Guide to the Papers of Lou Klepac

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MS Acc06.182 and MS Acc08.023

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Collection Summary

Creator
Lou Klepac
Title
Papers of Lou Klepac
Date Range
c.1956-2005
Collection Number
MS Acc06.182 and MS Acc08.023
Extent
3.25 metres (11 boxes + 1 carton + 2 folio boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3799968).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Lou Klepac, 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

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Item Descriptions

Class MS Acc06-182. Original Consignment

Comprises files of papers reflecting Lou Klepac's associations with various artists including Marcus Beilby, Arthur Fleischman, Louis Khan, Brian Westwood, Lloyd Rees and Russell Drysdale; files of general correspondence, 1984-1987; personal correspondence, ca. 1974-1985; papers relating to Klepac's involvement with the National Trust of New South Wales and the S.H. Ervin Gallery Advisory Committee, ca. 1970-1980; original pen and ink sketches and a mock-up of an unpublished book on indigenous art by Frank Norton (director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1958-1976) titled "Pukamani of the Tiwi people", ca. 1974; miscellaneous unfiled correspondence that includes letters from Jeffrey Smart, Michael Shannon, Justin O'Brien, Stan Rapotec, Rosemary Dobson, Rudy Komon, John Rothenstein, Gwen Harwood, Hal Missingham, Elizabeth Salter, Hendrik Kolenberg, ca. 1974-1994; and, a small group of photographs of artworks.

Contained in 2 boxes, 1 carton, 1 folio box.

Class MS Acc08-023. Consignment Added 2008

Comprises papers relating to specific Australian artists that Klepac accumulated during the course of publishing books, including David Strachan, ca. 1983-1993, Peter Purves-Smith, ca. 1990s, James Cant, ca. 1993-1995, Kenneth Jack, ca. 1984-1987, and John Coburn, ca. 1995-2003. Other papers relate to Klepac's work and involvement in the Frederick May Foundation for Italian Studies at the University of Sydney, ca. 1991-1995, Pen and Pencil Club, ca. 1994-2001, David Jones Art Gallery, ca. 1984-2001, and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, ca. 1974-1978. The instalment also contains Christmas cards received from well known people, many of which contain original artworks, ca. 1987-2005.

Contained in 9 boxes, 1 folio box.

Material accumulated while preparing to publish book on Kenneth Jack: Photographs, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, exhibition invitations, 1948-1992 (File 1) - Box 1

Kenneth Jack material: Photographs, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, exhibition invitations, notes in preparation for book Old mining towns of Australia, 1974-1986 (File 2) - Box 1

Papers relating to Frederick May Foundation for Italian Studies, University of Sydney. Include correspondence, conference material, pamphlets, news cuttings, meeting minutes, 1991-1992 (File 3) - Box 1

Papers relating to Frederick May Foundation for Italian Studies, University of Sydney. Include correspondence, conference material, pamphlets, news cuttings, meeting agendas, invitations, publisher's proof, 1992-1993 (File 4) - Box 1

Papers relating to Frederick May Foundation for Italian Studies, University of Sydney. Include correspondence, conference material, pamphlets, reports, meeting minutes, invitations, publisher's proof, 1992-1993 (File 5) - Box 1

Papers relating to Frederick May Foundation for Italian Studies, University of Sydney. Include correspondence, conference material, news cuttings, reports, meeting minutes, invitations, The University of Sydney foundationsdraft final copy, 1994-1995 (File 6) - Box 1

David Strachan material: Correspondence, photographs, folder: David Strachan, exhibition catalogues, essay draft, 1989, 1992 (File 7) - Box 2

David Strachan material: Correspondence, photographs, folders: Strachan exhibition and David Strachan, exhibition catalogues, handwritten list of paintings, news cuttings, driver's license, 1983, 1992-1994 (File 8) - Box 2

Christmas cards 1983-87 and envelope: Xmas cards from poets painters 1987. Some incorporate original artworks, 1983-1987 (File 9) - Box 2

Envelopes: Xmas cards from artists 1988 and Xmas cards from artists 1991. Some incorporate original artworks, 1988, 1991 (File 10) - Box 2

Envelope: 1992 Selected Xmas cards received. Some incorporate original artworks (File 11) - Box 2

Envelopes: Some kept 1993 Xmas cards and Some Xmas cards 1995. Some incorporate original artworks, 1993, 1995 (File 12) - Box 3

Envelope: 1999 Xmas cards. Some incorporate original artworks (File 13) - Box 3

2002 Christmas cards. Some incorporate original artworks (File 14) - Box 3

Envelope: 2004 Selected Xmas cards (first part). Some incorporate original artworks (File 15-16) - Box 3

2005 Christmas cards. Some incorporate original artworks (File 17) - Box 4

Envelope: Various Xmas cards (first part). Some incorporate original artworks, 1979-1999 (File 18-20) - Box 4

Pen Pencils Club material, 1979-1999 (File 21-26) - Box 5

WA Art Gallery personal files, 1974-1978 (File 27) - Box 6

WA Art Gallery personal files, 1975-1980 (File 28) - Box 6

WA Art Gallery personal files, 1974-1978 (File 29) - Box 6

David Jones exhibition catalogues other files, 1970s-1990 (File 30-33) - Box 7

Coburn papers, 1990-2003 (File 34) - Box 7

Coburn papers, 1979-2003 (File 35) - Box 7

Coburn papers, 1977-2003 (File 36) - Box 7

Coburn papers, 1992-2002 (File 37) - Box 8

Coburn papers, 1980-1995 (File 38-39) - Box 8

Coburn papers, 1990-2005? (File 40) - Box 8

Coburn papers, 2002-2003 (File 41) - Box 8

Miscellaneous, 1982-2001 (File 42) - Box 9

Miscellaneous, 1980-2004? (File 43) - Box 9

Miscellaneous, 1985-1998 (File 44) - Box 9

Miscellaneous, 1983-1995 (File 45) - Box 9

Miscellaneous, 1951-2002 (File 46) - Box 9

Miscellaneous, 1997-2002 (File 47) - Box 9

Spare photographs and large photograph of Pete's father used in the book on p.10, 1920-2004? (File) - Folio-Box [unnumbered]

K. Jack [Exhibition material, correspondence], 1976-1995? (File) - Folio-Box [unnumbered]

Material for James Cant for my book published by the Beagle Press, 1990-2000? (File) - Folio-Box [unnumbered]


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