Guide to the Papers of Laurence Fitzhardinge, 1898-1993

Summary

Collection number:

MS 5400

Creator:

Laurence Fitzhardinge and Fitzhardinge, L. F.

Extent:

(14 archive boxes + 3 medium folio boxes + 31 ms boxes + 1 map folio)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Laurence Fitzhardinge, National Library of Australia, MS 5400, [box number and class number/file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part requires permission for research (Files 62-79, 107, 126). Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises files that were central to L. F. Fitzhardinge's career, research and academic work. MS 5400 (Class 1) includes manuscript drafts of vols. 1 and 2 of Fitzhardinge's biography of William Hughes, including the complete and final draft of volume 2; extensive notes, newscuttings, and published material and illustrations relating to Hughes, his career, and political conditions of his time, and photocopies of documents held at major manuscript collections such as the the Public Record Office (U.K.); photocopies of Hughes' letters, memoranda, and cablegrams; Hughes' educational and medical records; and letters to Fitzhardinge about Hughes. MS 5400 (Class 2) comprises lecture notes, personal and professional correspondence, ephemera, family letters, notebooks and appointment diaries (1931-1993), notes and correspondence relating to Australian history projects, Fitzhardinge's final thesis on Roman fleets, photographs, illustrations and draft manuscripts of The Spartans.

Biographical Note:

Provenance:

The original consignment was received by the Library from L. F. Fitzhardinge in 1975. One folder was added to the collection in 1998 via Pauline Fanning. The second consignment was received by the Library from G. F. Fitzhardinge in 2022.

Arrangement:

While box numbering is consecutive for the collection as a whole, file numbering begins at '1' for Class 2 (Consignment received 2022)

Indexed terms

Names:

Fitzhardinge, L. F.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2623947).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Laurence Fitzhardinge, National Library of Australia, MS 5400, [box number and class number/file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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