Portrait of a poet [manuscript] : the days and ways of Chris Brennan, 19-- / by John Thompson. [19--]

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Portrait of a poet [manuscript] : the days and ways of Chris Brennan, 19-- / by John Thompson. [19--]

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Transcript (43 leaves) of an ABC Radio program titled "Portrait of a poet: the days and ways of Chris Brennan". Prepared and introduced by John Thompson, the program recorded the recollections and impressions of several commentators who knew Chris Brennan. The interviewees included W.A. Selle, Bill FitzHenry, Sir Lionel Lindsay, Helen Pura, Kenneth Slessor, A.R. Chisholm, J.J. Quinn, Geoff Bennett, H.M. Green, Rolf Brennan, Margaret Clarke and Rod Kidston (1 folder). Also, loose typescripts by various writers who remember Chris Brennan. The authors include Dulcie Deamer, Mother Pieta of St. Vincent's College, A.R. Chisholm, H.M. Green, J.J. Quinn, Kathleen Donovan, Walter Stone, Janet Lindsay, Geoff Bennett, Norman Porter, Margaret Clarke, Tibby Cotter, Rolf Brennan, Mr and Mrs Selle, Robert Innes Kay and T. Inglis Moore (1 folder).

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Thompson, John (Children's story writer)

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Correspondence to John Thompson include a letter dated June 17, 1861 from his brother, Alexander Thompson, describing his arrival and activities at Camp Jackson in Columbus. A letter of Sept. 28, 1863 from Sgt. Major John D. Vance of the 24th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D informs John Thompson of his brother's death in the Battle of Chickamauga. From the description of Correspondence, 1861-1863. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 43705080 Poet, academic and ...

Brennan, Christopher John, 1870-1932

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Poet and scholar. Lecturer Sydney University (1895-1925). He wrote articles for a number of serials and published various anthologies of poems, including Poems (1914). From the description of Papers [manuscript]. [ca. 1899]-1952. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826822 Poet, born in Sydney, graduated M.A. from Sydney University and spent two years studying in Germany where he developed his interest in French symbolism. He spent some years as librarian and univer...