A Radical Life, 1985-1989
- Component identifier:
- Series 23
- Content Summary:
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Ward's autobiography, A Radical Life, was published by Macmillan in 1988. It covered his life from his birth in 1914 to his appointment as a lecturer in history at the University of New England in 1957. He had planned to write a second volume, but does not appear to have progressed very far before being incapacitated by illness.
The series contains a number of typescript drafts of the book, correspondence, papers on the launch and reviews.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The bulk of the papers were purchased from Russel Ward in 1988. Following his death in 1995, a further five cartons of papers were donated by his family.
- Names:
- Russel Ward
Contents
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1170351).
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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