Guide to the Papers of L. J. Blake

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Collection Summary

Creator
L. J. Blake
Title
Papers of L. J. Blake
Date Range
1845-1990
Collection Number
MS 7033
Extent
16.5 metres (118 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The papers of Les Blake reflect his long career as a writer, educationist and historian, and include well-organised research files, literary manuscripts, correspondence and personal papers. The main subject strengths are local history (Victorian localities, especially Geelong, Prahran and the Wimmera), history of education in Victoria, Australian literature, overlanding (including the original diaries of the Mollison Family, 1845-1870) and gold. Blake prepared biographical studies of many Victorians, the most notable being Peter Lalor, Percy Leason and John Shaw Neilson. All the research material for his unpublished biography of Steele Rudd, based on a manuscript by Winifred Hamilton, is in the collection, as well as correspondence with a great many Australian authors represented in Blake’s book Australian Writers (1968). Over the years Blake served on a number of Victorian commemorative committees (Captain Cook, Matthew Flinders, C.J. La Trobe, Norman Lindsay) and his papers include minutes and reports of those committees.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1179854).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 L. J. Blake, National Library of Australia, MS 7033, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Les Blake donated his papers to the Library in 1984-86 under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme. Following his death, the remaining papers were purchased from his son, Micheal Blake, in 1988. In 1992 Michael Blake added some papers relating to the film director Raymond Longford.

The first consignment (36 boxes) was received from Blake in April 1984. The second consignment (34 boxes) arrived in September the same year. A third consignment was received in 1986. This was found to contain mainly printed materials, which were accessioned into the general National Library collection, and the small manuscript component was integrated with the last major consignment of Blake’s papers, acquired from Blake’s son Michael in October 1988, a year after Blake’s death. This part of the collection fills 45 boxes.

Arrangement

Only boxes 71-115 of this collection have been arranged in series. The first 70 boxes were arranged, listed and packed by Blake. Although he placed together much of the related material, it should be noted that boxes 62-70 in particular include a variety of unrelated papers and publications. A summary list of boxes 1-115 is provided, followed by detailed lists of the contents of Files in boxes 1-36, boxes 37-70 and boxes 71-115.

Readers should note that there were considerable overlaps in the subject matter of the various consignments.

Biographical Note

Leslie Banford James Blake was born in Bendigo, Victoria in 1913. He joined the Victorian Education Department in 1931 and attended the Melbourne Teachers’ College in 1934. From 1935 to 1942 he taught at country schools and, after serving in New Guinea and New Britain with the AIF, he taught at Geelong schools from 1946 to 1953. He graduated B.A. and Dip. Ed. At Melbourne University in 1952 and went on to gain the B.Ed. in 1954. He lectured at Geelong Teachers’ College from 1953 to 1958. He then became a District Inspector of Schools, based at Horsham (1958), Ferntree Gully (1964), Doncaster (1967) and Frankston (1972). He retired from the Public Service in 1976.

Les Blake published his first book, Teaching social studies, in 1956. He was the author of more than twenty books, including Australian writers (1968), Gold escort (1971), Place names of Victoria (1976), Peter Lalor : the man from Eureka (1979), several works on John Shaw Neilson and many Victorian local histories. A bibliography of his writings compiled by his son in 1975 lists hundreds of articles, speeches, reviews and radio scripts (see Box 44, File 258). As historian of the Education Department, Blake edited and co-authored the huge Vision and Realisation : A centenary history of state education in Victoria (3 vols. 1973) In 1974 he was seconded to the Premier’s Department as State Historian and edited Letters of Charles Joseph La Trobe (1975). He continued to write on historical subjects until his death.

Blake was awarded an O.B.E. in 1974 for Services to education, to history and to the community. He was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and of the Australian College of Education and was made an honorary Master of Education by the University of Melbourne in 1974.

Blake died in Melbourne on 4 June 1987.

Item Descriptions

Class. Original consignment received April 1984

Series. Research files on places

Shire of Alberton, Yarram; Apsley-Bringalbert; Ararat (File 1) - Box 1
Ballarat (File 2) - Box 1
Beechworth; Birchip; Box Hill; Brighton; Brimpaen (File 3) - Box 1
Broadford; Calivil; Camberwell; Camperdown; Chiltern (File 4) - Box 1
Clear Lake - Edmonds family; Coleraine - Casterton; Coromby; Dandenong; Dergholm (File 5) - Box 1
Diapur (File 6) - Box 1
Dimboola; Donald; Doncaster (File 7) - Box 1
Edenhope; Eldorado; Evansford; Fitzroy; Glenelg and Fulham (File 8) - Box 1
Goldfields; Goroke; Grampians (File 9) - Box 2
Harrow; Hopetoun; Horses (File 10) - Box 2
Horsham (File 11-12) - Box 2
Jeparit; Kaniva (File 13) - Box 2
Katyil; Kerang; Kiata (File 14) - Box 2
King Island; Korong; Kowree; Lakes and swamps (File 15) - Box 3
Lawloit; Leeor; Lillimur; Lockhart (File 16) - Box 3
Longerenong; Lorquon; Lowan Shire (File 17) - Box 3
Macedon; Majorca; Mallee (File 18) - Box 3
Melbourne (File 19-20) - Box 3
Minimay and Neuarpurr; Mitchell; Mornington Peninsula (File 21) - Box 4
Murray River (File 22) - Box 4
Murtoa; Natimuk; Netherby (File 23) - Box 4
NSW (Balranald, Clare, Forbes, Tumut, Wellington, Parkes); Nhill School (File 24) - Box 4
Pacific; Phillip Island; Quantong (File 25) - Box 4
Railways; Rainbow; St Arnaud; Serviceton (File 26) - Box 4
Shepparton; Stawell; Swan Hill; Tasma Terrace (File 27) - Box 5
Tatiara; Townships-Albury, Leeor, Lawloit, Yanipy, Yarrock; Wail Nursery; Wangaratta N.E. (File 28) - Box 5
Warracknabeal; Werribee Park (File 29) - Box 5
Werribee Park (File 30) - Box 5
Werribee Park Research Committee; Williamstown (File 31) - Box 5
Wimmera - press cuttings; Wimmera Region (File 32) - Box 5
Wimmera - resources; Wimmera - Shire of (File 33) - Box 6
Wimmera - Shire of (File 34) - Box 6
Woorak; Woraigworm; Wyperfield; Yanipy (File 35) - Box 6

Series. Research files on education, organisations and other subjects

Agricultural education 1880-96 (File 36) - Box 6
Administration training (File 37) - Box 6
Australian Education Department (includes submission on teacher education, July 1971 and Hansard extract 1974) (File 38) - Box 6
Common schools (File 39-40) - Box 7
Common schools (File 40) - Box 7
Education - Victoria (File 41) - Box 7
Education - Victoria (File 42) - Box 7
Education - Primary Education Committee (File 43-45) - Box 7
Educational administration - 1966 pilot course (File 46) - Box 8
(Victorian Education Department) (File) - Box 8
Education inspection (File 47-48) - Box 8
Education in the Wimmera (File 49) - Box 8
Education personnel (File 50) - Box 8
Council of Public Education (File 51-52) - Box 8
Minutes and correspondence - Historic Schools Society of Victoria - School Restoration (File 53-54) - Box 9
Inspectors’ Conference, September 1965 (File 55) - Box 9
Inspectors’ Seminar 1965 at Queen’s Road, Melbourne (selected group - Australia wide) (File 56) - Box 9
Technical education 1873-91 (File 57) - Box 9
Book collectors (File 58) - Box 9
Fellowship of Australian Writers (File 59-60) - Box 9
PEN Melbourne Centre (File 61-62) - Box 10
Short Story Awards - Fellowship of Australian Writers (File 63) - Box 10
R.S.L. Legacy (File 64) - Box 10
Ulster Link (File 65) - Box 10
History Advisory Council of Victoria (Premier’s Department) (File 66) - Box 10
Minutes-Advisory Committee, Preservation of Historic Places (Town and Country Planning Board) (File 67-68) - Box 10
Aborigines (File 69) - Box 11
Agriculture (File 70) - Box 11
Lascelles, E.H. (Dennys, Lascelles and Co) (File 71) - Box 11
Living conditions (File 72) - Box 11
Medical (File 73) - Box 11
Miscellaneous (including Victorian Conference Shearing Agreement 1903-4 and several Victorian Parliamentary Papers, 1864-1894) (File 74) - Box 11
Road transport (File 75) - Box 11
Rowville Inquiry (File 76) - Box 12
Selectors (File 77) - Box 12
Sheep and wool (File 78) - Box 12
Shires (File 79) - Box 12
Squatting (File 80) - Box 12
Unions (File 81) - Box 12
Vermin fence (File 82) - Box 12
Water (File 83-84) - Box 13
Water supply (File 85) - Box 13
Water trusts (File 86) - Box 13
Wheat (File 87) - Box 13
A.N.Z. H.E.S. Conference, August 1974 (File 88) - Box 13
Seminar on district inspectors, 1967 (File 89) - Box 13
Special course in educational administration, Toorak, March-May 1965 (File 90) - Box 14
Seminar on supervision, 1963 (File 91) - Box 14
Lecturer Primary School Method (School of Education) (File 92) - Box 14
Typescripts: Heads of Schools Association (File 93) - Box 14
Australasian Institutes of Inspectors of Schools Biennial Conference, 1964 (File 94) - Box 14
Leadership seminar, 1965 (File 95) - Box 14
Residential seminar for Inspectors of Schools, Frankston, May 1966 (File 96) - Box 14
Amusements (File 97) - Box 15
Churches (File 98) - Box 15
La Trobe Library (File 99) - Box 15
Police (File 100) - Box 15
Post Office (File 101) - Box 15
Railways (File 102) - Box 15
St Paul’s Services (St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne) (File 103) - Box 15
Telegraph (File 104) - Box 15

