MS 1634 Papers of Henrietta Drake-Brockman (1901-1968)
- Papers
- 1882-1975
- 9.5 metres (73 boxes)
- Available for reference
The papers comprise correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, diaries,
photographs, cuttings and research material relating to the life and writings
of Henrietta Drake-Brockman. The collection also contains some papers of the
Jull and Stewart families.
Henrietta Jull was born in Perth in 1901. In 1921 she married Geoff
Drake-Brockman, then Commissioner for the far north west of Australia. They
travelled extensively in north western Australia and this formed the basis of
her articles for the West Australian and her novels Blue north
(1934), The younger son (1937) and The fatal days (1947).
Drake-Brockman also wrote for the theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. She
was co-editor with Walter Murdoch of Australian Short Stories
(1951).
Drake-Brockman joined the Sydney branch of the Fellowship of Australian
Writers in 1939 and was one of the founders of the West Australian Branch,
becoming president in 1941 and again in 1956-57. She was awarded an O.B.E. in
1967 and died in 1968.
- Family correspondence
- General correspondence
- Correspondence with individuals
- Correspondence with publishers
- Correspondence arranged by subjects
- Greeting cards and invitations
- Diaries and notebooks
- Writings
- Organisations, associations and societies
- Business and finance
- Memorabilia
- Newspaper cuttings
- Personal
- Subjects and data collected
- Miscellaneous (in date order)
- Articles and stories
- Publications
- Magazines and journals
- Travel brochures and maps
- Catalogues and programs
- Photographs
- Photographs, snapshots and negatives (see also folio item 1)
Slides
- Miscellaneous
- Henrietta Drake-Brockman material
- Sir John Moore
- Department of External Affairs
- Geoff Drake-Brockman
- Jull Family
- Martin E. Jull
- Dr Roberta Jull nee Stewart
- Books
- Objects
- Folios (3 items)
Series 1. Family correspondence
Files
1 - 6 To parents 1901-46
7 - 9 From parents 1912-47
10 From family and friends 1916-18
11 - 20 From Geoff Drake-Brockman 1915-56
21 - 37 To Geoff Drake-Brockman
38 - 46 Between Julia Drake-Brockman and parents
47 - 59 Between Julia and John Moore 1948-67
60 - 66 From Paris Drake-Brockman 1935-53
67 - 73 From Paris and Anne Drake-Brockman 1954-68
74 To Paris Drake-Brockman and his family 1963-68
75 -78 Letters and cards from grandchildren mostly undated
(c.1950-60)
Series 2. General correspondence
Files
1 - 24 1929 -1968
25 - 28 Telegrams and congratulations on OBE 1967
Series 3. Correspondence with individuals
Files
1 Burgoyne, Geoff 1938-68
2 Brooke, Sir Charles Vines 1944-46
Dare, G.F.
3 Dark, Eleanor 1948
Davison, Harley 1956-59
Duncan, Catherine 1945
4 Foreman, Violet 1962-66
5 Franklin, Miles 1943-54
6 Gilmore, Dame Mary 1940-53
7 Glaskin, Gerald Marcus 1955-63
8 Greenway, Harold 1944-50
9 - 11 Hasluck, Alix and Paul 1940-65
12 Hawker, Patience 1916-17
13 - 14 Hill, Bob and Ernestine 1938-64
15 Howarth, R.G. 1949-54
16 - 17 McCrae, Hugh 1936-40
18 Mitchell, Elyne 1950-58
Moore, Tom Inglis. 1936-40
Murdoch, Sir Walter 1938-61
19 Morris, Myra 1947-57
20 Mulgrue, Ethel and George 1941-61
Files
21 Muscio, Mildred 1938-52
22 Porter, Hal 1956-67
23 Prichard, Katharine S. 1932-53
24 Skinner, Mollie 1939-58
25 Stewart, Douglas 1941-61
Series 4. Correspondence with publishers
Files
1 - 5 Angus and Robertson 1941-67
6 Frank Johnson 1945-63
7 Stuart Sayers (The Age) 1964
8 Various publishers 1945-63
9 Van Dishoeck (Spiegel, Bussum)1946
Series 5. Correspondence arranged by subjects
Files
Australian Short Stories
1 Correspondence re World Classics series selected by
Walter Murdoch 1947-48
2 Correspondence with Walter Murdoch and others
3 Letters of permission, lists and short stories
4 Correspondence including some newspaper clippings
1946-1957
Ballarat
5 Correspondence, notes, notebook and data collected 1944
Batavia
6 Correspondence and photographs 1964-67
7 Correspondence, transcripts of articles 1966-67
8 Photograpic reproductions of documents, maps etc
concerning Batavia.
