Guide to the Papers of Ivan Southall
MS 5379; MS Acc08.031; MS Acc08.052;.MS Acc09.039; MS Acc12.002; MS Acc13.146;.MS Acc15.075; MS Acc17.087; MS Acc17.124
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Southall, Ivan
- Title
- Papers of Ivan Southall
- Date Range
- 1935-2015
- Collection Number
- MS 5379; MS Acc08.031; MS Acc08.052;.MS Acc09.039; MS Acc12.002; MS Acc13.146;.MS Acc15.075; MS Acc17.087; MS Acc17.124
- Extent
- 29.52 metres (150 boxes + 2 small folio boxes + 1 medium folio box + 2 large folio boxes + 6 folders + 45 digital carriers)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
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family members and friends, literary agents and publishers, drafts of over fifty books and short stories, published and unpublished, speeches, scripts for radio plays, articles for newspapers and magazines, photographs,awards and medals, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, background materials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.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn692329).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Ivan Southall, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'.
Provenance
The papers were purchased by the National Library from Ivan Southall in two instalments in 1977 and 1997. Further papers were received in 2008, 2009, 2012,2013, 2015 and 2017.
Collection Retrieval Advice
Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.
Biographical Note
Ivan Southall, son of Francis Gordon and Rachel Elizabeth Southall, was born in 1921 in Melbourne and grew up in Surrey Hills. He attended Box Hill Grammar School until the age of fourteen, when his father died. He was then sent to work washing bottles and glassware and later obtained a position as a copy boy at the Melbourne Herald. Though his main ambition was to become a journalist, the Herald apprenticed him to process engraving. In his spare time he wrote fiction. He completed four books before he was twenty, three of which were published after the war. In 1945 Southall married Joy Blackburn. They lived on a property in the Dandenong Ranges until their separation in 1974. They divorced in 1976. Southall married Susan Westerland Stanton in 1976.
Southall spent one year in the army whilst awaiting his call for the RAAF during World War II. It was his experience there, subsequently as a RAAF historian, that influenced his early post-war writings, notably his Simon Black Books for boys published between 1950 and 1961.
During this period Southall also completed a number of works of non-fiction: Journey into mystery (1961), Indonesia face to face (1964); 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the Six great Australians series (1964), The challenge: Is the church obsolete?(1966) and Parson on the track (1961).
His first book for children, Hills End was published in 1962. It received immediate critical recognition both in Australia and overseas. Over the next ten years Southall published some of his most acclaimed children's novels with Ashroad, To the wild sky, Finn's folly, Chinaman's Reef is ours, and The foxhole. The idealistic hero of his Simon Black novels gave way to more complex and realistic characters placed in situations outside of their normal experience. He experimented with a number of different narrative techniques, pioneering the interior monologues found in Let the balloon go, Bread and honey and Josh. He also faced severe criticism for his challenging subject matters.
In 1962, Southall's fourth child, Melissa, was born, and diagnosed with Down Syndrome. The challenges involved in raising Melissa found expression in Southall's writing in his books Finn's folly and Let the balloon go which both involve disabled protagonists, the impact of their disabilities on their families and their ability to survive in a dangerous situation.
Southall published numerous children's books, as well as a number of adult novels, essays and short stories. His work for children has been translated into more than twenty languages including Swedish, German, Japanese and Russian. He has won numerous awards including the Children's Books of the Year Award for Ash road (1966), To the wild sky (1968), Bread and honey (1971) and Fly west (1976); the Children's Picture Book of the Year: Sly old wardrobe (1969) pictures by Ted Greenwood. He is the only Australian children's writer ever to receive the Carnegie Medal, awarded for Josh, which was also an honour book for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1981. Ivan Southall died in 2008.
Item Descriptions
Class MS 5379. Consignments received 1977 and 1997
The papers in MS 5379 include correspondence with Australian and overseas children, 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, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, background materials for Ivan Southall's adult non-fiction, and papers relating to his time in Indonesia and lecture tours in Australia, England and the United States. The principal correspondents are Barbara Kerr Wilson, Beatrice Davies, John Abernethy, Alec Bolton, Norma Jean Sawicki, Susan Hirswich, Patrick Hardy, Judith Fisher, Marilyn Malin, Jennifer Rowe, Joy Southall (first wife), Elizabeth Southall (daughter), Sister Margaret Giumelli (family friend), the Australian Society of Authors and the Children's Book Council (108 boxes, 1 fol. box).
