Verse and hymns, 1916-36

Component identifier:

Series 4

Content Summary:

Throughout his life Blogg wrote poetry and hymns, but immersed himself more fully in writing as his deafness became more pronounced. As well as exploring the themes of love, war and religion, many of the verses celebrate his passions for roses and the game of bowls. These regularly featured in the Australian rose annual and the journals Bowls and Bowling life, and Blogg also submitted poems to the Bulletin under the pseudonym 'Ralph the Rover'. An anthology of Blogg's poetry was published as Selected poems by the Melbourne chapter of the Disabled Men's Association in 1927 to assist in fundraising.

Included in this series is a leather covered note pad of draft verse (dated 1916-26), together with many single sheet manuscripts of poetry. Other papers and correspondence relating to poetry and hymns written by Blogg are filed in Series 2.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers of the industrial chemist, woodcarver and poet John Kendrick Blogg (1851-1936) were donated to the National Library by his grandson, Hugh Stevenson, in 1996.

Names:

John Kendrick Blogg

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