Series[UMA-SR-000000275] Correspondence files of Clement Christesen as editor of MeanjinAccession[2005.0004] MEANJIN EDITORIAL RECORDS OF C B CHRISTESENIdentifierUMA-ITE-2005000400699Scope and ContentCorrespondents and other persons named: A.A. Phillip, Julian Woods.
Scripts by Jim Davidson: 'Home thoughts from abroad: the new metropolis' (ts., 14pp., with reader's notes and revisions by G.W. Leeper. Also additional readers' comments (authors?); 'Notes on a nationalist: Donald Horne's 'The next Australia' ' (ts., 10pp.); 'Gluck the un-trendy: a comment on operatic fashion' (ts., 16pp.). Two press cuttings include a letter-to-the-editor by JD and an article about his appointment as editor of Meanjin.
Note on file: Jim Davidson succeeded Clem Christesen as editor of Meanjin in 1974. These letters, written when Davidson was completing his doctorate in London, reflect the negotiations that led up to his becoming editor.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnit2005.0004 Unit 0105
Christesen, Clement B., Davidson, Jim (1971-1974), [UMA-ITE-2005000400699]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 20/01/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/293191