Guide to the Papers of Henrietta Drake-Brockman

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MS 1634

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Collection Summary

Creator: Drake-Brockman, H. (Henrietta), 1901-1968
Title: Papers of Henrietta Drake-Brockman
Date Range: 1882-1975
Collection Number: MS 1634
Extent: 14.73 metres (73 ms boxes + 1 archive box + 1 packet + 1 large folio box + 1 poster tube + 1 map folio + 10 sound/av carriers)
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Sponsor: This finding aid was revised and published with the assistance of the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The papers comprise correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, diaries, photographs, cuttings and research material relating to the life and writings of Henrietta Drake-Brockman. The collection also contains some papers of the Jull and Stewart families.

Conditions Governing Access

Available for research.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Henrietta Drake-Brockman, National Library of Australia, MS 1634, [series/file number]'.

Biographical Note

Henrietta Jull was born in Perth in 1901. In 1921 she married Geoff Drake-Brockman, then Commissioner for the far north west of Australia. They travelled extensively in north western Australia and this formed the basis of her articles for the West Australian and her novels Blue north (1934), The younger son (1937) and The fatal days (1947).

Drake-Brockman also wrote for the theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. She was co-editor with Walter Murdoch of Australian Short Stories (1951).

Drake-Brockman joined the Sydney branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers in 1939 and was one of the founders of the West Australian Branch, becoming president in 1941 and again in 1956-1957. She was awarded an O.B.E. in 1967 and died in 1968.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Family correspondence

To parents, 1901-1946 (File 1_6) - Box 1 (MS 1634)

From parents, 1912-1947 (File 7_9) - Box 1 (MS 1634)

From family and friends, 1916-1918 (File 10) - Box 1 (MS 1634)

From Geoff Drake-Brockman, 1915-1956 (File 11_20) - Box 2 (MS 1634)

To Geoff Drake-Brockman (File 21_37) - Box 3-4 (MS 1634)

Between Julia Drake-Brockman and parents (File 38_46) - Box 5 (MS 1634)

Letter from Julia Drake-Brockman to her parents

Between Julia and John Moore, 1948-1967 (File 47_59) - Box 6-7 (MS 1634)

From Paris Drake-Brockman, 1935-1953 (File 60_66) - Box 7-8 (MS 1634)

From Paris and Anne Drake-Brockman, 1954-1968 (File 67_73) - Box 8 (MS 1634)

To Paris Drake-Brockman and his family, 1963-1968 (File 74) - Box 8 (MS 1634)

Letters and cards from grandchildren mostly undated, c.1950-1960 (File 75_78) - Box 9 (MS 1634)

Series 2. General correspondence

Correspondence, 1929-1968 (File 1_24) - Box 9-11 (MS 1364)

Telegrams and congratulations on OBE, 1967 (File 25_28) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Series 3. Correspondence with individuals

Burgoyne, Geoff, 1938-1968 (File 1) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Brooke, Sir Charles Vines, Dare, G.F., 1944-1946 (File 2) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Dark, Eleanor, 1948 (File 3) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Davison, Harley, 1956-1959 (File 3) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Duncan, Catherine, 1945 (File 3) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Foreman, Violet, 1962-1966 (File 4) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Franklin, Miles, 1943-1954 (File 5) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Gilmore, Dame Mary, 1940-1953 (File 6) - Box 12 (MS 1634)

Glaskin, Gary, 1955-1963 (File 7) - Box 13 (MS 1634)

Greenway, Harold, 1944-1950 (File 8) - Box 13 (MS 1634)

Hasluck, Alix and Paul, 1940-1965 (File 9_11) - Box 13 (MS 1634)

Hawker, Patience, 1916-1917 (File 12) - Box 13 (MS 1634)

Hill, Bob and Ernestine, 1938-1964 (File 13_14) - Box 13 (MS 1634)

Howarth, R.G., 1949-1954 (File 15) - Box 13 (MS 1634)

