Biographical papers, 1970-2003

 
Component identifier:
Series 23
Content Summary:

A small group of papers of a biographical nature are contained in this series. There are financial papers, including royalty statements; plans for extensions to Hall's home in Queen St (1990) and the subsequent sale of the same property (2002); papers relating to a company called Silvertongues Pty Ltd (c 1970); notes on a trip Hall took to Turkey, Macedonia and Bulgaria in 1995; some undated black and white photographs of Hall in his early years; and a typescript of the eulogy given by Graham Freudenberg at Hall's funeral.

There are also papers relating to the James Joyce Foundation. In 1994 Hall was awarded the Foundation's inaugural 'Guinness Award for the Suspended Sentence'. The award included a two-month residency at Trinity College, Dublin.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were acquired in two instalments. The first was purchased from Hall in 1992 and the second was purchased from his family in 2003, following Hall's death.

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Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn401267).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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