Correspondence, 1932-97

Component identifier:

Series 1

Content Summary:

The first part of the series contains letters written by Passmore to his wife during his overseas trips. Most of the correspondence is original, with a smaller portion of photocopied letters in some of the files.

The writers, publishers, editors, philosophers and intellectuals whose correspondence is represented in this series include Bertrand Russell, John Gorton, Mervyn Horder, Horace Smith, Isiah Berlin, Gilbert Ryle, Karl Popper, Edwin Curley, Alan Stout, John Bell, Margaret Rose, Edward Shils, Keith Hancock, T. W. Bynum, P. H. Partridge and Dennis Grey.

The European correspondents include Walter A. Rosenblith, Paul Kurtz, Professor Nobuyuki, V. Schweinfurth, Hans-Joachim Zimmerman, M. Sancipriano, Carlo Giacon and Vernon Sternberg.

The chronological order in which Passmore kept his correspondence has been maintained as well as most of the original file titles.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The philosopher John Passmore donated his papers to the National Library in two instalments in 1988 and March 1998 under the Taxation Incentive for the Arts Scheme, (renamed in 1997 as the Cultural Gifts Program.)

Names:

Passmore, Annie

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