Papers of William Keith Hancock, 1930-1974 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1790491
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Hancock, W. K. (William Keith), 1898-1988
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1930-1974
- 2.10 m. (15 boxes).
- Summary:
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Papers relating to General Smuts collected by Sir Keith Hancock. Included are copies of letters by General Smuts, draft of Sir Keith's biography of Smuts, and Sir Keith's correspondence with various people while collecting material for his book. Correspondents include Lord Trenchard, Prof. P.G.H. Boswell, Piet Beukes, Sir Dougal Malcolm, Prof. D.W. Kruger, Dr W.J. de Kock, Prof. K. Kirkwood, Lord Reith, Alan Paton, Mrs Gillett, Prof. L.M. Thompson, V.C.H.R. Brereton, Lord Brand, J.C. Smuts, and Bancroft Clark. Also includes: 1. Court transcripts, correspondence, cuttings and other papers on the Black Mountain controversy and Fraser Island. 2. Menzies and Hancock and other correspondence. 3. Drafts of "Attempting history", "The sanguine years", "Discovering Monaro" and "Professing history". 4. Speech on occasion of the launching of "Manuscripts in the British Isles relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific" (1972).
- Biography/History:
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Historian and academic.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 2886.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; C263
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (8 p.).
- Subject:
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- Hancock, W. K. (William Keith), 1898-1988 -- Correspondence
- Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950 -- Correspondence
- Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950
- Menzies, Robert, Sir, 1894-1978 -- Correspondence
- Historians -- Australia -- Correspondence
- Politicians -- Australia -- Correspondence
- Black Mountain (A.C.T.)
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950
- Also Titled:
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- Professing history
- Attempting history
- Discovering Monaro
- Sanguine years
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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