MS 9372
Papers of Robin Gollan (1917 - 2007)
Papers
1920-94
2.66m (19 boxes)
Available for reference
The papers were donated to the Library by Robin (Bob) Gollan in 1994.
They include correspondence, lecture notes, drafts, manuscripts,
typescripts, research notes, journal articles, photocopies, and notebooks
relating to Gollans long career as a history lecturer and labour
historian and his interests in forest issues, the peace movement and uranium
mining.
The collection was arranged in files with titles when received by the
Library. The arrangement of papers within these files and the file titles have
been preserved by the Library.
Papers of Anne Gollan, Robin Gollan's wife, are held at MS
9371.
| 1917 |
Born 8 December, Woodburn, New South Wales |
| 1940-42 |
Teacher, NSW Department of Education |
| 1942-45 |
Served in the Royal Australian Air Force |
| 1946-52 |
Lecturer at Sydney Teachers College |
| 1953-76 |
Research Fellow, Fellow, Senior Fellow, Professorial Fellow,
History Department, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National
University |
| 1976-82 |
Manning Clark Professor of Australian History, Australian National
University |
| 1982 |
Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National
University |
| 2007 |
Died 15 October, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Publications
Radical and working class politics: a study of Eastern Australia
1850-1910, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1960
The Coalminers of New South Wales: a history of the union
1860-1960, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1963
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia: origins and early history,
Canberra, Australian National University, 1968
Revolutionaries and reformists: Communism and the Australian Labour
Movement, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1975
The myth of the level playing field, Sydney, Left Book Club
(Catalyst Press), 1993
References
Whos Who in Australia 1991, Melbourne, Information
Australia, 1990
| 1 |
Correspondence, 1948-94 |
| 2 |
Lecture material, 1958-81 |
| 3 |
Writings, 1955-86 |
| 4 |
Book reviews, 1953-1985 |
| 5 |
Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1976-90 |
| 6 |
References written by Gollan, 1969-87 |
| 7 |
Papers relating to the Australian National University,
1959-83 |
| 8 |
Conferences, 1957-90 |
| 9 |
Other papers, 1920-1991 |
| 10 |
Printed material, 1952-83 |
| Series 1 |
Correspondence, 1948-94 |
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This series consists mainly of professional correspondence
relating to academic appointments, lectures and talks, requests to act as
examiner for PhD candidates, references for students and requests for book
reviews and journal articles. The main correspondents are universities,
publishers, academic colleagues and students. The material in folders 3 7
was originally housed in two ring binders. The material has been removed from
the binders for preservation reasons and placed in folders. The correspondence
in folders 3 5 was arranged alphabetically by surname in one of the
folders. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
Correspondence, 1948-50 |
| 2 |
Correspondence, 1965-66 |
| 3-5 |
Correspondence, 1976-81 |
| 6-7 |
Out-letters, 1976-81 |
| 8 |
Correspondence, 1982-83 |
| 9-10 |
Correspondence, 1984-87 |
| 11 |
Correspondence, 1989-91. The file includes a paper Frank
Anstey and the Russian revolution by Peter Love |
| 12 |
Correspondence, 1992-94. The file includes the following papers:
Guns for Nauru in the Cold War by L. J. Lewis, Discovering
our republican heritage by Gollan, Dealing with Moscow: the
Comintern and the early history of the Communist Party in Australia by
Stuart Macintyre and the draft of the first chapter for a book on the Communist
Party in Australia by Stuart Macintyre |
| Series 2 |
Lecture material, 1958-81 |
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This series consists of prepared lectures, notes and research
material for courses in Australian history. |
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Folder |
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| 1-2 |
Handwritten lecture notes for a course in Australian history at
Melbourne University, 1958 |
| 3-4 |
Handwritten lecture notes for a course in Australian history at
the Australian National University, 1970 |
| 5-7 |
Handwritten lecture notes for a course in Australian history at
the Australian National University, 1976 |
| 8-9 |
Handwritten lecture notes for courses in Australian history at
the Australian National University, 1976-80 |
| 10 |
1890s Depression: lecture notes |
| 11 |
1926 General Strike: lecture notes |
| 12 |
1949 Coal Strike: lecture notes |
| 13 |
1956: lecture notes |
| 14 |
Equality and socialism: lecture notes |
| 15 |
Ideology: lecture notes |