McCrae, Hugh, 1936-1940 (File 16_17) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Mitchell, Elyne, 1950-1958 (File 18) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Moore, Tom Inglis, 1936-1940 (File 18) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Murdoch, Sir Walter, 1938-1961 (File 18) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Morris, Myra, 1947-1957 (File 19) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Mulgrue, Ethel and George, 1941-1961 (File 20) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Muscio, Mildred, 1938-1952 (File 21) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Porter, Hal, 1956-1967 (File 22) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Prichard, Katharine S., 1932-1953 (File 23) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Skinner, Mollie, 1939-1958 (File 24) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Stewart, Douglas, 1941-1961 (File 25) - Box 14 (MS 1364)

Series 4. Correspondence with publishers

Angus and Robertson, 1941-1967 (File 1_5) - Box 15 (MS 1634)

Frank Johnson, 1945-1963 (File 6) - Box 15 (MS 1634)

Stuart Sayers (The Age), 1964 (File 7) - Box 15 (MS 1634)

Various publishers, 1945-1963 (File 8) - Box 15 (MS 1634)

Van Dishoeck (Spiegel, Bussum), 1946 (File 9) - Box 15 (MS 1634)

Series 5. Correspondence arranged by subjects

Australian Short Stories : Correspondence re World Classics series selected by Walter Murdoch, 1947-1948 (File 1) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Australian Short Stories : Correspondence with Walter Murdoch and others (File 2) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Australian Short Stories : Letters of permission, lists and short stories (File 3) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Australian Short Stories : Correspondence including some newspaper clippings, 1946-1957 (File 4) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Ballarat: Correspondence, notes, notebook and data collected, 1944 (File 5) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Batavia: Correspondence and photographs, 1964-1967 (File 6) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Batavia: Correspondence, transcripts of articles, 1966-1967 (File 7) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Batavia: Photograpic reproductions of documents, maps etc.concerning Batavia. (File 8) - Box 16 (MS 1634)

Busselton, West Australia: Notes, notebook copies of letters and printed material, 1966 (File 9) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

Busselton, West Australia: Transcript of Fanny Bussell's diary, 1872-1996 (File 10) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

Collie Church, West Australia: Correspondence and data collected on the South West, 1948-1955 (File 11) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

Canning Stock Route: Correspondence and notes, 1942-1945 (File 12) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

Fatal Days: Correspondence, newspaper clippings, comments andreview of novel (File 13) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

Joseph Furphy: Correspondence regarding the Furphy bequest and some photographs, 1947-1965 (File 14_15) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

Kalgoorlie Letter, draft and article, 1965-1966 (File 16) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

John Boyle O'Reilly Correspondence regarding O'Reilly's escape from prison in 1869, photographs and newspaper cuttings (File 17) - Box 17 (MS 1634)

Series 6. Greeting cards and invitations

Mostly Christmas cards [n.d.] (File 1_5) - Box 18 (1634)

Invitations, 1901-1967 (File 6_7) - Box 18 (1634)

Series 7. Diaries and notebooks

This series contains notebooks, pocket diaries, appointment diaries, and calenders, some with loose notes and newspaper cuttings interleaved, arranged in date order

Diaries and notebooks, 1912-1962 (File 1_61) - Box 19-21 (MS 1634)

Notebooks [n.d.] (File 62_76) - Box 21 (MS 1634)

Recipe books with notes and newspaper clippings interleaved (File 77_78) - Box 21 (MS 1634)

Series 8. Writings

High school compositions and essays, 1913-1916 (File 1) - Box 22 (MS 1634)

Essays, poems and short stories, 1916- ? (File 2_3) - Box 22 (MS 1634)

Oxford Anthology (notebook), 1947 (File 4) - Box 22 (MS 1634)

Short stories and fictions for Verandah tales (File 5) - Box 22 (MS 1634)

Four notebooks with short stories (File 6) - Box 22 (MS 1634)

Untitled manuscript [n.d.] (File 7) - Box 22 (MS 1634)

Poems by Henrietta Drake-Brockman and others, undated (File 8_9) - Box 22 (MS 1634)

Articles and short stories, typescripts and drafts (File 10_21) - Box 23-24 (MS 1634)

