Books, 1919-1960

Component identifier:

Series 7

Content Summary:

In addition to reports and articles for journals and newspapers, Copland's enormous publishing output included the writing or co-authoring of 14 books, editing volumes of documents and contributing forewords and individual chapters to many others. A relatively complete bibliography appears as 'A list of writings by Sir Douglas Copland' in Economic Record, vol. 36, no. 73, March 1960: 173-78.

Series 7 contains drafts, cuttings, research material and correspondence with publishers, co-authors and contributors for the following works: Report of the citizens committee on the cost of living (Hobart, 1919). Economics of household spending, 1929. Published by the Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy with Account Sheets by Copland. Wool Annual, vol. 1, 1927-1928. Edited by Copland and published by Reviews Pty Ltd. Melbourne. Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. November 1931 issue. An economic survey of Australia, edited by Copland. The Australian economy: simple economic studies. Sydney, Angus Robertson, 1931. What have the banks done? An essay on banking policy. Sydney, Angus Robertson, 1931. Cambridge history of the British Empire (1933). vol. 7, pt. 1 of chapter 19 by D.B. Copland. Australia marketing problems: a book of documents 1932-37. Sydney, Angus Robertson, 1938. Coedited with C.V. Janes. The conflict of expansion and stability: documents relating to Australian economic policy, 1945-52. Melbourne, F.W. Cheshire, 1957. Coedited with R.H. Barback. Giblin. Papers in memory of Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin. Melbourne, F.W Cheshire, 1960. The adventure of growth.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Lady Copland presented the personal papers of Sir Douglas Copland to the National Library in September 1973. Additions to the collection were received from the Copland Family between 1977 and 1981.

Names:

Copland, D.B. (Douglas Berry), 1894-1971

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