| 16 |
Marxism: lecture notes |
| 17 |
The left and labour history: lecture notes |
| 18 |
Trade unions and the war, 1939-45: lecture notes |
| 19 |
Working class history: lecture notes |
| 20 |
Miscellaneous lecture notes including notes on radical Australia,
White Australia policy and the formation of the Australian Labor Party
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| 21 |
Listing of lectures for a course in Australian history at the
Australian National University, 1981, lecture notes on liberalism and a select
bibliography of the Great War |
| Series 3 |
Writings, 1955-86 |
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This series comprises drafts, typescripts, papers, talks, and
copies of journal articles written by Gollan. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
Journal articles: The trade unions and labour parties,
1890-94, Reprinted from Historical Studies, vol 7, No 25, November
1955, Newcastle miners and colliery proprietors, 1860-80, Royal
Australian Historical Society Journal and Proceedings, vol 45, 1959
and Arbitration and the sliding scale in the NSW coal industry in the
eighteen-seventies (n.d.) |
| 2 |
Typescript of Radical and working class politics in
Australia, 1850-1910 which was published as Radical and working class
politics: a study of Eastern Australia, 1850-1910 in 1960 |
| 3 |
Typescript of Revolutionaries and reformists
(1975) |
| 4-5 |
Handwritten draft and typescripts with corrections of the John
Curtin Memorial Lecture entitled The Labour Movement and equality
1890-1980, presented on the 17 November 1976. There is also
correspondence with the Research School of Pacific Sciences, 1976-77, relating
to the lecture |
| 6 |
Labour, socialism and equality, an Australian case: a
revised version of the John Curtin Memorial Lecture, 1976, (n.d.) |
| 7 |
Galley proofs and ammendments of entries for the Australian
Encyclopaedia on trade unionism and strikes and
lockouts. There is also a letter from the Australian
Encyclopaedia, 4 August 1982, relating to the entries |
| 8 |
Drafts and final of a foreword for a book written by Bill Gollan,
Robin Gollans brother, August 1986. There is also correspondence between
the two brothers in 1985 passing on biographical information for the foreword
and a letter from Pluto Press (January 1986) declining to publish the
book |
| 9 |
Typescript paper Australian populism and nationalism
historical perspective (n.d.) and handwritten draft The Australian
identity (n.d.) |
| 10 |
Australian labour history (n.d.), David
Campbell at war (n.d.), The myth of the level playing field (n.d.)
and Privatising the Commonwealth Bank (n.d.) |
| 11 |
Drafts and final typescript of a paper Meanjins
Australianism (n.d.) |
| 12 |
Obituaries for Emeritus Professor W. K. (Sir Keith) Hancock (1990)
and Laurie Fitzhardinge (n.d.). |
| Series 4 |
Book reviews, 1953-85 |
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This series consists of book reviews of works by Gollan and book
reviews written by him on works by others. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
Photocopies of book reviews of works by Gollan: Radical and
working class politics: a study of Eastern Australia, 1850-1910 (1960),
The coalminers of New South Wales: a history of the union 1860-1960
(1963), The Commonwealth Bank of Australia: origins and early history
(1968), and Revolutionaries and reformists: Communism and the Australian
Labour Movement, 1920-55 (1975). The file also contains a copy of an
agreement between Gollan and Allen and Unwin for the publication of
Revolutionaries and reformists, 1984 |
| 2-3 |
Reviews of works by others |
| Series 5 |
Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1976-90 |
|
This series consists of correspondence, manuscript drafts,
corrected drafts, typescripts, and biographical notes for entries for the
Australian Dictionary of Biography. Gollan compiled entries for Guido
Baracchi (1887-1975), James Curley (1846-1913), and Sir Denison Miller
(1860-1923). An entry for Phyllis Anderson (1901-1957) was prepared by Moira
Scollay, who was a research assistant for Gollan at the Australian National
University. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
Correspondence with the Australian Dictionary of
Biography, 1976-77, biographical notes, drafts and final typescript of an
entry for the ADB on Phyllis Anderson (1901-57). The entry was
written by Moira Scollay, research assistant to Gollan. |
| 2 |
Correspondence with the Australian Dictionary of Biography,
1984-85, biographical notes, drafts and final typescript of an entry for the
ADB on Sir Denison Miller (1860-1923) |
| 3 |
Correspondence with the Australian Dictionary of
Biography, 1990, and Betty Roland, 1991, biographical notes, drafts and
final typescript of an entry for the ADB on Guido Baracchi (1887-1975).
