Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: business correspondence, 1985-94

Component identifier:

Series 14

Content Summary:

The series comprises business letters, including copies of letters written by Marr, relating to the books on Patrick White. They extend from 1985 to 1994 and were arranged by Marr chronologically in 12 bundles. The correspondents include Caroline Lurie (Australian Literary Management), Graham Greene (Jonathan Cape), Anne Chisholm, the Australian Literature Board, Angus and Robertson, Allen and Unwin, Thomas Nelson Australia, the Bancroft Library (University of California, Berkeley) and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (University of Texas, Austin).

Other letters from publishers and agents are in Series 13.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was purchased by the National Library from David Marr in 1999. Further papers were donated to the Library in November 1999 (Series 30, Item 11), November 2000 (Series 1, Files 4-10) and January 2001 (Series 27, Item 41).

Names:

Marr, David, Mr.

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