Busselton, West Australia
9 Notes, notebook copies of letters and printed material
1966
10 Transcript of Fanny Bussell's diary 1872-96
Collie Church, West Australia
11 Correspondence and data collected on the South West
1948-55
Canning Stock Route
12 Correspondence and notes 1942-45
Fatal Days
13 Correspondence, newspaper clippings, comments and
review of novel
Joseph Furphy
14 - 15 Correspondence 1947-65 regarding the Furphy bequest
and some photographs.
Kalgoorlie
16 Letter, draft and article 1965-66
John Boyle O'Reilly
17 Correspondence regarding O'Reilly's escape from
prison in 1869, photographs and newspaper cuttings.
Series 6. Greeting cards and invitations
Files
1 - 5 Mostly Christmas cards [n.d.]
6 - 7 Invitations 1901-67
Series 7. Diaries and notebooks
This series contains notebooks, pocket diaries, appointment diaries, and
calenders, some with loose notes and newspaper cuttings interleaved, arranged
in date order.
Items
1 - 61 1912-62
62 - 76 Notebooks [n.d.]
77 - 78 Recipe books with notes and newspaper clippings interleaved
Series 8. Writings
Files
1 High school compositions and essays 1913-16
2 - 3 Essays, poems and short stories 1916- ?
4 Oxford Anthology 1947 (notebook)
5 Short stories and fictions for Verandah tales
6 Four notebooks with short stories
7 Untitled manuscript [n.d.]
8 - 9 Poems by Henrietta Drake-Brockman and others, undated
10 - 21 Articles and short stories, typescripts and drafts
22 Typescripts of articles (one article by Geoff
Drake-Brockman),
for Texas Quarterly 1961-62 and some related correspondence
23 Typescripts, notes and some correspondence for articles in
Quadrant 1967
24 Correspondence and typescripts and newspaper cutting
regarding articles in Minneapolis Quarterly 1948
25 - 31 Typescripts, draft and sketches of short stories and
articles
32 Correspondence relating to the publishing of short stories
1937-39
33 - 38 Articles and novels on the West and North West of Australia,
including research material, notes and notebooks
39 - 44 When the Americans came typescripts (2 copies)
45 Australian legendary tales typescript and correspondence
with publishers
46 - 50 Australian dictionary of biography articles on
C.E. Broadhurst, E.R.Brockman, Maitland Brown, A.P.Bussel,
including research material, notes and correspondence
51 - 55 Australian writers and their work Katharine S
Prichard: typescript, biographical notes, research
material and correspondence.
56 - 59 Television scripts and related correspondence 1963-68
60 - 61 'The Destroyer' typescript of a play, notes and
correspondence 1959-64
62 - 66 Miscellaneous radio plays and related correspondence 1958-61
67 - 70 Broadcasts and radio talks 1966
71 - 72 Reviews for books, shows and theatre
73 - 79 Lectures and speeches
Series 9. Associations, societies, organisations
Files
Art Gallery Society
1 Constitution, minutes of meetings 1951-53
Australian Association for Cultural Freedom
2 - 3 Correspondence, reports, circulars and memos 1954-67
4 Miscellaneous printed material.
Australian Society of Authors
5 - 6 Minutes of meetings, reports, some correspondence 1961-87
7 Miscellaneous publications.
Commonwealth Jubilee Literary Competition, 1951
8 Correspondence, notes and newspaper clippings.
Commonwealth Literary Fund
9 Correspondence 1957, 1963
English Association
10 Reports, memoranda 1957-62, presidential addresses
1954-64 (incomplete).
