8 notebooks., 1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
This sub series consists of notebooks arranged chronologically in bundles of 8 to 15 individual books for ease of handling.
The notebooks, some of which were used by McAra and others by Wilsie, contain handwritten study and research notes on Marxist theory. However, although clearly labelled for a particular topic and paginated, many of the books are almost empty. Some contain related newspaper clippings and copied reading material.
The number of books which appear to contain Diana Wilsie’s study notes may reflect her desire as a new party member to study Marxist-Leninist theory under McAra’s guidance.
Entries in the notebooks date mainly from 1968-1973, and then tail off, presumably as publishing took up more of McAra and time Wilsie’s time.
The small notebooks (dating from 1954-1987) at the beginning of the sequence contain more varied material, including meeting minutes, travel details, financial calculations and addresses. One of these notebooks relates to sales of the People’s voice and another to McAra’s trip to Europe in the mid 1950s.
Dates
- 1985 - 1988
Creator
- From the Collection: Lawrence, W. E. (Bill) (Person)
- From the Collection: Ley, Mike (Person)
- From the Collection: Gould, Nat (Person)
- From the Collection: Hogarth, George (Person)
- From the Collection: Glass, W. I. (William Ivan) (Person)
- From the Collection: Gordon, Carl B. (Person)
- From the Collection: Roth, Bert (Person)
- From the Collection: Durning, Bill (Person)
- From the Collection: Anderson, G.H. (Gordon Harold) (Person)
- From the Collection: Ayo, Dick (Person)
- From the Collection: Campbell, Rob (Person)
- From the Collection: Carroll, George (Person)
- From the Collection: Consedine, Jim (Person)
- From the Collection: Corney, Kevin (Person)
- From the Collection: Cowie, J. (Person)
- From the Collection: Devereux, Selwyn (Person)
- From the Collection: New Zealand-China Society (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand Labour Party. Thames Labour Representation Committee (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand Federation of Labour. Conference (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand Democratic People's Republic of Korea Society (Organization)
- From the Collection: Peace for Vietnam Committee (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand Socialist Publishing and Distribution Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: W.I.S.E. (Auckland, N.Z.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Waihi Strike Commemoration Committee (Organization)
- From the Collection: Thames-Coromandel District (N.Z.). District Council (Organization)
- From the Collection: South Auckland Marxist-Leninist Group (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand. Department of Labour (Title of a work--Our Maori population and the labour force) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Youth Carnival of Peace and Friendship ((1952 : Sydney)) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Pioneer Publishers (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand Federation of Labour (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand Carpenters and Related Trades' Industrial Union of Workers (Organization)
- From the Collection: Northern (except Gisborne) Road Transport and Motor and Horse Drivers and their Assistants' Industrial Union of Workers (N.Z.). Auckland Branch (Organization)
- From the Collection: E.S.P.A.L. Society (Organization)
- From the Collection: McAra, W (Wilfred) (Person)
- From the Collection: Wilsie, Diana Mariam (Person)
- From the Collection: Wilsie, Maurice J. (Person)
- From the Collection: Wilcox, V. G. (Title of a work--On the pamphlet "Class struggle in New Zealand".; ) (Person)
- From the Collection: Woods, Leo (Person)
- From the Collection: Communist Party of Aotearoa (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand Building Trades Federation (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Zealand. Army. Home Guard (Organization)
- From the Collection: Owens, Robert (Person)
- From the Collection: Locke, J. (Person)
- From the Collection: Rosenberg, Wolfgang (Person)
- From the Collection: Richmond, N. M. (Person)
- From the Collection: Wall, Maurice (Person)
- From the Collection: Waring, Marilyn (Person)
- From the Collection: Ware, Alan (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Extent
From the Collection: 5.5 metres (49 boxes + outsized)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz