2 handwritten letters to Terence Tiller from John Manifold, written immediately following his time at Cambridge University. Discuss communist politics, poetry, and academic activities. One letter is written substantially in rhyming stanzas.

Music score - scored for two flutes and side-drum. Three movements : March: The Struggle, Saraband: The fallen ; Rondo: The dance on May Day.
Accompanied by letter from John Manifold to Wendy [Allen] re meeting of flute club, and a sheet entitled Some Sonnets of J.S.M. broken into columns of Visual and Aural. (1 p.)

Correspondence between Ric Moore and John Manifold, Poetry Editor of The Realist, about Ric Moore's poetry submissions.

Includes text of speech by Tom Burns on Jim Cairns, 1982 ; 3 poems by John Manifold ;and letters to Peg Penberthy at Mary Gilmore Art Gallery and Rare Books, Brisbane. Includes publicity leaflets, invitations, journals, notices of meetings, and circulars.

Successive stages of poem written between 15-22 October 1979.

Poem written by John Manifold for members of the Armidale Summer Music School, January 1908.

Typescript single sheets with musical ms. and typed verses.
Titles: La Carmagnole -- Le chant du depart -- The good times are just around the corner-- Home isn't home for you, feller-me-lad -- Con la Guerriglia -- Moscow in May -- Katusha.

Photocopy of ring-bound notebook containing revolutionary ballads, transcribed by John Manifold, with music. Titles: Banks are made of marble -- Aten Weisen -- Gedanken sind Frei -- French partisan song -- Good times are -- Home isn't home for you -- International -- March of the Thalmann battalion -- Moscow in May -- Ode to joy -- Oka River -- Our fathers' songs -- Red flag -- Road to life -- Soviet land -- Tu n'es pas maitre -- United front -- Wir sind das Bauvolk.

Photocopy of thirty-three ballads and folksongs, collected and transcribed by John Manifold, with music. Titles: Alouette -- Aye waukin O -- Bailiff's daughter -- Binnorie -- Blaydon races -- Boney was a warrior -- Chantons la vigne -- Chanson du Tambourineur -- Compagnons de la table ronde -- En passant par la Lorraine -- Jardin d'Amour -- Katusha -- Lo que digo -- Lord Bateman -- Mere Michel -- Mamzelle Zizi -- Old man came rolling home -- O Strasburg -- Otonal -- Pauvre peti' Mamzelle Zizi -- Petit Navire -- Quand j'etions chez mon pere -- Quand trois poules-- Quelle est cette odeur -- Qu'on m'apporte ma flute -- Red cavalry -- Roi Renaud -- Si le roi m'avait donne -- Stenka Razin -- Two kings' children -- United front -- Wenn die Soldaten -- Yankee ship.