Series 1. General correspondence, 1945-98
The series comprises correspondence with family, friends and relatives including copies of Southall's replies. The series contains letters to and from the Victorian Fellowship of Writers, the Returned Services League, Community Aid Abroad and the Wilderness Society, as well as birthday cards and invitations. Individual correspondents include Sister Margaret Giumelli, Barbara Ker Wilson, Norma Sawicki and a letter from H. C. Coombs requesting a signature for an Aboriginal Land Rights appeal.
Series 2. Correspondence with readers, 1954-93 - Box 6 (MS 5379)
This series comprises children's letters from primary and high schools in Australia, Indonesia, Europe and America, with photocopies of Southall's replies. It also includes children's written responses and illustrations for such books as To the wild sky, Ash road and Let the balloon go. Two folders contain letters from individual readers and copies of Southall's replies.
Series 3. Correspondence with academics, 1971-95
This series is comprised of correspondence between Ivan Southall and a number of educational institutions and academics. The corresponding institutions include Macquarie University, offering a Writer in Residence to Southall and the University of Sydney. The correspondents include Karen Nelson (curator) of the University of Minnesota, Victor Crittenden, Walter McVitty and Mary Lou Whiter.
Series 4. Correspondence with publishers, 1949-94
This series contains reviews, notes, illustrations and correspondence with various publishers and literary agents.
The correspondents include Beatrice Davis, Barbara Ker Wilson, John Abernethy, Alec Bolton, Norma Jean Sawicki, Susan Hirschman, Dorothy Daly, Anne Curtis-Brown and John Hetherington.
Series 5. Correspondence with organisations, 1964-92
This series contains Southall's correspondence with various organisations, and covers a variety of topics from the role of the writer in Australian culture, to various concerns of authors, including copyright fees and the public lending right scheme.
Series 6. Editorial correspondence, 1958-96
This series comprises of correspondence between Ivan Southall and several editors who had significant input into his career, including Barbara Ker Wilson and Beatrice Davis. Other correspondents include John Abernethy (Angus and Robertson) and Norma Jean Sawicki (St Martin's Press).
Series 7. Family correspondence, 1967-84
This series comprises correspondence between Ivan Southall, his daughters Roberta and Elizabeth and his first wife Joy. Copies of some of Southall's letters are also included as well as correspondence between Southall and several publishing companies discussing Elizabeth's manuscripts. This file contains correspondence with Norma Jean Sawicki, Susan Hirshman and Barbara Ker Wilson.
Please note: Folders 1-14 are not available for research until 2028.
Series 8. Melissa Southall, 1964-1992
This series includes letters between Ivan Southall and his daughter Melissa, together with correspondence between Southall and the schools responsible for Melissa's care. The files contain artwork by Melissa, scrapbooks, school reports and information pamphlets on the Ferntree Gully and Kindallin schools which she attended in the late 1980s.
Please note: this series is not available for research until 2028.
Series 10. Short stories, 1939-88
This series contains draft manuscripts of Southall's short stories and correspondence relating to the stories. The correspondents include Dorothy Daly and Nance Donkin.
Typescripts, including And the woman laughed, Arch steps out, As woman is helpless, The beating, Bushfire, Chinatown review, Cross swell, The crowd complex, Dancing of the marionettes, Death to the u-boats, Don't make me laugh, 1948-49 (File 1) - Box 29 (MS 5379)
Typescript of Bushfire with handwritten alterations and second draft, 1967 (File 2) - Box 29 (MS 5379)
Typescripts, including An engine failed, Fame on the doorstep, The fiend and the chicken, Forty-two left feet, Francie, A sketch at the expense of humanity, Garments from downs, Girl in a doorway, The gremlins, Hang Aunt Agatha, The heart divided, 1947-74 (File 3) - Box 29 (MS 5379)
Two typed drafts entitled Head in the clouds and correspondence, 1971-88 (File 5-6) - Box 29 (MS 5379)
Typescripts, including Hell or high water, Heroic fool, It looks like America, Kapitulation, Mary I could eat you, Meet our wine tester, He's a busy man, My wife likes breakfast in bed, 1938-50 (File 7) - Box 29 (MS 5379)
Typescripts, including Night call, Root of all evil, Silver half-penny, Such a wonderful husband, The tail-waggers clerk, Tale of a tea cup, Thinking of Gloria, A torpedo! A shell…!, The unseen hand, undated (File 8) - Box 29 (MS 5379)
Typescripts, including Vengeance is mine, We know no reason, We knew the terrors, The white van, Within…from without, Yes Mr Donovan, You're even lovelier, Zetland Northern Isle, 1948 (File 9-10) - Box 30 (MS 5379)
Series 11. London short stories, 1946-47
This series contains stories written by Southall while living in London after World War II.
