(i) Unpublished official papers

Department of Customs. Censorship (subversive literature), 1930-9. C1 36/959: box 152. National Archives

(ii) Manuscripts

Associated Booksellers of New Zealand. Minutes books, 1931-59. Ms y 1075, 1076. Alexander Turnbull Library

Christchurch Co-operative Book Society. Minute books, 1938-1970. Acc 90-259. Alexander Turnbull Library

Falconer, Alun. 'The Reichstag Fire Trial', 1940. Rona Bailey. Private collection

Extravaganza scripts (Victoria University of Wellington), 1932-49. P. Macaskill. Private collection

Glover, Denis. Papers, 1928-1970. Ms Papers 418. Alexander Turnbull Library (consulted with the permission of the Chief Librarian)

Hamilton People's Theatre. Programmes and newspaper clippings. Ephemera collection: Theatre, 1940s. Hamilton Public Library

Harris, John. Personal papers, ca.1930-1940. M1, 645. Hocken Library

Left Book Club. Study course on Strachey's Programme for Progress, [194-]. Ms Papers 1327. Alexander Turnbull Library

Locke, Jack. Deposit (Communist Party material 1924-40). University of Canterbury Library

Lowry, Robert. Papers. Ms A-194. University of Auckland Library

Mason, Bruce. Papers. Victoria University of Wellington Library (consulted with the permission of Mrs L. Robinson)

Mason, R.A.K. Papers. Ms Papers 990. Hocken Library (consulted with the permission of John Caselberg)

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Millar, Nola Leigh. Papers, ca.1930-1971. Ms Papers 1563. Alexander Turnbull Library

Modern Books, Dunedin. Papers, 1944-55. Ms Papers 711. Hocken Library

New Zealand Communist Party. Otago Branch. Papers. Ms Papers 675. Hocken Library

New Zealand Society for Closer Relations with the USSR. Christchurch Branch. Executive minutes and other papers. H. Winston Rhodes. Private collection

New Zealand Society for Closer Relations with the USSR. Lower Hutt Branch. Records, 1945-1946. Ms Papers 3826. Alexander Turnbull Library

People's Theatre. Papers. NZ Ms 841. Auckland Public Library

People's Theatre. Programmes: Judgment Day (1938); Falls the Shadow (1939). Ephemera. Frieda Dickens Programme Collection. Auckland Public Library

Progressive Book Society Ltd. Records. Len Parker. Private collection

Rhodes, H. Winston. Papers. Ms Papers 93. University of Canterbury Library

Rhodes, H. Winston. Papers, ca.1939-October 1964. Ms Papers 888. Alexander Turnbull Library

Roth, H. O. 'John Harris: Biography and Bibliography', 1970. Misc. ms 1970. Hocken Library

Roth, H.O. Left Book Club file; progressive bookshops file. Private collection

Silverstone, Mark. Papers. Ms Papers 1016. Hocken Library

Unity Theatre. Programmes; 'Pageant' script. Ian McClymont. Private collection

Unity Theatre. Records. Ace 80/1. Alexander Turnbull Library

Wellington Co-operative Book Society Ltd. Papers, 1938-1970. Ms Papers 1122. Alexander Turnbull Library

Workers' Educational Association, Auckland. Dramatic Club. Programmes, 1933-49. Ephemera collection. Auckland Institute and Museum Library; and Mervyn Lusty. Private collection

(iii) Official publications

New Zealand Parliamentary Debates

New Zealand Statutes

Statutory Regulations

(iv) Contemporary books and articles

Allender, R., The National Film Unit', Landfall, 8, Dec. 1948 (v.2, n.4), pp.320-7

Beaglehole, J.C., 'Book Production in New Zealand', Studio, Apr. 1948 (v.135, n.661), pp.130-1

Beaglehole, J.C., W. Nash, R. Parsons and S. Unwin, The Importation of Books', New Zealand Listener, 1 July 1949 (v.21, n.523), pp 6-7

'Bookselling in New Zealand', Ideas, May, June, Aug., Oct. 1947

Curnow, A., A Book of New Zealand Verse 1923-45. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1945

Curnow, A., The Poetry of R.A.K. Mason', Book, 2, May 1941

Glover, D., and I. Milner (eds.), New Poems. Christchurch: The Caxton Club Press, 1934

page 270

Glover, D. and H. W. Rhodes (eds.), Verse Alive. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1936

Glover, D. and H. W. Rhodes, Verse Alive, 2. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1937

Goodwin, A., 'A National Theatre', Landfall 9, Mar. 1949 (v.3, n.1), pp.69-72

Hamilton, L, Falls the Shadow. Auckland: Griffin Press, 1939

Harris, J., 'Book Publishing in New Zealand', New Zealand Libraries, Oct. 1942 (v.6, n.3), pp.42-3

Holcroft, M. H., The Discovered Isles. A Trilogy. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1950

Hyde, R., 'Jack Basham's Bookshop. Land of the Free—Since When?', New Zealand Observer, 11 June 1936, p.11

Hyde, R., Nor the Years Condemn. Introduction by P. Bunkle, L. Hardy and J. Matthews. Auckland: New Women's Press, 1986 [1938]

McCormick, E.H., Letters and Art in New Zealand Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs, 1940

McDougall, J. F., 'Community Arts Service—The First Year of Work', Yearbook of the Arts in New Zealand, 1947, pp.125-7

Marsh. N., 'A National Theatre', Landfall, 9, Mar. 1949 (v.3, n.1), pp.66-9

Mason, R.A.K., China. Script by R.A.K. Mason for a Dance-drama by Margaret Barr. [Auckland: Times Printing Works, 1943]

