Guide to the Papers of John Olsen, 1957-2015

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8015

Creator:

Olsen, John, A.O., O.B.E.

Extent:

(20 ms boxes + 2 large folio boxes + 2 map folios)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of John Olsen, National Library of Australia, MS 8015, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection includes the original manuscripts of "Salute to Five bells: John Olsen's opera house journal", 1971-1973, published in 1973 by Angus and Robertson; a volume compiled in 1981 from the original manuscript of "My complete graphics, 1957-1979", published in 1980 by Gryphon Books and sketchbooks, diaries, journals and notebooks from 1966 to 2015 that document John Olsen's life as a visual artist in Australia and overseas.

Arrangement:

Staff assigned a running number to each of the journals and sketchbooks during accessioning, which now appear in the Finding Aid as File 1, File 2 etc. These file numbers differ to those originally assigned by Olsen, as not all of his journals and sketchbooks were assigned a number, while some numbers were duplicated. Olsen's original numbering system appears on the front cover label stickers for each volume.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Arts

Conditions Governing Access:

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2172069).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of John Olsen, National Library of Australia, MS 8015, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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