Guide to the Papers of Douglas Pike, 1941-1974

Summary

Collection number:

MS 6869

Creator:

Douglas Pike

Extent:

2.38 metres and (17 boxes, 3 folios boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Douglas Pike, National Library of Australia, MS 6869, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Partly closed: boxes 13 and 14 closed until 2014.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection includes papers concerning Pike's work as General Editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography; his publications Paradise of dissent: South Australia, 1829-1857 ( 1957) and Australia: the quiet continent (1962); his work as an academic, particularly at the Australian National University; and his involvement with the Australian Humanities Research Council. The collection also includes general files; general correspondence; referees reports; articles, a thesis and other writings by Pike; notebooks; notes, bibliographies; photographs; cutting books and printed material.

Biographical Note:

Douglas Henry Pike was born in Tuh Shan, West China in 1908, the son of missionary parents. He was educated at China Inland Mission Schools at Chefoo, North China.

Date	Event
1924	Came to Australia and worked for two years as a Junior Teacher in the Victorian Education Department while commencing a Bachelor of Arts course at the University of Melbourne
1926-38	Worked on sheep stations in NSW to support his family after the death of his father
1938-42	Entered the Ministry and completed a theological diploma
1941	Married Olive Hagger
1947	Graduated with a BA from the University of Adelaide with First Class Honours in History. Awarded the Tinline and John Lorenzo Young scholarships
1949-50	Lecturer in history, University of Western Australia
1950-60	Reader in History, University of Adelaide
1951	Completed a Master of Arts, University of Adelaide
1957	D.Litt. (Adelaide)
1961-63	Professor of History, University of Tasmania
1962-73	General Editor, <em>Australian Dictionary of Biography</em>
1964-73	Professor of History, Australian National University
1969	Awarded Ernest Scott Prize; appointed member of the National Memorials Committee
1974	Visiting Fellow, Department of History, Australian National University Pike died in 1974

Provenance:

The Pike Papers were donated in two instalments by Pike's widow in 1977 and 1984.

Arrangement:

The second instalment of the Pike Papers was received in a disordered state. The files named 'Bibliographic files' and 'Academic and historical files' and the referees reports formed discrete groupings. Other arrangements have been imposed by Manuscripts staff. The contents of most files have been retained in their original order.

Indexed terms

Names:

Douglas Pike

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn701240).

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 Douglas Pike, National Library of Australia, MS 6869, [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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