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Title
Date(s)
- 1902-1971 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James McCourt is a noted collector of books and literary ephemera. In the 1970s he developed a special interest in the Australian poet Christopher Brennan and spent several years researching Brennan's life and poetry. He is also interested in Captain Cook and eighteenth century voyages of exploration.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1902-1971
Collection alternatively titled as: James McCourt Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence relating to James Harold Hornibrook's research into his family history; correspondence relating to Hornibrook's involvement with the State Library of Queensland; correspondence, typescripts and a speech relating to Hornibrook's research for his book 'Bibliography of Queensland Verse' (1953); correspondence and published material relating to James McCourt's research into the poet Christopher Brennan; correspondence relating to McCourt's interests in Australian literature and the printing trade; manuscripts by Dorothea Mackellar. E.J. Brady, Vance Palmer, Mary Gilmore, James Devaney and Thomas Shapcott; theatre and concert programs, art exhibition catalogues and other ephemera.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
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Publication note
Hornibrook, J. H. (1953). Bibliography of Queensland verse with biographical notes. Brisbane : A.H.Tucker.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Brennan, Christopher John, 1870-1932 (Subject)
- Hornibrook, J. H. (James Harold) (Subject)
- McCourt, James (1949-) (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.