Agency:
Leslie Norman and Family
Agency Number:
Start Date:
05 Jul 1876
End Date:
10 Mar 2001
Description:
Leslie Norman (1876-1954) was an author, member of the Royal Society of Tasmania and Nomenclature Board and member of the 'Come to Tasmania' movement. He had a particular interest in shipping history.;;Two sons, Donald (Don) Manners Thirkell Norman (1909-2001) and Noel Wilson Norman (1900- 1981) were also writers. Noel Wilson Norman published novels and short stories under the pseudonym Louis Kaye.
Information Sources:
Peter Pierce, 'Norman, Leslie (1876-1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography; Barry Bridges, 'The Rev James Norman: the missionary background of a pioneer Tasmanian chaplain', THRA Papers & Proceedings 41(3), Sept 1994, pp.179-180.
Functions Performed:
Arts and culture
Series Created By Agency:
| LMSS527 Notes on Tasmanian Place Names |
| NS503 Nomenclature Notes Compiled by Leslie Norman |
| NS5505 Norman Family History Notes and Documents | 01 Jan 1825 |
| NS6888 General Correspondence and Notes | 01 Jan 1900 | 01 Jan 1954 |
| NS329 General Correspondence and Notes | 01 Jan 1914 | 01 Jun 1955 |
| NS4670 Letter and Photographs re Errol Flynn | 01 Jan 1925 | 09 Mar 1990 |
| NS1068 Papers of Noel Wilson Norman relating to his Work As ' Louis Kaye' | 01 Jan 1930 | 31 Dec 1969 |
| CRO106 Leslie Norman - Writings on Whaling | 01 Jan 1940 | 01 Jan 1950 |
| NS653 Typescript of the 'Haunts of the Blue Whale' by Leslie Norman | 01 Jan 1950 | 31 Dec 1950 |
| NS5506 Garth Norman Unpublished Writing | 01 Jan 1954 |
| NS5507 James Roy Norman Publications | 01 Jan 1962 |