Australian Natives' Association, 1884-1908

 
Component identifier:
Subseries 11_4
Content Summary:

Correspondence, a summary of an address by Deakin on the Association's aims and objects, 1888, programs and menus for banquets in Deakin's honour, 1887-1901, agendas, printed material, a poster and a certificate. The Australian Natives' Association was established in Melbourne in 1871 as a non-political and non-sectarian friendly society, promoting the moral, social and intellectual improvement of its native-born (male) members. Deakin was an Honorary (Life) member of the Association's Prahran branch.

This subseries contains Items 11/207 - 11/223.

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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This collection is available for research.
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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