LINDSAY COLLECTION OF PAT CORRIGAN
Mr Pat Corrigan AM presenting Lindsay family letters and correspondence to the State Library of Queensland, Queensland Club, 7 October 1997. Premier of Queensland, Rob Borbidge and Deputy Premier Joan Sheldon accepted the gift which was one of the largest donations presented to an Australian library by an individual at the time
Lionel and Norman Lindsay, Lindsay Collection of Pat Corrigan, Call No. RBHLIN 1
Lysistrata by Aristophanes, translated into English verse by Jack Lindsay, illustrations and decorations by Norman Lindsay, 1925, Call No. RBHLIN FAN
Norman Lindsay Copyright © H.C. & A. Glad
Boomerang, Creswick Grammar School's unofficial magazine. Text and illustration by Norman Lindsay, Call No. RBHSER BOO
Norman Lindsay Copyright © H.C. & A. Glad
Lionel Lindsay bookplate for Sydney Ure Smith
Reference Acc:7229
© Copyright National Library of Australia
Highlights of the collection include printed books, many containing annotations and additional material such as letters, photographs and press clippings; Fanfrolico Press publications; manuscript letters between members of the Lindsay family and their associates, including correspondence relating to the Bulletin newspaper.
Donated by Mr Patrick Corrigan AM throughout the 1990s, the collection includes more than 3,000 Lindsay family letters, correspondence and memorabilia held in 27 volumes dating from 1880. Of the ten children born to Jane and Robert Lindsay in Creswick Victoria during the late 19th century, five of their children contributed significantly to Australia's cultural heritage.
Much of the collection was gathered together by Harry Chaplin, friend and bibliographer of the Lindsay family.
In one of her letters addressed to Chaplin in April 1948, eldest sister Mary Lindsay refers to Harry Chaplin's "collection of Lindsayana, offering to write to those she knows" in order to assist him with his collecting. "Don't thank me! Collectors like yourself with a genuine appreciation for the creative artist command my respect and sympathy."
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Last updated: 17th May 2012
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