Australian Literature - Administrative Records, 1953-66
This subseries is comprised of 6 folders.
Folder 1-3 Papers relating to the establishment of an Australian literature course at Canberra University College, 1954-55.
Folder 4 Fulbright scholars studying Australian literature in Canberra, 1953-59.
Folder 5 Student records, 1955-66.
Folder 6 Reports, memos, etc., 1955-66.
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 folders.
Folder 1 University of Queensland, 1946-51.
Folder 2-3 University of Queensland, 1953.
Folder 4 University of Queensland, 1954.
Folder 5 University of Melbourne, 1957.
Folder 6-7 Lectures on the modern novel, Sydney WEA and University Tutorial Classes.
Folder 8 University of Melbourne.
Includes material on Elliot and Donne.
Folder 9 Discussion Course Number 7 - roneoed lectures.
Folder 10 Roneoed lectures on modern English, 1951-57.
Subseries 9B Canberra University College Lecture synopses, 1954-66
Subseries 9B is comprised of 17 folders.
Folder 1-9 Roneoed synopses on Australian literary styles, genres and individual writers, various dates.
Folders are in numerical sequence.
Folder 10-13 Roneoed lecture,
4 complete sets.
Folder 14 Lecture drafts and typescripts, 1954-55.
Folder 15-17 Lectures, 1964-66.
Subseries 9C Canberra University College - Other Teaching Material, 1955-66
Subseries 9C is comprised of 17 folders.
Folder 1-3 Roneoed and typescript papers on course syllabus and curriculum, 1955-66.
Folder 4-8 Tutorial notes and roneoed handouts, 1955-66.
Folder 9-11 Reading lists.
Folder 12-14 Roneoed and typescript material on Australian drama.
Folder 15-17 Examinations and assessments, 1955-66.
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 folders.
Folder 1-7 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.
Subseries 10B Rolf Boldrewood
Subseries 10B is comprised of 9 folders.
Folder 1-8 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.
Folder 9 Annotated copy of Keast Burke's Thomas Alexander Browne (Rolf Boldrewood): an annotated bibliography, checklist and chronology, 1956.
Subseries 10C Miscellaneous
Subseries 10C is comprised of 26 folders and 1 folio. Many of these files contain typescripts of scholarly writings on the subject by Inglis Moore.
Folder 1 William Baylebridge and E.J. Brady, 1925-74.
Folder 2 Martin Boyd, Eleanor Dark, C.J. Dennis and Louis Esson, 1925-74.
Folder 3-4 R.D. Fitzgerald, 1925-74.
Folder 5 Miles Franklin, 1925-74.
Includes 20 letters from Franklin to Inglis Moore, 1930-52.
Folder 6 Joseph Furphy and Adam Lindsay Gordon, 1925-74.
Folder 7 A.D. Hope, 1925-74.
Folder 8 Henry Kendall, 1925-74.
Folder 9-11 Henry Lawson, 1925-74.
Folder 12 Henry Lawson, 1925-74.
Includes correspondence, 1925-57 and copies of letters by Lawson.
Folder Folio Henry Lawson - clippings of contributions to The Bulletin, 1887-1924.
Folder 13 Hugh McCrae, John Shaw Nielson and Vance Palmer, 1925-74.
Folder 14 Katharine Susannah Prichard, 1925-74.
Folder 15 Henry Handel Richardson, 1925-74.
Folder 16 Kenneth Slessor, 1925-74.
Folder 17-18 A.G. Stephens, 1925-74.
Folder 19 A.G. Stephens, 1925-74.
Includes some original Stephens correspondence, 1896, 1909-1933 - correspondents include Mary Gilmore and Alexander Turnbull.
Folder 20 Douglas Stewart, 1925-74.
Folder 21 Kylie Tennant, 1925-74.
Folder 22 Sydney Tomholt and Francis Webb, 1925-74.
Folder 23 Patrick White, 1925-74.
Folder 24-25 Judith Wright, 1925-74.
Folder 26 Furnley Maurice, pseudonym for Frank Wilmot, 1881-1942, 1925-74.
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 folders.
Series 12 Critical writings on Australian literature, 1932-71
Series 12 is comprised of 6 folders.
Series 15 Social patterns in Australian literature, c.1950-71
Series 15 is comprised of 56 folders.
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.
Series 16 Books and writers in Australia, 1966-72
This series contains 5 folders.
During the 1960s and early 1970s Inglis Moore prepared and regularly revised various editions of this pamphlet for the Commonwealth Department of Immigration.
Series 17 Reviews of Tom Inglis Moore's books, 1935-66
This series contains 3 folders.
