Thomas Poole and Eric Fried Papers

Title: Thomas Poole and Eric Fried Papers
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Russia; Communism; Communism--Soviet Union; Fascism; Diplomacy; Correspondence; Photographs; Queensland
Category: 3. World War I
Author: Poole, Thomas Ray, 1936-; Fried, Eric (1943-)
Current holder: The University of Queensland
Period of reference: 1920 – 1995
Link: https://manuscripts.library.uq.edu.au/uqfl336
Item number: UQFL336
Access rights: Request at location
Country of origin: Australia
Place: Brisbane
Language: Russian; English
Description from source: Papers primarily concern Russian-Australian relations, 1803-1946, and cover initial Russian contacts with Australian colonists in the nineteeenth century, consular/diplomatic relations, involvement of Russian political radicals in Queensland politics before and after World War 1, formation of the Communist Party of Australia, and Russian immigration to Australia. Includes copies of official documents from Russian, Finnish, British and Australian archives; journal articles, early Russian-language newspapers, memoirs, travel accounts, private correspondence, drafts of published works, photographs. Documents are in Russian and English.
Physical format: Correspondence; Newspapers; Photographs