Henry Lawson material

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Content Summary:

Papers relating to the writing and production of Who was Henry Larsen in 1985 and the reworked and retitled play and filmscript Faces in the street, 1986-87. The papers include numerous manuscripts and typescript drafts, notes, research materials, sheet music written for Lawson poems by Kris Kempster, transcripts of discussions with actors, correspondence and workshop notes. Many of the drafts were received, and remain, in a state of great disorder. The files are arranged roughly chronologically.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers of the writer Frank Hardy were purchased by the Library in seven consignments between 1975 and 1988.

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