Daniel Joseph Quinn papers, 1889-1951

MLMSS 48

fonds

1889-1951

422195

Microfilm : 'Jogging along the Inky Way').

3 volumes and 2 folders of textual material - printed and typescripts

Daniel Joseph Quinn, journalist, came to Australia in 1889. He worked on newspapers in Australia and overseas, and acted as secretary to a number of Royal Commissions, including those on Railway Decentralization, 1910-1911, and the Federal Capital Site, 1916-1917

Series 01: Manuscripts by, 1895-1933
A. 'Jogging along the Inky Way. Recollections of a Peripatetic Journalist.' Reminiscences, originally published serially as Forty years on the Inky Way in Newspaper News, 1 July 1929-1 March 1930. Printed and typescript with MS additions and corrections.

B. Articles written for magazines and newspapers. MS and TS.

C. Diary, July-August, 1915.

Series 02: Letters received, 1889-1951 with letters of reference, 1891-1908, and letters to Mrs. Quinn, 1929-1931.

Series 03: Miscellaneous papers, 1899-1949 including passport, 1899, and consisting chiefly of invitations, menus and membership cards.

This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.1093

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-292B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012

Available for reference