File 16: Miles Franklin. Literary criticism and biography. Catherine Helen Spence. Research material, 1853-1909

Miles Franklin - Papers, 1841-1954

Literary criticism and biography, being manuscripts with collected research material on Catherine Helen Spence [C.H. Spence], 1825-1910, being manuscripts 19--1939, with research material, 1853-1909. Research material being papers of C.H. Spence, including correspondence with various persons, 1853-1909, manuscripts and lectures by C.H. Spence, 18-?-1906, and miscellaneous papers, 1865-1875. Continued in MLMSS 364/64.

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Correspondence of C.H. Spence, 1853-1909

C.H. Spence from Adelaide to Smith Elder & Co. regarding Clara Morison. Copy (1 August 1853)
John Taylor from London to C.H. Spence regarding Clara Morison (3 April 1854)
Braxton F. Laurie From Southcote to C.H. Spence regarding her Plea for pure democracy (1 November 1861)
John Stuart Mill from Avignon to C.H. Spence regarding her views on Hare system of voting (12 January 1862)
Leonard Courtney to C.H. Spence acknowledging abstract of lecture on effective voting (4 May 1892)
C.H. Spence to John ? from Edinburgh regarding her activities abroad (2 May 1894)
Susan B. Anthony from New York to C.H. Spence regarding voting systems and women's suffrage (2 October 1894)
Julia Wedgewood from London to C.H. Spence regarding politics, religion and personal matters (3 October 1897)
C.H. Spence to Frank from Kent Town regarding deputation to Premier on effective voting (16 October 1900)
C.H. Spence to Alice Henry from Eurotas regarding i.a. meeting of United Council of Women in Melbourne (12 June 1902)
C.H. Spence to Alice Henry from Norwood regarding conference on state children (19 May 1909)
C.H. Spence to Alice Henry from Norwood regarding political and social problems in Australia (24 September 1909)
C.H. Spence to Lucy Spence Morice from Norwood regarding meetings of various organisations (9 November 1909)
C.H. Spence to George Robertson regarfing publishing in Australia and England (18-? or 19-)
C.H. Spence to her sister Jessie from Norwood regarding her activities and mutual acquaintances (4 June 190-)


Literary manuscripts and lectures of C.H. Spence, 18-?-1906

Original manuscripts

'La Nouvelle Eleusism, Edouard Schure'. Translated by C.H. Spence? Manuscript in another hand (18-)
Report on visits by C.H. Spence and Mrs T. Wigley for Women's League investigating facilities for female shop assistants (18-)
Incomplete notes on women's suffrage (189-?)
'The Worth of Work': lecture on labour in Australia (190-?)
'Freedom and Fellowship': a sermon  (190-?)
Sonnet: 'Wanted a poet' (190-?)

Printed material

Clara Morison. Photoprints of pp. 17-32, 49-50, and 131-142 (1854)
'The Place of Religion in Ficititious Literature'. Extract from The Victorian Review (1 July 1880)
'Notes Political and Social of Ten Months in America'. Extract from Christian Advocate, New York (23 August 1894)
'A Novel Picnic and What it Suggests'. Galley proof of newspaper article? (19-?)
'The Progress of South Australia since 1839... a Lecture given... in the School of Arts Sydney under the Auspices of the Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales'. Extract from The Australian Woman (1 September 1902)
'Possibilities in Agriculture: What Has Been Done'. Extract from the Register (1905)
'In Seven Decades. Inspiring Reveries'. Extract from the Register (1906)

Miscellaneous papers

'Prayer... Goolner'? Manuscript, not in C.H. Spence's hand (1 January 1865)
'Prayer', Rev. Page Hopp. Manuscript in same had as above (24 October 1875)

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