Guide to the Papers of Alan Mickle, 1879-1966

Summary

Collection number:

MS 1886

Creator:

Alan Durwood Mickle

Extent:

2.4 metres and (15 boxes + 1 folio)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Alan Mickle, National Library of Australia, MS 1886, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection is divided into five main series: correspondence, including personal and business correspondence; literary manuscripts, including essays, novels, poems, and plays; journals; press cuttings; and miscellaneous material including music, drawings and photographs.

Biographical Note:

Alan Durwood Mickle was born in Melbourne in 1882 and educated at Melbourne Grammar School.

Mickle’s first book The great longing was published in 1910 and his last book, My lady life, appeared in 1960. He was a full-time writer for most of his adult life. He published eight collections of philosophical essays, six collections of poetry, two novels, a book for children, a book of sporting reminiscences and several volumes of reminiscences. Few of his works achieved commercial success, the exceptions being the children’s book The Trio from Rio (1942) and a travel book Appartement in Brussels (1939). He championed the writings of Eugene O’Neill and Six plays of Eugene O’Neill (1929) was the first critical study of the playwight in book form.

In his old age, Mickle took up painting and held a number of exhibitions. He died in Melbourne in May 1969.

Source: Southerly, vol. 30 (1970) p.69

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The papers were donated to the Library by Alan D. Mickle in 1967.

Indexed terms

Names:

Alan Durwood Mickle

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1259285).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Alan Mickle, National Library of Australia, MS 1886, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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