The file also contains an obituary notice for Bill Gollan (brother), written by
Gollan and two letters of condolence |
| 4 |
Biographical notes, draft and final typescript of an entry for
the ADB on James Curley (1846-1913) |
| Series 6 |
References written by Gollan, 1969-87 |
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This series consists of references written by Gollan for his
students and professional colleagues. They mainly relate to academic postings,
teaching positions or for scholarships. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
References, 1969-71 |
| 2 |
References, 1976-81 |
| 3 |
References, 1986-87 |
| Series 7 |
Papers relating to the Australian National University,
1959-83 |
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This series consists of notes, reports and discussion papers
relating to the Australian National University. They cover early aspects of the
universitys administration and its role as a research institution. Gollan
had also undertaken research and interviews for a history of the ANU. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
Comments by Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders (formerly Director of the
London School of Economics) on the Australian National University as a research
university, 1959, and responses to these comments by Gollan and others within
the Research School of Social Sciences |
| 2 |
Proposal for the preparation of a guide to manuscript sources
held in Great Britain and Ireland on Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Islands, 1963-64. Gollan was Publications Officer at this time. The guide
Manuscripts in the British Isles relating to Australia, New Zealand and the
Pacific was edited by Phyllis Mander Jones and published in 1972 |
| 3 |
Correspondence, 1964-65, relating to staffing and administrative
matters within the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National
University |
| 4 |
The Australian National University: history of the site
plan, 1912-71, ANU, 1973 |
| 5 |
Presentation of an Honary LL.D to C. Hartley Grattan, University
of Texas, by the Australian National University, September 1977 for his public
services in promoting interest in Australia in the United States of America.
The file contains biographical information about Gratton and a copy of the
citation for the award written by Gollan. |
| 6 |
Notes on discussions with Sir John Crawford, 1983, relating to
the history of the Australian National University |
| 7 |
Chronology of events at the Australian National University taken
from Council minutes and a paper Report to the Vice-Chancellor on a
project for a history of the Australian National University written by
Gollan in October, 1983 |
| 8 |
Papers: Some recollections of early history of ANU
(1983) and Hancock and history at the ANU (n.d.) |
| 9 |
Notes relating to the history of the Australian National
University, including a manuscript draft paper Towards a history of the
Faculty of Arts |
| 10 |
Miscellaneous notes relating to a history of the Australian
National University and a special issue of Australian National University
News, August 1974, on H.C. Coombs |
| 11 |
Draft reports prepared within the Faculty of Social Sciences,
Australian National University relating to scholarships and fellowships
(n.d.) |
| Series 8 |
Conferences and seminars, 1957-90 |
|
This series consists of copies of papers and synopsis of papers
given at conferences and seminars attended by Gollan or papers written by
colleagues. He was also a member of the committee responsible for the
organisation of the Post-War Reconstruction Seminar, held at the Australian
National University in August, 1981. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
Conference of historians, Australian National University, 24-27
August 1957: roneoed notes, typescript summaries of discussions and a review of
the conference |
| 2 |
First Arena conference held in Melbourne, 3-5 July, 1964
to discuss the Australian professional intelligentsia. The file includes an
opening speech by Gollan, the text of a session chaired by him and a review of
the conference to be published in Arena |
| 3 |
ANZAAS Congress, Hobart, August 1965: T.A. Coghlan as an
historian, paper by E.C. Fry |
| 4 |
Socialist Scholars Conference, Sydney University, 21-24 May,
1970: papers by Terry Irving and Baiba Berzins, Colin Mackerras, Coonie
Sandford, Dennis Altman and John Playford |
| 5-6 |
Post-War Reconstruction Seminar, Australian National University,
31 August 1981: minutes, notes and progress reports relating to the
organisation of the seminar and a list of papers to be presented |
