Guide to the Papers of H. M. Green, 1930-1963

Summary

Collection number:

MS 3925

Creator:

H. M. Green

Extent:

2.8 metres and (16 boxes, 1 carton)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], MS 3925, National Library of Australia, Papers of H. M. Green, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The papers comprise correspondence (family, general and business correspondence), drafts, notes, cuttings, card indexes and printed material. The major correspondents are Dorothy Green, C.B. Christesen, Beatrice Davis, W. Cowan, P. Ryan, J. La Nauze, Beatrice Wines, Judith Fisher, G. Ferguson, A.R. Chisholm, C.E.W. Bean, A.P. Elkin, G. Long, J. Passmore, L. Scott, L. Triebel and C. Waldren.

Biographical Note:

H.M. Green was born in Sydney in 1881 and educated in Arts and Law at the University of Sydney. After working for the Sydney Morning Herald (1907-9) and the Daily Telegraph (1910-21), Green worked as Librarian at the Fisher Library, University of Sydney (1921-46). He married Dorothy Auchterlonie in 1944. Green wrote and published extensively, including The happy valley (1925), The story of printing (1929), Kendal (1933), Christopher Brennan (1939) and A history of Australian literature 1900-1950 (1951). Green died in 1962.

Provenance:

The earlier parts of the H.M. Green papers were acquired by the Library from Dorothy Green in several instalments, between 1973 and 1990. The last consignment was purchased from the Green Family in 1991.

Indexed terms

Names:

H. M. Green

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn556759).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], MS 3925, National Library of Australia, Papers of H. M. Green, [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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