Typescripts, including Careful darling, The beating, Bells were ringing, Champagne for two, The disturbing spirit, The eyes were green, The faithful squaw, Fame on the doorstep, The fire thundered, 1946 (File 1) - Box 31 (MS 5379)
Typescripts, including Garments for Downes, In this ground, It has always happened, John Black bachelor, Kiss from a stranger, Let's get away from here, The model, The mound, Music for Pierre, 1946 (File 2) - Box 31 (MS 5379)
Series 12. The participation of the R.A.A.F. personnel in the activities of R.A.F. Coastal Command for 1943, 1946
The participation of the R.A.A.F... was written by Southall as a private venture and approved as a semi-official document by the Air Ministry at R.A.F. headquarters in London and the Air Office Command in 1946. Official historians wrote it as a record of the history of Southall's squadron for the subsequent use. Southall later developed two books from this, They shall not pass unseen (1956) and Fly west (1974).
Series 13. Simon Black books for boys, 1950-61
Angus and Robertson published the Simon Black books over a period of eleven years. This series contains manuscripts, notes and correspondence relating to the Simon Black books. The correspondents include Beatrice Davis, Alec Bolton, Colin Roderick, Judith Fischer, Colin Ferguson, Barbara Ker Wilson, Ken Crichton, John Appleton, Richard Walsh and the editorial staff of Boy.
Typed draft, script format for ABC radio, Simon Black in coastal command. undated (File 4) - Box 32 (MS 5379)
Typed manuscript, handwritten alterations, Simon Black and the spaceman undated (File 5-6) - Box 33 (MS 5379)
Handwritten manuscript and script format for ABC radio, Simon Black in Antarctica (File 7-8) - Box 33 (MS 5379)
Series 14. The weaver from Meltham, 1950
Whitcombe & Tombs published The weaver from Meltham in 1950. It is a biography of Godfrey Hirst who was involved in the Australian wool industry and built up his own company in Geelong.
Series 15. Mike Manly, 1954
Mike Manly was a cartoon serial published in the Women's Day in 1954. Southall wrote the script, working in collaboration with graphic artist Peter James. The storyline involved a young Australian scientist who makes a discovery, which leads him into conflict with evil government powers.
This series contains drafts and printed material.
Series 16. They shall not pass unseen, 1946-67
Angus and Robertson published They shall not pass unseen in 1956. Pacific Books reissued it in 1966.
This series includes the draft manuscript and correspondence. The correspondents include Beatrice Davis, Bill Hughes, James Preston and Edwin C. Kingston.
Series 17. The story of the Hermitage, 1955-56
Cheshire published The story of the Hermitage, the history of Geelong Church of England Grammar School, in 1956.
This series contains drafts and correspondence with Beatrice Davis.
Series 18. A tale of Box Hill, 1957
A tale of Box Hill recounts the creation and development of Box Hill City. Box Hill City Council published it in 1957.
This series contains several early drafts of the book.
Series 19. Bluey Truscott, 1956-65
Bluey Truscott is the biography of squadron leader Keith William Truscott of the R.A.A.F. Angus and Robertson published Bluey Truscott in 1958. The book was reissued by Australian Large Print in 1989.
This series comprises manuscripts, notes, newspaper cuttings, photographs and correspondence. Correspondents include Lu Rees, Beatrice Davis and Bill Hughes.
Series 20. The third pilot, 1958
The third pilot is the first in the Felix Pym series based on real missions carried out by Sunderland flying boasts in the R.A.A.F. during World War II. Horwitz published The third pilot in 1959.
