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Papers of Jack Lindsay, 1893-1989

32.61 metres (209 ms boxes + 7 archive boxes)
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MS 7168 comprises letters to family, Australian and overseas writers, artists and others; drafts of published and unpublished works with background material (notes, photocopies and cuttings) relating to those works; and, diaries including trip diaries. Lindsay's letters are arranged chronologically with alphabetical indexes. Much of the collection comprises papers arranged by Lindsay according to his activities, especially publication projects, including books on William Blake, Gustave Courbet, William Hogarth, William Morris, and J.M.W. Turner, and interests in subjects such as alchemy, anthropology, art, Marxism and science.
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Papers of Ivan Southall, 1935-2015

(150 boxes + 2 small folio boxes + 1 medium folio box + 2 large folio boxes + 6 folders + 45 digital carriers)
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The collection includes correspondence with Australian and overseas children in response to Southall's books,his family members and friends, literary agents and publishers, drafts of over fifty books and short stories, published and unpublished, speeches, scripts for radio plays, articles for newspapers and magazines, photographs,awards and medals, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, background materials for Ivan Southall's adult non-fiction, and papers relating to his war service, his time in Indonesia and lecture tours in Australia, England and the United States.

Papers of Katharine Susannah Prichard, 1851-1970

3.9 metres (24 ms boxes + 1 small phase box + 36 sound/av carriers)
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The papers of MS 6201 are arranged in the following series: 1. Family papers and photographs, 1851-1970, including papers of Thomas Henry Prichard and Hugo Throssell and photographs of Ric Throssell. 2. Notebooks, literary fragments and jottings, 1914-ca. 1940. 3. Literary drafts of novels, ca. 1925-1950; short stories, 1903-1959; poetry, ca. 1894-1960; drama, 1909-1959; articles, lectures and broadcasts, 1908-1960; and autobiography, ca. 1962-1963. 4. Political writings and papers, 1917-1969. 5. Correspondence, 1908-1969. 6. Reviews and clippings by and about K.S. Prichard, 1908-1969. 7. Non-family photographs, ca. 1900-1960s. 8. Miscellaneous papers, 1905-1961. 9. Printed materials, 1926-1969 (24 boxes).

Papers of June Factor, 1939-2020

(114 boxes + 1 carton + 2 folders)
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MS Acc02.228 comprises files of papers relating to Children's Radio 3CR including letters, communications with the Institute of Early Childhood Development, teaching outlines and notes, dating from the 1980s (1 box).
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Papers of Anne Summers, c. 1940-2018

(103 ms boxes + 45 archives boxes + 2 small folio boxes + 5 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes + 30 map folios + 1 ms carton + 1 folder)
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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).
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Papers of Patricia Clarke, 1887-2015

(76 ms boxes + 1 carton + 9 digital carriers)
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The collection comprises correspondence, drafts and research material relating to Clarke's books The governesses: letters from the colonies 1862-1882; A colonial woman? the life and times of Mary Braidwood Mowle, 1827-1857; Pen portraits, women writers an journalists in nineteenth century Australia; Pioneer writer: the life of Louisa Atkinson; Tasma: the life of Jessie Couvreur; Life Lines: Women's letters and diaries, 1788-1840 (Patricia Clarke and Dale Spender) and Rosa! Rosa! A life of Rosa Praed, novelist and spiritualist.. The collection also comprises material relating to Clarke's role as editor of Judith Wright's autobiography, Half a lifetime, published in 1999, including material from Judith Wright, correspondence, notes, drafts and reviews; research material on proposed writing on wartime censorship; research material for the chapter on Government House in Gables, ghosts and governors-general: the historic house at Yarralumla, Canberra; correspondence, notes, drafts and reviews relating to Clarke's role as co-editor, with Meredith McKinney, of The equal heart and mind: letters between Judith Wright and Jack McKinney (2004) and With love and fury: selected letters of Judith Wright (2006); papers relating to Steps to Federation (2001), which Clarke edited; Australian dictionary of biography research material, correspondence and drafts; and other papers relating to Clarke's PhD. thesis, articles and talks; correspondence, minutes and other records documenting Clarke's roles in the Independent Scholars Association of Australia, the Canberra and District Historical Society and other organisations, between ca. 1950-2010, and papers relating to her Medal of the Order of Australia.
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Papers of Humphrey McQueen, 1964-2021

