Collections

This collection contains correspondence sent by and to Norman Lindsay. Correspondents include Jane Lindsay, Harry Chaplin, Brian James (John Lawrence Tierney), Keith Wingrove, Hugh McCrae, Frank Rinder, Adolphe Beutler and Guy Howarth, and childhood friend Mame.

The collection comprises eleven letters sent to Andrew Endrey from Hu Feng, Mei Zhi and their daughter Zhang Xiaofeng, accompanied by explanatory notes prepared by Andrew Endrey. In 1978, after a year of immersion language studies in Taiwan, Andrew started researching Hu Feng's published works at the University of Melbourne. Andrew wrote his first letter to Hu Feng in 1979 and received a response from his initial letter from Hu in November 1979. Within this collection, topics discussed include Hu Feng's literary works, theories and his health; Japanese writers Eguchi Kan (also known as Eguchi Kiyoshi) and Kaji Wataru; Lu Xun and his works. Andrew Endrey is an Associate Lecturer within Humanities at the University of Western Australia and also a professional translator.

One notebook diary (1889-1891); one diary written on board the 'Windward' (1873).

Personal letters and postcards between Les Murray and Ang Chin Geok. The pair discuss their respective family news, deadlines, various health issues, travel, and work. Les Murray was a prolific Australian poet, and Dr Ang Chin Geok is an Asian-Australian author.

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.

The collection represents a considerable part of Paterson's work and life. There is a large group of his writings in the form of manuscript and typescript drafts of verse, prose, articles and radio plays. Some drafts are fully formed, while others are notes jotted down in journals and diaries. There are papers and photographs relating to Paterson's military service in both the Boer War and World War 1, family correspondence and photographs, newspaper cuttings, ephemera, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.

The collection comprises drafts of novels, plays and screenplays including Marriage Act, Mothers Day, Sir Katherine, Fathers Day, Big Thursday, Fire Autumn and All my love. Includes some correspondence, background research material.

The collection comprises notebooks, journals and papers written by Anne Edgeworth including published and unpublished poems; correspondence with literary figures, and members of the Edgeworth David family; reviews of theatre productions; university revue scripts and ephemera plus ; a script, with handwritten production notes for 'Born of Fire' the Judith Wright 80th birthday tribute.

MS 7073 comprises manuscripts, research notes, typescript drafts, galley proofs, draft notes and correspondence concerning writing and publication of Summers' book Damned whores and God's police, and her autobiography Ducks on the pond. Correspondents include Henry Mayer, Melanie Beresford, Ann Curthoys and staff of Penguin Books. The collection includes a cuttings book containing press cuttings about Summers and Damned whores and God's police; files of research notes; cuttings; and, correspondence on a wide range of topics including women and poverty, single parents, family, Caroline Chisholm, child care, Aboriginal Australians, rape reform proposals, suicide, women unionists, education, prostitution, racism, Womens' Electoral Lobby, Adela Pankhurst Walsh, women and the media. The collection also includes material relating to the journal Refractory girl and the publication of Her story: Australian women in print 1788-1975. There are papers and material relating to Gamble for power; papers relating to the "free Sandra Willson" campaign and Ms and Sassy magazines; transcripts and video tapes relating to the ABC TV program "Anne Summers in conversation with six Aussie men" (1994); and, various papers relating to women's issues (66 boxes, 7 fol. boxes).The Acc07.177 instalment includes a wide range of correspondence; files on various publishers and projects; and, material relating to The end of equality, Ms and Sassy magazines, Good weekend and Greenpeace International (19 boxes).

The bulk of the papers relate to Hill's published works, forming a comprehensive record of his literary career. There is research material, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts, galley and page proofs, correspondence and letters from readers. Major correspondents are Rosemary Creswell (Hill's agent), Max Harris and the numerous publishers with whom Hill dealt. There is a small group of drafts of unpublished short stories, plays and poems and cutting books containing copies of newspaper and journal articles by and about Hill, including reviews of his books.MS Acc12.120 comprises typescript manuscripts, proofs, drafts, outlines, story files, research notes, diaries, ephemera, posters and correspondence relating to Anthony Hill's publications, primarily "Animal Heroes", "Captain Cook's Apprentice" and "The Story of Billy Young".