Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1975-2004 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
32 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Laurie Hergenhan was appointed Reader in the Department of English at the University of Queensland in 1971. He made a major contribution in the research and teaching of Australian literature. He was founding Director of the Australian Studies Centre, University of Queensland, 1979-1982; foundation editor of Australian Literary Studies; and has written widely on Australian literature. In 1992 he received the A.A. Phillips Award for his contribution to the study of Australian literature; in 1993 he became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities; in 1994 he became an Officer of the Order of Australia; in 1995 he was made an Emeritus Professor. He retired from the University of Queensland in 1993. He died on 21 July 2019.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1975-2004
Collection alternatively titled as: Laurie Hergenhan Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence and related material collected during Prof. Hergenhan's tenure as editor of Australian Literary Studies (ALS), editor of the Australian Authors Series for the University of Queensland Press and as Director of the Australian Studies Centre at the University of Queensland.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access, except Box 1 Folders 3 and 10, and Box 2 Folder 10 which are Restricted access. Application for access to restricted material may be submitted to the Fryer Librarian for consideration.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Material from this collection has been cited in:
Allahyari, K. (2017). Peter Carey's Archive and the Australian Literary Field. Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature: JASAL, 17(2), 1-8.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Hergenhan, Laurie (Subject)
- University of Queensland Press (Subject)
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Description control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.
Revised, JR, 29-Jun-2021