Series. Research files on Australian writers and literature

Ethel Anderson; Hugh Anderson; J.F. Archibald (File 105) - Box 16
W. Baylebridge; Louis Becke; Randolph Bedford; Ruth Bedford; Rolf Boldrewood (File 106) - Box 16
M. Boyd; R. Braddon; Christopher Brennan; J.L. Brereton; David Campbell; Marcus Clarke (File 107) - Box 16
Jon Cleary; Frank Clune; Baxter Cook; Eleanor Dark; Frank Davison; H. Drake-Brockman; Mary Durack (File 108) - Box 16
Edward Dyson; M. Ellis; J. Ewers (File 109) - Box 16
R.D. FitzGerald; Miles Franklin; Joseph Furphy (File 110) - Box 16
Mary Gilmore; Adam Lindsay Gordon (File 111) - Box 17
J. Gordon; Frank Hardy; Alexander Harris; William Hay; Xavier Herbert (File 112) - Box 17
Ernestine Hill; T.A. Hungerford; Ion Idriess; Rex Ingamells; Brian James (File 113) - Box 17
Henry Kendall; Ray Lawler; D.H. Lawrence; Henry Lawson (File 114) - Box 17
Norman Lindsay; David Low (File 115) - Box 17
George Mackaness; James McAuley; L. Mann; Alan Marshall; Furnley Maurice; J.K. Moir (File 116) - Box 17
E. Moll; T. Moore; D. Niland; early novels; recent novels (File 117) - Box 17
J. O’Brien; John O’Grady; Vance Palmer; Ruth Park; A.B. Paterson; poetry modern (File 118) - Box 18
Poetry - nineties; K.S. Prichard; publishers (File 119) - Box 18
Roderic Quinn; H.H. Richardson; Colin Roderick; N. Shute; short stories (File 120) - Box 18
Colin Simpson; K. Slessor; A.G. Stephens; Douglas Stewart; Randolph Stow (File 121) - Box 18
Kylie Tennant; E.V. Timms; James Tucker; Judah Waten; Patrick White; Judith Wright (File 122) - Box 18
(unmarked files) newspaper cuttings - book reviews (File 123) - Box 18
Australian literature (newspaper cuttings) (File 124) - Box 18
Australian Literature Committee; ballad (File 125) - Box 19
Bernard O’Dowd Centenary Exhibition (File 126) - Box 19
Bibliography and criticism (File 127) - Box 19
Biography (File 128-129) - Box 19
Biographical writers (File 130) - Box 19
The Bulletin (File 131) - Box 20
Courses; critics; essayists (File 132) - Box 20
Fiction (File 133) - Box 20
History (File 134-135) - Box 20
History - places (File 136) - Box 20
Magazines; miscellany; poetry (File 137) - Box 21
Travel; trends; writers (File 138) - Box 21
Interchange newsletters (Victoria, Education Department), October 1971-July 1975 (File 139-143) - Box 21

Series. Photographs

Australian authors (several autographed on back) (File 144-145) - Box 22
Aborigines; agriculture-grazing (File 146) - Box 22
Education (Victoria) (File 147) - Box 22
Flinders statue unveiling; goldfields; Horsham area; ‘Light the empty places’ (film) (File 148) - Box 22
Lunan House, Geelong; Mallee; miscellaneous; Mount Zero; Nhill district; Berwick Historical Society official opening; official renaming of Point Hicks (File 149) - Box 22
Rainbow district; South Australia; transport history; photos taken by Ray Ward (La Trobe); We of the Never Never; Wimmera Shire Centenary; Dinolly Peters or Tarnagulla (File 150) - Box 22

Series. Reports

Australian Tertiary Education in the Aftermath of Expansion, Report, ANU, 1978 (File 151) - Box 23
Report of the Post-Secondary Education Committee of Inquiry, 1978 (File 152) - Box 23
State College of Victoria at Frankston, council-agenda and papers 1978 (File 153-154) - Box 23
State College of Victoria at Frankston submission 1978 (File 155) - Box 23
State College of Victoria at Frankston - Need for a professional writing course; Administration building extension (File 156) - Box 24
State College of Victoria at Frankston - master plan 1975 (File 157) - Box 24
State College of Victoria at Frankston - various papers 1972-78 (File 158-159) - Box 24
Port of Geelong Annual reports - undated, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1971-75, 1977-79 and Aluminium-Alcoa Australia booklet (File 160-162) - Box 24

Series. Research files on biographical subjects and autobiographical manuscripts by various authors

Richard Hale Budd (File 163) - Box 25
Bushrangers; Colin Campbell; J.T. Gellibrand (File 164) - Box 25
Robert Grant; F.A. Hagenauer; Otto Krome (File 165) - Box 25
C.R. Long; Samuel Mauger; Edward Melville (File 166) - Box 25
Francis Ormond; parliamentarians; Frank Shann; Government Printer (File 167) - Box 25
Mark Amos; Charles A. Brown; Naomi Collins (File 168) - Box 25

Series. Autobiographical manuscripts by various authors; index to Nhill Free Press; correspondence including Australian writers

George Everard (File 169) - Box 26
Lucy Jones; Mary Powell’s memoirs; Edgar Morrison; Pankhursts (File 170) - Box 26
Nhill Free Press Index 1900-1950 (File 171) - Box 26
Correspondence - Keith Adam; Patsy Adam-Smith; Peter Alsop; John O. Archer; Hugh Anderson; Colin Angus; Ken Austin; Australian Society of Authors (File 172) - Box 26
Lorna Banfield; Lady Bassett; Laurence M. Bell; Colonel S.R. Birch; Geoffrey Blainey; Frank Bound (File 173) - Box 26
Bread and Cheese Club; J. Le Gay Brereton; Dr Philip L. Brown; Jim Butler; J. Marjorie Butler (File 174) - Box 26

Series. Correspondence including Australian writers

Arnold Caldicutt; Isobel Carter; Don Charlwood; Clem Christesen; Manning Clark; J. Cleverley; Max Coward; Margaret Curran (File 175) - Box 27
Jean Dean; Jim Devaney; Rosemary Dobson; W. Neville Drummond; Flora Eldershaw; Alan Finch; Mary Finnin; Jim Flett; Patricia Forster; H.G. Fowles (File 176) - Box 27
M.T. Garbonton; Mary Gilmore; Jean Gittings; Cyril Goode; Donald Grant; Cliff Green; Ken Green; O.S. Green (File 177) - Box 27
Hamilton/Rudd (Winifred Hamilton and others re Steele Rudd, 1930-35); Patricia Heywood; John Holland; R. Holloway; A.D. Hope; Ion Idriess; Bob Irving (File 178) - Box 27
Margaret Kiddle; Dr J.H. La Trobe; J. La Nauze; Rosalind Landells; T. Murray Landt; Elizabeth Lane (File 179) - Box 27
Mary L. Lane; Sylvia Lawson; Mary Lindsay; Keith H. Lovett; John R. Lyall (File 180) - Box 27
Bruce D. MacGregor; George Mackaness; Ian McLaren.; T. Lilian McKenzie; Leigh Marchant; Alan Marshall; Allan Martin (File 181) - Box 28
E. Morris Miller; K. Byron Moore; Tom Inglis Moore; Leslie Moorhead; W.J. (Bill) Morrow; Stephen Murray-Smith (File 182) - Box 28
Frank O’Brien; Vance and Nettie Palmer; Warren Perry; John Pescott; James Preston; K.S. Prichard (File 183) - Box 28
Rainbow High School; Sir Thomas Ramsay; Patricia Reynolds; Rigby; Dr Colin Roderick; Sir Arthur Rylah (File 184) - Box 28
C.E. (Ted) Sayers; Stuart Sayers; Henry P. Schoenheimer; Roy T. Schuller; Geoffrey Serle (File 185) - Box 28
A.G.L. Shaw; Ivan Southall; Douglas Stewart; Walter Stone; Fairlie Taylor; John Tierney; Marjorie Tipping; Walkabout; Russel Ward; John White; Judith Wright (File 186) - Box 28
Miscellaneous letters (File 187) - Box 28

Series. Letters of C.J. La Trobe

Letters of C.J. La Trobe - typescript copies of letters not used in the book (File 188) - Box 29

Series. Australian Book Review

Australian Book Review, August 1963-April 1966 (File 189-195) - Box 29
Australian Book Review 1965 supplement, May 1966 - November 1967 and 1967 supplement (File 196-202) - Box 30
Australian Book Review December 1967 - August 1969 (File 203-209) - Box 31

Series. Australiana booklets

Various booklets, mainly printed, but including processed material (File) - Box 32-33

A history of the Yarra Glen district 1968; The origin and growth of Glenorchy by A.J.H. Gray “Swinton” March 1967; Sennachie (Clanalder Press) nos 101 and 103, 1972-1973; The early history of Wandin Yallock 1867-1893; Melbourne’s water - a community problem by L. Blackburn 1968; Shire of Newham and Woodend a century of local government 1862-1962.

Australiana booklets and magazines (File) - Box 33

Including Venture (Jindyworobak) vol no.1-vol no.3 1939; Proposed short Sydney-Adelaide railway 1945; labour history pamphlets; Mount Morgan Limited guides, etc.

