Miles Franklin diaries and personal papers

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Miles Franklin diaries and personal papers

Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin – known as Stella to her family and friends, and as Miles to her readers – was born on 14 October 1879. The young Miles published her best-known and much-loved work My Brilliant Career in 1901.

One of the greatest insights into the life of Miles Franklin is the set of pocket diaries that she kept from 1909 until her death in 1954. This project seeks to open up this rich account of a woman committed to promoting Australian literature. These diary pages reveal the everyday, the moments of joy and the many disappointments of one of the great writers of the twentieth century.

Item 19: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1926

Item 19: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1926

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174 pages: 48% complete (49% transcribed, 1% needs review)
Item 20: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1927

Item 20: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1927

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169 pages: 8% complete (8% transcribed)
Item 21: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1928

Item 21: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1928

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410 pages: 5% complete (5% transcribed)
Item 22: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1929

Item 22: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1929

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212 pages: 5% complete (5% transcribed)
Item 24: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1931

Item 24: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1931

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232 pages: 7% complete (7% transcribed)
Item 25: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1932

Item 25: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1932

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394 pages: 88% complete (88% transcribed)
Item 26: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1933

Item 26: Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1933

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168 pages: 39% complete (40% transcribed)
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