Soviet Union - Foreign relations
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :"Come on, George. Give him a break! Can't you see he's had eno...
Date: 1990
From: Nisbet, Alistair :Editorial Cartoons ca 1993
Reference: A-290-040
Description: Shows Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev punching a prostrated Baltics leader, while George Bush has Saddam Hussein flat on the ground and is punching him. Gorbachev advises Bush to desist. Other Titles - [Russia attacks the Baltics; USA attacks Iraq] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil, bromide, 270 x 325 mm.
Waite, Keith 1927- :[Original cartoons by Keith Waite from the Daily Mirror 1969-1984]
Date: 1969 - 1984
By: Waite, Keith, 1927-2014; Daily Mirror (Newspaper)
Reference: B-141-001/032
Description: Original cartoons by Waite that appeared in the Daily Mirror from 1969-1984 commenting on political issues in England. Quantity: 32 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Original ink drawings Provenance: Donation: Mr Keith Waite, England 1993
Autobiography - Chapters 14-33
Date: [199-]
From: Platts-Mills, John, 1906-2001 : Autobiography
Reference: MS-Papers-6773-2
Description: Visit to Russia with ASYFA delegates (includes reference to Paddy Costello), Post-war at the Bar, visits to Romania and Prague in late 1940s, Italian Socialist Party and Pietro Nenni, Cold War, membership of Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, 1948 Olympic Games in London, further reminiscences about his parliamentary career and defeat in the 1950 election, Peace Movement of 1950s, visit to New Zealand in 1951, defence of Jock Barnes. Discusses Stalinism, British-Soviet Friendship Society and Society for Cultural Relations with USSR, further reminiscences about 1950s legal cases and law career in England and British Guiana, Iraq and Tunisia in 1960s, visit to North Vietnam as guest of Vietnam Bar Association, visit to South Africa in 1967, further notable legal cases including Kray Gang and Conway/Roberts vs Kodak, return to politics in mid-1960s, defence of Dr Safo-Adu in Ghana in 1991. Brief notes on his 6 sons - Tim, Jonathan, Tom, Barney, Ben and Mark Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Gibbard, Leslie 1945- :[Photocopies of original cartoons by Gibbard while in England co...
Date: 1971 - 1987
By: Gibbard, Leslie, 1945-2010
Reference: B-142-076/128
Description: Cartoons done by Gibbard while in England commenting on political issues of the day, both in England and overseas from 1971-1987. Quantity: 53 photocopy/ies of cartoons. Physical Description: Photocopies of ink drawings various sizes Provenance: Donation: Mr Les Gibbard, London 1993
Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :"That's it boys... then pull to-gether." [1950s-1960s]
Date: 1950 - 1969
From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.
Reference: A-387-213
Description: Shows United States President Dwight Eisenhower and Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev sitting on top of a giant globe which is split down the middle. Eisenhower is sitting on the side labelled 'West' and Khrushchev is on the 'East' side. The globe, which has a face and arms, is looking hopeful and encouraging the two men to shake hands. Both leaders are dropping a dagger from their left hand. United States Vice President Richard Nixon is pictured as the sun, smiling down on the two men Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and white corrector on card, 255 x 280 mm
Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :"You know, Dad, it just isn't safe to be alive these ...
Date: 1950 - 1969
From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.
Reference: A-387-218
Description: Shows an elderly couple discussing the newspaper headline 'Soviet chief says their missiles can reach anywhere'. They both have a worried expression on their face Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 255 x 318 mm
[Russians shoot down aeroplane]
Date: [1983?]
From: Kennedy, Ronald Edwin, 1925-2003 :[Original cartoons, albums of clippings and a metal printing plate, created by and belonging to Ronald Kennedy (Ronken), ca 1967-1983]
Reference: A-456-137
Description: Cartoon by Ronald Edwin Kennedy depicting a Russian military leader who says "Whoops" as he looks up at an aircraft which has been shot down and is falling to the ground. Title caption reads "…will World War III begin with a…'whoops'?". Printed number bottom left reads "GE 656". Probably refers to an incident on 1 September 1983 in which the USSR shot down a Korean Airlines passenger plane which had strayed off course into Russian airspace. All 269 passengers and crew were killed and the incident dramatically increased tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and felt pen drawing within printed Ronken frame, 210 x 242mm.