Series 21. Flight to Gibraltar, 1959
R.A.A.F. series no. 2. Horwitz publishedFlight to Gibraltar in 1959. In 1962 the title was changed by the publisher to Terror flight.
Series 22. Mediterranean black, 1959
R.A.A.F. series no. 3. Horwitz published Mediterranean black in 1959
Series 23. Sortie in Cyrenaica, 1959
R.A.A.F. series no. 4. Horwitz published Sortie in Cyrenaica in 1959
Series 24. Mission to Greece, 1959
R.A.A.F. series no. 5. Mission to Greece is based on the evacuation of British and Dominion forces from Greece in April 1941. Horwitz published Mission to Greece in 1960.
Series 25. Softly tread the brave; the story of mine disposal, 1957-75
Angus and Robertson published Softly tread the brave in 1960. This series contains drafts, newspaper cuttings, page proofs and correspondence.
The correspondents include Beatrice Davis, Barbara Ker Wilson and John Hetherington.
Series 27. Journey into mystery, 1960-63
Lansdowne Press published Journey into mystery,, an account of the expedition of Burke and Wills, in 1961.
This series contains manuscripts, page proofs and correspondence with Lansdowne Press.
Series 28. Woomera, 1960-66
Angus and Robertson publishedWoomera in 1962. Originally written for adults, Southall later published a children's version of the history of the Woomera rocket range, which was renamed Rockets in the desert by Angus and Robertson.
This series comprises drafts, including a redrafted version for children, notes, newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, photographs of the Woomera weapon testing site and correspondence. The correspondents include personnel from the Woomera base, John Abernethy and Beatrice Davis.
Series 29. Parson on the track, 1961-67
Parson on the track recounts the history of the Bush Brotherhood in the Australian outback. Lansdowne Press published Parson on the track in 1962.
This series contains manuscripts, notes, newspaper cuttings and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include John A. Pope, Judith Fischer and members of the Bush Brotherhood who contributed to the book.
Series 30. Hills End, 1960-89
Angus and Robertson published Hills End in 1962. John Ferguson reissued the book as part of Australian Children's Classics in 1981. This series contains manuscripts, readers' letters, reviews, and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include Barbara Ker Wilson, Beatrice Davis and John Abernethy.M
Series 31. Indonesia face to face, 1958-70
Lansdowne Press published Indonesia face to face in 1964.
This series comprises drafts and correspondence. The correspondents include the Methodist Church of Australia; Peter Hastings (editor of the Bulletin), John Abernethy and Lloyd O' Neil (Lansdowne Press).
Series 32. Lawrence Hargrave, 1964
Southall's biography on the early Australian aviator was published by Oxford University Press in 1964.
This series contains drafts.
Series 33. Indonesian journey, 1960-68
Lansdowne Press published Indonesian journey in 1965. Indonesian journey is based on a trek made by Southall in Java to GunungSemera, an erupting volcano.
This series contains manuscripts, newsletters from the Volunteer Graduate Association, newscuttings and correspondence. The correspondents include Beatrice Davis, John Abernethy and Lansdowne Press.
Series 34. Ash road, 1964-97
Angus and Robertson published Ash road in 1965. It won Australian Children's Book of the Year in 1966. John Ferguson in the Australian Children's Classics Series reprinted it by Angus and Robertson in 1976 as part of the Ivan Southall Library Editions, and in 1981.
This series contains drafts, reviews and correspondence. The correspondents include Beatrice Davis, John Abernethy, Barbara Ker Wilson, MatsuyoXamanmoto (Japanese children's author), the Children's Book Council of Australia, the Children's Book Council of New South Wales and the Quill Club.
Series 35. The challenge, 1965-66
The challenge is a series of essays, edited by Southall, on the role of the church in the twentieth century. It was published by Lansdowne Press in 1965.
This series contains drafts, newspaper cuttings, reviews and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include C. W. Johnson, Professor J. W. Nevile, Professor C. A. Coulson, Rev. J. Wilkinson, Rev. Frank Engel, Rev. W. J. Hobbin and Lloyd O'Neil (Lansdowne Press).
Series 36. Bible tales retold, 1966-68
Angus and Robertson published The sword of Esau and The curse of Cain in 1967 and 1968.
