PAPERS OF MANNING CLARK - The quest for grace,
1989-91
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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
Appendix
Box List
Series 25 The quest for grace, 1989-91
The second volume of Clark’s autobiography, which originally had
the title ‘Puzzles of the riper years’, roughly covered the
years 1934-62. It dealt with his time as an undergraduate at Melbourne
University, his travels in Europe in 1938-39 and studies at Oxford, his
work as a teacher at Geelong Grammar School, his return to Melbourne University
as a lecturer in 1944, the beginnings of his interest in Australian history
and his early years in Canberra.
The papers comprise several drafts of the book (including the original
manuscript), research material, photographs, correspondence and reviews
and comments. There are letters from the publisher, but most of the correspondence
is from friends, acquaintances and general readers commenting on or criticizing
the book. The correspondents include Beryl Hill (Penguin Books), Humphrey
McQueen, Geoffrey Dutton, George Zubrzycki, Gordon Powell, Amirah Inglis,
Colin Moodie, Bruce Anderson, Michael Thwaites, Elizabeth Riddell, Wilfrid
Prest, Bede Nairn, Suzanne Wellborn, Barry Humphries, A.T. Yarwood and
Bill Gammage.
Folder
1-3 Manuscript
4-6 Draft with editor’s amendments
7-9 Draft, Jan. 1990
10-12 Draft, March 1990
13-15 Draft, editor’s copy
16-18 Final draft
19 Research material
20 Research material: debate on Spanish Civil War, 1937
21 Security reports, 1948
22 Illustrations
23 Correspondence, 1990
24-27 Correspondence, 1990-91
28-29 Reviews and comments, 1990-91
