MS 743
Papers of Christopher Crisp
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence
1866-1916
3 inches
MS 743
Available for reference
The collection consists chiefly of letters from various correspondents,
including James Service, Alfred Deakin George Higinbotham.There are also
newspaper cuttings and printed material.
There is a name index covering the correspondence.
Biographical Note
| 1844 |
May 20th Born in Islington, London. |
| 1857 |
Emigrated with his family to Victoria, and was employed in a
Melbourne newspaper office for several years. Was recommended as a journeyman
printer for the newly established Bacchus Marsh Express. |
| 1866 |
Became editor of the Express. |
| 1873 |
Married Grace Lane, daughter of his partner, George Lane. During
the 49 years of his editorship, he corresponded with many political and
literary men and maintained a very active interest in Australian. |
| 1915 |
December 25th Died. |
Series List
| Item
No. |
Title |
| 1-42 |
C. Crisp Correspondence and press cuttings 1879-1916 |
| 43-112 |
C. Crisp Correspondence 1881-1911 |
| 113-236 |
C. Crisp Correspondence 1877-1911 |
| 237-268 |
C. Crisp Correspondence 1884-1896 |
| 269-318 |
Letters from A. Deakin to C, Crisp 1880-1911 |
| 319-349 |
C. Crisp Correspondence and printed material 1889-1910 |
| 350-361 |
Letters by and concerning George Higinbotham 1879-1894 |
| 362-499 |
C. Crisp correspondence 1883-1911 |
| 500-530 |
C. Crisp correspondence 1879-1910 |
Series Description
Item nos.
1-42 C. Crisp correspondence and press cuttings 1879- 1916
Personal correspondence describes the genealogy of the Crisp family,
and contains comments on Crisp's editorial policies. The 1916 letters are
official and personal congratulations to the Crisp family on the occasion of
the Jubilee of the Bacchus Marsh Express. Series also includes obituary notices
from various newspapers on Crisp's life and work.
43-112 C. Crisp Correspondence 1881-1911
Private and official correspondence to Crisp and others on Bacchus
Marsh and Victorian public and local affairs, concerning railways, water
supplies and irrigation drainage, agriculture, income tax and the establishment
of a population register. Undated notes by Crisp or matters of local
government. 1866 lecture by James Young on Irrigation
113-236 C. Crisp correspondence 1877-1911
Letters from various correspondents, mainly on affairs of Victorian and
Australian politics, and also including comments on leading articles of the
Bacchus Marsh Express. Subjects include Federation; State Socialism; the
Labour movement; Trade Unionism and the Trades Hall Council; the current
constituencies; the proposed Bacchus Marsh direct railway line, and other local
council affairs and proceedings, and theories of government. Included is a
letter to the editor by Crisp on the Braddon clause of the Federal
Constitution.
237-268 C. Crisp Correspondence 1884-1896
17 letters, mainly from James Service, discussing political moves and
opinions in relation to the unity of the colonies, State Socialism, industrial
disputes and Trade Unionism, the Labour party, the annexation of New Guinea,
the New Hebrides Paper and the policies of various Victorian newspapers on
party government.
269-318 Letters from A. Deakin to C. Crisp 1880-1911
23 letters, main coverage 1880-1897 Correspondence covers Victorian
party politics, religion in State schools, education, Free Trade, irrigation,
Customs and Tariff Bills and the development of Bacchus Marsh The 1897 letters
discuss the Federation Bill, Deakin also comments briefly on European
Parliamentary systems, and there are some letters of a personal mature. (of
Appendix I for detailed list).
319-349 C. Crisp correspondence and printed material
1889-1910
Material is largely letters from various correspondents, mainly on the
subject of Imperial Federation, discussing the movements of the Australasian
Federation League, and the Imperial Federation League of Victoria and the
spread of its branches. Other subjects include the spread of Republican
tendencies. Australian and British defence and the State management of banks.
Printed material includes addresses on Imperial Federation and on colonial
policy.
