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Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
- Date
- 1894-1911, 1927-1941, 2000
- By
- Thornton, Mary, active 2000sMaclennan, John, 1870-1911; Mackay, Jessie, 1864-1938
- Reference
- MS-Group-1315
- Description
Holograph and typescript drafts of Maclennan's poetry, stories and other writings. Also, cuttings from newspapers and journals of his poetry and stories, together with printed reviews of his work `Neptune's toil', an obituary by Jessie McKay and other clippings relating to Maclennan's life. Included are photocopies of two letters from C R H Taylor to Stewart Maclennan (1940, 1941), and a copy of Mary Thornton's work 'Legacy of a colonial storyteller and poet; a selection of published and unpublished works by John Maclennan, 1870-1911'.
Source of title - Supplied by Library
Papers collected and arranged by Mary Thornton, MacLennan's granddaughter. She also typed in 2000 a selection of his published and unpublished work under the title of `Legacy of a colonial storyteller and poet'.
Quantity: 9 folder(s). 5 volume(s). 0.30 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph, typescripts, printed matter.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 9 folder(s), 5 volume(s), 0.30 Linear Metres, Drafts (Documents), Research notes, Clippings, Personal correspondence, Typescripts, Manuscripts, Holograph, typescripts, printed matter.
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Miscellaneous papers
Date: 1901-1938
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8147-8
Description: Correspondence, loose scraps of poems and writing, some printed. Includes photocopies of correspondence between C R H Taylor and Stewart Maclennan, and obituary by Jessie Mackay. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Legacy of a colonial storyteller and poet / compiled by Mary Thornton
Date: 2000
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MSX-7141
Description: Typed copies of Maclennan's poems, compiled by his grand daughter, Mary Thornton. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Press cuttings
Date: 1907-1908
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8147-7
Description: Cuttings from a variety of newspapers and journals, reviewing McLennan's work `Neptune's toll'. Also, some verses as printed in the `Otago witness'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Poems and other writings
Date: [ca 1900-1910]
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MSY-5939
Description: Scrapbook of typescript poems and other writings. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
The Parting of the leaves
Date: 1911
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8147-6
Description: Annotated typescript draft of a long narrative for children upon which Maclennan was working prior to his death. Incomplete. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Holograph poems and other writings
Date: [ca 1900-1910]
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MSY-5940
Description: Draft holograph poems and other writings. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Stories for children
Date: [ca 1900-1911]
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8147-1
Description: Typescript drafts of Maclennan's stories for children. Apparently removed from a guard book. Indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Short stories
Date: [ca 1894-1911]
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8147-4
Description: Typescript and holograph drafts of seven short stories, some written for children. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Happy island, a xmas brochure for children / by Blondel
Date: [ca 1896-1902]
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8147-3
Description: Typescript drafts, annotated by Maclennan, for a proposed book for children, consisting of poems and stories, many of which appear to have been previously published in newspapers and magazines from between 1896 and 1902. Includes draft introduction. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Printed poems
Date: 1899-1907
From: Maclennan, John, 1870-1911 : Papers
Reference: MSY-5938
Description: Scrapbook of cuttings, mainly from the `Otago Witness', of Maclennan's poems. Quantity: 1 volume(s).