PAPERS OF MANNING CLARK - Australian National University,
1960-76
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1. General correspondence,
1939-91
2. Diaries, 1938-91
3. Notebooks, 1937-77
4. Newspaper cuttings, 1938-54
5. University of Melbourne,
1937-49
6. Canberra University College,
1953-60
7. Australian National University,
1960-76
8. Harvard University, 1975-79
9. Australian Council for
the Arts, 1973
10. Journeys, 1955-91
11. The ideal of Alexis
de Tocqueville, 1938-50
12. Select documents in
Australian history, 1948-56
13. Alexander Harris, Settlers
and Convicts, 1952-64
14. Meeting Soviet Man,
1958-60
15. A short history of
Australia, 1961-92
16.A history of Australia:
drafts
17. A history of Australia:
research materials, 1960-86
18. A history of Australia:
correspondence and reviews, 1960-91
19. Short stories
20. The Boyer Lectures, 1975-88
21. In search of Henry
Lawson, 1977-88
22. Occasional writings
and speeches, 1979-81
23. A history of Australia
— the Musical, 1980-89
24. The puzzles of childhood,
1907-91
25. The quest for grace,
1989-91
26. A historian’s
apprenticeship, 1990-91
27. Manuscripts, 1931-91
28. Lectures, 1940-87
29. Subject files, 1936-91
30. Family correspondence,
1958-75
31. Miscellaneous papers,
1937-90
Appendix
Box List
Series 7 Australian National University, 1960-76
The 1946 Australian National University Act provided for the possible incorporation
of Canberra University College. There was strong opposition to the idea from
some academics, but at the end of 1959 the Prime Minister announced that the
two institutions would be amalgamated. The amalgamation took place on 1 October
1960. The departments of Canberra University College formed the new School of
General Studies and were organised into four faculties: Arts, Economics, Law
and Science. Herbert Burton continued to be Principal of the School until his
retirement in 1965.
Clark was the Head of the Department of History from October 1960 until 31
December 1971. He then remained in the Department as the first Professor of
Australian History, finally retiring in 1975. He was also Dean of the Faculty
of Arts in 1961-63.
The bulk of the papers in this series were files kept in the office of the
History Department; they were transferred to the Library after Clark’s
death. The correspondence files contain both in-letters and out-letters, but
the latter predominate. Many of them relate to the University and to colleagues
and students, but there are other letters on public matters or of a personal
kind. In some instances, the letters written to Clark can be found in Series
1, whereas the replies are in this series. The recipients of letters include
Don Baker, Geoffrey Bolton, John Cobley, R.M. Crawford, Geoffrey Dutton, Kathleen
Fitzpatrick, Alan Gilbert, Bruce Grant, Ken Inglis, Noel McLachlan, Ann Moyal,
Les Murray, Patrick O’Farrell, Geoffrey Serle, G.P. Shaw, Sir Patrick Shaw,
Keith Sinclair, Sir Richard Southern, Hugh Stretton, J.M. Ward, Russel Ward,
Patrick White, E.G. Whitlam, Robin Winks and Judith Wright.
Folders 45-57 were received from Clark’s home. They contain correspondence,
minutes of Faculty meetings and leaflets and other papers documenting student
protest activities at the University. The correspondents include Sir Leonard
Huxley, Sir John Crawford, Cecil Gibb, Herbert Burton and W.S. Hamilton.
Folder
1-5 Correspondence, Jan. 1965-Jan. 1968
6-8 Correspondence, Jan. 1968-Dec. 1969
9-11 Correspondence, 1970
12-14 Correspondence, 1971
15-17 Correspondence, 1972
18-19 Correspondence, 1973
20-21 Correspondence, 1974
22-23 Correspondence, 1975
24-26 Articles and reviews, 1960-68
27-29 Articles and reviews, 1969-72
30-31 Articles and reviews, 1973-75
32 References, A-B
33 References, B-D
34 References, D-F
35 References, F-H
36 References, H-J
37 References, K-L
38 References, M
39 References, O-P
40 References, R
41 References, R-S
42 References, S-T
43 References, T
44 References, W-Z
45 Lectures on F. Dostoevsky, 1961
46-48 Dean of Faculty of Arts, 1961-63
49-50 Correspondence, 1962-76
51 Faculty of Arts, 1963
52-54 Promotions at ANU, 1963-72
55 Ken Inglis: personal chair, 1964
56 Student stirrers and their opponents, 1969-75
57 Murray Todd poems
