Collection relating to Ludwig Leichhardt 1840-1953 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2856294
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Politzer, L. L. (Ludwig Louis), collector
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
-
- 1840-1953
- 5 cm.
- Summary:
-
The papers, compiled, extracted and translated by L. L. Politzer are in four parts: 1) A bibliography of Leichhardt (1953); 2) Extracts from letters to M. G. Durand, a botanist in Paris (1842-1844); 3) A collection of documents and letters on Leichhardt (1840-1925); 4) Letters (1842-1848) and a translated extract from "Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt's Briefe an Seine Angehorigen" by G. Neumayer (1881).
- Biography/History:
-
Ludwig L. Politzer (1875-1954). Born Vienna. Settled in Australia 1912. Became interested in Leichhardt about 1930, collecting large amounts of material about him in the following 24 years.
- Notes:
-
- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 334.
- The Durant letters are held by the State Library of Victoria.
- Reproduction:
- Typescripts of originals (some extracted and translated).
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1840-1953
- Occupation:
- Collectors
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
Contact us for information about copying. For access conditions return to the record display above.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1953
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Bibliography of literature on Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt : German explorer in Australia during 1842-1848, including a list of documents, letters to and by Leichhardt, with a biography
- Der Australienforscher F.W. Ludwig Leichhardt in der zoologie = The Australian explorer and naturalist F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt in the zoology / Ludwig R.H. Leichhardt
- 200. Geburtstag des Australienforschers F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt (1813 - 2013) / [Ludwig R. H. Leichhardt (Hrsg.)]
- [Proposed expedition to search for Leichhardt]
- [Biographical cuttings on Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]