Papers of Dan Sprod, 1938-2018 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2946476
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Sprod, Dan, 1924-2018
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1938-2018]
- 9.18 m. (45 boxes) + 4 fol. boxes + 1 folder.
- Summary:
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MS 8429 contains material on Blubber Head Press and Dan Sprod's career as a librarian at both the National Library of Australia and the Morris Miller Library at the University of Tasmania, and author and editor of numerous books. There are also papers relating to his professional and research interests, including Tasmanian Art Advisory Board, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts and the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme. The papers, arranged into 14 series, include correspondence, research material, notes, handwritten drafts, typescripts, financial papers, minutes of meetings and reports (32 boxes, 4 fol. boxes).
MS Acc07.077 comprises a letter from Ira Raymond, of the Australian Consulate, New York, to Dan Sprod dated 31 October, 1956 (1 folder).
MS Acc10.033 comprises papers reflecting Sprod's roles as publisher and writer. They include: correspondence relating to books published by Blubber Head Press and books written by Sprod, together with Sprod's research, grant applications and speaking engagements; draft proofs of various publications; and business records. Publication titles represented in the papers include: Major Mitchell's map 1834: the saga of the survey of the nineteen counties, by Alan E.J. Andrews (1992); A salute to watercolour, by Max Angus (1996); Sprod's The usurper: Jorgen Jorgenson and his turbulent life in Iceland and Van Diemen's Land 1780-1841 (2001); and his Leichhardt's expeditioners: in the Australian wilderness 1844-1845 (2006). In addition there are papers relating to the Ludwig Leichhardt Expedition Exposition in Queensland in 2004 (7 boxes).
MS Acc22.018 includes research notebooks for Dan Sprod’s various publications, appointment diaries covering the period 1960 to 2018, and correspondence. Correspondents include other National Library of Australia staff members Mollie Thomson, Charles Dornbusch and Ira Raymond. The collection also includes one small notebook related to Sprod's move with his wife and three young sons to take up the position in the Australian Consulate General office in New York (6 boxes).
- Biography/History:
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Librarian, author, historian, publisher and bookseller. Thomas Daniel (Dan) Sprod was born in South Australia in 1924. He joined the National Library of Australia in 1951 and held a number of senior positions, including Liaison Officer, New York, 1957-1960. Upon leaving the National Library, he was appointed University Librarian, Morris Miller Library, University of Tasmania in 1966 and held this position until 1976. He was founder and manager of Blubber Head Press, 1978-1991, and owner of the bookshop Astrolabe Books in Hobart. In 1993, Sprod was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to literature as an author, publisher and distributor of works on Tasmanian history.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 8429, MS Acc07.077, MS Acc10.033, MS Acc22.018.
- Associated materials: Papers of Dan Sprod, circa 1947-1968 MS 2320.
- Related Material:
- Interview with Dan Sprod, librarian; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 2510.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated through the Australian Government's Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme by Dan Sprod.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available in the Special Collections Reading Room and on the Internet at: http://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/8429.html
- Subject:
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- Sprod, Dan, 1924-2018 -- Archives
- National Library of Australia -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Blubber Head Press -- Archives
- Librarians -- Australia -- Archives
- Academic librarians -- Australia -- Archives
- Publishers and publishing -- Australia -- Archives
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Australia -- Archives
- Historians -- Australia -- Archives
- Tasmania -- History
- Australia -- Imprints
- Time Coverage:
- 1938-2018
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Dan Sprod's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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