Marjorie Jacobs's Personal Correspondence (Series 1796)

This series consists of private correspondence of Marjorie Jacobs (MGJ). It includes study notes while MGJ was a student at the University 1934-35, and notes and corr. while attending the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1946 to 1947. The studies in theory and methods in sociology which she undertook at the LSE were influential on her outlook and own teaching.

The papers in this series consist of the following:

1) Corr. re History of the Department, includes The Department in the 1970s by Barbara Caine, Asian History by Craig Reynolds, letters to Richard Waterhouse, 2010; 2) Letters from Vince Crow re MA thesis, 1985; 3) re History of the Department Sydney History and Religion: A Memoir by Bruce Mansfield, 2010; 4) Personal corr. departmental and courses, 1957-85; 5) Corr. University colleagues, 1980-91; 6) Corr. including with Jill Kerr Conway, 1961-1978; 7) Corr.: letters from Marjorie Barnard, Camilla Wedgewood, P. Mander-Jones, 1954, 1981/82; 8) Corr. Macquarie University/ Bruce Mansfield, 1965/66, 2010; 9) Reference for MGJ by Stephen Roberts, 1945; 10) Application to ANU, 1943-50; 11) MGJ Oral History, corr. re various projects, 1985-2005; 12) cassette tape of an OH interview with MGJ, dated 8/2/1996, numbered OH134: 'For Stanton Library's Oral History Program, Interviewer: Janet Ingham, 1996'; 13) various letters: Special Corr. Personal and University, 1947-81; 14) Letters of congratulations on MGJ's appointment to Chair, 1969; 15) copies of The Gazette Sep 1951, Oct 1958 , Women's College Magazine Autumn 2014, letter from Gretchen Pointer re draft chapter on Academic Woman Profiles, 1987; 16) & 17) MGJ student notebooks, 1934, 1935; 18) Corr. from the time when MGJ stayed at Crosby Hall while on study leave at LSE, 1946-1947; 19) British History: notes on Social History while at LSE, incl. lect. by Mr Beales, 1946-47; 20) MGJ's notes on Theories and Methods, Prof. Ginsberg, 1946-47; 21) note block with notes taken from relevant literature while at LSE, 1946-47; 22) Programme of Sixth Empire Summer School Oxford, Jul 11th to 18th, 1947, and 23) The Modern Mind - Arnold Toynbee, Current Affairs Bulletin (CAB), Vol 18 (3) May 28, 1956 published by the Department of Tutorial Classes University of Sydney.