File 17: Miles Franklin. Literary criticism and biography. Catherine Helen Spence. Research material (189--1936), and articles and talks by Miles Franklin, (19--1939), 189--1939

Miles Franklin - Papers, 1841-1954

Literary criticism and biography being manuscripts with collected research material on Catherine Helen Spence [C.H. Spence], 1825-1910.  Articles and comments by various persons on C.H Spence, 189--1936 and manuscripts by Miles Franklin (19--1939), mainly texts of talks. Continuation of MLMSS 364/63.

Contents:

Articles and comments on C.H. Spence by various persons, 189--1936

(For Miles Franklin's correspondence with Alice Henry and Lucy Spence Morise regarding i.a. C.H. Spence see volumes 11 and 22)

Original manuscripts, 189--1936

Description of C.H. Spence's tour to USA, Canada and Europe 189301894 and work on her return. Unsigned (189-)
'Catherine Helen Spence', Harriet Cook. 2 copies (19-)
'Auntie Kate', Lucy Spence Morice. 2 copies (19-)
Letter to Alice Henry regarding death of C.H. Spence, A.L. Tomkinson (8 April 1910)
Letter to Blanka Buring regarding C.H. Spence, Edith Hubbe (25 August 1936)

Printed material, 1893-1936

'Miss C.H. Spence: The Electoral Reformer'. Reprinted from South Australian Register (4 April 1893)
'Politics and knitting'. Newscutting (190-?)
'A Remarkable Woman'. Extract from the Sun, Melbourne (23 July 1902)
'The Late Miss Spence. Newscutting (4 April 1910)
'Death of Miss Spence: The Grand Old Woman of Australia'. Newscutting (5 April 1910)
'The Grand Old Woman of Australia', Scott Rose. Extract from Sydney Morning Hearld (6 April 1910)
Obituary. Extract from Union Labor Advocate. Incomplete (1910)
'Women Pieoneers in Public Life: Visitor from South Australia Recalls Early Days'. Extract from The Age, Melbourne (13 May 1920)
'The Very Early Days. Memories of Mrs Myles, Citizens of Eighty Years Ago'. Extract from The Advocate (1925)
'Landmarks in Australian History, No. 7 - The Struggle for Adult Franchise'. Extract from The Age, Melbourne (1 August 1931)
'Our Wonderful Pioneer Women. No. 1'. Extract from The News (9 January 1936)
'Pioneer, Catherine Helen Spence', Agnes Dorsch. Newscutting (1936)

Manuscripts by Miles Franklin mainly texts of talks regarding C.H Spence, 19--1939

Talks

Untitled talk (19-)
'Catherine Helen Spence'. Talk given to WEA group tutored by C.H. Grattan. 2 copies 
'Catherine Helen Spence. Australia's Greatest Woman'. 3 copies with synopsis (1936)
'Pioneering'. Talk given 'To Mary Boothe College during Sesqui'. 2 copies (1938)
Rough notes for talk (ca. 1939)

Article

'Australian Classic, No. 4' Corrected proofs of article on Clara Morison; with rough notes and partial darft of article (19-)

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