Series. Newspapers, maps and plans

Newspaper, mainly commemorative issues (File) - Box 34
Newspapers, maps and plans (File) - Box 35

Melbourne Mint 1958; land allotted for church and school purposes, East Melbourne, 1858; Nunawading suggested State School zones 1965; Shires of Knox and Ferntree Gully maps; special lots East Melbourne 1866; Western Port region conservation survey

Maps (File) - Box 36

Class. Consignment added September 1984

Series. Literary manuscripts

Gold escort handwritten draft (File 210-213) - Box 37
Gold escort typescript (File 214) - Box 37
Place names of Victoria typescript (File 215-216) - Box 37
Place names of Victoria typescript (File 217-219) - Box 38
A gold digger’s diaries (File 220) - Box 38
Gold escorts in Australia (File 221) - Box 38
Covered wagons in Australia (File 222-223) - Box 38
Tattyara: a history of Kaniva District typescript and notes (File 224-225) - Box 39
Tattyara, schools of typescript (File 226-227) - Box 39
Land of Lowan handwritten draft and typescript (File 228-231) - Box 39
Land of Lowan handwritten draft and notes (File 232-238) - Box 40
Land of Lowan handwritten draft and typescript (File 239-242) - Box 41
Nhill and district (including research material) (File 243-244) - Box 41
Nhill and district (File 245) - Box 42
Letters of C.J. La Trobe handwritten draft and typescript (File 246-250) - Box 42
Peter Lalor: the man from Eureka (File 251-252) - Box 43
Captain Dana and the Native Police (File 253-254) - Box 43
Pioneer schools of Australia (File 255-256) - Box 43
Aunt Spencer’s diary (File 257) - Box 44
Les Blake: biographical and bibliographical details; Checklist of writings by Leslie James Blake 1929-1975 compiled by Michael J. Blake 1975 (File 258) - Box 44
Patterns in poetry (File 259) - Box 44
This golden land (File 260) - Box 44
Geelong sketchbook (File 261-262) - Box 44
Wimmera: a regional history, handwritten draft and typescript (File 263-268) - Box 45
Western Victorian Association of Historical societies, Directory and bibliography, 1978. Typescript (edited by LJB) (File 269) - Box 46
Principles and techniques of teaching (File 270-272) - Box 46
Young Ned (File 273) - Box 46
Tales from old Geelong (File 274) - Box 46
Australian writers (File 275-278) - Box 47
John Shaw Neilson (File 279-280) - Box 47
Australian history - key summaries (exercise book) (File 281) - Box 48
Tasmanian Journal of Education article ‘A letter from Thomas Arnold’; Educational magazine (Victorian Education Department) articles ‘In the beginning’ 1967 and ‘Nathan Speilvogel, creator of Old Eko’ 1971 (printed copies of magazines) (File 282) - Box 48
Radio scripts for school broadcasts - social studies (Qld, Vic, Tas, S.A.) (File 283-286) - Box 48

Includes Teunka of Java, 12 Feb 1960, 4QG, Brisbane; Bananas from the West Indies, 13 Aug 1958, 7ZL & Regionals; Soap, 14 Mar 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Gold from the sea, 23 Sept 1957, 3AR, %GI, IWV, 3WL; The school at Bleak House, 9 Nov 1960, 3AR & Regnls; What the world eats, 7 Jun 1957, 7ZL & Regnls; What the world wears, 14 Sept 1956, 7ZL & Regnls; Plants that help clothe us, 27 Sept 1956, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; What the world drinks, 11 Oct 1957, 7ZL, 7NT, &QN; The Plain of Lombardy, 20 Jun 1956, 5CL & Regnls; Water, 7 Jun 1956, 5CL & Regnls; Wind, 31 May 1956, 5CL & Regnls; From pack horse to motor car, 5CL & Regnls; Development of modern transport, 23 Feb 1956, 5CL, 5CK; London and cars, 1 July 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; Rebuilding London, 10 Mar 1955, 3AR & Regnls; On the assembly line, 31 Aug 1956, 3AR & Regnls; The modern motor car industry, 26 Jun 1958, 3AR & Regnls; The Romans come to Britain, 27 May 1958; Manchester and cotton, 17 Jun 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Cups from England, 13 Nov 1957, 7ZL & Regnls; Home spun clothing, 28 Sept 1955, 3AR & Regnls; Belfast linen, 29 July 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; Australian trade, 18 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls; By air across the Pacific, 19 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Rubber, 31 Oct 1956, 7ZL & Regnls; An Argentine Gaucho, 30 July 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; José the Gaucho, 16 Aug 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Forests of the Amazon, 13 Aug 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Amazon, river of mystery, 27 July 1955, 3AR & Regnls; How rubber trees were tamed, 14 Aug 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Churchill and wheat, 7 Oct 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; What the world wears - cotton, 3 Feb 1956, 7ZL & Regnls; Cotton, 17 Oct 1956, 7ZL & Regnls; Fur hunters in Canada, 18 Sep 1957, 7ZL & Regnls; Furs in Canada, 29 Oct 1957, 3AR & Regnls; On the shores of the Great Lakes, 3 April 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Jacques Cartier meets the Indianism, 3 June 1957, 3AR & Regnls; From Quebec to Vancouver by C.P.R., 7 July 1957, 3AR & Regnls; A fur farm in Canada, 24 Sept 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Pigeon post, 3 Mar 1953, 3AR; The Gettysburg Address, 3 June 1958, 3AR; The Feather, 31 Mar 1958, 3AR & Regnls; All sail set, 15 Sept 1958, 3AR & Regnls; The wandering people find a home, 24 Nov 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Norway - the Vikings, 8 Mar 1960, 3AR & Regnls; Have you read about - Douglas Bader, 8 Oct 1956, 3AR; Rob Roy, 8 Apr [S.A.], 21 Oct [Vic], 28 Sep [Tas], 5CL, 3AR, 7ZL; Good luck to The Rider, 10 Feb 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Tiger Mountain, 25 Feb 1958, 3AR & Regnls; The ascent of Everest, 14 oct 1958, 3AR & Regnls.

Radio scripts for school broadcasts - social studies (Qld, Vic, Tas, S.A.) (File 287-292) - Box 49

Includes: The light on Gabo, 2 Nov 1955, 3AR & Regnls; Bauxite, 29 Oct 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Coal, 11 May 1961, 3AR & Regnls [pseudonym of ‘James Lester’ used]; Copper, lead and zinc, 8 May 1961, 3AR & Regnls pseudonym of ‘James Lester’ used]; Wealth from waste, 18 July 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Bauxite, 9 May 1961, 3AR & Regnls [‘James Lester’]; Uranium, 10 May 1961, 3AR & Regnls [‘James Lester’]; Newcastle and steel, 4 Mar 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; Squatting days, 8 May 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Dampier sights the South Land, 26 July 1956, 3AR & Regnls; The wide open spaces, 7 June 1955, 3AR & Regnls; Traffic through Meningun District, 19 Feb 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Factories in Meningun, 20 Feb 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Dairying in Meningun, 21 Feb 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Forming the Explorers Club, 18 Feb 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Mackay and sugar, 18 Feb 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; Melbourne and manufacturers goods, 18 Mar 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; The Flying Doctor, 6 Apr 1955, 3AR & Regnls ; Wyndham and meat, 1 Apr 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Loading at an Australian port, 22 Apr 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Water from the river, 16 Jul 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Wool at the auction, 27 Apr 1960, 3AR & Regnls [‘James Lester’]; Wool-Camden Park, 26 Apr 1960, 3AR & Regnls [‘James Lester’]; Australian trade, 18 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls ; Men who make machines, 10 Nov [year?], 3AR & Regnls ; New forests for old, 28 June 1955, 3AR & Regnls ; Sidney Kidman, 5 Nov 1957, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; After the goldrush, 10 Jun 1957, 3AR & Regnls; A mixed business grows up, 11 Jun 1957, 3AR & Regnls; On the selection, 12 Jun 1957; From miner to tradesman, 13 Jun 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Living in Antarctica, 19 Nov 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; The Eskimo twins [1], 21 Nov 1952, 3AR & Regnls; The Eskimo twins [2], 28 Nov 1952, 3AR & Regnls; The Eskimo twins [3], 28 Nov 1952, 3AR & Regnls; Australia explores the Antarctica, 21 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls; At home in Antarctica, 20 Jan 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Zinc from Risdon, 31 Jul 1956, 3AR & Regnls; A mountain made of copper, 18 Oct 1955, 3AR & Regnls; Snow sports in the Alps, 29 Sept 195- , 3AR & Regnls; The Christmas story, 1 Dec 195- , 3AR & Regnls; A merry Christmas to all, 25 Nov 195- , 3AR & Regnls; Out to sea [Norway], 10 Mar 1960, 3AR & Regnls; Midsummer in Norway, 9 Mar 1960, 3AR & Regnls; The Vikings [Norway], 8 Mar 1960, 3AR & Regnls; Folk lore of Norway, 7 Mar 1960, 3AR & Regnls; Leif Ericsson goes on a strange journey, 27 Oct 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Oluf the fisherman of the Fjord, 20 Oct 1954, 3AR & Regnls; The herring fishermen, 18 Apr 1956, 3AR & Regnls; The fjord in winter, 17 Apr 1956, 3AR & Regnls; A bulb grower in Holland, 4 Jun 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; The rice fields of Italy, 8 July 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Giuseppe and his family, 6 Oct 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Antonio and his donkey, 28 Oct 1954, 3AR & Regnls; The story of a match, 3 Nov 1954, 3AR & Regnls; A flower grower in southern France, 2 July 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Jetse the Barge Boy, 7 Apr 195- , 3AR & Regnls; At school in Norway, 27 May 1957, 3AR & Regnls; All sorts of insects, 6 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls, [Nature study series]; A ramble coming to school, 19 Feb 1958; Pets need careful attention, 12 Mar 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Plants that fight drought, 26 Feb 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Fungi, 9 Apr 1951, 3AR & Regnls ; Autumn fruits, 20 Mar 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Animals and their young, 2 July 1958, 3AR & Regnls; A ramble in winter, 4 June 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Asleep in winter, 16 July 1958, 3AR & Regnls; The garden in winter, 18 Jun 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Creatures of the garden, 30 July 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Native flowers, 1 Oct 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Keeping insects in the classroom, 20 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls; A boy from New Guinea [2] 10 May 1960, 3AR & Regnls [James Lester]; A boy from New Guinea [3] 11 May 1960, 3AR & Regnls [James Lester]; A boy from New Guinea [4] 12 May 1960, 3AR & Regnls [James Lester]; At home in New Guinea, 20 May 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Australia helps New Guinea, 20 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls; The herring fishermen, 18 June 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; A Dutch girl finds a diamond, 17 Mar 1954, 3AR & Regnls.

