Guide to the Papers of Frank Dalby Davison, 1859-1970

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 1945
Creator:
Frank Dalby Davison
Extent:
2 metres and (13 boxes, 1 folio item)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Frank Dalby Davison, National Library of Australia, MS 1945, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection contains correspondence with Davison's mother and family, and letters from literary figures including Nettie and Vance Palmer, Kylie Tennant, Henry Handel Richardson, Walter Murdoch, Patrick White, Tom Inglis Moore, Marjorie Barnard, R. D. FitzGerald, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Xavier Herbert and others. The papers also include typescript drafts of some of his novels and some published novels inscribed to Davison from the authors. There is also an ABC television interview transcript with Davison conducted by Owen Webster and the unedited working script of an interview with Davison recorded in 1969, the text of a talk on Christopher Brennan by Hilary Lofting, war service documents, and Davison family photographs.
Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Library by Davison in 1962. Two small additions were received in 1988 and 1994.

Arrangement:

The papers were organised into four series by Library staff.

Indexed terms

Names:
Frank Dalby Davison

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2571291).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Frank Dalby Davison, National Library of Australia, MS 1945, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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