Drafts of miscellaneous writings, possibly written by Rothwell

Containers:

Box 15, 16

Component identifier:

File 1-14

Content Summary:

Includes the following titles: 'A Royal Encounter on the Moors'; 'The Other Side'; 'Afterthought'; 'A Day in the Visit'; 'An Ode to a Longshoreman'; 'Rest in Peace'; 'Your Little Lad's Report' (1945); 'Goodbye, Goodbye' (1968); 'Some Thoughts on the Establishing of a Queensland Branch of the British Drama League'; 'Spare a Thought for the Amateur Theatre'; 'Rhyme about History'; 'Girl Guides'; 'Gags for Girl Guides' and 'Brethren in God'.

Folder 2 comprises drafts of writings submitted to Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Women's Weekly, and Australian Broadcasting Commission are included. The titles include 'The truant isn't necessarily a delinquent' and 'Don't malign Hitch-Hikers'.

Folders 3-6 comprise copies of a play 'Mirror of Judgement' and correspondence. Correspondents include: Charles Howlett, V. Marriott, Maraget Dobson (Playwrights Advisory Board), Hugh Hunt (Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust), Peter Randall (The Melbourne Little Theatre), Lloyd O'Neil (Jacaranda Press), Greta Douglas and Florence Orford ('57 Club Theatre).

Immediate source of acquisition:

Geoffrey Rothwell's papers were donated to the National Library in January 1988 after his death.

Names:

Geoffrey Rothwell

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