MS 1578 Papers of Colin Roderick
Explanatory Notes
This collection has been acquired by the National Library in a number of
consignments since 1965. It consists mainly of Colin Roderick's own personal
papers generated in the course of his work as a prominent author, academic and
historian. It also includes some other papers which Roderick did not generate,
but which Roderick collected in the course of his research, for example the
papers of Edward Reeve, 1824-89 (folders 95-96).
The collection has been thoroughly itemised by Professor Roderick in
over 100 separate lists. To assist readers in using these lists, the National
Library has compiled a summary list and preliminary lists for four of the
consignments. The summary list acts as a concordance between Roderick's lists
and numbering system and the box and folder numbers allocated to These lists
occupy five ring binders on the finding-aids shelf in the Manuscript Reading
Room. the collection by the Library. The preliminary lists provide intermediate
level descriptions of the contents of particular consignments. Please note that
the Library has given folder numbers to the collection which are distinct from
the folder numbers that Roderick himself has used in his inventories. Please
use the Library's folder numbers when requesting material.
Colin Roderick has also transferred to the Library papers of the
Murray-Prior Family, 1810-1945, which he acquired during the 1950s. This
material has also been itemised by Roderick who included it in his "special
sets" sequence (special sets 12, 14-23). This material has been accessioned
separately at MS 7801 (list available). The rest of the special sets consist of
Roderick's own papers and can be found in MS 1578.
N.B. There are also Colin Roderick papers at MS 4555. This collection
consists of one box of papers, 1948-63, and includes correspondence, journal
articles, photographs, newscuttings and transcripts of the radio programs
Bookflash and Armchair Chat. The papers relate particularly to Roderick's
publications Ralph
Rashleigh, 1952; John Knatchbull, 1963; The Lady and
the lawyer, 1955 and to the play Jemmy Green in Australia by James
Tucker which was edited by Roderick in 1955.
BOX LIST
CONSIGNMENT 1 - Boxes 1-2 + folios (Received 1965)
see preliminary list, pp. 10-21
Box 1
Bandar log - 6 volumes (Series 6) - for description see page 16.
Box 2
Two published volumes (Series 3, vol. 2 and Series 5, vol. 2) see
list pp. 13 and 15
Folder 1 "Obscenity in Australia", address to Fellowship of Australian
Writers, July 1955
Notes on Patrick White
"The Character of Australian literature" - lecture
Folders 2-5 G.B. Lancaster letters to Ruth and Dorothy Murray-
Prior, 1931-45 (Added 8 August 1985) - see list p. 21.
CONSIGNMENT 2 - Box 3 (Received 1987)
Box 3
Folders 6-7 Mary Gilmore documents, 1882-1986 (See Colin Roderick list 1)
Folders 8-11 Miscellaneous letters (see Roderick list 2)
Folder 12 More G.B. Lancaster letters (see Roderick list)
CONSIGNMENT 3 - Boxes 4-7 (Received 15 April 1988)
Correspondence and other papers re his work as editor for Angus and
Robertson, and his research on Australian literature and history, especially
Henry Lawson.