17.1 metres (114 MS Boxes + 1 Map Folio)
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MS 4809 comprises personal and business correspondence, cuttings, notes, diaries, photographs, notebooks and reviews of some of Humphrey McQueen's books. There is also research material, drafts and typescripts relating to A new Britannia (1975), Social sketches of Australia, 1888-1975 (1978), The black swan of trespass (1979), Gone tomorrow (1982), Social sketches (1991), Tokyo world (1991), Japan to the rescue (1991), Tom Roberts (1996), Suspect history (1997), Temper democratic (1998) and The essence of capitalism (2002). The collection also includes papers relating to McQueen's activities as a visiting lecturer and to the 1998 exhibition and conference "Typically? Australian" held at the Brisbane City Gallery.The major correspondents include Neil Beckhaus, Ruth Blair, Clem Christesen, Peter Curtis, Jenny Darling (McQueen's agent), Tom Fitzgerald, Dorothy Green, Nick Jose, Joan Kerr, Henry Mayer, Brian Laver, Kathy Lette, Caroline Lurie, Stephen McDonald, Ben McGuire, Judy McQueen, Nicholas Pounder, Graham Rowlands and Walter Struve. The subjects of the correspondence include McQueen's work as a freelance writer, book reviewer, art critic and independent scholar, his travels, comments on politics, operas, concerts, art exhibitions, books he read and personal news (101 boxes, 1 fol. item).The Acc10.152 instalment consists of typescripts (some annotated), correspondence, newspaper clippings and ephemera. Significant projects include Hiding to nothing (collaboration with Tony Twigg, Sarah de Jong and Euan Upston); Only joking: a play in two acts; A framework of flesh: Builders' Labourers battle for health and safety; A new Britannia; Social sketches of Australia; and, the Socialist Alliance. Significant correspondents include Bernard Smith, Judy McQueen, Walter Struve, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Christos Tsiolkas, Kathy Lette, Caroline Lurie, Jack Mundey, Lindsay Fraser, Kathy Bail, Greg Mackie and Ruth Blair (6 boxes).The Acc16.001 instalment consists of an unpublished novel typescript on Tom Roberts, appointments diaries, and correspondence.The Acc18.097 instalment consists of personal and work correspondence between Humphrey McQueen and others, drafts of papers to be published, and radio scripts.The Acc21.016 instalment consists of correspondence with Bruce McFarlane (weekly exchanges), Ted Reithmuller, Peter Lyssiotis. General correspondence including with the ABC. Copies of speeches and a living obituary for Bruce McFarlane.
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Papers of Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson, 1807-1950

(16 ms boxes, 3 medium folio boxes, 2 large folio boxes, 8 map folios)
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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.
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Papers of Olaf Ruhen, 1926-1986

(72 ms boxes + 1 large folio package + 1 phase box)
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Correspondence, literary drafts (mostly typescript), subject files, photographs, newscuttings and copies of issues of journals containing articles by Ruhen. The correspondence includes family and personal correspondence, in addition to extensive files of correspondence with publishers and agents in Australia and overseas. The literary drafts date from the 1930s and include drafts of novels, short stories, book reviews and non-fiction works. The photographs include family photographs, wartime photographs and photographs taken during trips connected with Ruhen's writing. Included amongst the publications is a set of the first two years' issues of "People" magazine with a typed index by Ruhen.

Papers of Marian Eldridge, 1942-1997

10.41 metres (39 MS boxes + 10 cartons + 2 packets)
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Eldridge was a short story writer and novelist. The collection comprises personal correspondence, financial papers, correspondence concerning the writing and publication of her various works, handwritten drafts, typescripts, copy-edit and page proofs, notes and research material, and book reviews.
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1958-75 Box 3 (MS 9227)

 

1976 Box 3 (MS 9227)

 

1977 Box 4 (MS 9227)