Correspondence with readers, 1954-93

Containers:

Box 6 (MS 5379)

Component identifier:

Series 2

Content Summary:

This series comprises children's letters from primary and high schools in Australia, Indonesia, Europe and America, with photocopies of Southall's replies. It also includes children's written responses and illustrations for such books as To the wild sky, Ash road and Let the balloon go. Two folders contain letters from individual readers and copies of Southall's replies.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were purchased by the National Library from Ivan Southall in two instalments in 1977 and 1997. Further papers were received in 2008, 2009, 2012,2013, 2015 and 2017.

Subjects:

Literature

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