Guide to the Papers of E. L Grant Watson, 1904-1967

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 4950
Extent:
0.87 metres and (1 MS Box + 4 Archive Boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of E. L Grant Wilson, National Library of Australia, MS 4950, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection consists of letters from a number of literary figures including Havelock Ellis and C.G. Jung, correspondence between E.L. Grant Watson and his mother while he was in Australia during the early part of this century, and letters from his friend, Ida; photographs; newspaper cuttings; texts of broadcast talks given by E.L. Grant Watson in the 1940s and a talk about him given in 1955; typed drafts of published and unpublished poems, novels, short stories and his autobiography; copies of some of his nature books and essays, novels and scientific works. Also includes correspondence between Dorothy Green, Katherine Grant Watson and daughter Josephine, and a manuscript copy of Katherine Grant Watson's autobiography, 'Between two worlds'.
Biographical Note:

See: Introduction to Descent of spirit: writings of E.L. Grant Watson / edited by Dorothy Green (Sydney: Primavera Press, 1990).

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library in numerous instalments between 1975 and 2002.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1109622).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 E. L Grant Wilson, National Library of Australia, MS 4950, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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