PAPERS OF MANNING CLARK - A history of Australia:
correspondence and reviews, 1960-91
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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
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Series 18 A history of Australia:
correspondence and reviews, 1960-91
Clark created files for each volume of A history of Australia
and in general divided them into correspondence and reviews. The latter
comprised cuttings or photocopies of reviews of the book. However, the
division was not always observed and some letters can be found in the
review files and some reviews in the correspondence files. In addition,
some of the letters have no connection with A history of Australia.
The correspondence falls into three categories. There are
a large number of letters from Melbourne University Press, particularly
Peter Ryan, about the editing and publishing of the volumes. There are
some letters from libraries, museums and historical societies about sources
and requests for photographs. The third and largest category is the letters
from friends, colleagues and members of the public praising or criticizing
the book. All three categories are interfiled. The bulk of the correspondence
is in-coming, but there are occasionally handwritten drafts of Clark’s
replies.
The correspondence spans more than 30 years and is very
extensive. Among the correspondents are Gwyn James (Melbourne University
Press), Peter Ryan (Melbourne University Press), Barbara Ramsden (Melbourne
University Press), Wendy Sutherland (Melbourne University Press), Nick
Walker (Melbourne University Press), Marjorie Hancock (Mitchell Library),
Patricia Reynolds (La Trobe Library), Don Baker, Geoffrey Blainey, Robin
Boyd, Asa Briggs, Margaret Carnegie, Clem Christesen, Noel Counihan, R.M.
Crawford, Geoffrey Dutton, Geoffrey Fairbairn, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Bill
Gammage, Laurie Gardiner, Bruce Grant, Hartley Grattan, Irene Greenwood,
Sir Keith Hancock, A.D. Hope, Ken Inglis, Ruth Knight, John La Nauze,
Stuart Macintyre, Elsie Macleod, Alan Marshall, Allan Martin, Ann Moyal,
Bede Nairn, Sidney Nolan, Douglas Pike, Len Pryor, John Ritchie, Lyndall
Ryan, John Sendy, Geoffrey Serle, A.G.L. Shaw, Douglas Stewart, Dal Stivens,
Hugh Stretton, Suzanne Welborn, Patrick White, E.G. Whitlam, Ursula Winant
and Ailsa Zainu’ddin.
Folder
1-2 Vol. 1: correspondence, 1960-67
3-4 Vol. 1: reviews and comments, 1963
5 Vol. 1: review by Bede Nairn, 1963
6-8 Vol. 2: correspondence, 1967-69
9 Vol. 2: correspondence, 1968-69
10 Vol. 2: reviews, 1968
11-13 Vol. 3: correspondence, 1973-75
14-15 Vol. 3: reviews, 1973-76
16-17 Vol. 4: correspondence, 1977-79
18-19 Vol. 4: reviews, 1978-79
20-22 Vol. 5: correspondence, 1980-81
23-25 Vol. 5: reviews and comments, 1981-83
26 Vol. 5: launch photographs, 1981
27-35 Vol. 6: correspondence, 1986-89
36-39 Vol. 6: reviews and comments, 1987-88
40 Vol. 6: photographs
41 Correspondence, 1990-91
