Henry Ernest Boote literary manuscripts, 19--,1934-194-

MLMSS 1557

fonds

1934-194-

915315

20 volumes and 1 box of textual material

Henry Boote, 1868-1949, author and labor journalist, born in England, came to Australia in 1891. He was editor of the Australian Worker, 1902-1943 and a trustee of the Australian Workers' Union, 1914-1943 and of the Public Library of New South Wales, 1926-1942

VOLUME 1
Guide compiled in the Mitchell Library, 5 pages

Series 01: Prose 19-, 1934-1946
VOLUMES 2-15
a. Fiction, 19-, 1934-1946. Typescript and carbon typescript with manuscript corrections. Unpublished. Arranged alphabetically

VOLUMES 16-17
b. Essays, 19-, being a collection entitled 'Decidedly Awkward and Other Caprices by an Undergraduate of All Fools' College'. Typescript and carbon typescript with manuscript corrections. 2 copies. Unpublished

VOLUME 18
c. Short stories, 19-. Manuscript, typescript and carbon typescript with manuscript corrections. Unpublished. Arranged alphabetically

i. Manuscript drafts

VOLUMES 19-20
ii. Typescript copies of the above with some additional titles

Series 02: Poetry, 19-, 194-
BOX 21
Items 1-2
Includes 'The Dim Rainbow', published in 'The Dim Rainbow and other poems', ca. 1951 and 'The Siren City', 1934-1935, published in 1935

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-319C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011