Guide to the George Mackaness Collection

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MS 534

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: 1964

Collection Summary

Creator
George Mackaness
Title
Papers of George Mackaness
Date Range
1853-1962
Collection Number
MS 534
Extent
3.24 metres (18 archive boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Part of the collection comprises letters from Australian writers to Dr. Mackaness, some of them relating to his publication in 1946 of "Poets in Australia: An Anthology of Australian Verse." There are 150 manuscripts by Bulletin writers (1918-1920) in the collection, together with some 800 other manuscripts by Australian writers.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2784115) for the access conditions.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], George Mackaness Collection, National Library of Australia, MS 534, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged following the order in which Dr. Mackaness kept it, in groupings each with its internal alphabetical order by author.

Item Descriptions

Manuscripts and letters (File 1-60) - Box 1

Manuscripts and letters (File 61-119) - Box 2

Manuscripts and letters (File 120-177) - Box 3

Manuscripts and letters (File 178-279) - Box 4

Manuscripts and letters (File 280-341) - Box 5

Manuscripts and letters (File 342-407) - Box 6

Manuscripts and letters (File 408-484) - Box 7

Manuscripts and letters (File 485-579) - Box 8

Manuscripts and letters (File 580-688) - Box 9

Manuscripts and letters (File 689-790) - Box 10

Manuscripts and letters (File 791-881) - Box 11

Manuscripts and letters (File 882-926) - Box 12

Manuscripts and letters (File 927-973) - Box 13

Manuscripts and letters (File 974-1042) - Box 14

Manuscripts and letters (File 1043-1046) - Box 15

Manuscripts and letters (File 1047-1180) - Box 16


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