Fellowship of Australian Writers
11 - 12 Constitution, presidential addresses 1940-49
13 Correspondence 1952-64
Files
14 - 18 Reports, meeting of the Commonwealth council, some
related correspondence, minutes of meetings,1961-64
19 Circulars 1952-58
20 Printed material: Fellowship, Volume 1 Number 1 -
Number 4, 1944
International P.E.N.
21 - 23 Correspondence, circulars, memoranda and newsletters
24 International P.E.N. Congress, New York, 1966
programs, notes, speeches and newspaper cuttings
Theatre Groups, Repertory Club
25 Correspondence, constitutions and rules 1947-67
Theosophical Society
26 Correspondence, newspaper clippings and printed material
1938-56
University of Western Australia
27 Conferring of degrees, annual reports and guide to documents
and publications relating to the history of West Australia
1918-50, and 'Guide to University of W.A.'
University of W.A. Golden Jubilee, 1963
28 Invitations, programs and addresses to convocation.
University of W.A. Friends of Library
29 - 30 Minutes of meetings, two letters and miscellaneous
printed and roneoed material, 1945-67
University of W.A. Summer Art School
31 - 32 Correspondence, articles, notes and creative
writings by students, 1963-64
Westerly
33 Minutes and correspondence of the editorial
committee meetings, 1964-65
Series 10. Business and finance
Files
1 - 3 Perpetual Trustees & Co: correspondence relating to
Mrs Hill and Gordon Walker 1944-45, and estates of
Dr Roberta Jull and others 1960-67
4 Accounts and receipts (European trip 1962)
5 Miscellaneous bank statements and receipts 1961-65
Series 11. Memorabilia
Files
1 - 3 Five sketchbooks 1911 with pressed flowers interleaved
4 Sketchbook and manuscript 'The Little Mermaids' by Henrietta
Jull, 1911
5 Two autograph books of Henrietta Jull 1912, 1916
6 Watercolour painting, one print and sketch
7 Sketchbooks and school publications of Julia and Paris
8 Drawings and sketchbook of grandchildren
Series 12. Newspaper cuttings
Subseries 1. Scrapbooks and newspaper cuttings of family and
friends
Files
1 - 7 Scrapbooks 1917-64 with loose cuttings and photos interleaved
Subseries 2. Newspaper cuttings on subjects and research material
collected
Files
8 - 41 Alphabetically arranged files
Subseries 3. Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings
Files
42 - 81 Cuttings in date order 1933-81
Subseries 4. Newspaper cuttings of articles and short stories
Files
82 - 86 Scrapbooks 1929-62 with articles and a novel:
The disquieting sex, Consolidated Press, 193-?
87 - 97 Cuttings of short stories and reviews
Series 13. Publications
Subseries 1. Magazines and journals containing writings by
Henrietta Drake-Brockman
Walkabout 1942-55 with index to articles and short stories
Westerly 1967-68, 5 issues
Southerly 1967-68, 1 issue
Kenyon Review 1968, 1 issue
The Critic Vol 1 (1) 1961 - vol 6 (5) 1965 (incomplete)
Miscellaneous magazines and journals
Subseries 2. Travel brochures and maps
Qantas Airways brochures, travel guides, maps with personal
notes and annotations
Subseries 3. Catalogues and programs
Museums and exhibition catalogues, theatre and art programs
Series 14. Photographs and slides
Subseries 1. Photographs and negatives
Family portraits, photographs and portraits of friends,
snap shots and negatives, souvenir post cards from Asia and Europe,
and a box of photographs of Abrolhos and Wallabi Islands
Subseries 2. Slides
Slides acquired on travels in Asia and Europe
Series 15. Miscellaneous
Subseries 1. Personal
Files
1 Desk calendars 1940-58 (with few annotations)
2 Three prayer books
3 Notes from a medical journal on contraception
Miscellaneous notes
4 Doctors' prescriptions, receipts and miscellaneous items
5 Sketch of Henrietta, and certificate for a radio play