Box 4
Folders 13-15 Items 143-215, 1950-1970 (see list 3)
Folders 16-19 Items 216-286, mainly 1949-69 (see list 4)
Folder 20 Items 287-357, mainly 1947-65 (see list 5)
Box 5
Folder 21 Items 358-429, mainly 1946-60 (see list 6)
Folder 22 Items 430-501, mainly 1947-59 (see list 7)
Folder 23 Items 502-575, mainly 1948-74 (see list 8)
Folder 24 Items 576-647, mainly 1947-76 (see list 9)
Folder 25 Items 648-719, 1946-65 (see list 10)
Folder 26 Items 720-780, mainly 1947-56 (see list 11)
Folder 27 Items 782-858, 1947-065 (see list 12)
Box 6
Folder 28 Items 859-931, 1955-64 (see list 13)
Folder 29 Items 932-1000, 1950-81 (see list 14)
Folders 30-31 Items 1001-1114, 1972-76 (see list 15)
Folder 32 Items 1115-1234, 1945-61 (see list 16)
Folder 33 Items 1235-1313, mainly 1944-58 + T.D. Mutch
correspondence, 1928-41 (see list 17)
Box 7
Folder 34 Items 1314-1403, mainly 1948-59 + papers re Francis
Anderson (see list 18)
Folders 35-36 Items 1404-1490, 1944-56 (see list 19)
Folder 37 Items 1491-1595, 1949-58 (see list 20)
CONSIGNMENT 5 - Boxes 8-11 (received 23 August 1988)
Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 1939-64
Box 8
Items 1595-1672, 1942-60 (see list 21) Folders 38-39
Items 1673-1797, 1958-60 (see list 22) Folder 40
Items 1798-1874, 1939-61 (see list 23) Folders 41-42
Items 1875-1967, 1948-61 (see list 24) Folders 43-44
Box 9
Items 1968-2096, 1947-63 (see list 25) Folders 45-47
Items 2097-2182, 1945-64 (see list 26) Folders 48-49
Items 2183-2288, 1951-63 + papers re Alberta de Folders 50-51
Villiers MacCallum and the establishment of
the Mental Hospital, Darlinghurst(see list 27)
Box 10
Items 2289-2406, 1951-61 (see list 28) Folder 52
Items 2407-2502, 1946-52 (see list 29) Folders 53-54
Box 11
Items 2503-2640, includes papers re John Knatchbull Folders 55-56
and correspondence re Ph.D., 1952-54(see list 30)
Items 2641-2841, re The Living word, 1957(see list 31) Folders 57-58
CONSIGNMENT 6 - Boxes 12-16 (Received 7 March 1989)
see preliminary list, pp. 22-24
Box 12
Folders 59-60 Items 2842-2970 (see list 32)
Folders 61-62 Items 2971-3051 (see list 33)
Folders 63-66 Items 3052-3158 (see list 34)
Box 13
Folders 67-68 Items 3081-3089; 3159-3240 (see list 35)
Folders 69-72 Items 3241-3324 (see list 36)
Box 14
Folders 73-76 Items 3325-3423 (see list 37)
Folders 77-79 Items 3424-3471 (see lsit 38)
Folder 80 Items 3472-3523 (see list 39)
Box 15
Folders 81-82 Items 3524-3607 (see list 39)
Folders 83-85 Items 3608-3909 (see list 40)
Folders 86-89 Items 3910-4004 (see list 41)
Box 16
Folder 90 Papers re Alan Reid's Bandar log
- special set no. 1 (see Roderick list)
Folder 91 Notes re German language and literature, 1937-38
- special set no. 2 (see list)
Folder 92 Lectures on Australian poetry, 1968
- special set no. 3 (see list)
Folder 93 Magnetic Island swimming contest, 1969-70
- special set no. 4 (see list)
Folder 94 Letters from Vance Marshall to G.G. Reeve, 1922-62
- special set no. 5 (see list)
Folders 95-96 Papers re Edward Reeve, Australian Consul for
Hawaii, 1824-89 - special set no. 7
Bound volume Index to The Bulletin, verse and stories, 1904-13
- special set no. 6 (see list)
CONSIGNMENT 7 - Boxes 17-23 (Received 18 July 1989)
see preliminary list, pp. 25-28
Box 17
Folders 97-99 Items 4004-4197 (see list 42)
Folders 100-102 Items 4198-4239 (see list 43)
Folders 103-104 Items 4240-4325 (see list 44)
Box 18
Folders 105-106 Items 4326-4420 (see list 45)
Folders 107-110 Items 4421-4498 (see list 46)
Folders 111-113 Items 4499-4621 (see list 47)
Box 19
Folders 114-115 Items 4622-4728 (see list 48)
Folders 116-117 Items 4729-4881 (see list 49)
Folders 118-119 Items 4882-5041 (see list 50)
Folders 120-121 Items 5002-5148 [sic] (see list 51)
Box 20
Folders 122-123 Items 5149-5260 (see list 52)
Folders 124-125 Items 5261-5390 (see list 53)
