Guide to the Papers of Blanche D'Alpuget, 1963-1982

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7348
Creator:
D'Alpuget, Blanche
Extent:
(4 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 70 sound/av carriers + 15 digital carriers)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], MS 7348, National Library of Australia, Papers of Blanche D'Alpuget, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises research material compiled by d'Alpuget between 1979 and 1982 while writing the book Robert J. Hawke: a biography (Melbourne: Schwarz/Lansdowne, 1982). The collection includes typescripts of the Hawke biography; notes from conversations and correspondence with Hawke and others; ACTU Executive minutes, 1970-78; papers relating to ACTU Congresses, 1967-79; R.J. Hawke speeches; newspaper and magazine cuttings and other papers. Also includes interview notes for Mediator: a biography of Sir Richard Kirby (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1977).
Biographical Note:

Blanche d'Alpuget is an Australian novelist and biographer. Her works include Mediator: a biography of Sir Richard Kirby (1977); Monkeys in the dark (1980), Turtle beach (1981) which won the Age book award in 1981, Robert J. Hawke: a biography (1982) and Winter in Jerusalem (1986). She is married to former Australian Prime Minister, R.J. Hawke.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Library by Blanche d'Alpuget in 1984 under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme.

Indexed terms

Names:
D'Alpuget, Blanche

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn766317).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], MS 7348, National Library of Australia, Papers of Blanche D'Alpuget, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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