Guide to the Papers of Larry Lake, 1916-1989

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8324

Creator:

Larry Lake and Lake, Louise, Miss

Extent:

3.45 metres and (19 boxes + 1 large folio package + 6 sound/av carriers)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Larry Lake, National Library of Australia, MS 8324, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The papers comprise correspondence, diaries, notebooks, drafts, minutes, reports, cuttings, printed items, photographs, tape recordings and films. There are a few letters, references and printed works dating from Lake's early life, but most of the papers date from the late 1940s onwards. They document the later years of his long service with the National Library and in particular his work as the Liaison Officer in London and Chief Selection Librarian. There is also material of both an official and private nature relating to Australian films. The later papers deal with Lake's life in Balmain and his strong concern with environmental matters. Finally, there are a large number of letters from his mother and children.

Biographical Note:

Laurance Spencer Lake was born in Bendigo on 12 January 1915. He was educated at Bendigo High School and the University of Melbourne, graduating with B.A. (Hons) in 1936. He taught at Albury Grammar School in 1936 and joined the Commonwealth National Library as an assistant reading room officer in 1937. He remained on the staff of the National Library until 1969, occupying the following senior positions:

Date	Event
1942-47	Officer in charge, government documents
1948-53	Chief Extension Officer
1953-56	Chief Film Officer
1957-59	Liaison Officer, London
1960-63	Senior Reference Librarian, General Reference
1964-65	Senior Acquisition Librarian
1965-68	Chief Selection Librarian

Following his retirement from the National Library in 1969, Lake moved to Sydney. He worked in the Fisher Library at the University of Sydney at a temporary stack attendant in 1970-72 and was the librarian at Chiron College, Birchgrove, in 1973. He died in Sydney in 1990.

Provenance:

The papers were presented to the National Library by Miss Louise Lake, the daughter of Larry Lake, in April 1990.

Indexed terms

Names:

Lake, Louise, Miss

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2125565).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Larry Lake, National Library of Australia, MS 8324, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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