This series contains drafts and correspondence relating to the book. Correspondents include Elva Hoy (Angus and Robertson art department) and Barbara Ker Wilson, with copies of Southall's replies.
Typed draft with some handwritten chapters, entitled 'Esau was a hairy man'(original working title) (File 1) - Box 51 (MS 5379)
Typed draft with handwritten corrections, retitled The sword of Esau. Includes original illustrations (File 2) - Box 51 (MS 5379)
Series 37. To the wild sky, 1965-93
Angus and Robertson published To the wild sky in 1967 and it won the Australian Children's Book of the Year in 1968. It was re-released by Angus and Robertson as part of the Ivan Southall Library Edition in 1976.
This series contains drafts and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include John Abernethy and Barbara Ker Wilson.
Series 38. The fox hole, 1967-89
Hick Smith & Sons published The fox hole in 1967. It was commended at the Children's Book of the Year Awards in 1968.
This series contains drafts, newspaper cuttings, reviews, readers' letters, illustrations and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include Marilyn Malin (Methuen Books) and Barbara Ker Wilson.
Series 39. Let the balloon go, 1966-95
Hicks Smith & Sons publishedLet the balloon go in 1968. It was commended at the Children's Book of the Year Awards in 1969 and was a Library of Congress Book of the Year in 1968.
This series contains drafts, including a film script, and correspondence. The correspondents include Barbara Ker Wilson and Beatrice Davis.
Series 40. Sly old wardrobe, 1967-86
Cheshire published Sly old wardrobe in 1968 and it won the Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year Award in 1969. Hodder and Stoughton released a new edition in 1974.
This series contains drafts, reviews and correspondence. The correspondents include Ted Greenwood (illustrator) and F. W. Cheshire Publishing.
Series 41. Finn's folly, 1967-88
Angus and Robertson published Finn's folly in 1969 and it received 'favourable comment' at the Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards in the same year. It was re-released by Angus and Robertson as part of the Ivan Southall Library Edition in 1978.
This series contains drafts, jacket book illustrations and related correspondence. The correspondents include Barbara Ker Wilson and Penguin Books.
Series 42. Bread and honey, 1968-92
Angus and Robertson published Bread and honey in 1970 and it won the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award in 1971. It was also shortlisted for the U. K. Carnegie Medal.
This series contains drafts and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include Belle Aldermann, Sue MacGregor and Barbara Ker Wilson. The correspondence file also contains a copy of Southall's acceptance speech on winning the Children's Book of the Year Award for Bread and honey.
Series 43. Chinaman's Reef is ours, 1968-88
Angus and Robertson published Chinaman's Reef is ours in 1970.
This series contains drafts and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include Barbara Ker Wilson, John Abernethy and Norma Jean Sawicki.
Series 44. Josh, 1969-96
Angus and Robertson published Josh in 1971. It won the U.K. Carnegie Meal for 1971 and was a Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year.
This series contains drafts and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include Susan Hirshman, Norma Jean Sawicki, Barbara Ker Wilson, and Beatrice Davis.
Series 45. Over the top, 1970-76
Hicks Smith & Sons published Over the top in 1972.
This series contains drafts and correspondence. The correspondents include Barbara Ker Wilson, Norma Jean Sawicki and Alec Bolton.
Series 46. Matt and Jo, 1972-93
Angus and Robertson published Matt and Jo in 1973 and it won the Australian Writers' Award in 1974. Penguin Books republished it as a Puffin paperback in 1974 and 1978.
This series contains drafts and correspondence. The correspondents include Patricia Wrightson.
Series 47. Fly west, 1942-94
Angus and Robertson published Fly west in 1974 and it won the Australian Children's Book of the Year in 1976.
This series contains manuscripts, notes, photocopied R.A.A.F. material and correspondence. The correspondents include ex-R.A.A.F. personnel and Barbara Ker Wilson. The correspondence dating from 1993 onwards discusses the possibility of a reunion with members from Southall's R.A.A.F. squadron. This file also includes the draft acceptance speech for the Children's Book of the Year, Fly West.
Series 48. Journey of discovery, 1974-89
Kestral published Journey of discovery in 1975. The book is largely made up of a series of lectures on writing for children, delivered in Australia, the United States and Britain.
