The collection comprises two boxes of files relating to the ABC Radio National Program Poetica, which ran for 18 years and reached weekly audience of 90,000 listeners. Poetica was first broadcasted in February 1997 and continued until February 2015. Program covered Australian and international poetry. The files contain complete list of programs and subjects, program briefs, publicity flyers, press clippings and correspondence with Australian authors and publishers, and letters from listeners.
Letters written by Patrick White to Raymond Omodei. Also included is a printed response to Patrick from Raymond. Also included is an issue of 'Good Weekend' Sydney Morning Herald magazine, 26 Jan 1994.
The collection comprises two letters between Hans Heysen and Mr Williams relating to a request for information about one of his 1933 watercolour paintings. The collection also includes a black and white photograph of Hans Heysen.
This collection comprises 51 postcards and 20 letters from Peter Porter to Albert Hirst discussing literary matters and Porter's work as a poet and associated activities. Also includes a copy of Porter's essay on Robert Browning: "Browning's Important Parleying: Stylistics across two centuries", Leo S. Olschki Editore, Firenze, 1991.
This collection comprises papers created by Kevin Bradley in various roles at the National Library of Australia (NLA) as well as papers collected during his time in roles external to the NLA. The material mostly relates to folk music in Australia and includes papers written by Bradley, draft publications, notes, correspondence, interview transcripts and photographs. Some material relates to Edgar Waters (scholar, folklorist, social historian), Ron Edwards (folklorist, artist, author), Dave de Hugard and the Sound Heritage Association (SHA).
This collection comprises reproduced images of Rupert Bunny's sketchbooks with David Thomas' notations identifying related paintings, as well as reproductions of oil paintings, drawings, research papers, and exhibition catalogues. It also includes reproductions of oil paintings and sketchbooks by the artist Frederick McCubbin.