Series 2: Tom Lake - papers, 1934-2006

MLMSS 7717/1-6, 10
MLMSS 7717/Boxes 7X-9X, 11X-12X

series

1934 - 2006

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

456387

1.32 metres of textual material (4 boxes, 3 folders, 5 outsize boxes) - manuscript, photocopy, typescript

CORRESPONDENCE AND SUBJECT FILES, 1967-2004

(Contents of Files A-Z were formerly in one expanding file)

File A: 'Ann S', including letters received, 1994-2002, from, among others, Ann T. Smith; letter from Bill Clark to Editor, Music Broadcasting Society of N.S.W., 3 Apr. 2000, concerning reminiscences prompted by Lake's article, 'At the Kirov'; and obituary of writer and broadcaster, Colin Robin (1914-1981), from The Australian, 7 June 1996 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File B: 'Mine', being correspondence, 2000, with N.S.W. Government concerning announcements made at City Rail stations and order of service for the funeral of Raymond Joseph Ellesmore Loudon, All Saints' Anglican Church, Woollahra, 12 Apr. 2000 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File C: 'Trader F', being letters received from Trader Faulkner, 1977-2001, and Jean Nysen, 1994-1999, Date unknown (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/2 : RESTRICTED)
File D: 'Alan W', being letters received from Alan White, 1993-2003 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/3 : RESTRICTED)
File F: 'Gray', being letters received from Bert Gray, 1993, 1999, and Frank Van Straten, Date unknown (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File G: 'Negatives E.T.', being letters received from Eduardus (Edward) Thomas, 1989-1991, 2001-2002 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File H: 'Ashby', being letters received from Pauline Ashby, 1998-2002 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File I-J: 'Tamara', being letters received from Tamara Finch, 1979-2001, Date unknown
File K: Youth Hostels Association (England and Wales) membership cards, 1967, 1978; passport identification photographs and colour photograph of Edna Lafitte, 1987 (Pocket appointment diary, 1999 removed and relocated to MLMSS 7717/7) (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File L: Letter received from I. McInnes, 2001 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File M: 'Peach', being letters received from Robert Peach, 1989-1997; Helen Peach, 1989, 1993, and Macpherson family, 1994-2001 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File N-O: 'A. Fitz', being letters received from Alan Fitzgerald, 1985, 1993, 1996, Date unknown
File P-Q: 'Latest Diaries', being appointment diaries, 1985, 1992, 1993 (2), 1994, 1995, 1998, have been removed and relocated to MLMSS 7717/7
File R: 'Lamble', being letters received from Lloyd Lamble, 1988-2004 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/4 : RESTRICTED)
File S: 'A. Rogers', being letters received from Audrey Rogers, 1988-2002 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File T: 'Opera / SBS etc', being copy of Code of Conduct for Volunteers and Staff by Music Broadcasting Society of New South Wales Co-operative Limited (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File U-V: 'Bobo', being greeting cards (3) received from Bobo Faulkner, 199- (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File W: 'Obits', including magazine and newspaper obituaries of George Fairfax (1928-1996), Irene Mitchell (1905-1995), Robert Peach (1923-2004), Malcolm Phillips (d. 1985), Trafford Whitelock (1916-1998) and Susan Yorke (1915-1997), and letters received and photographs from Edna Lafitte, 1989-1995 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
File X-Y-Z: Chart of Chinese Eye Exercises for School Children, with English translation (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/1)
1981-1996, Date unknown; Letters received mainly from Peggy Biddulph, 1989; Betty [Elizabeth Russell], 1990-1991; George Pravda, 1982; Hana Pravda, 1983-1984; Bob Hartley, 1989-1990; Dennis Glenny, 1982-1984, Phillip Adams, 1988; Jeffrey Smart, 1983; Modesta Gentile, 1986; and Brian James, 1983 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/5)
1981-1995; Letters received from Alister Kershaw, 1981-1994, and Jelka Kershaw ?, 1995 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/5)

MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, 1958-2006

1958-2005; Personal documents, including passports (7), 1958-2000, and address book, 1985- (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/5)
2003-2006; 2MBS-FM Programme Cover Sheets and Forms (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/5)
1984-1985; Contracts with Australian Broadcasting Commission mainly for interviews and profiles (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/5)
197--1990; Copies of curriculum vitae; notes for talks on travelling overland from the United Kingdom to Australia, 1967-1968, delivered to residents of Goodwin Village, Woollahra, 1990 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/5)
2001-2006; 'My Interviews, etc, on Cassette', being register of descriptions of interviews and recordings conducted by Lake, 1980-1989 (These cassettes were not among the consignment bequeathed to the Library) (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/5)