This series contains drafts, reviews and correspondence. The correspondents include Barbara Ker Wilson.
Series 49. What about tomorrow, 1974-86
Angus and Robertson published What about tomorrow in 1977.
This series contains drafts, book launch invitations, reviews and correspondence.
The correspondents include Gwenda Jarred, David Harris and Hugh Morgan.
Series 50. King of the sticks, 1977-93
William Collins published King of the sticks in 1979.
This series contains drafts and correspondence. The correspondents include Marilyn Malin and Anne Bower Ingram (Collins). Included are copies of Southall's letters detailing his increasing dissatisfaction with Angus and Robertson.
Series 51. The golden goose, 1978-96
Methuen Children's Books published The golden goose in 1981.
This series contains drafts and correspondence. The correspondents include Methuen Publishing and Greenwillow Books.
Series 52. The long night watch, 1980-87
Methuen Children's Books published The long night watch in 1983.
It was nominated for the U.K. Carnegie Medal in 1984 and shortlisted for the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award. It won the inaugural National Children's Book Award given in association with the Adelaide Festival.
This series contains drafts, notes, photocopies and correspondence. The correspondents include Jennifer Rowe (Angus and Robertson).
Series 53. A city out of sight, 1980-96
Angus and Robertson published A city out of sight in 1984 and reprinted by the Dominion Press Hedges and Bell in 1986.
This series contains drafts and correspondence. The correspondents include Jennifer Rowe.
Series 54. Christmas in the tree, 1976-88
Christmas in the tree was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1985. This series contains drafts, notes, and correspondence relating to the book. The correspondents include Marilyn Malin and Hodder and Stoughton.
Series 55. Rachel, 1985-91
Angus and Robertson published Rachel in 1986. It was nominated for the U.K. Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the U.K. Guardian Award in 1987.
This series contains various drafts and related correspondence.
Series 56. Blackbird, 1986-96
Farrar, Straus & Giroux published Blackbird in the United States in 1988. It was published in Australia by Mammoth Australia in 1992. The book was the runner up for the Premier's Award for Children's Literature, State of Victoria, 1992.
This series contains drafts and correspondence.
Series 57. The mysterious world of Marcus Leadbeater, 1987-91
Farrar, Straus & Giroux in the United States first published The mysterious world of Marcus Leadbeater in 1990. The book was published in Australia by Mammoth Paperback in 1991. It was an Australian Children's Book Council Notable Book for 1992.
This series contains drafts and page proofs.
Draft of Marcus Leadbeater on floppy disk (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
9 items, 5.25 inch floppy disk9 items.
The Mysterious World of Marcus Leadbeater - for printer (Item NLA.MS-DM000003) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskD.F. Ideas Backup Marcus (Item NLA.MS-DM008094) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskLeadbeater Printer Backup (Item NLA.MS-DM008096) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskDF Blackbird B.V. Revised version Oct 87, Oct-87 (Item NLA.MS-DM008097) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskDF For Printer Backup 2. NEMESIS / The Mysterious World of Marcus Leadbeater (Item NLA.MS-DM008098) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskDOS Formatted Blackbird Backup (Item NLA.MS-DM008099) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskSeries 58. Ziggurat, 1994-96
Penguin Australia published Ziggurat in 1997.
This series contains drafts and notes. Several drafts include comments made by editor Suzanne Wilson of Penguin Books.
Drafts of Ziggurat on floppy disk: ZIGGURAT (or THE ADAM BOMB). Version 3 (16.10.95) Replacing versions 1 and 2. Back up copy No. 1 / and Back up copy No. 2. Carrier no. [11] and [12]. WP/6 (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
2 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy disk2 items.
Drafts of Ziggurat on floppy disk (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
10 item, Verbatim Valulife MD2-HD, 5.25 inch floppy disk10 items.
