Item 47: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 2 January - 14 September 1954
Item 47: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 2 January - 14 September 1954
About this item
Full title
Date
2 January - 14 September 1954
Call Numbers
MLMSS 364/Box 2/Item 47
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
0.02 metres of textual material (1 volume) - 9.5 x 6.0 cm - manuscript
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Item
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A small, red pocket diary recording the last year of Miles Franklin's life.
Daily entries detail the ongoing tension in her life between domestic life and caring for others, her writing, a need for recognition and the urge to create a legacy to help other authors. "One wearies of always pulling up stream without acceptance, let alone return...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 47: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 2 January - 14 September 1954
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Kim Goldsmith, March 2018
Collection history
This diary was missing from the main collection bequeathed to the Library by Miles Franklin in 1954 and remained with the extended family until it was re-discovered in 2018.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 364/Box 2/Item 47
Record Identifier
9gkR5k49
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkR5k49
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9594138
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