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Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
- Date
- 1925-1972, 2002-2007
- By
- Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956
- Reference
- MS-Group-1167
- Description
Comprises journals, letters and other papers of Ian Donnelly.
Correspondents include Leo Bensemann, Denis Glover, Eillen Duggan, R A K Mason, Jessie MacKay, Alan Mulgan; Charles Morgan, Sir Richard Livingstone, W W Jacobs and Ralph Hodgson. Also includes letters to Donnelly's brother Arthur from Sir Howard Kippenberger, relating to the Greece campaign in World War II. Also inclludes articles, reviews, cuttings, research notebooks and volumes of poetry, all relating to Donnelly's literary interests.
The journals recount Donnelly's visit to Britain and Europe in 1934-1935, (the source material for his book 'Joyous Pilgrimage'), and visit to America in 1953 under the authority of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act.
Some of the documents have had notes or annotations added by the donor, Donnelly's daughter, Ann Elder. Her own research papers (MS-Group-1917) are held seperately and include her own extesnive biographical research material about her father.
Source of title - Supplied
Ian Donnelly worked as a journalist, editor and author.
Quantity: 28 folder(s). 14 volume(s). 0.46 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 28 folder(s), 14 volume(s), 0.46 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Catalogues, Serial publications, Clippings, Manuscripts, Mss, typescripts and printed matter
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Letters from Donnelly to his family
Date: 1934, 1953
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11454-07
Description: Correspondence from Donnelly to his wife Nancy, and his children. Earlier letters were written to Nancy while on board the S.S. Bendigo in 1934. Later letters were written between September and November 1953, while Donnelly was in the United States, with letters from Washington DC, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Kansas, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, and San Francisco. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter
Journal - Dublin and Paris
Date: 12 February - 5 April 1935
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9459
Description: Journal description of Donnelly's travels and observations in Dublin and Paris. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Hard cover journal, handwritten in ink
Letters to Arthur Donnelly and related papers
Date: 1940-2007
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MS-Papers-12061
Description: Copmprises letters to Donnelly, and to his brother, Sir Arthur Telford Donnelly, with some occasional annotations and additions by the donor, his daughter, Ann Elder. Letter with typescript copy from Sir Howard Karl Kippenberger to Arthur Donnelly, 1941, about the Crete campaign, and another from 1950. Also a short 1954 letter from Kippenberger to Ian Donnelly after Arthur's death. Also includes a letter from Denis McLean to Elder about Kippenberger and Donnelly, 3 Oct 2007; a Athens News newspaper clipping about Kippenburger and Arthur Donnelly, 21 May 2004, and a group photograph from 1952, including Kippenberger, Charles Upham, Jim Burrows, and Arthur Donnelly. Also a letter from Sir James Hargest to Arthur Donnelly, 6 June 1940, together with a short memoir about Hargest, by an unidentified author, and a incomplete typescript "With the Fifth Brigade in Greece." Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Manuscripts, typescripts, printed matter, photograph
Journal - Volume I
Date: 3 April - 4 June 1934
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9454
Description: The first volume of the journal sequence Donnelly later used as source material for his his book 'Joyous Pilgramage'. It begins with his departure from Wellington, the voyage to England, and his first two weeks there. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Hard cover journal, handwritten in ink
Journal - Volume 2
Date: 5 June - 19 Aug 1934
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9455
Description: The second volume of the journal sequence Donnelly later used as source material for his his book 'Joyous Pilgramage'. At the back he lists people he had spoken with or interviewed, and also lists "London diary" articles written by him for the 'Sun' newspaper. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Hardcover journal, handwritten in ink
Journal - Europe
Date: 22 September - 4 October 1934
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9458
Description: Journal describes a two-week visit to Europe by Donnelly in late 1934. The first few days were spent in Switzerland mainly at the League of Nations and the remainder in Germany, where he commented on the widespread support for Hitler. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Hardcopy volume with handwritten entries in ink
Journal - Volume 3
Date: 20 August 1934 - 21 November 1934
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9456
Description: Further coverage of Donnelly's travels and observations in England, later used as source material for his book 'Joyous Pilgramage'. A two week visit to Europe in this period is ocvered in a separate journal (MSX-9458). Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Hard cover journal, handwritten in ink
Journal - Volume 4
Date: 22 November 1934 - 11 February 1935
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9457
Description: Journal of Donnelly's visit to England in 1934, much of which was later used in his book 'Joyous Pilgrimage'. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Hard cover journal, handwritten in ink
Journal - Volume 6
Date: 6 April - 31 June 1935
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9460
Description: The journal entries describe Donnelly's return voyage from England to New Zealand on the 'Remuera'. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Hard cover journal, handwritten in ink
United States of America visit: volume 1
Date: 8-27 September 1953
From: Donnelly, William Ian McLaren, 1901-1956 : Letters and papers
Reference: MSX-9603
Description: Title derived from inscription on item. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on pages of lined hardback notebook, 23.5 x 19 cm.