competition
6 Miscellaneous notes
7 Photocopies of catalogue cards
8 Mounted literary quotations and typscripts of stories (by
others)
9 Passports, bank book, driver's licence and other documents
10 Obituaries of Henrietta Drake-Brockman 1968, also
correspondence
concerning exhibition of Women and Writing 1975
Subseries 2. Sir John Moore
File
11 Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
transcript of proceedings 20 August 1959, recording
presentation of Justice Moore as Presidential Member of the
Commission
Subseries 3. Department of External Affairs
Files
12 Material on Vietnam 1966-68
13 Addresses and speeches by Minister for External Affairs Paul
Hasluck 1966-67
14 Information Bulletin 1966-67 and Current Notes on
International Affairs 1944
Series 16. Geoff Drake-Brockman
Subseries 1. Personal papers
Files
1 - 4 Correspondence and notes 1916-18
5 Letters from Harold Greenway 1944-45
6 - 7 Personal papers 1916-41, 1963
Subseries 2. Geoff Drake-Brockmans' writings
Files
8 Manuscript: Adventure into memory
9 -12 Typescript: The turning wheel
13 Autographed book: The turning wheel 1960
14 Typescripts and draft of article and speech, 1946, also
article by K.M. Durack
15 Newspaper cuttings and printed material 1934-71
Series 17. The Jull Family
Subseries 1. Martin E. Jull
Files
1 Letters to Martin E. Jull 1882-1916
2 Documents, indenture, marriage and death certificates, also
extracts from birth, death and marriage registers 1852-1921
3 Will 1901 also obituary notes 1921
4 M.E. Jull estate 1936-60
5 Extracts of diary 1883-84 and transcript of a diary 1899
Subseries 2. Dr Roberta Jull (nee Stewart)
6 -7 Letters to Roberta Jull 1901-59
8 Letters from Paris and Julia 1939-45
9 Documents: marriage certificate 1872, medical history and
will
10 Notes on family history and biographical notes 1895-1955
11 'The tale of a family', reminiscences of Roberta Jull,
notebook with loose notes and letter interleaved
12 Obituary and biographical notes on Roberta Jull (nee
Stewart) 1961-65
13 Correspondence and notes with Dr J.E. Ferguson 1900-12
14 Estate of Roberta Jull
15 Letters of Ferguson Stewart to his wife 1916
16 Fanny Ellen Jull: will 1950 and family corespondence
re estate of Fanny E. Jull
17 Transcript of diary of Charles Slade Abraham 1873
18 Diary of J. Ferguson Stewart 1916
Series 18. Books
Books of Dr Roberta Jull and Henrietta Drake-Brockman
Series 19. Objects
Paint box and pallets and lady's belts
Series 20. Folio items
File
1 Posters, photos and book plates
2 Certificate of O.B.E., and issues of The Western Mail
3 Souvenir issues of The Graphic 1911
Box Series Files
1 1 1-10
2 1 11-20
3 1 21-28
4 1 29-37
5 1 38-46
6 1 47-55
7 1 56-64
8 1 65-74
9 1 75-78
9 2 1-5
10 2 6-15
11 2 16-24
12 2 25-28
12 3 1-6
13 3 7-15
14 3 16-25
15 4 1-9
16 5 1-8
17 5 9-17
18 6 1-7
19 7 1-20 (items) 1912-34
20 7 21-52 " 1933-68
21 7 53-78 " undated
22 8 1-9
23 8 10-19
24 8 20-28
25 8 29-38
26 8 39-46
27 8 47-55
28 8 56-62
29 8 63-70
30 8 71-79
31 9 1-8
32 9 9-17
33 9 18-24
34 9 25-33
35 10 1-5
36 11 1-8
37 12 Subseries 1 1-7
38 12 Subseries 2 8-16
39 17-25
40 26-33
41 34-41
42 12 Subseries 3 42-50
43 51-58
44 59-67
45 68-74
46 75-81
47 12 Subseries 4 82-86
48 87-95
49 96-97
49-51 13 Subseries 1 Magazines and journals
52-55 13 Subseries 2 Travel brochures and maps
56 13 Subseries 3 Catalogues and programs
57-62 14 Subseries 1 Photographs, snapshots and negatives
63-65 14 Subseries 2 Slides
66 15 Subseries 1 1-7
67 8-10
67 15 Subseries 2 11
67 15 Subseries 3 12-14
68 16 Subseries 1 1-7
69 16 Subseries 2 8-14
70 17 Subseries 1 1-5
70 17 Subseries 2 6-10
71 11-18
72 18 Books
73 19 Objects
20 Folio items
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