Biographical entry Jose, Arthur Wilberforce (1863 - 1956)

Summary

Arthur Wilberforce Jose wrote widely on the history of Australia and was a Sydney correspondence for "The Times" from 1904. His "History of Australasia" ran to fifteen editions by 1929 and in 1920 he was appointed editor-in-chief of "The Australian Encyclopaedia".

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Arthur Wilberforce Jose - Records, 1919 - 1925, A7273; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Lamont, R., 'Jose, Arthur Wilberforce (1863-1934)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 523-524. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090521b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Jose, Arthur W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1223547. Details