KNUT Backup no 2 DAMAGED 30/07/1994, 30/07/1994 (Item NLA.MS-DM000005) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskCANUTE Backup (1) (Item NLA.MS-DM008103) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskDOS Form, Mont Albert B.V. Adventures of Knut Canute (Item NLA.MS-DM008104) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskDOS 2.10 12/12/1988, 12/12/1988 (Item NLA.MS-DM008105) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskBiographical & Bibliographical material - File is BIOGRAPH (Item NLA.MS-DM008106) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskBack.Up Correspondence (Item NLA.MS-DM008107) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskCorrespondence (Item NLA.MS-DM008108) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskCorrespondence Backup W.P. (Item NLA.MS-DM008109) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskDrafts of Ziggurat on floppy disk (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
9 item, Verbatim Valulife MD2-HD, 5.25 inch floppy disk9 items.
Adventures of Knut Canute Part One DOS Form WP4 (Item NLA.MS-DM000006) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskPossibly damaged by finger search
Adventures of Knut Canute Part One File Two DOS Form WP4 First Backup (Item NLA.MS-DM008112) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskKnut Canute Second Back-up Part One WP4 DOS Form (Item NLA.MS-DM008113) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskKnut Canute Part Two (WP4) Top Copy (Item NLA.MS-DM008114) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskKnut Canute Part Two (WP4) First B.U. (Item NLA.MS-DM008115) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskKnut Canute Part Two (WP4) Second B.U. (Item NLA.MS-DM008116) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskKnut Canute Mont Albert Part One Working Disk (1) Part One (Item NLA.MS-DM008117) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 Item, Verbatim, 5.25 inch floppy diskSeries 59. Unpublished manuscripts, 1943-86
This series contains drafts, notes, newspaper cuttings and correspondence. Included is a draft of Custard takes a whip which Southall rewrote twenty years later into two books, King of the sticks, (1979) The golden goose (1983). The correspondents include Beatrice Davis, Alec Bolton, Judith Fischer and Barbara Ker Wilson.
Series 60. Talks, essays and related correspondence, 1955-80
This series comprises talks, reviews, speeches, itineraries and related correspondence. Subjects include book of the year acceptance speeches; bush brothers in the outback, Australian Volunteers Abroad; the private world of the writer and writing for children. The correspondents include Community Aid Abroad, the Australian Red Cross Society, the University of New South Wales, the University of British Columbia, the Adelaide Festival of the Arts, the Australian Society of Authors, the Literature Board, the Children's Book Council, the International Students Centre and the South Australian Fellowship of Writers.
Series 61. Diaries and notebooks, 1944-81
There are 23 volumes of diaries, appointment diaries, financial record books and notebooks. They contain story outlines, plot ideas, telephone numbers, appointments with publishers and dates for book launches, speech nights and lectures.
Series 62. Newspaper cuttings, 1914-75
This series contains newspaper cuttings organised by subject including reviews of Southall's books.
Series 63. Book reviews, 1955-73
This series contains draft reviews written by Southall for the Age.
Series 64. Printed material, 1940-85
This series contains copies of Southall's journals, pamphlets and children's book catalogues.
Series 65. RAAF papers, 1939-61
This series comprises notes, RAAF pamphlets, naval publications, maps and course notes.
Series 66. Business papers, 1960-85
This series contains banking papers, taxation papers, and correspondence. The major correspondents are J. C. Williams and O'Brien, the solicitors for his first wife, and Robert Paul and Anderson Real Estate Developer.
Series 67. Photographs, 1945-96
The series includes personal and family photographs, including photographs during Southall's period with the RAAF and in London.
Class MS Acc08.031. Consignment received 3 March 2008
Series 1. Correspondence, 1942-2007
A large group of mostly personal correspondence including letters from Southall to his family, to Joy Southall and to Susan Stanton/Southall. Also letters from Stanton to Southall.
Correspondence, 1942-1946 (File) - Box 1
Letters from Southall to his mother and brother, Gordon, 1942-1946. Letters from Joy Blackburn, Southall's fiancé then wife who he married in Sept 1945, to his mother, 1945-1946. A small group of letters from others to Southall's mother, 1945.
Correspondence, 1945-2007 (File) - Box 2
Letters from Ivan to Joy Southall, 1945-1975. Letters from Joy to Ivan Southall, 1970s-2007
Correspondence, 1971-1977 (File) - Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7
Letters from Southall to Susan Stanton
Series 2. Literary manuscripts, 1968-2006
Drafts of writings by Southall. Includes books, short stories and addresses. Also includes drafts of two works by Southall's son, Andrew Southall and papers anc correspondence relating to Stephany Steggall's biography of Southall, 'The Loved and the Lost: The Life of Ivan Southall', published in 2006.
