Guide to the Papers of Barbara Hanrahan, 1958-1992

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7754
Creator:
Hanrahan, Barbara, 1939-1991
Extent:
3.45 metres and (23 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Barbara Hanrahan, National Library of Australia, MS 7754, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Part available for research; series 5 permission required for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises correspondence, notes, typescripts, proofs and drawings relating to fourteen of Hanrahan's novels and some unpublished works. Hanrahan's first novel The scent of eucalyptus is not represented. Also included in the papers are her diaries and notebooks (1958-91).
Biographical Note:

Barbara Hanrahan was an artist, print maker and writer. She was born in Adelaide in 1939 and lived there until her death in December 1991.

She spent three years at the South Australia School of Art and the left for London in 1963 to continue her art studies. She taught in the South Australian School of Art (1963-66). In England Hanrahan taught at the Falmouth College of Art, Cornwall, (1966-67) and Portsmouth College of Art (1967-70).

From 1964 Hanrahan held a number of exhibitions principally in Adelaide and Sydney, but also in Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, London and Florence. He works are represented in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra and many regional galleries.

Barbara Hanrahan's novels include The scent of eucalyptus (1973), The peach groves (1980), The frangipani gardens (1988) and Flawless jade (1989).

See: The encyclopedia of Australian art, p. 549.

The Oxford companion to Australian literature, pp. 315-316.
Provenance:

The papers were purchased in two instalments, by the Library in 1988 and 1993.

Box List:
Box Series File
1 1 1-8
2 1 9-10
2 2 1-6
3 2 7-11
Folio box 2 12
4 2 13-19
5 2 20-25
6 2 26-32
7 2 33-41
8 2 42-43
8 3 1-6
9 3 7-8
9 4 1-5
10 5 Diaries 1-14
11 5 Diaries 15-23
12 5 Diaries 24-34
13 5 Diaries 35-43
14 5 Diaries 44-53
15 5 Diaries 54-58; notebooks 59-64
16-23 5 Photocopies of diaries and notebooks

Indexed terms

Names:
Hanrahan, Barbara, 1939-1991

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn133019).
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 Barbara Hanrahan, National Library of Australia, MS 7754, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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