Journeys, 1955-91

Component identifier:

Series 10

Content Summary:

Clark created a series of files which he labelled 'Journeys' which documented many of his visits to overseas countries, as well as his travels within Australia and short-term attachments to various universities. The papers include correspondence, drafts of letters, speeches and lectures, travel documents, itineraries, invitations, photographs, newspaper cuttings, programs, brochures and maps.

Correspondents include Robin Winks, Richard L. Watson, Keith Sinclair, John Mulvaney, Barbara Penny, George Chaloupka, Patricia Ratcliff, Dymphna Clark, Pat Dobrez, Michael Cooke, Dali Doljanin

Papers concerning Clark's visit to the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia in 1958 can be found in Series 1 and and papers on his trips to Harvard University in 1976-79 are in Series 8.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Manning Clark's association with the National Library extended over forty years and much of his research for A history of Australia was carried out in its reading rooms. In the final volume, published in 1987, he wrote that 'The Petherick Room, the Manuscripts Room, and the Newspaper Room are present in every page of this volume, just as they are present always in my heart'. In 1988 Clark began transferring papers from his home to the Library and they were formally presented under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme in April 1989. Further donations under the Scheme were made in January 1990, June 1990 and May 1991, a few days before his death. The papers received in 1989-91 make up the bulk of the collection. They include most of the correspondence, the drafts of his books and other writings, and the research material for A history of Australia. In his will Clark bequeathed his papers and unpublished works to the Library on condition that they be closed until the year 2000. The remaining papers were received from Dymphna Clark in 1994-95. They included his diaries, notebooks and further correspondence, including some substantial files of letters from major correspondents. Some correspondence, manuscript articles and references were also transferred from the History Department at the Australian National University.

Names:

Clark, Manning, AC, Professor (Charles Manning Hope)

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