Typescripts of articles (one article by Geoff Drake-Brockman), for Texas Quarterly and some related correspondence, 1961-1962 (File 22) - Box 24 (MS 1634)

Typescripts, notes and some correspondence for articles in Quadrant, 1967 (File 23) - Box 24 (MS 1634)

Correspondence and typescripts and newspaper cutting regarding articles in Minneapolis Quarterly, 1948 (File 24) - Box 24 (MS 1634)

Typescripts, draft and sketches of short stories and articles (File 25_31) - Box 24-25 (MS 1634)

Correspondence relating to the publishing of short stories, 1937-1939 (File 32) - Box 25 (MS 1634)

Articles and novels on the West and North West of Australia, including research material, notes and notebooks (File 33_38) - Box 25 (MS 1634)

When the Americans came typescripts (2 copies) (File 39_44) - Box 26 (MS 1634)

Australian legendary tales typescript and correspondence with publishers (File 45) - Box 26 (MS 1634)

Australian dictionary of biography articles on C.E. Broadhurst, E.R.Brockman, Maitland Brown, A.P. Bussel, including research material, notes and correspondence (File 46_50) - Box 26-27 (MS 1634)

Australian writers and their work Katharine S. Prichard: typescript, biographical notes, research material and correspondence (File 51_55) - Box 27 (MS 1634)

Television scripts and related correspondence, 1963-1968 (File 56_59) - Box 28 (MS 1634)

'The Destroyer' typescript of a play, notes and correspondence, 1959-1964 (File 60_61) - Box 28 (MS 1634)

Miscellaneous radio plays and related correspondence, 1958-1961 (File 62_66) - Box 28-29 (MS 1634)

Broadcasts and radio talks, 1966 (File 67_70) - Box 29 (MS 1634)

Reviews for books, shows and theatre (File 71_72) - Box 30 (MS 1634)

Lectures and speeches (File 73_79) - Box 30 (MS 1634)

Series 9. Organisations, associations and societies

Art Gallery Society Constitution, minutes of meetings, 1951-1953 (File 1) - Box 31 (MS 1634)

Australian Association for Cultural Freedom: Correspondence, reports, circulars and memos, 1954-1967 (File 2_3) - Box 31 (MS 1634)

Australian Association for Cultural Freedom: Miscellaneous printed material (File 4) - Box 31 (MS 1634)

Australian Society of Authors: Minutes of meetings, reports, some correspondence, 1961-1987 (File 5_6) - Box 31 (MS 1634)

Australian Society of Authors: Miscellaneous publications (File 7) - Box 31 (MS 1634)

Commonwealth Jubilee Literary Competition: Correspondence, notes and newspaper clippings, 1951 (File 8) - Box 31 (MS 1634)

Commonwealth Literary Fund: Correspondence, 1957, 1963 (File 9) - Box 32 (MS 1634)

English Association: Reports, memoranda 1957-1962, presidential addresses 1954-64 (incomplete) (File 10) - Box 32 (MS 1634)

Fellowship of Australian Writers: Constitution, presidential addresses, 1940-1949 (File 11_12) - Box 32 (MS 1634)

Fellowship of Australian Writers: Correspondence, 1952-1964 (File 13) - Box 32 (MS 1634)

Fellowship of Australian Writers: Reports, meeting of the Commonwealth council, some related correspondence, minutes of meetings, 1961-1964 (File 14_18) - Box 32-33 (MS 1634)

Fellowship of Australian Writers: Circulars, 1952-1958 (File 19) - Box 33 (MS 1634)

Fellowship of Australian Writers: Printed material: Fellowship,Volume 1 Number 1 - Number 4, 1944 (File 20) - Box 33 (MS 1634)

International P.E.N.: Correspondence, circulars, memoranda and newsletters (File 21_23) - Box 33 (MS 1634)

International P.E.N. Congress, New York,programs, notes, speeches and newspaper cuttings, 1966 (File 24) - Box 33 (MS 1634)

Theatre Groups, Repertory Club: Correspondence, constitutions and rules, 1947-1967 (File 25) - Box 34 (MS 1634)

Theosophical Society, 1938-1956 (File 26) - Box 34 (MS 1634)

Correspondence, newspaper clippings and printed material

University of Western Australia, 1918-1950 (File 27) - Box 34 (MS 1634)

Conferring of degrees, annual reports and guide to documents and publications relating to the history of West Australia and 'Guide to University of W.A.'

