Guide to the Papers of John Legge
MS Acc05.103, Acc07.139, Acc11.084, Acc13.162
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Legge, John, Professor
- Title
- Papers of John Legge
- Date Range
- 1947-2012
- Collection Number
- MS Acc05.103, Acc07.139, Acc11.084, Acc13.162
- Extent
- 7.35 metres (35 boxes + 7 cartons)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3507576).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 John Legge, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Finding Aid Source(s)
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Collection Retrieval Advice
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Item Descriptions
Class MS Acc05.103. Original Consignment received 2005
Papers relating to Legge's publications on Indonesia, Sukarno and the Australian Institute of International Affairs, and to Legge's professional engagements and role on various boards and committees.
Comprises 2 boxes + 7 cartons.
Drafts, notes and correspondence re his books Sukarno, Democracy in Indonesia, Indonesia, Intellectuals and nationalism in Indonesia and Australian outlook and other book chapters and articles (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
[Democracy in Indonesia files include 1992 Monash University Indonesian Democracy conference papers]
Academy of the Social Sciences, Australian-Asian Perceptions Project, c1991-1992 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
Dept. Of Foreign Affairs and Trade Editorial Advisory Board papers, 1982 - 1997 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
[Victorian] State Library and Museum Buildings Advisory Committee minutes and agendas, 1984 - 1985 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies: Papers relating to engagements with and reviews of other University bodies, 1969 - 1970 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
Australian Catholic University: Papers relating to engagements with and reviews of other University bodies, 1990 - 1992 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
Brunei Department of History, 1988 - 1990 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
Papers relating to engagements with and reviews of other University bodies
La Trobe University Asia Studies, 1999 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
Papers relating to engagements with and reviews of other University bodies
Murdoch University Asian Research Centre: Papers relating to engagements with and reviews of other University bodies, 1991 - 1993 (File) - Box 1-9 (MS Acc05.103)
Class MS Acc07.139. Consignment Added 2007
Correspondence, 1948-1999, general files on the Rockefeller Foundation, Singapore Foundation of South East Asia, and the Asian Studies Association of Australia, and Legge's Indonesian diaries from 1956.
Comprises 20 boxes.
Class MS Acc11.084. Consignment Added 2011
Research notes and papers pertaining to Legge's early studies, his role in the development of Australian academia in the area of Asian studies at various universities and his work on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board. It includes substantial correspondence files covering the period 2000-2010.
Also of note: papers pertaining to the State Library/Museum of Victoria Building Advisory Committee, notes relating to the symposium on Max Crawford's School of History and notes on the formation of the Herb Feith Foundation.
Comprises 11 boxes.
Notes made of material in British Colonial Office records relating to British policy towards Fiji, 1868-1880. Made in Public Records Office as part of Legge's studies at Oxford., 1949-1950 (File) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.084)
Notes made of material in British Colonial Office records relating to British policy towards Fiji, 1868-1880. Made in Public Records Office as part of Legge's studies at Oxford, continued., 1949-1950 (File) - Box 2 (MS Acc11.084)
Notes relating to Symposium at University of Melbourne on Max Crawford's School of History, 1998-2000 (File 2) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.084)
University of Tasmania and Murdoch University Seminar on National Language Policy, 1985-1986 (File) - Box 4 (MS Acc11.084)
Papers relating to the State Library of Victoria/Museum Building Advisory Committee, 1985-1987 (File) - Box 5 (MS Acc11.084)
Papers relating to the State Library of Victoria/Museum Building Advisory Committee, 1985-1987 (File) - Box 6 (MS Acc11.084)
Papers relating to formation of the Herb Feith Foundation at Monash University, 2003-2006 (File) - Box 9 (MS Acc11.084)
Class MS Acc13.162. Consignment Added 2013 - Box 1-2 (MS Acc13.162)
Ppers relating to Monash University's Centre of Southeast Asian Studies publications, University of Sydney Advisory Committee, the formation of the Herb Feith Foundation, Victorian State Library Advisory Committee, "Democracy in Indonesia" Conference 1992, lecture notes and personal references.
Comprises 2 boxes.