Records. 1900-1977.

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Records. 1900-1977.

Records of the Australian Literature Society, 1900-1977, collected and collated by Harry H. Pearce, including correspondence, circulars and programs. Also, records of other literary societies and miscellaneous literary mss.

35 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7033405

Libraries Australia

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Australian Literature Society

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The Australian Literature Society was formed in Melbourne in July, 1989, with the objects of studying Australian literature and encouraging Australian authors. For more than eighty years its members met regularly to discuss literature, give readings and perform plays until, in 1982, it incorporated with the Association for the Study of Australian Literature. The Society also administered the Crouch Gold Medal and the Mary Gilmore Award. From the description of Records. 1920-1982. (Li...

Pearce, Harry Hastings

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Poet, folklore historian and collector. His published works include two collections of poetry, "The song of nature and other poems" (1948) and "Dreams and arrows" (1969) and two volumes on the origins of "Waltzing Matilda". From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1875-1984. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225823671 ...