Radio scripts - social studies (File 293-297) - Box 50

Includes: On the Steppes of Russia, 26 Sept 1956, 3AR & Regnls; He went with Magellan, 25 Mar 1957, 3AR & Regnls; The Laplanders at home, 18 Jun 1957, 3AR & Regnls; A surprise for Antonio, 11 Nov 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Romulus and Remus, 22 Sept 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Earthquakes and volcanoes, 15 Sept 1954, 3AR & Regnls; How the sea saved the city of Leyden, 28 Apr 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Klaas learns about the Zuyder Zee, 21 Apr 1954; Jute in East Pakistan, 12 Nov 1957, 7ZL & Regnls; Ali goes on a journey, 12 Aug 1953, 3AR & Regnls; Shopping in the bazaar, 29 July 1953, 3AR & Regnls; Ali Singh in the village, 15 July 1953, 3AR & Regnls; Jute and the river, 15 June 1955, 3AR & Regnls; Jehan makes a cup of tea, 28 July 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Coffee for breakfast, 15 Aug 1956, 3AR & Regnls; On a South Sea island, 25 Sept 1956, 3AR & Regnls; The coming of the white man, 16 Oct 1957, 3AR & Regnls; The coming of the Maoris, 14 Feb 1957, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; The Islanders of Fiji, 30 Oct 1957, 3AR & Regnls; A great hero of Java, 16 Apr 1958, 3AR & Regnls; At home in the Desa, 15 Apr 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Along the Malioburo Road, 14 Apr 1958, 3AR & Regnls; The land of gold, 17 Apr 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Tea growing in Formosa, 22 Oct 1958, 7ZR & Regnls; In Kingston Town, 13 Mar 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Malaya today, 26 Nov 1957, 7ZL & Regnls; Hot springs and geysers, 7 Nov 1956, 3AR & Regnls; A story of the Maoris, 8 Nov 1956, 3AR & Regnls; How the White Man came, 6 Nov 1956, 3AR & Regnls; A Maori village, 15 Oct 1957, 3AR & Regnls; The settlement at Christchurch, 17 Oct 1957; In Maori land, 15 Oct 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Lamb for Britain’s dinner tables, 9 Nov [year?], 3AR & Regnls; Samor, 21 Sept 1955, 3AR & Regnls; Silk from Japan, 22 Oct 1957, 7ZL & Regnls; Pitcairn Island, 3AR & Regnls Nov 1955, 3AR & Regnls; The house that blew away, 11 Mar 1958, 3AR & Regnls; The Hawaiian Islands, 1 Aug 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; A Javanese farmer, 30 Oct 1957, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; At school in Indonesia, 26 Mar 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Aoteoroa, 5 Nov 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Cuba, 4 July 1958, 7ZL & Regnls; Padded clothing in North China, 28 Oct 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Wong Fu and the silk worms, 11 Aug 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Cheng goes of a journey, 30 Sept 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Giants and dragons walk the streets, 14 Oct 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Si Ling of the Sampan, 18 Aug 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Tsao Cheng and his friends, 16 Sep 1958, 3AR & Regnls; All the tea in China, 9 Jul 1958, 3AR & Regnls; Rice growing in China, 16 Oct 1957, 7ZL & Regnls; At school in Central Africa, 18 Mar 1957, 3AR & Regnls; Pygmies of the Congo, 24 Mar 1954, 3AR & Regnls; A native farmer in Basutoland, 16 July 1958, 7ZL, 7NT, 7QN; Omar the horseman, 17 Nov 1954, 3AR & Regnls; On the banks of the Nile, 5 Mar 1956, 3AR & Regnls; The Oasis, 7 Mar 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Round the Cape, 10 Aug 1955, 3AR & Regnls; The gift of the Nile, 9 Mar 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Hassan’s journey, 6 Mar 1956, 3AR & Regnls; Jinricksha boys of Durban, 10 Mar 1954, 3AR & Regnls; Feisal the Caravan Boy, 10 Nov 1954, 3AR & Regnls.

Segment of ‘1000 famous Australians’ Rigby 1978 dealing with Australian writers - correspondence, research notes, handwritten and typescript (File 298) - Box 50
Segment of ‘1000 famous Australians’ (File 299-300) - Box 51
Correspondence on books by LJB, 1967-1983 (File 301) - Box 51
‘Vision and realisation’ project - research files, etc (File 302-305) - Box 51
Miscellaneous manuscripts of articles, etc by Les Blake (File 354-358) - Box 60
Original manuscripts - plays, documentaries, stories, reviews (File 359-360) - Box 60
People of Colonial Australia: manuscripts of leaflets written by Les Blake and issued with a series of pewter figurines by Franklin Mint, 1978 (copyright: Franklin Mint) (File 383) - Box 65
Radio Australia talks, March-April 1957 (File 384) - Box 65
Occasional addresses (File 385) - Box 65
ASPAC Quarterly, 1970-1971 (File 386-388) - Box 65

Series. Government reports and committee papers

Reports of the Government Buildings Advisory Council to the Minister of Public Works, Victoria, 1973-75 (File 306-310) - Box 52
National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Lists of historic buildings 1969, 1970, 1973 (File 311-312) - Box 53
Residential Planning Standards report, 1970 (File 313) - Box 53
Advisory Committee on Preservation of Places of Historic Interest, Town and Country Planning Board. Minutes, reports, etc 1970-74 (File 314-316) - Box 53
Advisory Committee... Town and Country Planning Board. Minutes, reports, publications, etc 1970-76 (File 317-322) - Box 54
Town and Country Planning Board. Papers and reports, 1970-1974 (includes copy of first Annual Report, 1946) (File 323-325) - Box 55
Matthew Flinders Bicentenary press cuttings (File 326-327) - Box 55
‘Light the empty places’ (Crawford Productions film to mark centenary of State education in Victoria, 1973. Consultant: Les Blake). Papers (File 328) - Box 55

Series. Various papers and publications

Papers re Australian Dictionary of Biography, Victorian Working Party, 1972-1980 (File 329) - Box 56
Tattyara schools research material (File 330-332) - Box 56
Victorian schools bibliography (File 333) - Box 56
Wimmera Mallee bibliography (File 334) - Box 56
‘Books of Yesteryear’ catalogues (File 335-336) - Box 57
Conference of Area School headmasters, Launceston, October 1966 (File 337) - Box 57
Recorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch) 1965-73 (File 338-340) - Box 57
The public lands of Australia Felix by J.M. Powell - page proofs (File 341-342) - Box 58
La Trobe Centenary press cuttings (File 343) - Box 58
Matthew Flinders Bi-centenary Citizens Council - reports, booklets, articles, etc (File 344) - Box 58
The Cripps manuscript. Typescript copy (File 345) - Box 58
National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Newsletters and brochures (File 346-347) - Box 58
Historical societies’ newsletters (File 348) - Box 59
The dog watch, 1966 and 1969 (File 349) - Box 59
Town and Country Planning Act 1961; Gunnedah Centenary booklet; Ocean Grove history and directory [1969] (processed) (File 350) - Box 59
American PEN magazine, 1971; Early Days (RWAHS) Lee-Steere memorial issue 1969 (File 351) - Box 59
Catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of NSW 1875-1952; Victoria, Environmental Acts 1970 (File 352) - Box 59
Architectural survey - buildings by Joseph Reed and Associates (Bates Smart and McCutcheon historical survey 1852-1972 with index of buildings) 1972, revised 1973; Warunda Review (Warracknabeal) 1970-1983 incomplete. (File 353) - Box 59
Church histories (File 361-362) - Box 61
Victorian schools histories (File 363-365) - Box 61
Victorian schools histories (File 366-367) - Box 62
State College of Victoria at Frankston...proposed modifications to management - summary of statements received, 1977 (File 368) - Box 62
State College of Victoria at Frankston - draft report on survey of tertiary education needs of the Westernport area, October 1977 (File 369) - Box 62
Art gallery catalogues, etc (File 370) - Box 62
Captain Cook Bicentenary press cuttings, etc; Renaming Point Hicks 1970 - correspondence and cuttings (File 371) - Box 62
Australasian Association of Institutes of Inspectors of Schools Biennial Conference 1978 - address by T.J. Ford (File 372) - Box 63
Biblionews, 1966-71 (File 373) - Box 63
Australiana - booksellers’ catalogues (File 374-375) - Box 63
Horsham historian newsletter; no.1 March 1969 - no.36 September 1975 (missing no.30) (File 376) - Box 63
Horsham Historian, no.37 November 1975 - no.82 October 1983 (missing no.60) (File 377) - Box 64
Brighton Historical Society Newsletter, 1966-1971 (File 378-379) - Box 64
Local history booklets - Longerenong Agricultural College brochure (1959) and prospectus (1961), Chelsea (1966), Edenhope (1958), Ringwood 1857-1963 (1964), State Research Farm at Werribee (1972), Rainbow tour (n.d.) (File 380) - Box 64
Local history booklets - Angair News and Views (1974), The Basin 1867-1967 by R.R. Ikin, Briagolong (1971), Cudgee 1864-1964 (1964), Charlton 1864-1964, Heyfield (1971) (File 381) - Box 64
The Wimmera (Horsham High School magazine), 1926, 1928, 1929-1930 (File 382) - Box 64
ASPAC Quarterly, 1972 (File 389-390) - Box 66
Australian Dictionary of Biography articles (Kentish, Melville, Cockerill, Wright) - typescript; letter of Mary L. Lane (Wimmera resident and admirer of J.S. Neilson) to LB, 1972-1973 (File 391) - Box 66
Victoria. Education Acts (File 392) - Box 66
State College of Victoria at Frankston, Handbook, 1977 and Bachelor of Education Submission for Accreditation 1976; Proceedings of the First Educational Congress held in Melbourne, 1912 (File 393) - Box 66
Centenary Test, Melbourne, 1977; Bank of NSW Annual Report 1966 (150 years of service); 125 years - the story of the State Savings Bank of Victoria 1842-1966 (File 394) - Box 66
Navigation magazine December 1969; copy of 3rd edition of Blake’s first book Teaching Social Studies (Melbourne, Whitcombs and Tombs, 1957) with envelope containing the original illustrations (3 photos) (File 395) - Box 67
Correspondence with Rigby concerning John Shaw Neilson, 1970-72 (File 396) - Box 67
Merringek: an occasional magazine, no.1 July 1953; copy of Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon (Melbourne, A.H. Massina, 1892); The migrant child and the school (Victorian Education Department 1973) (File 397) - Box 67
Captain Cook Bicentenary and renaming of Point Hicks - official minutes, correspondence, programmes, speeches, 1970 (File 398-400) - Box 67
Captain Cook Bicentenary...1970 (File 401-404) - Box 68
Wimmera: reference cards (File 405) - Box 68
C.J. Dennis Centenary Committee. Papers 1975 (File 406) - Box 68
Press cuttings - reviews of John Shaw Neilson; correspondence on the play ‘Carboni’, 1980 (File 407) - Box 69
Reviews and press cuttings (File 408) - Box 69
Gold escorts in Australia - research notes; Wimmera - source material (File 409) - Box 69
Robert Henderson Croll (1969-1947) - cutting from Stawell News 18 April 1949; North-Eastern Historical Society Newsletter, June 1964, October 1967, July 1971-September 1974 (File 410) - Box 69
J.S. Neilson - work notes (File 411) - Box 69
The Agricultural teacher, Book 1 by H.J.G.A. Lacoppidan, translated and adapted for the Australian colonies by William Luplau (Melbourne, George Robertson, 1877); Flemington number pattern table book for speed test arithmetic (junior grades) by G.J. Neuss (Melbourne, A.R. Pittock, 1934); Report on education in other lands by James McRae (Melbourne, Education Department of Victoria, 1927); Report on educational reform and development in Victoria (Melbourne, Council of Public Education, 1945). (File 412) - Box 69
Rural school encyclopedia by A.L. Maher (Melbourne, 1927); Report of the Committee on State Education in Victoria [1960], Melbourne, Government Printer. (File 413) - Box 70
Record and review of the State Schools Exhibition... Melbourne, September 5-22, 1906 edited by C.R. Long (Melbourne, Government Printer, 1908); How we raised the first hundred thousand; an account of two years work (1915-1916) for the Education Department’s War Relief Fund Victoria compiled by G.M Wallace (Melbourne, Lothian, 1917); State College of Victoria Annual Report, 1st 1973. (File 414) - Box 70
Australian Writers Annual 1936 (includes Tribute to Steele Rudd by Cecil Mann); The First Quarter of the Second Century (NSW Department of Education 1973). (File 415) - Box 70
Field survey book kept by G.D. Murdoch, Hopetoun, 1893-98 (Department of Lands and Survey computation book). (File 416) - Box 70
Bohemia December 1966; 19th Century historic buildings of Scoresby, 1982, Knox Historian March 1983, Ada Friberg 100 years - a history of Ferntree Gully 1983; brochure on Victorian scenic roads. (File 417) - Box 70
Inspector’s diaries - L.J. Blake - 1971-1974. (File 418-419) - Box 70
Village settlements - articles, notes, correspondence (includes Wonwondah East State School register 1883-) (File 420) - Box 70