350-361 Letters by and concerning George Higinbotham
1879-1894
3 letters by George Higinbotham, commenting briefly on the state of
Australian politics, with reference to Federation and the growth of
republicanism, and congratulations Crisp on the standards of his political
leading articles. 3 letters relating to the preparation of Higinbothams
biography
362-499 C. Crisp correspondence 1883-1911
Mainly personal letters and printed material including an article
written by Crisp in 1895 -"Wanted: a Cosmology". Letters are criticisms and
discussions on social philosophy, which includes ideas on cosmology theology,
agnosticism, atheism, spiritualism, heredity and environment, theories of
government, State Socialism and women's rights.
500-530 C. Crisp correspondence 1879-1910
Miscellaneous correspondence, mainly acknowledgements of receipt of
literature, and congratulations to Crisp on newspaper articles. Information on
domestic and mining affairs.
Name Index of Correspondence
The numbers referred to are item numbers. Underlined
entries denote authorship; non-underlined indicate receipt of a letter.
|
A'BECKETT, W. A |
25, 27, 29 |
|
ALLAROYCE, |
347, 349 |
|
ALLEN, H. B. |
98 |
|
ANDERSON, G. F. |
23 |
|
ARCHER, W. H |
446. 448. 449 |
|
BEATTIE. H. |
220 |
|
BIGGS, S. W. |
412 |
|
BLAIR, James |
523 |
|
BLIGHT, H. H. |
22 |
|
BOWSER, J. |
206 |
|
BRYCE, J. |
333 |
|
CAMPBELL, James |
129, 135, 138, 139, 140 |
|
CHAMPION, H. H. |
191, 193 |
|
CITY OF BALLAARAT |
526 |
|
COOPER, S. |
14 |
|
CRISP. C. |
1, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 18, 69, 76, 77,
79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 103, 105, 107, 108,
111, 113, 121, 125, 129, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 150, 152, 158, 159,
161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 174 177, 179, 181, 182, 184, 186, 189, 190,
191, 193, 194, 196, 198, 200, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213,
214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 223, 225, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234, 235,
237, 239, 241, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 255, 257, 258, 259, 261, 263,
264, 266, 268, 269, 272, 274, 276, 278, 280, 281, 284, 286, 287, 289, 291, 292,
294, 296, 298,300, 302, 304, 309, 311, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320,
322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 347, 349, 350, 352, 354, 356, 358,
360, 362, 367, 369, 371, 373, 375, 376, 381, 385, 389, 397, 399, 403, 405, 406,
408, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 419, 421, 423, 424, 425, 426, 428, 430, 432, 436,
438, 442, 444, 446, 448, 449, 450, 452, 454, 455, 461, 463, 465, 467, 472, 473,
475, 476, 477, 479, 481, 482, 483, 485, 486, 488, 489, 490, 492, 494, 495, 496,
498, 500, 501, 503, 505, 507, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 515, 517, 518, 519, 520,
521, 522, 523, 524, 526, 527, 528, 530. |
|
CROUCH, R. A. |
207, 208 |
|
DEAKIN. Alfred |
