Journalism, 1878-1914

Component identifier:

Series 7

Content Summary:

The correspondence, dating from 1891 to 1914, deals with Deakin's occasional journalism, as well as his regular and anonymous contributions to the Morning Post (London). The series contains an almost complete file of clippings of Deakin's letters to the Morning Post between 1901 and 1911. There are also several miscellaneous items, including notes relating to The Age, 1878-1899, a tribute written by Deakin on David Syme's death in 1908, and other miscellaneous clippings of Morning Post letters by Deakin and others. Deakin's Morning Post letters of 1912-1914 are not included in the Deakin Papers.

This series contains Items 7/1 - 7/374. These items have been digitised, and are available online through this finding aid.

Immediate source of acquisition:

On 3 December 1965 Ivy Brookes, the eldest daughter of Alfred Deakin, formally presented the Deakin Papers to the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, for permanent preservation in the National Library. After Deakin's death in 1919 his papers remained in the possession of his widow, Pattie, until her death in 1934. They were used extensively by Herbert Brookes, and by Professor Walter Murdoch while he was working on the first biography of Deakin, published in 1923. In 1945 the Deakin Papers were examined by an officer of the National Library and it was agreed that the papers would ultimately be deposited in the Library. In 1948 Professor R.M. Crawford of the University of Melbourne became custodian of the papers on the understanding that either an extensive selection of documents or a biography would be based on them. Subsequently his colleague, Professor J.A. La Nauze, began Deakin's biography and the papers remained in his custody until the work was completed in 1965. From time to time other papers relating to Deakin were added to the original collection by Herbert and Ivy Brookes, Lady Rivett and Sir Thomas and Lady White. Professors Crawford and La Nauze also added letters or copies of Deakin letters that they had acquired from other sources.

Names:

Brookes, Ivy

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