Communist Party of Australia Collection
This extensive collection of books, serials, pamphlets and newspapers was acquired by the University from the Victorian branch of the Communist Party of Australia in 1990, upon the disbanding of the Party. The CPA's archival records are held by the University of Melbourne Archives while the published material came to the library. The collection also incorporates the contents of the CPA's former Marx School library.
Notable amongst the material in the library are bound sets of:
- The Guardian (the Victorian CP newspaper) for 1947-66
- The Workers' Voice (1934-6)
- Progress (1943-4)
- Tribune
Access and Availability
This collection has not yet been catalogued, but a list is available of the Australian serials and newspapers in Special Collections. The pamphlets have been listed on a database which staff will search on behalf of researchers. Special Collections staff are happy to locate uncatalogued material for researchers.
Material may be accessed through the Cultural Collections Reading Room in the Baillieu Library. Requests for material can be made online prior to visiting the reading room. To request material, please use our online request form.