PAPERS OF MANNING CLARK - Diaries, 1938-91
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1. General correspondence, 1939-91
2. Diaries, 1938-91
3. Notebooks, 1937-77
4. Newspaper cuttings, 1938-54
5. University of Melbourne, 1937-49
6. Canberra University College, 1953-60
7. Australian National University, 1960-76
8. Harvard University, 1975-79
9. Australian Council for the Arts, 1973
10. Journeys, 1955-91
11. The ideal of Alexis de Tocqueville, 1938-50
12. Select documents in Australian history, 1948-56
13. Alexander Harris, Settlers and Convicts, 1952-64
14. Meeting Soviet Man, 1958-60
15. A short history of Australia, 1961-92
16.A history of Australia: drafts
17. A history of Australia: research materials, 1960-86
18. A history of Australia: correspondence and reviews, 1960-91
19. Short stories
20. The Boyer Lectures, 1975-88
21. In search of Henry Lawson, 1977-88
22. Occasional writings and speeches, 1979-81
23. A history of Australia — the Musical, 1980-89
24. The puzzles of childhood, 1907-91
25. The quest for grace, 1989-91
26. A historian’s apprenticeship, 1990-91
27. Manuscripts, 1931-91
28. Lectures, 1940-87
29. Subject files, 1936-91
30. Family correspondence, 1958-75
31. Miscellaneous papers, 1937-90
Appendix
Box List
Clark used small notebooks for recording diary entries. The entries were frequent, but not usually daily. Some diaries were kept intermittently over a period of years, others covered only a few days, and there was some overlap between volumes. The distinction between the diaries and the notebooks in series 3 is not sharp, as the latter often contain precisely dated entries. In general, the notebooks record Clark’s reading and research as a young man, while the diaries record his activities generally over a period of fifty years, including travels, lectures, meetings and conversations. They also record his private thoughts and feelings.
Item
1 25 Nov. 1938-5 May 1940
2 5 May 1940-18 Dec. 1949
3 14 March 1954-11 July 1960
4 15 Dec. 1955-7 March 1956
5 10 March-6 Dec. 1956
6 1 Dec. 1956-21 Jan. 1957
7 1 Oct.-9 Dec. 1958
8 18 July 1960-29 Sept. 1962
9 3 Feb.-25 April 1964
10 26 April-11 June 1964
11 12 June-21 July 1964
12 21 July-23 Oct. 1964
13 10—20 Sept. 1965
14 20 Sept. 1965-4 Nov. 1966
15 27 March 1967-20 Feb. 1968
16 25 Aug. 1967-13 Jan. 1969
17 19 Oct. 1967-4 Dec. 1976
18 21 Feb.-26 March 1968
19 4 April-13 May 1968
20 21 May-11 July 1968
21 13 July 1968-7 Aug. 1970
22 11-26 May 1969
23 28 May 1969-26 Oct. 1970
24 11 Aug. 1969-27 Jan. 1971
25 4-19 Jan. 1970
26 6-8 June 1970
27 15-17 June 1970
28 24-27 June 1970
29 1 May 1971-26 Feb. 1973
30 8 Dec. 1972
31 15 April-14 May 1973
32 17 July-25 Sept. 1973
33 26 Sept.-11 Dec. 1973
34 15 Jan.-21 Dec. 1974
35 11 Feb.-25 May 1975
36 16 July 1975-6 Dec. 1976
37 17 Oct 1975-20 Aug. 1976
38 4 Sept.-2 Oct. 1976
39 13 Jan.-15 May 1977
40 21 May-13 Sept. 1977
41 5 Sept. 1977-17 Jan. 1978
42 31 Jan.-31 March 1978
43 21 April-21 June 1978
44 21 June-21 July 1978
45 1 Aug.-30 Aug. 1978
46 16 Sept. 1978-10 Feb. 1979
47 11 Feb.-8 Aug. 1979
48 13-26 June 1979
49 4 Sept. 1979-3 April 1980
50 13-31 March 1980
51 19 April-22 July 1980
52 10 Aug. 1980-27 Jan. 1981
53 7 Feb.-2 July 1981
54 6 July-8 Sept. 1981
55 10 Sept. 1981-3 Jan. 1982
56 1 Jan.-18 May 1982
57 30 June-20 Aug. 1982
58 22 Aug. 1982-17 Jan. 1983
59 26 Jan.-21 July 1983
60 4 Aug. 1983-30 Aug. 1984
61 11 Sept.-1 Oct. 1984
62 1 Oct.1984-16 April 1985
63 17April-6 Aug. 1985
64 11 Sept. 1985-8 Aug. 1986
65 13 Sept. 1986-7 April 1987
66 17 April-16 Aug. 1987
67 24 Aug. 1987-2 March 1988
68 11 March-22 Aug. 1988
69 3 Sept. 1988-18 May 1989
70 25 May 1989-26 Jan. 1990
71 26 Jan.-16 July 1990
72 17 July-14 Oct. 1990
73 23 Oct. 1990-24 May 1991