General correspondence, 1937-2000

Component identifier:

Series 2

Content Summary:

This large series of correspondence spans the entirety of Mitchell's career as an author. There is a large component of correspondence with publishers relating to aspects of publication of her books. There are many letters of praise from readers of her books, including a number from young readers. There are also letters from acquaintances, mostly relating to her writing or to subjects in which she had an interest

Correspondents include Alec Bolton (1983), Mary Grant Bruce (1945), Rachel Cleland (1946), Geoffrey Dutton (1983-1990), Ninette Dutton (1984-1990), T.S. Eliot (1948; 1953), Nancy Fairfax (1944), Sydney Jephcott (1943), Keith Hancock (1985), Ian Mudie (1945, 1968) and Sir Ian Wood (1959).

There was no apparent order to the letters when they were received. They have been grouped and listed in chronological order by the National Library.

25 files

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was acquired from the family of Elyne Mitchell in six instalments between 2002 and 2008, with the bulk of the material being purchased in 2007. The collection was originally comprised of two components. The first component was papers that were in Mitchell's possession at the time of her death in 2002, while the second component was papers that had been left by Mitchell in the care of her agent, Curtis Brown. These two components have been brought together to form the entirety of the Elyne Mitchell Papers.

Subjects:

Literature

Names:

Mitchell, Elyne

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