Class. Consignment added October 1988

Series 1. Research files on places

These files are arranged alphabetically under their original titles. The subject headings used are sometimes general and sometimes specific, depending on Blake’s research interest at the time, so related material may be found in different places - e.g. papers on Airey’s Inlet under ‘Airey’s Inlet’ and also in a group of files on the Otways. Literary manuscripts kept together with research files are here rather than in Series 4. At the end of the series (Boxes 79-89) there are local history booklets (identified by locality and date of publication) and maps.

Aireys Inlet - the Aireys papers, 1983 (File 421) - Box 71
Avoca (including unpublished ms by Betty Beavis 1984) (File 422) - Box 71
Ballarat (File 423) - Box 71
Beloka (File 424) - Box 71
Belmont (including history of National School at Belmont) (File 425-426) - Box 71
Bendigo (File 427) - Box 71
Deserts - Little and Big Deserts, Wimmera Region (File 428-429) - Box 72
Geelong - Brian McKinlay articles 1967-1970 (cuttings and letter) (File 430) - Box 72
Geelong - Dennys Lascelles Ltd Annual Report 1957 (including historical account of the firm 1857-1957) (File 431) - Box 72
Geelong - Lunan (File 432) - Box 72
Geelong - newspaper; water supply (File 433) - Box 72
Geelong - people; industries; schools, places, railways, buildings (File 434) - Box 72
Geelong - Port of Geelong (File 435) - Box 73
Geelong - Geelong schools (including Belmont) (File 436) - Box 73
Geelong - Geelong writers, etc (including file on Arthur Upfield, booklet on Geelong Grammar School, article by L.J.B. entitled ‘Recollections of the Depression [Geelong]’, etc) (File 437) - Box 73
Geelong - Geelong Writers’ Guild 1969-1970 (File 438) - Box 73
Geelong - Tales from Old Geelong - correspondence, drafts, etc (File 439) - Box 73
Geelong - Tales from Old Geelong - typescript 1979; illustrations for TFOG 2 (envelope); list of illustrations (1p. updated) (File 440) - Box 73
Geelong - Tales from Old Geelong - page proofs (File 441) - Box 73
Geelong - Geelong sketchbook - typescript 1970; Geelong notebook (incomplete, unpublished) (File 442) - Box 74
Geelong in the 1880s - typescript (File 443) - Box 74
Horsham (including publications) (File 444) - Box 74
Horsham - photographs; also photo of engraving of native police encampment (File 445) - Box 74
Horsham - Roundabout old Horsham - collection of articles by L.J.B. and source material (File 446) - Box 74
Karkaroo - letter re shire audit, 18 February 1910 (File 447) - Box 74
Lowan - maps used for book Land of the Lowan (File 448) - Box 74
Lowan - Lowan district and Nhill - mainly correspondence 1975-1985 (File 449) - Box 74
Maldon - Maldon notes 1 volume (File 450) - Box 75
Melbourne - early Melbourne (File 451) - Box 75
Miram (File 452) - Box 75
Otways - project planned by L.J.B. and Hugh Anderson, abandoned 1985 (File 453-455) - Box 75

(including file on Aireys Inlet; Victorian Government reports 1874-1900 and 1950-1951, copies of newspapers etc.)

Prahran - research notes (File 456-458) - Box 76
Prahran - press cuttings 1972-1976 (File 459) - Box 76
Prahran - booklets and maps (including Melbourne High School history and song book) (File 460) - Box 76
Prahran - correspondence on The History of Prahran 1972-1979 (File 461) - Box 76
Prahran - correspondence, agreement on History of Prahran, 1972-1978; people index to History of Prahran (1 volume) (File 462) - Box 76
Prahran handwritten draft (File 463-465) - Box 77
Prahran typescript, 1 volume (File 466) - Box 77
Prahran typescript carbon, 1 volume (File 467) - Box 77
Prahran typescript, 1 volume (File 468) - Box 78
St Leonards (typescript history by G.F. Holden and W. Holden) (File 469) - Box 78
Tattyara and Kaniva Shire (File 470) - Box 78
Werribee Park - Chirnside family, Corpus Christi College and Werribee Park - photocopied research material (File 471) - Box 78
Werribee Park...(includes transcript of interview with Fr H. Johnston, Rector of Corpus Christi College 1930-1947, tape recorded 5 March 1975) (File 472) - Box 78
Western Victoria, maps of (Kaniva and Mallee) (File 473) - Box 78
Wimmera - Dummyism; selection (File 474) - Box 78
Wimmera - history by Wm L. Crerar (photocopy); Hawkers; newspapers (File 475) - Box 78
Wimmera - typescript of book by L.J.B. (File 476) - Box 78
Wimmera-Mallee irrigation and water supply (research files for uncompleted book) - water supply; Wimmera irrigation settlements (File 477) - Box 78
Wimmera-Mallee... John Dickson Derry; State Rivers (File 478) - Box 78
Wimmera-Mallee...photocopies of government reports (File 479) - Box 78
Local history booklets - Apsley (1965), Ararat (Mafeking and Mount William Gold Rush, 1964), Batesford Presbyterian Church (1970), Bega (n.d.), Ballarat (Sovereign Hill, 1970), Cooma (1926); Corio (1965 and Osborne House, 1967), Carlisle River (1967) (File 480) - Box 78
Local history booklets - Dimboola (1979), Geelong (Churches, n.d., St Mark’s on the Hill, 1959), Old Parsonage Moolap, 1970, Geelong High School (1985), Heidelberg (1984), Kaniva (1961 and 1983) (File 481) - Box 78
Local history booklets - Katyil (1982), Kenmore (1968), Mildura (photographs, 1974) (File 482) - Box 80
Local history booklets - Murtoa (1972), Noradjuha (1973), Newtown and Chilwell (1958), Omeo (tourist information brochure, n.d.), Queenscliff (1963), Rainbow (1910, 1960) and Rainbow High School, School days north of the vermin-proof fence 1978 (File 483) - Box 80
Local history booklets - Rutherglen (1914 and n.d.), Tallangatta (1974 and Tallangatta Primary School, 197-), Wimmera (A. Jericho, 1936, Pioneer Museum at Jeparit, 1970, Wimmera Mail - Times, 20 July 1973), Wando Vale Settlement (1950) (File 484) - Box 80
Maps - Benambra, Bogong, Dargo, Omeo, Snowy Mountains. Also North Western Victoria Department of Lands and Survey (S.M. Bonney) 1876 (File 485) - Box 80
Maps - China and Mongolia, Indian subcontinent (File 486) - Box 80

Series 2. Research files on subjects, including education

The general arrangement is alphabetical using Blake’s headings (e.g. disputed territory), but all files in the major subject areas of education, gold and place names are grouped together. The volume on ‘Stations’ consist of research notes on Victorian rural properties and squatting runs, and includes a chronology and an index.