Folder 1 Half way sun and Adagio in blue, 1935; 1938-39.
Contains clippings and typescript extracts.
Series 19 Relations with publishers, 1935-76
This series contains 5 folders.
Folder 1 Correspondence with and royalty statements from various publishers, 1935-76.
Includes Collins, Cheshire (Andrew Fabinyi) and the University of California Press.
Series 20 Works by others, c.1944-72
This series contains 17 folders.
Folder 2 Typescript and roneoed drama: Suburban Requiem by Ric Throssell and Boydtown by Wal Pettersson, 1962.
Folder 12 Corrected transcript of M.A. thesis by K.J. Lancaster, Forces in Contemporary Australian Poetry, 1920-48, University of Sydney, 1952.
Folder 13 Roneoed and transcript copies of critical writings on Australian literature, 1946-56.
Includes works by Colin Roderick, A.D. Hope, E. Morris Miller and Florence Maupin.
Series 21 Commonwealth Literary Fund, 1945-72
This series contains 6 folders.
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.
Series 22 Developments in the study, teaching and promotion of Australian literature, 1948-71
This series contains 9 folders.
Folder 1 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.
Includes papers relating to the creation of various Chairs in Australian Literature.
Folder 2 Leaflets, correspondence, reports and clippings relating to various literary competitions, 1948-70.
Folder 3 Papers relating to the compilation of lists of representative Australian books for the Australian National Advisory Committee for UNESCO, 1960-66.
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 folders.
Folder 1-2 Correspondence and other papers relating to Australian Authors' Week, 1935.
Folder 3-4 Minutes, newsletters, correspondence, notices and other papers, 1948-70, 1975.
Subseries 23B Australian Society of Authors, 1963-77
This subseries contains 6 folders.
Includes minutes, circulars, newsletters, reports and correspondence.
Folder 1 Untitled, 1963-65.
Folder 2 Untitled, 1966-67.
Folder 3 Untitled, 1968-69.
Folder 4 Untitled, 1970-72.
Folder 5 Untitled, 1973-75.
Folder 6 Untitled, 1976-77.
Subseries 23C Other literary associations, 1950-77
This series contains 3 folders.
Folder 1 P.E.N. - correspondence, circulars, clippings, photographs and newsletters, 1950-51, 1963-77.
Folder 2 Book Collector's Society of Australia - notices and newsletters 1951-62; and Australian Literature Society - circulars, 1953-54.
Folder 3 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.
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 folders.
Series 26 The Phillipines, 1930-75
This series contains 6 folders.
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.
Series 27 Canada, 1962-72
This series contains 3 folders.
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.
Series 29 Gardening/roses, 1950-74
This series contains 4 folders.
Folder 1 Miscellaneous papers, 1950-57.
Includes plant orders, horticultural notes and leaflets, and circulars from the Canberra Rose Club.
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.
Box List
| Box | Item | Date Range |
| 1 | Series 1-2 | 1918-72 |
| 2 | Series 2 | 1946-72 |
| 3-7 | Series 3 | 1925-77 |
| 8 | Series 4-5 | 1929-c.1945 |
| 9 | Series 6-8A | 1934-67 |
| 10 | Series 8A | 1950-67 |
| 11 | Series 8A-8B | 1946-67 |
| 12-13 | Series 8B | 1946-53 |
| 14 | Series 8C-9A | 1946-66 |
| 15 | Series 9A | 1946-57 |
| 16-17 | Series 9B | 1954-66 |
| 18 | Series 9B-9C | 1954-66 |
| 19-20 | Series 9C | 1955-66 |
| 21 | Series 10A | 1925-74 |
| 22 | Series 10B | 1925-74 |
| 23-25 | Series 10C | 1925-74 |
| 26 | Series 11-12 | c.1953-71 |
| 27 | Series 12-14 | 1932-71 |
| 28-35 | Series 15 | c.1950-71 |
| 36 | Series 16-17 | 1935-72 |
| 37 | Series 18-19 | 1935-76 |
| 38-39 | Series 20 | c.1944-72 |
| 40 | Series 20-21 | c.1944-72 |
| 41 | Series 21-22 | 1945-72 |
| 42 | Series 22-23A | 1935-75 |
| 43 | Series 23B-23C | 1950-77 |
| 44-46 | Series 24 | 1952-72 |
| 47 | Series 25 | 1921-75 |
| 48 | Series 25-26 | 1921-75 |
| 49 | Series 26-28 | 1930-75 |
| 50 | Series 29 | 1950-74 |
| 51-52 | Series 30 | 1947-76 |
| 53-55 | Series 31 | 1874-c.1966 |
| 56 | Series 32 | n.d. |