Slaves of the samurai (1946), 1946-69
- Component identifier:
- Series 8
- Content Summary:
- The manuscript was written while Kent Hughes was in POW camps and was hidden between layers of cardboard in his suitcase. The book was published in Melbourne by Oxford University Press in 1946. The Series contains the manuscript and typescripts, letters from friends and the general public about the book and book reviews.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The collection was donated to the National Library, in several instalments between 1973 and 1991, by Lady Kent Hughes and her daughters, Mrs Janet Derham, Mrs Margaret Sasse and Dr Mary Lou Sheil.
- Names:
- Kent Hughes, Lady
Contents
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2631927).
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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