Aborigines - Antwerp Mission and Moravian Mission (Ebenezer and Lake Boga) (File 487) - Box 81
Australian history (mainly University of Melbourne lecture notes, 1949-1950) (File 488) - Box 81
Chinese (including Victorian Parliamentary Papers, 1856-1888) (File 489) - Box 81
Covered wagons in Australia - research file and typescript (File 490) - Box 81
Disputed territory (S.A. - Victorian border) (File 491-492) - Box 81
Disputed territory (including Serviceton) (File 493) - Box 82
Disputed territory - notes (File 494) - Box 82
Disputed territory - cuttings and typescript entitled The Frontier file, 1 volume (File 495) - Box 82
Disputed territory - The Frontier file ms including photocopies, 1 volume (File 496) - Box 82
Disputed territory - typescript including copies of source material (File 497-498) - Box 82
Education - Counties and parishes in Victoria, list showing the State Schools...1885 (photocopy) (File 499) - Box 83
Education - Denominational Schools Board (File 500) - Box 83
Education - typescript articles - ‘Aboriginal education 1840-1845’ (by Pat Heywood?), ‘Parish Schools 840-45’ (by Pat Heywood), extract from PhD thesis by Michael Christie on education of Aborigines in early Melbourne, ‘Payment by results - was it really so bad?’ (author unknown), 1 volume (File 501) - Box 83
Education - early Victorian schools - research notes (File 502) - Box 83
Education - Fairlie Taylor (including biographical notes, history of Mentone Girls’ Grammar School, articles on outback teaching) (File 503) - Box 83
Education photographs (File 504) - Box 83
Notes on history of state education in Victoria, 1 volume (File 505) - Box 84
Papers relating to Vision and realisation: a centenary history...1 volume (File 506) - Box 84
Education centenary papers, 1 volume (File 507) - Box 84
Education centenary - newspaper cuttings January 1983 (File 508) - Box 84
Education Department. Education in Victoria: some dates of interest (3p. processed) (File 509) - Box 84
Proposal for the establishment of the History Section as a permanent, professionally structured branch of the Education Department - submitted by Neville Drummond, July 1980 (File 510) - Box 84
Geelong keys (mahogany ship, Spanish and Portuguese) 1970-1984 (File 511) - Box 84
Gold escort - research files (File 512-517) - Box 84
Gold escort - map and sections of typescript of book; ‘Tracks to the Goldfields’ - drafts of article (File 518) - Box 84
Gold escort typescript - incomplete, 1 volume (File 519) - Box 86
Gold - submission by L.J.B. to Australian Bicentennial Authority on proposal for TRACKRA (Track Riders of Australia) 1982 (File 520) - Box 86
Gold escort re-enactment (File 521) - Box 86
Gold escort - correspondence, photos etc (including re-enactment) (File 522) - Box 86
Gold escort (including correspondence on re-enactment, 1986) (File 523) - Box 86
A Gold-Digger’s diaries - typescript, research notes, letters, map (File 524-525) - Box 86
Inns of South-East Australia - field research file (File 526) - Box 87
Fossicking Old Inns (project begun April 1983) research file including photographs (File 527-528) - Box 87
Lutherans (File 529-530) - Box 87
Newspapers (cuttings and notes on Victorian local newspapers) (File 531) - Box 87
Overlanding (including copies of several accounts of journeys) (File 532) - Box 87
Place names - Annual reports of Place Names Committee, Victoria 1967 and 1968 and extracts from minutes, 1970 (File 533) - Box 87
Place names of Victoria - maps, brochures etc (including photocopy in sections of an early map of Victoria) (File 534) - Box 87
‘Victorian place names’ - printout from Lands Department 1971, 1 volume (File 535) - Box 88
Place names of Victoria typescript (File 536-538) - Box 88
Police Department plans, 1857-59; Buninyong police details 1856-1887 (File 539) - Box 88
Skipping Girl neon sign, Melbourne 1970-1984 (File 540) - Box 88
Stations - 1 volume of research on Victorian rural properties and squatting runs (File 541) - Box 88

Includes: Albacutya p.6; Allanvale p.7; Antwerp p.8; Ashens p.9-11; Astleys p.91; Ballarook p.12-14; Banyena Plains p.15; Banyenong p.16; Bealiba p.20; Benayeo p.23; Blackheath p.17; Blasted Heath p.18; Bolangum p.19; Boort p.19; Brighton p.22; Brim p.21; Brimin p.20; Brim Springs p.20; Brigalbert Lake p.23; Buckerbanule p.19; Bunyip p.17; Carr’s Plains p.24; Charlotte Plains p.24; Concongella p.25; Congbool p.25; Coniay p.26; Coonooer p.84; Corack p.25; Corrong p.24; Cove p.26; Decameron p.27; Dergholme p.27; Drumbanagher p.28-31; Elderslie p.35; Eldorado p.32-33; Eldorado p.34; Englefield p.35; Ettrick p.35; Eureka p.34; Fitzroy River p.36; Mundarra p.66; Nangeela p.67; Neuarpurr p.67; Newlands p.68-69; Nhill p.70-72; Old Pioneer p.132; Outlet, The p.73; Pine Hill p.74, 49; Pine Plain p.75; Pleasant Banks p.76; Polkemmet p.77; Rich Avon p.78; Robertsons p.73, 79; Rose Banks p.80-81; Rosebrook p.73; Sand Hills p.82; Sheep Hills p.83; Sinclair p.7; South Tyrrell p.91; Spring Bank p.82, 84; Squattocracy p.119-130; Station Chronology p.1-5; St Helens p.85; Fulham p.36; Ganoo Ganoo p.37; Glendenning p.37; Glenisla p.38; Glenorchy p.38; Glenwylln p.38; Gordon Bush p.82; Green Hills p.39; Gringegalgona p.37; Irrewarra p.40; Kewell p.40; Kout Narin p.41; Kow Plains p.42; Kowree Stations p.109-118; Laen p.49; Lake Hindmarsh p.43, 73; Lake Wallace p.44; Land Settlement p.131; La Rose p.46; Lawloit p.45; Ledcourt p.45, 82; Lemon Springs p.47; Lexington p.46; Lingmer p.49; Lockhart p.48; Loddon p.49; Longerenong p.42317; Lorquon p.50-51; Lothians p.85; MacKenzie’s Spring p.52; Marnoo p.67; Mary Vale p.53; Mokepilly p.46; Moora Moora p.54; Moorea Katkin p.67; Morton’s Plains p.55; Mt Elgin p.56-62; Mt Talbot p.63-64; Muckbilly p.40; Mullagh p.65; Swinton p.82; Tallageira p.90; Tattiara p.90; Tulgany p.96; Tullyvea p.90; Tyrrell p.91; Ullswater p.53; Upper Regions p.92-93; Vectis p.94; Wallaloo Creek p.95; Walmer p.96; Waranooke p.95, 97; Warracknabeal p.98; Wartook p.95; Winiam p.99-100, 102; Wonwondah p.101; Wonwondah South p.101; Woodlands p.105; Woraigworm p.102-104; Yanack-a-Yanack p.106-107; Yarrock p.108; Yat Nat p.105; York Plains p.105.

Village settlements, 2 volumes and 2 Files (File 542-545) - Box 89
Village settlements, Wimmera, 1 volume (File 546) - Box 89
Walkabout Victoria - a toponymical, geographical, historical and literary reference guide...project - correspondence, etc 1981-83 (File 547) - Box 90
Walkabout Victoria/geographical - index book; also Victorian Government Gazette 10 April 1873 (File 548) - Box 90
Wild Dog Men (1 page of notes, 1986 and Colonial Bank of Australasia Natimuk Branch bank book for West Wimmera Wild Dog Club, 1894) (File 549) - Box 90

Series 3. Research files on people

At the beginning of this series is a volume entitled ‘Biographies’ which includes research notes on many Victorians and has its own index. This is followed by files on individual biographical subjects. In some cases files on several different people have been put together in one File. Blake’s major biographical subjects were Jane Duff, A.S. Kenyon, Peter Lalor, Percy Leason, Raymond Longford, Alexander Mollison (including original Mollison Family diaries 1845-1870 and drafts and typescripts of ‘Overlander (The Mollison Paper)’ which was never published), John Shaw Neilson, Steele Rudd (including unpublished biography) and Nathan Spielvogel.

Biographies, 1 volume of research, with index (File 550) - Box 90

Includes: Biography references p.1; Affleck, Alex p.2; Affleck, William p.3, 4; Affleck, Alexander p.3; Affleck, John p.4; Affleck, Claude p.4-5; Affleck, John Eric p.5; Affleck, Alex James p.5; Affleck, Alex Younger p.6; Affleck, John p.7; Affleck, Thomas p.7; Affleck, Margaret p.8; Affleck, James p.8; Affleck, Rutherford p.9; Affleck, Adeline p.9-10; Affleck, Isabella p.10; Affleck, Eleanor p.11; Affleck, William p.11; Affleck, David p.11-12; Affleck, Jessie p.13; Armstrong, Thomas p.15; Armytage, George p.16; Atkinson, Henry A. p.17; Atkinson, William p.17; Austin, James p.17a; Austin, William p.17a; Austin, Sidney p.18-19; Baird, Matthew H. p.21; Baker, Richard p.133; Belcher, George F. p.126-127; Bolton, Stewart p.22; Bowden, John p.23; Boyd, Benjamin p.24; Broughton, J.A. p.25-27; Broughton, J.B. p.25, 28; Calder, Robert p.30, 32-37; Calder, William p.30; Campbell, Archibald McA. p.38; Carfrae, John p.39; Carter, Charles p.40, 44; Carter, Samuel p.41, 48; Carter, John Charles p.47; Carter, George James p.47-48; Carter, William Charles p.48; Carter, Reminiscences p.51-62; Clarke, William Turner p.63; Clow, James Maxwell p.64; Coles, Edgar, Barton p.65; Cooke, Cecil Pybus p.66; Coppock, John p.67; Crabtree, Abraham p.68-69; Dana p.70; Darlot, James M. p.71-81; De Little, Henry p.82; Desailly, Francis p.83; Dutton, William, Capt. p.84; Edgar, David p.85-86; Edgar, John Thomas p.86; Edgar, Walter Birmingham p.88; Ellerman, Horatio p.90-93; Everard, Mrs George p.94; Fairbairn, George p.95-96; Farmers, Stephen p.189; Firebrace, William p.98; Flinders, Matthew p.99-102; Fyans, Foster p.103; Glendenning, Christopher p.105; Hamilton, Robert p.106-109; Haverfield, Robert Ross p.110; Haycroft, John p.111-112; Hope Brothers p.113; Laidlaw, Walter p.114; Laidlaw, James G. p.115; Laidlaw, Walter B. p.116; Lascelles, Edward H. p.118-120; Little, James p.121; Loch, Sir Henry p.122; Macdonald, William p.123; Macintosh, Alex p.124; McLachlan, Archibald p.125; Macpherson, Dugald p.126, 128-131; Macpherson, Charles. R. p.131; Macredie, Robtert R. p.132; Madden, Walter p.133; Mason, John H. p.135; Miller, Henry John p.136; Miller, Peter Francis p.137; Miller, John P. p.137; Moffatt, John p.138; Moffatt, Everard p.27-28; Moffatt, Robert p.138; Moffatt, William p.28, 138; Morton, William L. p.139; Murphy, Francis p.140; Officer, Robert p.141; Phillip, John p.142-144; Phillip, Thomas p.144; Pynsent, Charles P. p.146-153; Ridgewell, George p.154; Ridgwell, Richard p.154; Rintoule, Robert p.154; Robertson, Thomas p.155; Robertson, Francis G. p.156; Robertson, John p.159-161; Robertson, James p.161; Robertson, Duncan p.162; Robertson, William p.162; Rose, Alex p.163; Rose, Phillip D. p.163; Ruth, Will p.165-168; Scott, Andrew p.164, 169-170; Scott, Robert p.170; Shanahan, Martin p.171; Splatt, William F. p.172; Simson, Donald C. p.173; Stieglitz, John L. p.174; Strachan, James F. p.175; Sutherland, Robert p.176; Synnott, Walter p.177; Synnott, George p.178; Synnott, Monckton p.179-183; Taylor, William p.184; Taylor, William Henry p.186; Urquhart, George p.188; Ward, Thomas p.189; Williamson, Charles p.190; Wills, Horatio Spencer p.191-193, 195-198; Wills, Thomas W. p.193; Wills, Cedric, S. p.194; Wilson brothers p.199-200; Wilson, Charles p.203, 208-211; Wilson, Samuel p.201-202; Wilson & Vectis p.204-205; Wilson Alexander p.206-207; Wilson, John p.212; Yelland, Mary p.218; Young, James p.219; Young, George p.219; Young, Thomas p.221-222, 214-217; Young, John p.222-123; Young, Bros Staff p.224-225.

