Poetry and other writings

 
Containers:
Box 36, Box 37
Component identifier:
Series 38
Content Summary:

This series comprises mainly a large group of drafts of poems by Mitchell, some of which were published. There are also drafts of two book reviews and forewords she wrote for two books by others. Some files contain letters from publishers.

On receipt of the collection, most of the poems were found grouped randomly within files, and the remainder were loose in the boxes. No attempt has been made by the Library to impose an order on them.

7 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

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Permission required for research for the lifetime of Honor Auchinleck. Not for loan.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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