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Papers of Colleen McCullough, 1958-1981

0.6 metres (4 ms boxes)
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The collection comprises drafts of the Australian author Colleen McCullough's early writing, including: early first drafts (plus draft film script) of her first published novel 'Tim' (1974) - draft title "Not the Full Quid" - written when McCullough was working as a neurophysiologist at Yale University in the USA; numerous drafts of unpublished poems, some with handwritten meter notations; drafts of short stories with the titles "Mer-Song", "Oft in the Stilly Night", "The Mudhole", "Michael", "A Few Cat Tales", "No Psychological Strings Attached"; and three letters - one from Margaret Latrobe to McCullough, one from John [surname unknown] to McCullough plus a response from McCullough to John. The majority of the records are typed and many include handwritten edits and notations and only nine of the works include dates.
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Papers of Anthony Hill, c1900-2012

(52 MS boxes + 2 Map Folios)
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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 There is a small group of drafts of unpublished short stories, plays and poems and cutting books containing copies of newspaper and journal articles by and about Hill, including reviews of his books.MS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".
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Papers of Fay Zwicky, c.1880-2017, 1880-2017

(82 ms boxes + 1 small folio box + 5 folders + 2 digital carriers + 5 audiovisual carriers)
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The collection features Fay Zwicky's handwritten journals from 1975-2012; drafts of her writings including poetry and prose; professional and personal correspondence, 1950s-2000s, including letters of Glenda Adams, Robert Adamson, Alec Bolton, Lily Brett, David Brooks, Rosemary Dobson, Helen Garner, Gwen Harwood, Dorothy Hewett, A.D. Hope, Lily Kahan, Denise Levertov, Merv Lilley and Peter Taylor; photographs; publications, newspapers clippings and other printed material; research files and administrative papers.
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Papers of Beverley Farmer, 1924-2018

(21 ms boxes)
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The collection comprises drafts, notes, photographs of Beverley Farmer's places of connection, emails, articles, postcards and other working material documenting her intellectual and writing life, her relationships with other writers and providing examples of her drafting process.
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Papers of Libby Gleeson, 1977-2012

(33 ms boxes + 6 sound/av carriers + 4 digital carriers)
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MS 9229 includes: 1. Correspondence with publishers, Gleeson's literary agent, Australian illustrators and children. 2. Drafts of Eleanor Elizabeth, I am Susannah, Dodger, Love me, love me not, One Sunday, Mum goes to work, Where's Mum?, Big dog, Uncle David, Sleep time, The princess and the perfect dish and of television scripts for "Bananas in pyjamas" and "Magic Mountain". 3. Other writings, reviews, publicity material, photographs, newspaper cuttings and material relating to the Melbourne and Sydney Writers' Festivals, Public Lending Right Committee, Children's Book Council of Australia. Principal correspondents are Aiden Chambers, Jenny Rowe, Larry Lucas, Naida Wheatley, Craig Smith, Armin Greder, Donna Rawlins and Jill Hickson (25 boxes).
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Papers of Morris West, 1916-2005

11.40 metres (36 ms boxes + 6 folio boxes + 1 medium phase box + 1 map folio + 3 oversized objects + 48 sound/av carriers)
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This collection comprises papers that document West's life and career over a substantial period of time. A large group of the papers relate to West's writings and include manuscript drafts of many of his novels; scripts for plays; scripts for film adaptations of several of his novels; drafts of articles he wrote; and typescripts of speeches. There are newspaper and journal cuttings of articles written by or about West, together with reviews of many of his publications. There is also correspondence relating to publication of West's book and also certificates and significant literary awards he received. Other correspondence includes letters between West and his friend G. Emmett Cardinal Carter, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, letters to West from Alfred Hitchcock, Estee Lauder, Pat[ricia] Nixon, HM Queen Frederica of Greece, and Miles, Duke of Norfolk and carbon copies of West's letters to Father Tony Glynn in Japan. Also included are condolences received by West's family on his death in 1999.
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26/06/1998 1 item Cassette-Box 719

 

Papers of Nadia Wheatley, 1946-2017

(37 ms boxes + 8 archives boxes + 4 large folio boxes + 6 medium folio boxes + 1 map folio)
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The papers in MS 9000 comprise writing and publishing correspondence, correspondence with school children, drafts, synopses, maps, notes research material, cuttings, page and cover proofs, flyers and other papers relating to her novels and children's books Five times dizzy, Dancing in the Anzac deli, The house that was Eureka, The blooding, My place, and, Lucy in the leap year. Also includes papers relating to her book of short stories, The night Tolkien died, her dealings with the ABC over the series "The museum of here and now", the stage production of "Lucy in the leap year" and the stage, film and television productions of "Five times dizzy".

Papers of Tim Winton, 1980-2015

(126 ms boxes + 5 small folio boxes + 6 medium folio boxes + 1 large folio box + 15 map folios + 1 carton + 1 small object + 3 large objects + 1 small rolled items box + 68 digital carriers + 6 audiovisual carriers)
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The collection comprises handwritten drafts, typescripts, research notes, newspaper cuttings, first editions and foreign language editions of Tim Winton's fiction, non-fiction and children's books including, An Open Swimmer, Shallows, Scission, Minimum of Two, That Eye the Sky, In the Winter Dark, Cloudstreet, The Riders, Breath, The Deep, Dirt Music, Down to Earth with Richard Woldendorp, Land's Edge, The Turning, Rising Water, Shrine, Signs of Life, Eyrie, Leaning on the Wind, Jesse, The Bugalugs Bum Thief, Blueback and the Lockie Leonard series. Also included are screenplays, theatrical adaptions, correspondence, media articles and reviews, marketing and publicity, book layouts and designs, photographs and pictures, posters, awards, journals, commemorative stamps, DVDs and CDs as well as records relating to Tim Winton's environmental activism.
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Papers of Kate Grenville, 1980-2020

(46 MS boxes + 1 map folio + 1 folder + medium folio box)
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This collection comprises papers relating to nine of Kate Grenville's novels (The Secret River, The Lieutenant, Sarah Thornhill, Dark Places, A Room Made of Leaves, The Idea of Perfection, Always Greener, One Life, The Case Against Fragrance) and a piece in Meanjin about the Covid-19 pandemic. The collection primarily consists of early drafts, and correspondence with colleagues and readers.
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Papers of Tim Conigrave, 1968-2015

(11 archive boxes + 1 large map folio + 1 medium folio box)
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This collection comprises the papers of actor, playwright and activist Tim Conigrave. It includes correspondence, notes and notebooks, draft manuscripts including 'Holding The Man', diaries, photographs, interview transcripts, ephemera and related papers, as well as media clippings collected by Timothy and Nicholas Conigrave's mother relating to the reception of his works.