Harry F. Chaplin further literary papers, 1880-1997

MLMSS 8406

fonds

1880-1997

Textual Records, Cartographic Materials, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Photographs

412811

0.33 metres of textual material (2 boxes)

Harry Floyd Chaplin (1895–1988) was the proprietor of the Chaplin-Elliott Dental Company in Sydney. For many years he was well known as a successful businessman and passionate collector of Australian books, printed ephemera, manuscripts and letters.

In 1944 he was elected the foundation president of the Book Collectors’ Society of Australia.

Chaplin’s collecting interests are documented in the detailed catalogues that he compiled and which were published by the Wentworth Press: John Shaw Neilson (1964), Christopher Brennan (1966), McCrae family (1967), Norman Lindsay (1969), Henry Lawson (1974), Fanfrolico Press (1976), Lindsay family (1978) and Jack Lindsay (1983).

Reference:
Chaplin Collection / National Library of Australia http://www.nla.gov.au/selected-library-collections/harry-chaplin-collection (accessed 17 April 2012)

BOX 1
Scrapbook concerning William Henry Ogilvie (1869-1963), including correspondence with W.H. Ogilvie and Madge Ogilvie, photographs of Harry and May Chaplin with the Ogilvies, maps, newspaper clippings, and folder including correspondence with J. Corrie and Dorothy Tap, 1894-1964

Scrapbook 'Louis Stone and His Novels' with Harry F. Chaplin bookplate, including Stone's correspondence with Methuen regarding the novel 'Jonah', copies of letters sent to James B. Pinker, and copies of correspondence with Norman Lindsay; also includes Chaplin's correspondence with Methuen & Co., 1890-1962

Scrapbook regarding John Le Gay Brereton, including literary manuscripts, songs, newspaper clippings, and Brereton's correspondence with Bertram Stevens, L. Corebett-Jones, R. G. Howarth, etc., ca. 1882-1953

Scrapbook 'Bulletin Libel Case: Haynes & Archibald', with newspaper cuttings concerning the Clontarf-Bulletin libel case, 1880-1966

BOX 2
Folder 1
Contents compiled by Harry F. Chaplin and Geoffrey Cains regarding Miles Franklin, including copies of extracts of Miles Franklin's will, newspaper clippings, and notes by Chaplin and Cains, 1937-1997

Folder 2
Contents compiled by Harry F. Chaplin and Geoffrey Cains regarding Miles Franklin, including photocopied articles, printed material, letter received by Cains from James Dally, and notes, 1960-1995

Folder 3
Contents compiled by Harry F. Chaplin and Geoffrey Cains regarding Miles Franklin, including newspaper clippings and photocopied articles, 1901-1995

Folder 4
Two issues of The Record: Journal of the Defend Australia Movement, Autumn and Winter 1993; and loose related newscutting from the Weekend Australian, April 17-18 1993, p. 19.

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