Austin family tree (1948) and 1977 Bulletin supplement on Prime Ministers (found inside Biographies volume) (File 551) - Box 90
Anderson family of Bass River; Thomas Arnold Jnr; E.J. Banfield; “The Two Elizas” (Eliza Batman and Eliza Fawkner) typescript (File 552) - Box 90
James Bonwick; John Conway Bourke; G.E. Boxall (File 553) - Box 90
Charles and Sam Carter / ‘Melligig White Man’ (File 554) - Box 91
James Cripps ms-handwritten original copy, sections of typescript correspondence and notes (File 555) - Box 91
James Cripps story - typescript and notes (note: original manuscript covers the dates 1849-1910/11) (File 556) - Box 91
Thomas Curnow (resident of Glenrowan, connected with the Ned Kelly story) including booklet by L.J. Pryor (File 557) - Box 91
St Eloy D’Alton - biographical details and articles by him; C.J. Dennis Centenary Committee 1977 - report, cuttings, programmes (File 558) - Box 91
Gavin Douglas, early Wimmera settler (including letters from Douglas, 1879-1890, also booklet on South Lillimur Hall Centenary 1883-1983) (File 559) - Box 91
Jane Duff - Lost in the bush - correspondence, notes, cuttings, etc (File 560-561) - Box 91
Jane Duff (including booklet by L.J.B. 1964, Victorian Readers’ version, articles on Horsham and School no.298 and papers on the making of the film 1973) (File 562-563) - Box 92
George Everard - typescript of Pioneering days 1851-1883; John Fenwick - The Lightning diary of John Fenwick 1854 (Geelong Historical Society, 1969) (File 564) - Box 92
J.T. Gellibrand; John Gellion of Woodlands, Alberton; Friedrich Gross (family history booklet and letters) (File 565) - Box 92
E.J. ‘Ted’ Harrington; R.H. Holden and Barwon (including booklets on shipwrecks at Barwon Heads); Fergus Hume and The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (File 566) - Box 92
R.G. Hicks - report of R.S.L. tour 1981 and booklets on Kaniva Lodge of Masons (File 567) - Box 92
Ned Kelly and Avenel (including typescript of Young Ned) (File 568) - Box 92
A.S. Kenyon (1867-1943) - papers for uncompleted biography - biographical details; newspaper cuttings; bibliography, ms of articles by Kenyon on Mallee, water supply, Harrow, memorials, Murray River, etc (File 569-570) - Box 92
A.S. Kenyon papers (continued) - biographical notes, original ms of The Overlanders, Port Phillip Association, The Story of the Mallee 1912 (File 571-573) - Box 93
Peter Lalor - research file (File 574-575) - Box 93
Peter Lalor - photographs, facsimilie documents, etc (including copy of letter from Lalor to Sir Henry Loch, 20 May 1886) (File 576) - Box 93
Peter Lalor: The Man from Eureka - typescript (File 577) - Box 93
George Langlands and family (File 578) - Box 93
Percy Leason - photocopies of diaries 1931, 1938, 1954, 1955, 1957, ( 5 volumes) (File 579-583) - Box 94
Percy Leason correspondence (originals and photocopies. Mainly letters between Leason and Donald Thompson 1931-1959 and letter to and from Isabel Leason, 1960-1970. Other correspondents include Max Meldrum and Oscar Mendelsohn) (File 584) - Box 94
Percy Leason research file (File 585-587) - Box 95
Percy Leason - drafts of article by L.J.B. (File 588) - Box 95
Raymond Longford research - press cuttings (photocopies) (File 589-591) - Box 95
Angus Mackay; Angus McMillan ‘Discoverer of Gippsland’ commemoration programme, 6-7 march 1965 (File 592) - Box 96
Alexander Mollison - original diaries of Alexander 1851-1861, Elizabeth 1852-1861 and Jane Mollison 1845-1870 (File 593-594) - Box 96
Mollison journals - typescript (File 595) - Box 96
Overlander (The Mollison papers) - 1 volume handwritten and typescript drafts (File 596) - Box 96
Alexander Mollison - research notes and correspondence re publication of Overlander, 1 volume (File 597) - Box 97
Overlander - typescript, 3 volumes (File 598-600) - Box 97
Overlander (The Mollison papers) original vol.2 typescript, 1 volume (File 601) - Box 98
John Shaw Neilson - research file (File 602-603) - Box 98
J.S. Neilson - notes (File 604) - Box 98
J.S. Neilson - correspondence, notes and drafts (File 605) - Box 98
J.S. Neilson - book plan, 1 volume (File 606) - Box 98
J.S. Neilson - notes, photographs, family reminiscences and typescripts of Remembering Shaw Neilson (File 607) - Box 99
Remembering Shaw Neilson by Hugh Anderson and Les Blake - typescript; also copy of Shaw Neilson booklet by H.J. Oliver (File 608) - Box 99
J.S. Neilson photographs (album) (File 609) - Box 99
Neilson film - correspondence, etc 1973-77, 1 volume (File 610) - Box 99
J.S. Neilson - notes, correspondence and cuttings mainly on ‘The Pathfinder’ (play) 1987 (File 611) - Box 99
Vance and Nettie Palmer - guide to papers in National Library.; Lorraine Paul (File 612) - Box 99
A.C. Rowlandson (including booklet on ‘Rowlandson - pioneer publisher of Australian novels’) (File 613) - Box 99
Steele Rudd - research notes (File 614) - Box 99
Steele Rudd - research notes and file on Steele Rudd’s magazine (File 615) - Box 99
Steele Rudd - maps; Rudd’s books (File 616) - Box 100
Steele Rudd - newspaper cuttings, notes, photograph (File 617) - Box 100
Steele Rudd - notes and photocopies of correspondence (File 618) - Box 100
Steele Rudd - notes and letters from Winifred Hamilton to L.J.B. (File 619) - Box 100
Steele Rudd - notes from Queensland Authors and Artists Association; photocopies of Bert Bailey letters (File 620) - Box 100
Steele Rudd - letter to his son Eric, 27 February 1928; also typescript ms by L.J.B. (File 621) - Box 100
Steele Rudd - drafts and sections of typescript (File 622) - Box 100
Steele Rudd - typescript (File 623-624) - Box 101
Steele Rudd - typescript, 2 volumes (File 625-626) - Box 101
Steele Rudd - correspondence concerning publication (including explanatory notes by L.J.B., March 1986) (File 627) - Box 101
Nathan Spielvogel - research file (File 628-629) - Box 101
Nathan Spielvogel - notes, photographs and publications (including A thrilling story: the affair at Eureka by N. Spielvogel, 1928) (File 630) - Box 102
Nathan Spielvogel - typescript autobiography How my life was spent; notes from ms journal fo NS (File 631) - Box 102
Nathan Spielvogel - bibliography prepared by L.J.B. 1984; copies of articles by L.J.B., 1971-1984 (File 632) - Box 102
Spielvogel papers (Ballarat Historical Society) 2 volumes 1981-82 (File 633-634) - Box 102
E.J. Stephens (File 635) - Box 102
Frank Tate (first Director of Education in Victoria) - letters and reports (File 636-637) - Box 102

Series 4. Literary manuscripts and correspondence with publishers

Drafts and typescripts of most of Blake’s major works, together with radio scripts, are found in Boxes 37-51 of the collection. The material in this series covers early stories and poems, articles, speeches, book reviews and typescripts of several longer works. Included in Box 105 are the articles Blake wrote under the pseudonym of ‘Peter Tabard’ for the Melbourne Herald in 1965-66.

It should be noted that literary manuscripts which accompany research files or which deal with specific places, subjects or people are to be found in series 1, 2 or 3 rather than here.

At the end of the series are two Files of reviews of Blake’s books and his correspondence with publishers.