University of W.A. Golden Jubilee, 1963 (File 28) - Box 34 (MS 1634)

Invitations, programs and addresses to convocation

University of W.A. Friends of Library, 1945-1967 (File 29_30) - Box 34 (MS 1634)

Minutes of meetings, two letters and miscellaneous printed and roneoed material

University of W.A. Summer Art School, 1963-1964 (File 31_32) - Box 34 (MS 1634)

Correspondence, articles, notes and creative writings by students

Westerly Minutes and correspondence of the editorial committee meetings, 1964-1965 (File 33) - Box 34 (MS 1634)

Series 10. Business and finance

Perpetual Trustees Co (File 1_3) - Box 35 (MS 1634)

Correspondence relating to Mrs Hill and Gordon Walker 1944-45, and estates of Dr Roberta Jull and others 1960-67

Accounts and receipts (European trip 1962) (File 4) - Box 35 (MS 1634)

Miscellaneous bank statements and receipts, 1961-1965 (File 5) - Box 35 (MS 1634)

Series 11. Memorabilia

Five sketchbooks 1911 with pressed flowers interleaved (File 1_3) - Box 36 (MS 1634)

Sketchbook and manuscript 'The Little Mermaids' by Henrietta Jull, 1911 (File 4) - Box 36 (MS 1634)

Two autograph books of Henrietta Jull, 1912, 1916 (File 5) - Box 36 (MS 1634)

Watercolour painting, one print and sketch (File 6) - Box 36 (MS 1634)

Sketchbooks and school publications of Julia and Paris (File 7) - Box 36 (MS 1634)

Drawings and sketchbook of grandchildren (File 8) - Box 36 (MS 1634)

Series 12. Newspaper cuttings

Subseries 12_1. Personal scrapbooks and newspaper cuttings of family and friends

Scrapbooks with loose cuttings and photos interleaved, 1917-1964 (File 1_7) - Box 37 (MS 1634)

Subseries 12_2. Newspaper cuttings on subjects and research material collected

Alphabetically arranged files (File 8_41) - Box 38-41 (MS 1634)

Subseries 12_3. Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings (in date order)

Cuttings in date order, 1933-1981 (File 42_81) - Box 42-46 (MS 1634)

Subseries 12_4. Newspaper cuttings of articles and short stories

Scrapbooks with articles and a novel The disquieting sex, (Consolidated Press, 193-?),, 1929-1962 (File 82_86) - Box 47 (MS 1634)

Cuttings of short stories and reviews (File 87_97) - Box 48-49 (MS 1634)

Series 13. Publications

Subseries 13_1. Magazines and journals containing writings by Henrietta Drake-Brockman - Box 49-51 (MS 1634)

The journals include Walkabout with index to articles and short stories (1942-1955), Westerly(5 issues, 1967-1968), Southerly (1967-1968), Kenyon Review 1968), and The Critic Vol 1 (1) 1961 - vol 6 (5) 1965 (incomplete).

Subseries 13_2. Travel brochures and maps - Box 52-55 (MS 1634)

Qantas Airways brochures, travel guides, maps with personal notes and annotations Qantas Airways brochures, travel guides, maps with personal notes and annotations

Subseries 13_3. Catalogues and programs - Box 56 (MS 1634)

Museums and exhibition catalogues, theatre and art programs

Series 14. Photographs, slides and magnetic reels

Subseries 14_1. Photographs, snapshots and negatives (see also folio item 1) - Box 57-62 (MS 1634)

Family portraits, photographs and portraits of friends, snap shots and negatives, souvenir post cards from Asia and Europe, and a box of photographs of Abrolhos and Wallabi Islands

Subseries 14_2. Slides

Slides acquired on travels in Asia and Europe