^The basic facts of Clark's life and career are given in Stephen Holt, A Short History of Manning Clark, Allen and Unwin 1999, and in Bridge's introduction to Manning Clark, 2–9
^Miriam Dickson, "Clark and national identity", in Carl Bridge (editor), Manning Clark: Essays on his Place in History, Melbourne University Press 1994, p. 195.
^Graeme Davidson and others, The Oxford Companion to Australian History, Oxford University Press 1998, 128