Mason, R.A.K., China Dances. Script by R.A.K. Mason for a Dance-drama by Margaret Barr, and other verses. Dunedin: John Mclndoe, 1962

Mason, R.A.K., 'Mr Kerridge Tries Culture', Landfall, Mar. 1948 (v.2, n.i), pp.34-8

Mason, R.A.K., 'National Theatre. Time to Act', Press, 29 Nov. 1948, p.6

Mason, R.A.K., Squire Speaks. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1938

Mirams, G. H., Speaking Candidly. Hamilton: Paul's Book Arcade, 1945

Mulgan, J. Man Alone. Auckland: Longman Paul, 1972 [1939]

Mulgan, J. Report on Experience. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1984 [1947]

[Progressive Publishing Society], Freedom to Publish. Evidence in a Case for Appeal Christchurch, Auckland, etc: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1944

Reid, J. C., Creative Writing in New Zealand. A Brief Critical History. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1946

Rhodes, H. W., Human Values & Literature. [Christchurch]: Canterbury District Council of the WEA, 1949

Rhodes, H. W., Writers Between Two Wars. Wellington: AEWS discussion course, 1943

Robertson, W. L., Co-operative Onekaka. A Challenge to the Labour Movement [1941]

Robertson, W. L., Final Statement. Wellington: the author, 1950

Sargeson, F., The Stories of Frank Sargeson. Auckland: Penguin, 1982

Texidor, G., In Fifteen Minutes You Can Say A Lot. Selected Fiction. Ed. and with an introduction by K. Smithyman. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1987

Watson, C. G., Gordon Watson, New Zealander: 1912-1945. His Life and Writings. Ed. E. Locke. Auckland: New Zealand Communist Party, 1949

Workers' Educational Association. Annual Reports, 1930-50

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(v) Contemporary newspapers and periodicals

Ako Pai

Art in New Zealand

Australian New Writing, 1 (1943), 2 [n.d.]

Book

Borer

Canterbury College Review

Cappicade

Challenge

Co-op Books

Co-operative Book News

Dominion

Evening Post

Evening Standard (Dunedin)

Ideas

Imprint

In Print

Industrial Worker

Landfall

Left News

Manawatu Evening Standard

New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Listener

New Zealand New Writing

New Zealand Observer

New Zealand Soviet Bulletin

Oriflamme

Otago Daily Times

Otago University Review

People s Theatre Magazine

Phoenix

Press (Christchurch)

Rostrum

Salient

Soviet News

Spike

Standard

Student

Tomorrow Waikato Times Workers' Weekly Union Record

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(vi) Interviews and correspondence (with the author unless otherwise stated)

Allen Bagley. Interview, 25 Apr. 1984

Rona Bailey. Interview, 3 May 1984

John Banks. Interview, 26 Nov. 1986

A. C. Barrington. Correspondence, 25 June 1984

Shirley Barton. Phone conversation, 11 Sept. 1985

Doris Basham. Phone conversation, 8 Sept. 1985

Ron Bowie. Interview, 19 Nov. 1987

M. L. Boyd. Interview with Jan Colosimo, 1980

Eileen Coyne. Interview, 10 Sept. 1985

Mary Dobbie. Interview, 13 Sept. 1985

D. G. Edwards. Interview, 8 Oct. 1985

Jack Ewen. Interview, 26 Nov. 1986; correspondence, 12 Dec. 1986

A. Martyn Finlay. Interview, 5 Sept. 1985

Elsa Flavell. Interview, 8 Aug. 1985

Bart Fortune. Phone conversation, 7 Sept. 1985; correspondence, 10 Oct. 1985

Murray Gittos. Interview, 28 Nov. 1986

Ian Gordon. Interview, 9 Dec. 1986

George Gunn. Phone conversation, 27 Nov. 1986

Frank Haigh. Interview, 13 Sept. 1985

Ian Hamilton. Interview, 8 Dec. 1986

Eve Holland. Phone conversation, 10 Sept. 1985

George Jackson. Interview, 25 Nov. 1986

Arthur Jackson-Thomas. Interview, 8 Sept. 1985

Rodney Kennedy. Interview, 26 Jan. 1987

Jack Lewin. Interview, 24 Oct. 1985

Elsie and Jack Locke. Correspondence, 30 Mar. 1984; interview, 6 June 1985

Pat Lowe. Interview, 22 June 1984

Mervyn Lusty. Interview, 10 Sept. 1985

Ian McClymont. Interview, 8 May 1984

John McCreary. Interview, 24 May 1984

Pat Macaskill. Interviews, 7 June 1984, 26 May 1987

A.H. O'Keefe. Interview, 4 Sept. 1985

H. A. Ostler. Phone conversation, 1 Dec. 1986

Roy Parsons. Interview with Jan Colosimo, 1980

Janet Paul. Interview, 23 Aug. 1985

A. R. Perry. Interview, 15 Oct. 1985

Phyllis and Walter Powell. Interview, 22 Oct. 1989

Hugh Price. Interview with Jan Colosimo, 1980

Bert Read. Phone conversation, 1 Dec. 1986

David Reid. Correspondence, 2 Nov. 1985

R.E. Reynolds. Interview, 20 Jan. 1987

H. Winston Rhodes. Interview, 4 June 1985; correspondence, Oct. 1985

Wolfgang Rosenberg. Interview, 13 June 1985

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A.H. Scotney. Interview, 7 Oct. 1985

Renee Stockwell. Correspondence, 24 Oct. 1985

Cyril Walter. Interview, 1 Feb, 1987

George Webby. Interview, 7 June 1984

J. W. Winchester. Phone conversation, 12 Jan. 1987