Papers of L. J. Blake, 1845-1990 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1179854
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Blake, L. J. (Leslie James), 1913-1987
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid available at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part permission required for research until February 2042 (MS 7033, Boxes 71-118). Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1845-1990]
- 19.5 m. (118 boxes) + 10 archives boxes.
- Summary:
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The papers of Les Blake reflect his long career as a writer, educationist and historian, and include well-organised research files, literary manuscripts, correspondence and personal papers. The main subject strengths are local history (Victorian localities, especially Geelong, Prahran and the Wimmera), history of education in Victoria, Australian literature, overlanding (including the original diaries of the Mollison Family, 1845-1870) and gold. Blake prepared biographical studies of many Victorians, the most notable being Peter Lalor, Percy Leason, Oscar Asche and John Shaw Neilson. All the research material for his unpublished biography of Steele Rudd, based on a manuscript by Winifred Hamilton, is in the collection, as well as correspondence with a great many Australian authors represented in Blake’s book Australian Writers (1968). Over the years Blake served on a number of Victorian commemorative committees (Captain Cook, Matthew Flinders, C.J. La Trobe, Norman Lindsay) and his papers include minutes and reports of those committees.
- Biography/History:
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Historian, educationalist and author of more than 20 books, Blake was the historian for the Education Department of Victoria (1966-74) and State Historian of Victoria (1974-76).
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 7033, MS Acc17.061.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; E726
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available online.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1845-1990
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Mollison family
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Les Blake's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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