The Lu Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Literature

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  • Belle Alderman Lu Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Literature, Australia

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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl2012vol22no1art1136

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Lu Rees Archives, Australian children's literature

Abstract

A modest idea can achieve extraordinary results where there is vision and resolve. This was the case with the Lu Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Literature. In 2011, an external expert assessed the significance of the Archives, reporting that in its 40-year existence, ‘it has established a firm reputation among researchers, students, bibliographers, librarians and the general public as one of the most important collections of children’s literature in Australia’ (Powell, 2011, p.1).

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Author Biography

  • Belle Alderman, Lu Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Literature, Australia

    Dr Belle Alderman AM is Emeritus Professor of Children’s Literature and has been Collections Development Manager (now Director) of the Lu Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Literature since 1990. She was an academic at the University of Canberra from 1973 to 2005, teaching, researching and publishing in the fields of children’s literature, creative writing, librarianship and archives. She was awarded the Nan Chauncy Award, the Dromkeen Medal and made a member of the Order of Australia (AM). These awards mainly relate to her service and contributions to children’s literature.

References

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Alderman, B. (2004) ‘Retirement Message’, The Lu Rees Archives: Notes, Books and Authors, 26, 4.

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The Children’s Book Council of Australia ACT Branch and The Library, University of Canberra (2000-) ‘Lu Rees Archives Annual Report’. Available from: http://www.canberra.edu.au/lu-rees/publications/annual-reports. [Accessed 26 May 2012].

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2012-01-01

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“The Lu Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Literature” (2012) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 22(1), pp. 120–133. doi:10.21153/pecl2012vol22no1art1136.

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