Articles and reviews, 1955-95

Component identifier:

Series 37

Content Summary:

Typescript and handwritten drafts, notes, research material and cuttings of published items from journals and magazines. Including articles, reviews, obituaries and letters to the editor. Published in The Bulletin, Times Literary Supplement, Pegasus, Australian Book Review, New York Times, The Australian, The Guardian, Overland, Sydney Morning Herald and others

The articles and essays cover diverse subjects: politics, literature/poetry/writing in Australia, censorship, Australian writers, art appreciation and criticism, Yevgeny Yevtushenko and other Russian writers.

Reviews covering over 40 years of Dutton's opinions on Australian artists and Australian and overseas writers and their works. Dutton also broadcast a number of his reviews on radio; papers relating to radio and television broadcasts are filed in Series 38 Obituaries including Alister Kershaw, Max Harris, Manning Clark, David Campbell and Dame Mary Durack.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were purchased in a number of instalments. The bulk of the papers were received from Geoffrey Dutton between 1986 and 1998, with a further two small instalments received from his partner, Robin Lucas, in 2002 and 2003.

Names:

Geoffrey Dutton

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