Dr Alexander Thomson, Geelong (File 638) - Box 103
Donald Fergusson Thomson - bibliography and letter from Mrs D.M. Thomson (File 639) - Box 103
Arthur R.M. Wallis, blacksmith of Yanipy - notes from journals 1883-95 (File 640) - Box 103
J.M. Walsh, novelist; W.H. Wright (File 641) - Box 103
George Wright - research file and copy of Ye Melancholie Storie of Maister Timothie Brown...a goldfields ballad by George Wright (first published 1851, edited by L.J.B. 1984) typescript (File 642) - Box 103
Short stories and poems 1930s-1940s; typescript of Patterns in poetry (published 1962) (File 643) - Box 103
ABC scripts 1952 (File 644) - Box 103
Les Blake, Geelong Teachers College - records of work for ABC 1953-56 (File 645) - Box 103
Articles, speeches, book reviews (File 646-647) - Box 104
Articles, poem, book review (also letter to L.J.B. from Molly Farmers, Lowan) (File 648) - Box 104
Articles: ‘The Outside Man’, 1961; ‘Talking of Overlanders’, 1969; paper for L.A.A. Local History and the Library workshop, 1963 (File 649) - Box 104
Article on Horsham Police Station, 1980; Lost in the Bush - Jane Duff typescript (File 650) - Box 104
Articles, speeches, book reviews 1960s-1970s (File 651) - Box 104
Book reviews (mainly other authors’ books reviewed by L.J.B., but including reviews of Principles and techniques of teaching and John Shaw Neilson (File 652) - Box 104
Articles, notes and photographs on researching and writing local history, 1964-1988 (including ‘Some notes on making a local history’, privately circulated 1986) (File 653) - Box 104
Peter Tabard articles, c.1965-66 [Blake wrote under this pseudonym for Melbourne Herald] (File 654) - Box 105
Correspondence relating to Peter Tabard articles (File 655) - Box 105
Peter Tabard articles - newspaper cuttings (File 656) - Box 105
Peter Tabard articles - typescript, 1 volume (File 657) - Box 105
Colonial kaleidoscope - typescript collection of articles on Victorians and Victoria intended for publication but never published as a collection, 2 volumes (File 658-659) - Box 105
Captain Dana and the Native Police - research notes, handwritten draft and typescript; notes on police horse Gendarme, 1982 (File 660) - Box 106
Clancy and The Man from Snowy River (the real story) handwriten 1984 (File 661) - Box 106
Gold seekers at Buninyong - first draft 1984, typescript (File 662) - Box 106
Gold seekers at Buninyong - typescript and notes (File 663) - Box 106
Gold seekers at Buninyong - typescript, 1 volume (File 664) - Box 106
Reviews of books by L.J.B. (File 665-666) - Box 106
Correspondence with publishers, 1956-72 (File 667-668) - Box 107
Correspondence, agreements and royalty statements 1956-82 (File 669) - Box 107
Correspondence with Don Drummond and Whitcombe and Tombs 1960-84 (File 670) - Box 107
Correspondence with Rigby Ltd 1963-82 (File 671) - Box 107
Correspondence with Neptune Press 1978-85 (File 672) - Box 107
Correspondence with AH and AW Reed 1979-80 (File 673) - Box 107
Correspondence with Deakin University re Principles and techniques of teaching 1980 (File 674) - Box 107
Correspondence with Hawthorn Press 1980-81 mainly concerning Overlander (File 675) - Box 107
Hugh Anderson - correspondence and royalty agreements on Green days and cherries 1981 (File 676) - Box 107

Series 5. Papers relating to professional activities

Firstly, this series includes files relating to Blake’s work on several commemorative committees set up by the Victorian Government. There are also papers on the Letter of Charles Joseph La Trobe, edited by Blake as part of his work for the La Trobe Centenary Commemorative Committee. The rest of the series consists of files dealing with Blake’s wider professional activities - notes for book plans, membership of the Australian Society of Authors, correspondence and drafts of leaflets for Franklin Mint, etc. One volume relates to Blake’s appointment as State Historian of Victoria from 1974 to his retirement in 1976. Several of the later files have no titles and their contents have no obvious connection with each other.

Captain Cook Bicentenary 1970 - Victorian programme; extracts from Education Gazette; miscellaneous publications 1969-70 (File 677) - Box 108
Captain Cook Bicentenary - literary awards dispute (File 678) - Box 108
Royal visit 1970 - programme and engagements (File 679) - Box 108
Matthew Flinders... Education Committee minutes, correspondence (File 680) - Box 108
Matthew Flinders... South Eastern Regional Committee minutes, correspondence (File 682) - Box 108
Matthew Flinders... Cultural Activities Committee minutes, correspondence (File 683) - Box 108
Report of the Matthew Flinders Bicentenary Celebrations, 1 volume (File 684) - Box 108
Matthew Flinders Bicentenary - extracts from Education Gazette 1973-73; Matthew Flinders on the Victorian coast April-May 1802 by K.A. Austin (1974) (File 685) - Box 109
C.J. La Trobe - La Trobe Centenary Commemoration Committee minutes, reports, correspondence 1974-76, 1 volume (File 686) - Box 109
Report of the activities of the La Trobe Centenary Commemoration Committee, December 1975, 1 volume (File 687) - Box 109
Principal addresses of the C.J. La Trobe Commemorative celebrations, 1 volume (File 688) - Box 109
Letters of La Trobe - chronology, genealogy, letters including unpublished, 1 volume (File 689) - Box 109
Petitpierre letters - correspondence with J. Petitpierre of Neuchatel, Switzerland, concerning La Trobe 1975-76 (File 690) - Box 109
Norman Lindsay Centenary 1979 - reports, correspondence etc (L.J.B. was chief judge for the Lindsay Essay Award (File 691) - Box 110

Note: this file also includes earlier correspondence - 2 undated letters from Norman Lindsay to L.J.B. concerning Steele Rudd and other matters, and letter from Lionel Lindsay to L.J.B. concerning Steele Rudd, 4 August 1955 - and cuttings on Norman Lindsay)

Victoria’s 150th celebrations - papers 1980-82 (File 692) - Box 110
Miscellaneous papers - biographical articles and cuttings, research notes, correspondence on local historical societies, mainly 1960s-1986 (File 693) - Box 110
Miscellaneous papers - notes on Australian language; notes for book plans 1962-72; file of early stories and notes labelled ‘Book plans’ (File 694) - Box 110
Miscellaneous papers - biographical articles and cuttings, research notes, correspondence on local historical societies, mainly 1960s-1986 (File 694) - Box 110
Australian Society of Authors - correspondence and publications 1963-85, 1 volume (File 695) - Box 110
Writers’ Week, Adelaide, 1968 and 1972 - papers and correspondence, 1967-72 (File 696-697) - Box 110
Australian figurines and medallic history of Australia (Stokes/Franklin Mint) - correspondence, drafts of leaflets etc 1972-84 (File 698-699) - Box 111
State Historian - correspondence and papers 1974-78, 1 volume (File 700) - Box 111
Copyright - Australian Copyright Council and Australian Society of Authors publications 1977-84 (File 701) - Box 111
Notes on guidelines for research and publication - articles on writing local history, copyright c.1978-83 (File 702) - Box 111
Committee of Inquiry into folklife in Australia - correspondence 1986 (File 703) - Box 111
Writing projects - notes for book plans and miscellaneous correspondence - 1986, 1 volume (File 704) - Box 111

Series 6. Correspondence, professional and personal

The bulk of Blake’s correspondence is included in the research files in Series 1-3, in Boxes 26-28 of the earlier consignment of his papers and throughout most of the other files. This small series of one box covers only what correspondence does not fit into those other categories. The personal correspondence is not extensive - most of Blake’s personal papers have been retained by his family.

Correspondence, personal and professional 1919-83 (File 705) - Box 112
Correspondence with A.B.C. 1952-56, University of Melbourne 1974, Premier’s Department 1974-82, Education Department 1967-86 (including details of L.J.B.’s service and retirement, and papers on centenary), miscellaneous 1958-84 (File 706) - Box 112
Correspondence, personal and professional 1960-87 (including personal notes, bills, etc) (File 707) - Box 112
Correspondence 1963-84 (mainly 1964-74) (File 708) - Box 112
Correspondence 1978-85 (including bills, etc) (File 709) - Box 112
Correspondence 1981-87; notes and cuttings, mainly on gold escort 1986-87 (File 710) - Box 112
Correspondence, personal and professional; notes on local history; invitations and birthday cards, mainly 1981-85 (File 711) - Box 112
Correspondence with National Library, 1983-86 (File 712) - Box 112

Series 7. Personal papers

As explained above, this series is small and limited, most of the personal papers being retained by Les Blake’s family.

School of Signals, Sogeri, New Guinea Force, notebooks c.1942-43 (File 713) - Box 113
“On being pursued by Who’s Who and Look Alikes...by a victim” - correspondence with publishers of reference works relating to biographical entries on L.J.B. 1972-85 (File 714) - Box 113
O.B.E. - programmes, invitations, newsletters 1974-86, 1 volume (File 715) - Box 113
Personal records of a visit to Sydney, August 1979; programme for Geelong Teachers’ College 1952-53 students’ reunion, 5 November 1983 (File 716) - Box 113
Correspondence relating to Melbourne Teachers College 1980-86 (including alphabetical list of students at M.T.C. 1934) (File 717) - Box 113

Series 8. Publications and miscellanea

Booklets and other printed materials are scattered throughout Blake’s collection, so what is here is only what was not attached to a file or group of files. Only items of particular interest have been listed.

In the last box are two Files of photocopied title pages of Australian monographs acquired by the National Library with Blake’s papers and taken into the general collection.

Publications (File 718) - Box 114

Loose in box (including Almanac 1886-1887 and Australiasian Gazetteer, Victoria Township and Parish guide 1875 and 1955, M. Donahy and Sons One hundred years of rope making: a story of pioneering achievement 1852-1952, Victoria Report on regional boundaries 1944, many R.H.S.V. publications and others)

Publications - loose in box (including Melbourne High School Old Boys’ Association The Old Unicornian December 1969; Victoria Education Gazette and Teachers’ Aid vol. No.1 July 1900 - November 1900, March-April 1904, September-December 1904, 1905 complete, July-August 1912, 1913 complete; commemorative issues of newspaper; Rainbow Argus supplement Christmas 1912; Tunbridge’s Arcade, Ballarat, advertising broadsheet; Mildura cultivator 30 December 1911) (File 719) - Box 115
Photocopies of title pages of Australian monographs acquired by National Library with papers of L.J.B. and taken into the general collection (File 720-721) - Box 115

Class. Consignment added 1992

This consignment comprises papers relating to Raymond Longford.

Correspondence with Raymond Longford, 1956-58 (File) - Box 116

Correspondence with the National Film and Sound Archive re Longford, 1984 (File) - Box 116

Correspondence re Longford biography, 1985-87 (File) - Box 116

Hugh Anderson correspondence re attempt to publish biography, 1990 (File) - Box 116

Photocopies and research notes re Longford (File) - Box 116

Box file of research material re Longford (File) - Box 117

Photocopies of and notes re Royal Commission into the Moving Picture Industry, (1927-28) (File) - Box 117

Selection of photographs (including stills) for the proposed Longford biography (File) - Box 117

Index cards re Longford research (File) - Box 118

Handwritten and typescript drafts of Longford biography (File) - Box 118

Notes and photocopies re Australian drama, 1957-71 (File) - Box 118


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