WRITINGS, 1950-1986

1972-1986, Date unknown; Folder of various writings, being 'Temporaries' (typescript) attached to rejection letter from Geoffrey Dutton (Editor, The Australian Literary Magazine), 14 Feb. 1986; 'The Master of the Firefly', corrected typescript of radio talk for the ABC and played on 9 Mar. 1972; transcript of 'Variations on a Village' by Alister Kershaw for ABC Radio Helicon; and typescript of Latin version of Waltzing Matilda by Frank Richards (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/6)
1950-1979; Articles, reviews and short stories, being mainly newscuttings, from The Australasian Confectioner and Restaurant Journal, 1964-1966; Sydney Morning Herald, 1969-1972; Weekend Australian Magazine, 22-23 Nov. 1986; Age Literary Review, 29 Oct. 1966; The Age, 1967; The Bulletin, 4 July 1956; Hemisphere, May 1972; Evening Standard, 31 Aug. 1950 and 25 Oct. 1952, Canberra Times, 24 Apr. 1965; Show Business, 25 Oct and 8 Nov. 1973; and front covers of AP [Amateur Photographer], 31 May and 14 June 1967, featuring subjects taken by Lake (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/6)

PRINTED MATERIAL AND NEWSCUTTINGS, 1952-1962, 1985-2003

1985-2003; Printed material, being mainly concert, theatre and opera programmes, film flyers, and issue of Equity, June 1990, featuring interview with Lloyd Lamble (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/6)
1952-1962; Newscuttings from the BBC Radio Tinmes featuring programmes with Lake and other Australians (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/6)
1989; Newscuttings of Australian theatre reviews (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/6)

POCKET APPOINTMENT DIARIES (36), 1965-2004

(Not held for the years 1966, 2000-2003 and two held for 2004) (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/7X)

TRAVEL JOURNALS, 1960-2000

1960; 'Spain to Return to Italy', Aug.-Sept. 1960 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/1)
1960; Naples - Newhaven, 9-28 Sept. 1960 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/2)
1961; Morocco - Spain (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/3)
1964; Spain - Portugal - Paris (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8/4)
1965; General 1 - Belgium - Wien (with Bert Gray) (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/5)
1965; General 2 - Wien - Greece (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/6)
1965; Theatre & General 3 - Greece - Crete (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/7)
1965; General 4 - Italy - Austria (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/8)
1965; General 5 - Germany - Return (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/9)
1965; No. 1 Photo, being record of photographs taken (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/10)
1965; No. 2 Photo, being record of photographs taken (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/11)
Overland Travel Journals, 1967-1968:
1967; 1. Travel - France - Germany - Switzerland - Liechtenstein (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/12)
1967; 2. Travel - Salzburg - Miskolc [Hungary] (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/13)
1967; 3. Travel - Hungary - Romania (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/14)
1967; 4. Travel - Bulgaria - Turkey - Istanbul (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/15)
1967; 5. Travel - Istanbul - Anatolia - Iran - West Pakistan - Afghanistan - West Pakistan (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/16)
1967; 6. Travel - Indian Border to Kerala (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/17)
1967; 7. Travel - Kerala to Calcutta / Photo 2 - Mysore to Penang (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/18)
1967; Photo Only (1) - London to Goa (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/19)
1968; 8. Travel - Calcutta to Singapore / Photo 3 - Bangkok to Singapore (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/20)
1968; 9. Travel - Singapore - Indonesia - Portuguese Timor (Dili) / Photo 4 - Singapore to Maliana (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/21)
1968; 10. Travel - Portuguese Timor (Dili) - Darwin - Melbourne - End / Photo 5 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/8X/22)
1960-1995; 'Schedule of Travels 1967- + My Addresses' (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/1)
Mar.-Apr. 1977; 18 day tour of China with Chinese Unity Association of Victoria (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/2)
Apr.-June 1978; Trans Siberia to London (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/3)
15 June-30 July 1978; Cossack Tour - London Theatre & Concerts 1978-79 - 1980 Melbourne Overseas Visitors [Opera & Theatre] (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/4)
2 Oct.-3 Nov. 1978; Vol. I: Cycle Tour (Part) France (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/5)
4 Nov.-3 Dec. 1978; Vol. II: Le Blanc (France) to Catania (Sicily) (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/6)
1 Jan.-3 Apr. 1979; Vol. III: Pisa to USA Petrified Forest (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/7)
3-18 Apr. 1979; Vol. IV: USA Flagstaff to Reno (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/8)
18 Apr.-4 May 1979; Vol. V: Homewards from Reno (Nevada) (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/9)
Jan. 1980; Hoapla Theatre People Tour of China (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/10)
24 Jan.-Mar. 1981; To Mid-East & Theatre (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/11)
1981-1982; NSW Travel & 1981 Theatre (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/12)
Apr.-June 1982; Round Australia by Ansett (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/13)
Dec. 1982-Apr. 1983; Pan Am Clipper Class Round World & Catalogue of cassettes and tape numberings of China trip 1980 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/14)
1983-1984; Melbourne - Sydney - Melbourne, 30 Oct.-7 Dec. 1983; TAA 'Ernest Giles' tour: Adelaide, Festival, Perth, Broome, Kunnunurra, Darwin, Kakadu, Brisbane, Lamington National Park, Sydney, Canberra, Snowy Mountains, Melboune (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/15)
Oct. 1984-Oct. 1985; Including Theatre - USA - London - Vienna - Venice - Milan - France - England - Dublin - Singapore - Sydney - Melbourne (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/16)
14 Nov. 1987-15 Feb. 1988; Maldives - Europe, - England - Tunisia - USA (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/17)
3 Aug.-2 Oct. 1991; Vol. 1: Travel - Lauda to Vienna - London - Finnair to Helsinki, Dan-Air to Inverness - train UK - Dan-Air to Berlin - train Europe - Prague (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/18)
3 Oct.-24 Oct. 1991; Vol. II: Europe (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/19)
20 June-10 July 2000; Vol. I: London (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/9X/20)

