Rare Books Melbourne and State Library Victoria are honoured to announce: A Memorial Service for Professor Wallace Kirsop
4 November 1933 – 12 August 2026
A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Professor Wallace Kirsop will be held on Monday 30th November in the Isabella Fraser Room, State Library Victoria, Entrance 5, Latrobe Street, Melbourne, starting at 2.00pm.
Professor Wallace Kirsop was a distinguished academic in French and French Culture, as well as an internationally recognised Historian of the Book, establishing the discipline in Australia. He was a lifelong friend and supporter of State Library Victoria, giving his personal collection of rare books and endowing together with his wife Joan Lindblad Kirsop, the annual Foxcroft Lecture in Historical Bibliography. In Australia he was honoured with Fellowship of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in two disciplines: European Languages and Culture; and History. In France he was honoured with the Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques.
To attend the Memorial Service for Wallace Kirsop, it will be necessary to reserve a place via the booking link below.
https://www.trybooking.com/DQTJJ
We ask everyone to be present at 1.45 pm for a 2.00 pm commencement.
Light refreshments will be served following the service.
For those who are unable to attend in person, the Service will be live streamed at:
https://youtube.com/live/UaZvKOznIuI?feature=share
