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- 1815-1998. (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
44 boxes.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Keith Leopold was an academic and author of young adult fiction in a number of languages. He graduated in 1942 from the University of Sydney, with a University Medal for German and subsequently served for two years with Australian Special Intelligence. In 1945 he accepted a position at the University of Sydney before moving to the University of Queensland to take up the position of Head of the Department of German in 1947. He continued to teach at UQ until 1985 and was made Emeritus Professor. Professor Leopold was closely associated with the teaching of German in schools. One of his novels, When we ran, (1981), was adapted into the film Run Chrissie Run! which was released by the South Australian Film Corporation in 1984.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1815-1998
Collection alternatively titled as: Keith Leopold Collection.
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Scope and content
Manuscripts of short stories, novels; slides and textbooks for teaching of German language; teaching materials for secondary schools - slides, tapes, talks and presentation materials; examination papers, film reviews, University German teaching lectures, correspondence, diaries, personal financial records, photographs of German and Australian locations, monographs.
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- English
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Status
Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.