Drafts of poems, being roughly half the poetry work done by Tranter between the publication of Under Berlin (1988) and the publication of At The Florida (1993)

Containers:

Box 21

Component identifier:

File 30_36

Content Summary:

Some holograph pages, but most are typed, with revisions in ink or pencil. In most cases poems have undergone five to ten draft stages, with ink corrections and reprinting of each page.Each sheet bears a designation on the verso identifying it as by the author and giving the approximate date, 500 pages.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Papers of John Tranter were first purchased by the Library in August 1977. Further instalments were purchased in December 1988 and February 1989, and donated under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme in May 1993, May 1994, and April 1995.

Names:

John Tranter

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