Guide to the Papers of Rodney Milgate, 1955-1987

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 5185, MS Acc00.200, MS Acc15.033
Creator:
Rodney Milgate
Extent:
(4 ms boxes + 4 archives boxes)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Rodney Milgate, National Library of Australia, [Class number] then [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The first material received from Rodney Milgate was a typescript of his play A Refined Look at Existence in 1967. In 1976 he donated the bulk of his collection, which comprised correspondence, newspaper clippings, catalogues, programs and manuscripts of plays and novels. Further donations were made in 1981, 1987 and 1990.
Biographical Note:

Rodney Milgate was born in Sydney in 1934 and educated at East Sydney Technical College and Sydney Teachers College. He was a school teacher for several years and later an actor, painter and writer.

In 1964 Milgate won the Fairfax Human Image Prize and in 1966 the Blake Prize for Religious Art. His poetry has appeared in a number of journals. He is the author of several plays, one of which, A refined look at existence, was first produced in Sydney in 1966.

Rodney Milgate is married to the actress and former singer Dinah Shearing, whose papers are also held in the Library (MS 5186).

General:

Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2618666).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Rodney Milgate, National Library of Australia, [Class number] then [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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