Notebooks
- Containers:
- Box 15-17 (MS 4887)
- Component identifier:
- Series 5
- Content Summary:
- Hardy's notebooks vary in size and many are undated. Some contain notes written during trips to Europe, others contain drafts of his stories, including the first draft of 'The man from Clinkapella' in a book marked '1945-46'. Hardy's literary plans and other notes are contained in a large book commenced in 1960 and completed in 1966. Rosslyn Hardy's shorthand books (1963) contain letters dictated by her husband. Notebooks dealing with a particular monograph have been placed in their relevant series.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The papers of the writer Frank Hardy were purchased by the Library in seven consignments between 1975 and 1988.
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2060293).
- 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- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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