Papers of Rolf Hennequel, 1910-1970 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1865385
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Hennequel, Rolf, 1895-1971
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1910-1970]
- 4.20 m. (25 boxes) + 2 fol. items.
- Summary:
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MS 2923 comprises correspondence from 1959 to 1969 with writers, publishers and book collectors in Australia and overseas, especially with P.R. Stephensen, Dorothy Blewett, Rigby Graham and Philip Ward. There are proofs of most of the Wattle Grove Press publications between 1959 and 1965, as well as notes on philology and sociology and some earlier publications of Rolf Hennequel (15 boxes, 2 fol. items).
The papers in Acc09/49 reflect the professional interests of Hennequel in the fields of philology, education and the arts. They include published and unpublished writings of Hennequel (also known as Rolf Henkl and Albin Eiger), including articles, lectures and books; photographs and photostats of artworks by Hennequel; an unpublished biography with photographs of Hennequel by J.F. Shields; children's drawings; and correspondence and other papers relating to Bactrian coins. Many of the text items are in German (10 boxes).
- Biography/History:
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Professor Rolf Hennequel (1895-1971) was a philologist and writer who emigrated to Tasmania in 1952 and established the Wattle Grove Press in 1958. His early works bear the name Henkl, and he published largely under the pseudonym Albin Eiger. Hennequel was born in Vienna in 1895. His education was undertaken in China, United States of America, Egypt, Greece and France and he became fluent in French, German, English, Latin, Italian and Spanish and competent in Egyptian hieroglyphics. His studies included classical and oriental languages, archaeology, philology and comparative literature. From 1925 he took up academic or teaching posts in Japan, China, Afghanistan and Australia. After establishing Wattle Grove Press in Launceston, Tasmania, Hennequel published his own poems and scholarly novels as well as limited editions of works by Pat Flower, Rodney Hall, Howard Mitcham, Marguerite Harris, Wilhelm Hiener, Dorothy Hewett and Philip Ward.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 2923, MS Acc09.049.
- Associated materials: Papers of John Symonds, 1960-1969 MS 9012.
- Some items in German.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available online.
- Subject:
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- Hennequel, Rolf, 1895-1971 -- Archives
- Graham, Rigby, 1931- -- Correspondence
- Stephensen, P. R. (Percy Reginald), 1901-1965 -- Correspondence
- Blewett, Dorothy -- Correspondence
- Wattle Grove Press
- Philologists -- Australia -- Archives
- Publishers and publishing -- Australia -- Archives
- Private presses -- Tasmania
- Philology
- Time Coverage:
- 1910-1970
- Occupation:
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- Copyright:
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