| 7 |
Old Left and Australian Historiography Seminar, School of History,
Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, 3 December 1983: program and
synopsis of papers by Frank Bongiorno, Frank Cain, Mark Hearn and Beverley
Kingston. The file also contains promotional flyers for Gollans book
The myth of the level playing field (1993) |
| 8 |
V. Gordon Childe Centenary Conference, University of Queensland,
23-26 September 1990: program and abstracts of papers, drafts, corrections and
final of an opening address by Gollan and correspondence, 1989-90, relating to
the conference |
| 9 |
Maritime Strike Centenary Conference, University of Wollongong,
14 December 1990: program and synopsis of papers and the text of an after
dinner address by Gollan on Eric Fry and his contribution to the Society for
the Study of Labour History. There is also a listing of the papers of the
Society held at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National
University |
| Series 9 |
Other papers, 1920-91 |
|
This series consists of research notes, photocopies, journal
articles and papers covering a wide range of Gollans interests, including
the peace movement, government and politics, Spanish Civil War, nuclear
disarmament, forests, woodchipping, trade unions and communism. Many of the
folders contain summaries of events from the daily newspapers and various
journals. The series has been arranged in chronological order. |
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Folder |
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| 1 |
Notes and journal articles on the Sacco and Vanzetti case,
1920-70. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed for murder in the United States of
America on 23 August, 1927 |
| 2 |
Notes on Red Europe by Frank Anstey (1919) and notes from
newspapers on the Pan Pacific Conference and Trade Unionism, 1928 |
| 3 |
Notes on the Spanish Civil War including notes from newspapers,
1936-38, and from published works and photocopies from The Militant,
1936-37 |
| 4 |
Miscellaneous photocopies from the Catholic Worker,
1938-45, on peace, trade unionism and communism |
| 5 |
Notes from the Catholic Worker, 1938-45 including notes on
trade unionism, communism, the war and social justice |
| 6 |
Notes and photocopies from Civil Liberty, 1938-45, on
civil liberties in Australia |
| 7 |
Notes and photocopies from Communist Review, 1939-41,
miscellaneous photocopies from the Australian Communist and the
Proletarian, and a paper Communists in the Peace Movement,
1945-73 (n.d.) |
| 8 |
Notes and cartoons from the Bulletin, 1939-42, on
communism, facism, trade unionism and the Australian political and economic
situation |
| 9 |
Royal Australian Air Force Officers Certificate of Service
and Observers Air Gunners and W/T Operators flying log
book |
| 10 |
Notes and newscuttings from the Tribune, 1943-49, on
communism, facism, and the Australian political and economic situation |
| 11 |
Notes from Hansard and various newspapers on doctors and medical
health schemes, 1947-49 |
| 12 |
Notes and newscuttings from the Argus, 1949-50, on trade
unions, Australian political and economic situation and foreign
affairs |
| 13 |
Australian Peace Movement: subject file, 1949-55, consisting of
notes and photocopies of leaflets and journal articles |
| 14 |
Minutes of various meetings of the Queensland Trades and Labour
Council, 1950-52 |
| 15 |
Typed extracts and photocopies from reports of the New South
Wales Trades and Labour Council, 1950-57 |
| 16 |
Peace: subject file, 1950-58, consisting of journal articles on
peace initiatives and the Australian Communist Party and transcripts of
interviews with Jack and Audrey Blake, Bob and Ann Gollan, Bill and Marie
Gollan, and Geoff Anderson relating to the peace movement and peace initiatives
within Australia between the late 40s and mid 60s |
| 17 |
Notes from daily newspapers , 1950-61, on strikes in Australia
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| 18 |
Peace: subject file, 1950-65, consisting of notes and photocopies
of issues of The Methodist and a photocopy of a pamphlet Exchange of
letters between the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies, K.T.,
C.H., Q.C., MP and the Rt. Rev. J. S. Moyes, C.M.G., and certain archbishops
and bishops |
| 19 |
Peace: subject file, 1953-64, consisting of notes and photocopies
from The Anglican and the Catholic Worker |
| 20 |
Peace: subject file, 1960-63, consisting of notes and photocopies
of journal articles and reports relating to peace initiatives within Australia
including the setting up of peace committees |
