Papers relating to Legacy in sculptured wood by Marjorie Morgan, 1884-1992

Component identifier:

Series 6

Content Summary:

In 1993 , Box Hill City Historical Society Archivist, Marjorie Morgan published a study of Blogg under the title Legacy in sculptured wood : an appreciation of the work of John Kendrick Blogg, 1981-1936. She had been an admirer of Blogg's ornate carvings for many years, and set about researching and documenting his varied career as a permanent tribute to his achievements.

This series comprises one folder of notes, correspondence, photographs and family papers borrowed by Morgan from Hugh Stevenson for purposes of her research. Amongst the materials are letters from Sir George Knibbs (1938) and Nettie Palmer (1929?), a photograph of Blogg Grist premises (c. 1884), and a copy of Leaside (a poem about Blogg's childhood home which was destroyed by fire in 1914). As well as using this specific grouping of papers, Morgan also drew widely from items in other series in the compilation of the book.

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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