Guide to the Papers of Melva Thomas, 1901-1995

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9003
Creator:
Melva Thomas
Extent:
0.42 metres and (3 boxes, 1 folio item)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Melva Thomas, National Library of Australia, MS 9003, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection contains biographical papers, copies of short stories and material relating to her historical research.

The original donation of 1993 contained the annotated typescripts, research materials, notes, and correspondence used and created by Melva Thomas in the course of writing "The Inky Way" and The Vincent printers. Both works are histories of newspaper publishing in New England and North Coast regions of New South Wales. An abridgment was published of The Vincent printers (Campbelltown: Ruse Publishing, c1980).

In 1997 Thomas made a further donation of biographical papers, including notes, correspondence and early publications, as well as a collection of short stories including five anthologies to which she was a contributor and photocopies of short stories published in The Bulletin and other magazines.

Biographical Note:

Melva Thomas was born in Dorrigo, N.S.W in 1912. She is the daughter of Reg Vincent, who with his brother Herb, co-founded the Don Dorrigo gazette, which Mrs Thomas worked on as a reporter for seven years. The Vincent family first became involved with newspapers in northern New South Wales and New Zealand over 160 years ago. Newspapers the family has been involved with include the Clarence and Richmond River examiner, the Armidale chronicle, the Glen Innes examiner, the Uralla and Walcha times, and the Moree examiner.

Mrs Thomas is also a short story writer and has had much of her work published in The Bulletin and other magazines. She has published under her maiden name, M.G. Vincent.

Provenance:

The original collection was donated by Melva Thomas in June 1993 and an addition in September 1997.

Arrangement:

Manuscripts of 'The Inky Way' and The Vincent printers were originally held in ring binders.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2825079).
Conditions Governing Use:
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.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Melva Thomas, National Library of Australia, MS 9003, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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