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Ida Leeson
Ida Leeson was no ordinary librarian. At a time when men rose to such positions in the Australian library world, she won an epic struggle to become Mitchell Librarian, a position previously held only by men.
Ida Leeson Letter
Letter dated 2 October 1940 to S.E. Pearson concerning Mitchell's naming of the Alice River.
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Ida Leeson letter.
Magnificent Obsession
The Mitchell Library, Sydney, was established as a result of the magnificent obsession of one man David Scott Mitchell who assembled the premier collection of books, manuscripts, maps and pictures relating to Australia and the Pacific. Mitchell bequeathed his collection to the State Library of New South Wales on his death in July 1907 with an endowment of 70,000 to fund additions. The library that emerged as a result was shaped in part by the richness of its continually expanding collections, the beauty of its buildings and its relationship with the rest of what is now the State Library. Brian Fletcher's engaging narrative has a strong focus on the people who, for over a century, have nurtur...
Notebook
The red leatherette covered notebook (17.5 x 11 cm.) contains: 1. Seven pages of records of cataloguing and catalogue proofreading done by Christopher Brennan and Ida Leeson at the Public Library of New South Wales, February 1907 to February 1908. 2. Thirty-nine pages of notes in English, Greek, Latin and German relating to Greek lyric poetry, Latin grammar and German Romantic literature (Brennan was a substitute lecturer in classical and modern languages at Sydney University at this time).
The Ivory Tower and Beyond
There is a tradition of “participant history” among historians of the Pacific Islands, unafraid to show their hands on issues of public importance and risking controversy to make their voices heard. This book explores the theme of the participant historian by delving into the lives of J.C. Beaglehole, J.W. Davidson, Richard Gilson, Harry Maude and Brij V. Lal. They lived at the interface of scholarship and practical engagement in such capacities as constitutional advisers, defenders of civil liberties, or upholders of the principles of academic freedom. As well as writing history, they “made” history, and their excursions beyond the ivory tower informed their scholarship. Doug Munro’s sympathetic engagement with these five historians is likewise informed by his own long-term involvement with the sub-discipline of Pacific History.
