Guide to the Papers of James Griffyth Fairfax, 1901-1940

Summary

Collection number:

MS 1750

Creator:

James Griffyth Fairfax

Extent:

1.32 metres and (4 archive boxes + 1 large folio box)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of James Griffyth Fairfax, National Library of Australia, MS 1750, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Biographical Note:

James Griffyth Fairfax (1886-1976) was born in Sydney, the grandson of Sir James Fairfax of the Sydney Morning Herald. He spent most of his life in England, only visiting Australia for brief periods. He was a lawyer who sat in the House of Commons. In Australia he was best known as a poet, and he had a number of volumes published by Fairfax between 1906 and 1937. Fairfax served in the First World War; four of his "Mesopotamia" poems were included in Valour and visions:poems of the war, 1914-18 (1920).

Indexed terms

Names:

James Griffyth Fairfax

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2978832) for the access conditions.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of James Griffyth Fairfax, National Library of Australia, MS 1750, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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