NOTEBOOKS, 1983-2004

Aug. 1983-June 1986; Notebook mainly on music, opera and theatre, being concerts and performances attended (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/1)
June 1986-Oct. 1988; Notebook mainly on music, opera and theatre, being concerts and performances attended (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/2)
Oct. 1988-Sept. 1992; Notebook on theatre, being concerts and performances attended (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/3)
Oct. 1992-July 2004; Notebook mainly on music, opera and theatre, being concerts and performances attended (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/4)
Oct. 1993-1998, Date unknown; Notebook, including comments on books read, list of 'My Books', and notes for interviews about Dolia Ribush (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/5)
Mar. 1998-July 2004; Notebook mainly of comments on books read (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/6)
1986-; Notebook mainly of literary notes and quotations (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/7)

MEMOIRS, compiled 1986-2004

Memoirs: Vol. I, 'Notes on a Life', compiled 1986-, pp 1-189, with enclosures including photograph of Lake taken by Max Dupain, 1948 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/8)
Memoirs: Vol. II, 'Notes on a Life', 1938-1948, compiled 1988, pp 190-349, with enclosures including Christmas card from Lake to Molly Shackleton (ABC Radio Schools Broadcast Producer) containing photograph of Lake, Shackleton and Hermea Moore, 194-, and with photographs (3) of Lake taken by Max Dupain, 1948, pp 190-349 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/9)
Memoirs: Vol. III, 'Reminiscences of Tom Lake', 1948-1992, compiled from July 1988, with addendum, 25 Aug. 2004, pp 350-633, and with enclosures including photographs of Peter and Tamara Finch, and Peter Finch and Lake, taken on a beach in Perth, W.A., 194-; photographs (2) of Lake's bicycle at Interlaken, Switzerland, 11 July 1949; photograph of Lake at Ealing Studio of Photography, 196-; photograph of Lake with friends on a beach near Sumbawa-Besar, Indonesia, 1968; photographs (3) of Lake in his roles in Tyrone Guthrie's production of All's Well That Ends Well for the Melbourne Theatre Company in Perth, W.A., Feb. 1971 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/10/10)

PHOTOGRAPHS, 1934-199-

1934-199-; Photographs formerly in album, with manuscript and printed enclosures, including photographs of actor, Howard Charlton, taken by Lake, 1972; self portrait and publicity photographs of Lake; photographs of Lake in various Crawfords television programmes; photographs of characters in various theatre productions by Dolia Ribush in Melbourne, 193-; photographs of Irene Mitchell's residence, 366 Toorak Road, South Yarra, Vic., 1968, and of Emma Peach, daughter of Robert Peach, May 1988; and greeting card received from Helen Peach, 14 May 1989? (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/11X)
193--199-; Photographs mainly of Lake, including digital scans (4) of photographs taken by Max Dupain and Noel Rubie; photograph of Dolia Ribush, 193-, and of Bobo Faulkner and her baby daughter, Sasha, taken by Lake in London, 196-; and photographs of Peter and Tamara Finch and Peter and Lake on a beach in Perth, W.A., 1948, and of Peter Finch and his daughter, Diana ?, at a Hollywood party, Jan. 1972 (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/11X)
1967-1968; Photographs of Tom Lake's overland travel from England to Australia featuring people and scenes in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Indonesian Timor, Portuguese Timor, Ayres Rock, (N.T.), Alice Springs, (N.T.) and Coober Pedy, (S. Aust.) (Call No.: MLMSS 7717/12X)

Partly restricted: Applies to MLMSS 7717/ Folders 2, 3, 4, Expiry Date: 2021-01-14

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