Personal files

Component identifier:: Series [unnumbered]
Content Summary:: Files marked 'personal' by Serventy containing some copies of letters; correspondence from his children Karen, Cathy and Matthew; personal and general correspondence; cuttings; typescripts by Serventy; a reference from his Perth high school teacher (1934); school reports for his children; invitations and an affidavit concerning Mary Durack's personal papers.
Immediate source of acquisition:: The papers were donated by Serventy (mainly under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme) in numerous instalments between 1972 and 2003.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:: Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2611722).
Parent Terms of Access:: Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia