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Series 3: Notebooks and general manuscripts, 1873-1917

This series contains most of Deakin's notebooks. They were written from 1873 to 1917, with many of the notebooks dating from either the 1880s or from 1910 to 1917. Some material is undated. The notebooks are crammed with personal reflections on many subjects. As well, they comment on a vast variety of literature, including much of a mystical and philosophical nature, while some contain autobiographical reflections. Many begin with legal notes or financial accounts, indicating that they originally served a more prosaic purpose.
This series includes transcripts made by Herbert and Ivy Brookes and Vera White of a selection of entries from the notebooks. There are also miscellaneous notes for speeches, relating to such topics as education, the kindergarten movement, women's rights, political science and the descent of man. Two literary manuscripts, 'Autumn has come...' and 'Music', are also included.
Further writings dealing specifically with literature or religion are to be found in Series 4 and Series 5.
This series contains Items 3/1 - 3/303.

 

Subseries 3.1 Notebook, c.1891-1892
Notes on Hinduism, yoga and Australian literature. This subseries contains Items 3/1 - 3/2.
Subseries 3.2 Notebook, c.1890-1917
Miscellaneous notes, including notes on Fiji, karma and 'Practical suggestions for daily life'. This subseries contains Items 3/3 - 3/4.
Subseries 3.3 'Links' notebook, c.1885-1889
Miscellaneous notes. This subseries contains Item 3/5.
Subseries 3.4 Notebook, c.1910
Notes on the United States. This subseries contains Items 3/6 - 3/10.
Subseries 3.5 'A' notebook, 1884
Miscellaneous notes. This subseries contains Items 3/11 - 3/21.
Subseries 3.6 'B' notebook
Miscellaneous notes. This subseries contains Items 3/22 - 3/24.
Subseries 3.7 Notebook
Notes on Islam and Hinduism. This subseries contains Item 3/25.
Subseries 3.8 Notebook
Notes on various readings, together with 'The Gospel according to Shakespeare' and other writings. This subseries contains Items 3/26 - 3/28.
Subseries 3.9 Notebook
Miscellaneous notes. This subseries contains Item 3/29.
Subseries 3.10 'Autumn has come...'
Manuscript. This subseries contains Items 3/30 - 3/82.
Subseries 3.11 'Music'
Manuscript. This subseries contains Items 3/83 - 3/87.
Subseries 3.12 Notebooks I-IV, 1873
Notes on writings by Henry Thomas Buckle, Joshua Davidson, George Eliot, J.A. Froude, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herbert Spencer and C.F. Volney. This subseries contains Item 3/88 - 3/91.
Subseries 3.13 Miscellaneous notes for speeches, c.1877-1914
Concerning such topics as education, the kindergarten movement, women's rights, political science and the descent of man. This subseries contains Item 3/92 - 3/280.
Subseries 3.14 'A5' red spine notebook, 1910-1913
Miscellaneous notes. This subseries contains Item 3/281.
Subseries 3.15 'Clues' notebooks, 1884-1909
Containing mostly numbered and dated entries of personal reflections spanning 25 years. Further 'Clues' notes are continued in 'The medley' notebook in Subseries 3.21, and a transcription of selected entries may be found in Subseries 3.23. This subseries contains Items 3/282 - 3/288.
Subseries 3.16 'Ledger' notebook
Miscellaneous notes. This subseries contains Items 3/289 - 3/289a.
Subseries 3.17 'A4' counsels fees notebook, 1909-1913
Autobiographical notes, together with notes on spiritualism and politics. This subseries contains Items 3/290 - 3/291.
Subseries 3.18 'A3' ledger notebook, 1911-1913
Case notes, dramas and poetry. This subseries contains Item 3/292.
Subseries 3.19 'A1' notebook, 1910
Autobiographical notes. This subseries contains Item 3/293.
Subseries 3.20 'A2' notebook, 1911
Autobiographical notes and early poems. This subseries contains Items 3/294 - 3/295.
Subseries 3.21 'The medley' notebook, 1896-1914
Further 'Clues' notes, readings lists and a crude index to the diaries. This subseries contains Items 3/296 - 3/299.
Subseries 3.22 Autobiographical notes by Deakin
Typescript autobiographical notes from various notebooks, transcribed by Herbert and Ivy Brookes. This subseries contains Item 3/300.
Subseries 3.23 Selections from 'Clues'
Typescript extracts from the 'Clues' notebooks, transcribed by Herbert and Ivy Brookes. This subseries contains Item 3/301.
Subseries 3.24 Selections from various notebooks
Typescript extracts from various notebooks, transcribed by Vera White. This subseries contains Items 3/302 - 3/303.
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