Walter Jago papers, 1916-1942

MLMSS 7679/Box 1
MLMSS 7679/Folder 2X

fonds

1916 - 1942

Textual Records, Drawings, Notated Music, Clippings

449185

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box and 1 outsize folder) - manuscript, typescript, and printed
Drawings
Music
Clippings

Walter Jago, journalist, was born at Gympie, Queensland in 1885. He wrote for Sydney newspapers the 'Evening News' and the 'Sun', and was editor of 'The Lone Hand' and 'Aussie' magazines. He was a member of the Dawn and Dusk Club and president of the Fellowship of Australian Writers in 1931.

1. Personal correspondence: mainly letters received by Walter Jago, 1919-1942; correspondents include Fred Broomfield, Zora Cross, Jim Devaney, Jim Grahame, Inigo Jones (meteorologist), Hugh McCrae, Dowell O'Reilly, Roderic Quinn (Call No.: MLMSS 7679/1)
2. Correspondence and related papers concerning the Fellowship of Australian Writers, 1929-1936: letters to Walter Jago from Professor J. Le Gay Brereton (first FAW president); copies of letters written by Walter Jago as FAW president, mainly concerning efforts to obtain for various writers financial assistance from the Commonwealth Literary Fund; FAW Annual Reports, 1930-1932; FAW Constitution and Rules (Call No.: MLMSS 7679/1)
3. Literary papers: 'Inheritance' - typescript copy with ms. corrections of unpublished poem by Walter Jago [c.1930], with foreword by Jim Devaney; 'The Clouded Sky' - carbon typescript copy of an unpublished account by Walter Jago of a journey on foot in NSW from Tahmoor to Leeton in April-May 1935 (Call No.: MLMSS 7679/1)
4. Miscellaneous papers: including references from the 'Evening News', 1916, and 'The Sun Newspaper', 1919; 'Meet Walter Jago' by Roderic Quinn, undated; papers re Walter Jago's application for a Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowship, 1939; sheet music for two songs, 'The Calling Voices' and 'Coo-ee', lyrics by Walter Jago, music by J.J. Stroud (Call No.: MLMSS 7679/1)
5. Drawings: 3 pen and ink drawings by Pixie O'Harris; portrait of a young girl by Esther Paterson (Call No.: MLMSS 7679/2X)