Papers [manuscript]. 1899-1970.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1899-1970.

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The Murdoch papers consist of correspondence; notebooks containing verse, notes, clippings, epigrams, etc; some small engagement diaries; typescript drafts of newspaper articles and radio talks, newspaper cuttings of book reviews and Murdoch's articles (including "Of books and men", "It seems to me", "Tours and detours", "Answers", and "After thoughts"); some published radio talks; a manuscript copy of Xanthippe by A. Panzini translated by Murdoch and F. Vanzetti (1931); and a set of Alfred Deakin's speeches to Parliament, 1903-1911. The correspondence comprises some family letters and letters from publishers, academics and writers. The correspondents include Alfred Deakin, Bernard O'Dowd, Mary Gilmore, Ernest Philpot, Sir Ernest Scott, B.H. Liddell Hart, C.E. Sayers, Sydney Jephcott, Rudyard Kipling, Nettie Palmer, G. Bernard Shaw, Kylie Tennant, Lord Bryce, Edmund Gosse, and H.G. Wells. There are also some miscellaneous Murdoch letters, and copies of letters, sent to Professor J.A. La Nauze in response to a public appeal for Murdoch papers.

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Vanzetti, Francesco, 1878-1967.

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University of Western Australia lecturer. From the description of Papers, 1929-1965 [manuscript]. 1929-1965. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762864864 ...

Deakin, Alfred, 1856-1919

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Both Pearson and Deakin were members of various ministries in the late 19th century. e.g. the Gillies Ministry of 1886-1890. From the description of Letters. 1878-1900. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225644637 Deakin was a regular contributor to the "Morning Post" after 1900. From the description of Newspaper clippings and essay. 1903-1911. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225842684 Alfred Deakin was a member of the House of Represe...

Murdoch, Walter, Sir, 1874-1970

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Sir Walter Murdoch was born in Scotland, educated at the University of Melbourne, and lectured there from 1904 to 1911. In 1913 he became the first professor of English at the University of Western Australia, and retired in 1939. Between 1943 and 1947, he was UWA's chancellor. He was knighted in 1964, and died in July 1970. From the description of Papers, 1899-1970 [manuscript]. 1899-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762231893 Sir Walter Murdoch was born in Sc...