72, 73, 269, 272, 274, 276, 278, 280, 281, 284, 286, 287, 269,
291, 292, 294, 296, 298, 300, 302, 304, 309, 311, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318
|
|
DOBSON, Stanley |
161, 163, 165, 167 |
|
EMBLING (?) W. H. |
190 |
|
FERGUSON, James |
16 |
|
FITCHETT, .V. H. |
518-519 |
|
FORD, W. C. |
452 |
|
GAUNT, T |
81 |
|
GAY, W. |
522 |
|
GRANT, T. A. |
96 |
|
GREENE, Molesworth |
184, 186, 189 |
|
GRIFFITH, S. W. |
223 |
|
HARDESS, G. M. |
1, 4 |
|
HARPER, Robert |
141, 144, 150, 152, 158, 159 |
|
HEAD, J. |
198 |
|
HEAGNEY, P. |
202 |
|
HIGGINS, H.B. |
227, 229, 231, 232 |
|
HIGINBOTHAM, George |
350, 352, 354 |
|
HOMEWOOD, A. |
528 |
|
HOWATSON, G. T. |
527 |
|
HUTCHINSON, M. |
194, 196 |
|
JOHNSON, H. A |
472. 473, 475, 476, 477, 479
481, 482, 483, 485, 486, 488
489, 490, 492, 494, 495, 496
498 |
|
JUDKINS, W. H. |
520 |
|
KNIBBS, G. H. |
111 |
|
LANG, James |
512 |
|
LANGTREE, C. W. |
19-20, 22, 72, 73, 76 |
|
LAURIE, H. |
406 |
|
LYLE, Marshall |
331 |
|
LYON, C. H. |
91 |
|
MACDONALD, A. C. |
521 |
|
MACKAY, J. M. |
107 |
|
MACKENZIE, A. C. |
108 |
|
MACLAURIN, H. |
214 |
|
MACPHERSON, D. |
74 |
|
MADDEN, John |
113, 121, 125 |
|
MALONEY, W. |
209 |
|
MARSHALL, M. |
442 |
|
McGREGOR, A. |
18 |
|
MEND, E. |
103, 105 |
|
MILLER, E. Morris |
328, 330 |
|
MORRIS, A. E. |
524 |
|
MORRIS, E. E. |
356, 358. 360 |
|
MOORE, J. W. |
505 |
|
MURRAY, R. A. |
503 |
|
MURPHY, H. V. |
69 |
|
OREILLY, P. |
367, 369, 371, 373. 375 |
|
PAIXER, T. |
200 |
|
PALMER, V. |
8, 10 |
|
PARKES, George |
432, 436 |
|
PATERSON, G. G. |
94 |
|
PATTERSON, J. B. |
234 |
|
PATTERSON, J. S. |
500 |
|
PEARSON, A. N. |
428, 430 |
|
POLLOCK, F. |
530 |
|
RALL, W. R.
(Theosophical Society) |
467 |
|
REID, G. H. |
204, 205 |
|
RIBB, M. 11. |
100 |
|
RIORDAN, H. K. |
438 |
|
ROBERTSON, Wm. |
376, 381. 365. 389, 397, 399,
403, 405 |
|
ROGERS, R. |
221 |
|
ROGERS, J. W. Foster |
225 |
|
ROSEBERY, Earl of |
341 |
|
RUSSELL, H. |
511 |
|
SELLAR, G. Craig |
215 |
|
SERVICE, James |
110-124, 237, 244, 246, 247, |
| |
248, 249, 251, 255, 257, 258, |
| |
259, 261, 263, 264., 266, 268 |
|
SHIELDS, J. N. |
450 |
|
SMITH, J. |
413, 415, 416, 417, 421, 423, |
|
|
424, 425, 426 |
|
SMITH, Orme |
217 |
|
SMITH, C. J. |
210 |
|
SMITH, Robert |
235 |
|
SMITH, R. Murray |
169, 171, 173, 174, 177 |
|
STAUGHTON, S. T. |
18, 23-4, 25, 34, 241, 70, 77 |
| |
79, 80, 93, 507 |
|
SUTTOR, C D. |
465 |
|
SWINBURNE, G. |
84, 86, 87, 89, 90 |
|
TAYLOR, H. D.
(Hon. Sec. Imperial Federation League) |
319, 320, 322, 324. 325, 326, 327 |
|
THOMAS, E. J. |
239, 241, 243 |
|
TIMM, E. G. |
517 |
|
TOPPING, J. |
82 |
|
TUCKER, Horace F. Rev |
454. 455, 461, 463 |
|
TURNER, H. G. |
513 |
|
VICTORIA, Premier of |
93 |
|
VICT0RIAN Railways, Secretary |
70 |
|
WARD, M. |
510 |
|
WATSON, S. |
501 |
|
WEBB, T. F. |
102 |
|
WEBSTER, P. S. |
218 |
|
WENTWORTH, H. |
515 |
|
WILLIAMS, B. |
24 |
|
WILLOUGHBY, H. |
219 |
|
WILSON, J. N. |
509 |
|
WISE, J. H. |
211 |
|
WRIXON, H. J. |
179, 181, 182 |
|
YOUNG, C. H. |
444 |
|
YOUNG, James |
43 |
|