Guide to the Papers of Nancy Flannery, 1929-2006

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8856 et al
Creator:
Nancy Flannery
Extent:
8.43 metres and (52 boxes, 2 folio boxes, 1 folder, 1 packet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Nancy Flannery, National Library of Australia, [class number, 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 papers of Nancy Flannery include personal and family papers; correspondence; drafts of published works; papers on mastectomy rehabilitation and the Mastectomy Association; papers relating to the small press Nadjuri Australia, 1976-1980; scrapbooks; papers documenting her broadcasting career with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Station 5DN; papers relating to the South Australian Heritage Branch, 1981-1986; and other papers.
Biographical Note:

Nancy Noon was born in Gawler, South Australia, in 1929. She was educated at Lyndoch Public School, Oakbank Area School and St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Adelaide. From 1946 to 1977 she was a radio journalist and contributor to programs on the ABC and commercial radio stations and from 1959 to 1974 she was a women's editor and columnist. She was a tutor in freelance journalism at the South Australian College of Advanced Education and from 1976 to 1980 was executive officer of Nadjuri Publishers. She has served on numerous committees and organisations, including the Society of Women Writers, the National Book Council and the Mastectomy Association.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

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

Provenance:

These papers were originally included in MS 7425, the papers of A.W.G. (Alick William Green) Whittle. They were separated from that collection in September 1995. Three additions to MS 8856 were received in 1995, 2002 and 2006 and have been incorporated into the existing series. This finding aid is based on lists prepared by the donor.

Indexed terms

Names:
Nancy Flannery

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1389885).
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 Nancy Flannery, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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