Folders 126-127 Items 5391-5597 (see list 54)
Folders 128-129 Items 5598-5742 (see list 55)
Box 21
Folders 130-131 Items 5743-5853 (see list 56)
Folder 132 Items 5854-5949 (see list 57)
Folders 133-134 Items 5950-6062 (see list 58)
Folders 135-136 Items 6063-6156 (see list 59)
Folder 137 Items 6157-6267 (see list 60)
Box 22
Folders 138-141 Item 6268 (see list 61)
Folders 142-146 Item 6269 (see list 62)
Box 23
Folders 147-150 Correspondence re Australian-European Awards
Program, 1973-85 - Special set no. 11 (see list)
Folders 151-152 Correspondence with Stephen Murray-Smith, 1954-72
CONSIGNMENT 8 - Boxes 24-34 (Received 15 January 1990)
Box 24
Folders 153-154 Items 6270-6380 - Pictorial material re Ludwig
Leichhardt (see list 63)
Folders 155-156 Items 6381-6417 - Research material and proofs re
Leichhardt: the dauntless explorer, 1985(see list 64)
Box 25
Item 6418 - bound page proofs of Leichhardt
Folders 157-159 Items 6419-6480 - research material re Leichhardt
(see list 65)
Folders 160-161 Items 6482-6520 - European places connected with
Leichhardt (see list 66)
Box 26
Folders 162-164 Items 6521-6592 (see list 66)
Folders 165-167 Items 6593-6729 - correspondence (see list 67)
Folders 168-169 Items 6730-6860 -correspondence and documents (see list
68)
Box 27 Correspondence and documents
Folders 170-172 Items 6861-6978 (see list 69)
Folders 173-174 Items 6979-7100 (see list 70)
Folders 175-177 Items 7101-7246 (see list 71)
Box 28
Folders 178-179 Items 7247-7413 - overseas correspondence (see list 72)
Folders 180-182 Items 7414-7560 - overseas correspondence (see list 73)
Folders 183-185 Items 7561-7694 - 1973 correspondence (see list 74)
Box 29 European correspondence, 1974-76
Folders 186-188 Items 7695-7840 (see list 75)
Folders 189-190 Items 7841-8063 (see list 76)
Folders 191-192 Items 8064-8220 (see list 77)
Box 30 Australian-European Awards Program
Folders 193-194 Items 8221-8397 (see list 78)
Folders 195-196 Items 8398-8586 (see list 79)
Folders 197-198 Items 8587-8757 (see list 80)
Folders 199-200 Items 8758-8886 (see list 81)
Box 31 Correspondence, 1976-77
Folder 201 Items 8887-8937 (see list 81)
Folders 202-203 Items 8938-9116 (see list 82)
Folders 204-206 Items 9117-9195 (see list 83)
Folders 207-208 Items 9196-9329 (see list 84)
Box 32
Folders 209-210 Items 9330-9421 (see list 84)
Folders 211-213 Items 9422-9600 (see list 85)
Folders 214-216 Items 9601-9765 (see list 86)
Box 33 Guardbooks
North Queensland newscuttings, 1979-82 (2 volumes)
Box 34 Guardbooks
Correspondence re Leichhardt:the dauntless explorer,
1968-84 (2 volumes)
North Queensland Self Government League - correspondence
and references, 1971-72
CONSIGNMENT 9 - see MS 7801 (Murray-Prior Family Papers)
CONSIGNMENT 10 - Boxes 35-43 (Received 14 November 1991)
see preliminary list, pp. 29-30
Box 35
Folders 217-219 Special set 26
Folders 220-222 Special set 27
Folders 223-225 Special set 28
Box 36
Folders 226-228 Special set 29
Folders 229-231 Special set 30
Folders 232-233 Special set 31
Box 37
Folder 234 Special set 31
Folders 235-237 Special set 32
Folders 238-240 Special set 33
Box 38
Folders 241-244 Special set 34
Folders 245-246 Special set 35
Folders 247-248 Special set 36
Box 39
Folders 249-251 Special set 37
Folders 252-254 Items 9766-9963 (see list 87)
Box 40
Folders 255-257 Items 9964-10150 (see list 88)
Folders 258-260 Items 10151-10332 (see list 89)
Folder 261 Items 10333-10417 (see list 90)
Box 41
Folders 262-263 Items 10418-10517 (see list 90)
Folders 264-266 Items 10518-10715 (see list 91)
Folders 267-269 Items 10716-10908 (see list 92)
Boxes 42-43
5 guardbooks of correspondence re proposed new edition
of Learmouth Encyclopedia, c.1979
1 guardbook of correspondence, cuttings, etc re North
Queensland Self Government League, 1971-73
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