| 21 |
Proposal by John Saville, University of Hull, England, for a
Dictionary of Labour Biography, 1961 |
| 22 |
Peace: subject file, 1964, consisting of notes, photocopies of
reports and papers from the Australian Congress for International Cooperation
and Disarmament |
| 23 |
Peace: subject file, 1965-66, consisting of notes and
photocopies, minutes from the inaugural meeting of the Association for
International Cooperation and Disarmament (NSW), March 1965 and statements
relating to the Vietnam War |
| 24 |
Notes and correspondence, 1966-68 relating to the Australian
Society for the Study of Labour History. The main correspondent is Eric Fry who
was President of the Society |
| 25 |
Miscellaneous notes on the peace movement and the Vietnam War,
1966-72 |
| 26 |
Notes and information brochures on the situation in South Africa,
1966 |
| 27 |
Notes on federal and state legislation, 1970-77 |
| 28 |
Two Australian passports (5 September 1973 and 10 April 1979)
belonging to Gollan |
| 29 |
Research notes and photocopies relating to a visit to the La
Trobe Library, Melbourne by Moira Scollay, research assistant to Gollan,
December, 1974 |
| 30-31 |
Australian Academy of the Humanities: agenda and minutes of
meetings, 1976-81 and proceedings of a symposium Peasants in history and
literature, held in Canberra, May 1981 |
| 32 |
Papers relating to the Australian Association for Socialist
Studies including minutes of the inaugural meeting, May 1977, financial
statement , May 1977 June 1978, suggested constitution for the association and
Certificate of Incorporation of the Association |
| 33 |
Papers by Peter Worsley: One world or three? (1979)
and The practice of politics and the study of kinship (n.d.) and
journal articles and lecture notes on the Cold War, 1950-65 |
| 34 |
The movement against war and facism: 1930s forerunner of
the current peace movement : paper by Scott Poynting, Macquarie
University, July 1987 |
| 35 |
The bases and the bomb (1987), newsletters relating
to uranium mining, the environment and the nuclear debate and a copy of
Uranium, the joint facilities, disarmament and peace, AGPS,
1984 |
| 36 |
Notes, references and journal articles on forests and
woodchipping in New South Wales, 1987-89 |
| 37 |
Peace: subject file, 1988-90, consisting of issues of the
Australian Association for Armed Neutrality (February, April, 1988),
Armed Neutrality Review (November 1988, July 1990) and Peace Dossier
10 |
| 38-39 |
Papers relating to the Left Book Club, 1988-91. Included are
agenda for meetings, financial statements, information brochures and a draft of
a booklet by Abe David and Ted Wheelright Asian capitalism and the
Australian working class to be published by the Club |
| 40 |
Paper by Stuart Macintyre Class against class (n.d.)
and miscellaneous issues of the National Times (9-14 December 1974 and
19-25 April 1981) |
| 41 |
Papers by Jack and Audrey Blake: 1949-56 Stalinism
or independence, Past experiences of the Communist Party and some
perspectives for the left and Old places revisited (Audrey
Blake) |
| 42 |
Various papers: The whig view of Australian history
by A. W. Martin, The Communist Party of Australia meets the Depression in
New South Wales 1930-34 by Phyllis Peter and Men and childcare in
the feminist utopia by Ann Curthoys |
| 43 |
Typescript of Gough and Johny were lovers by R.F.
Brissenden (n.d.) |
| 44 |
Photocopy of notes containing recollections of the Spanish Civil
War (author unknown) (n.d.) |
| 45-46 |
Miscellaneous notes and journal articles on subjects including
inflation, Australian political parties, Chinese-American relations and a paper
by Dan Coward From public health to environmental amenity,
1870-1970 |
| 47 |
Photocopies of bibliographies and entries from the Australian
National Bibliography. The subjects covered are Australian politics
and government, economics, communism, trade unions and labour history |
| 48-49 |
Four note books containing notes, references and summaries of
books on various subjects including labour and trade unionism. |
| Series 10 |
Printed material, 1952-83 |
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This series contains printed material in the form of pamphlets,
journals and booklets on various subjects including Australian literature,
Australian Labor Party (1973), uranium mining and the Vietnam War. |
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37-44 |
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45-49 |
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Various publications |
November 2007
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