Typescript drafts, 1996-1999 (File) - Box 12, Box 13, Box 14
Edited typescript drafts of a work with various working titles including 'Alphabet', 'Operation alphabet' and 'The Donatus Diaries'. Begun Apr 1996, with revisions up to 1999. Draft 2 in 1996 annotated 'Adult and mature age readers'.
Southall's autobiography, c1991-2003 (File) - Box 15, Box 16, Box 17
A number of drafts of Southall's autobiographical writings, with working titles of 'The everlasting New Year', c1991, and 'Hall of mirrors', c2003.
Southall's autobiography, 1991-2006 (File) - Box 18
Autobiographical notes by Southall together correspondence with publishers re publication of two versions of his autobiography titled 'Everlasting New Year' in 1991 and 'Hall of Mirrors' in 2003.
Stephany Steggall's biography of Southall, c2006 (File) - Box 18
Correspondence with Stephany Steggall re her biography of Southall, together with typescript drafts of chapters.
Typescript drafts, 1968, 1989-2002 (File) - Box 19
Typescript drafts of a work entitled 'Delights gained from being obsolete, featuring a fuchsia adventure' (1996), together with correspondence with publishers. Typescripts and notes for talks (1993-1999). Loose papers comprising drafts of talks given by Southall (1993-2002); a notebook annotated 'Notes – Mum's book'; photocopy of a small book entitled 'Bushfire' (1968); and a typescript of a short story entitled 'The Inner lives of boys' (c1990s). Correspondence and papers relating to Southall's book 'The mysterious world of Marcus Leadbeater' (1989-1993).
Typescript drafts, 1969-2001 (File) - Box 20
Typescripts of short stories 'Primitive' and 'The glass room', together with correspondence with publishers (1969-1971). Bound typescript of work entitled 'Blackbird', 1987, published by Mammoth Australia (c1988). Proof copy of 'Seventeen seconds' (first published in 1973). Part of a series of Australian children's classics presented by John Marsden, 2001.
Typescript drafts, 1991-1997 (File) - Box 21, Box 22
Edited typescript drafts of 'Ziggurat', 1991-1996. Published by Viking in 1997. Also a box of 13 x 3.5 inch discs annotated 'Ziggurat drafts one to five'
Ziggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. KNUT. Back Up No 1. MS of 1991-1994. First Draft, 1991-1994 (Item NLA.MS-DM005250) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, Verbatim HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskZiggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Knut Back Up No. 3. First Draft. (Item NLA.MS-DM005251) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, Verbatim HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskFor laser printer and Susan's computer
Ziggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Ziggurat (of The Atom Bomb). Version 3 (16/10/1995). Replacing Versions 1 and 2. Back up copy No. 4, 16/10/1995 (Item NLA.MS-DM005252) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskZiggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Version 4. Back up No 1. (Item NLA.MS-DM005253) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskZiggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Version 4. Back up No 2. (Item NLA.MS-DM005254) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskZiggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Back up No 4 (not complete) (Item NLA.MS-DM005255) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskTitle pages 001-013. Experienced difficulties making it.
Ziggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Version 5. File A-Zigfive. Back up No. 1 (Item NLA.MS-DM005256) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskZiggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Back Up 5. Files: Title pages and Knot 000 to Knut 013 inclusive. Made at completion 22/12/1994. First Draft., 22/12/1994 (Item NLA.MS-DM005257) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, Verbatim HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskWord Perfect 5.1
Ziggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Version 5. Back up No. 2. Files Zigfive (Item NLA.MS-DM005258) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskWord Perfect 6
Ziggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Knut/ Back up No 1. Second draft revision of 1995. Part One-Revisions of Oct 95. Part Two-January 95, 1995 (Item NLA.MS-DM005259) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskZiggurat: Drafts 1 to 5. Knut/ Back up No 2. Second draft revision of 1995. Part One-Revisions of Oct 95. Part Two-January 95, 1995 (Item NLA.MS-DM005260) - Digital-Carriers-Box 106
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskTypescript drafts and other papers, 1948-2000 (File) - Box 23
Draft of a work with the working titles 'Who took the picture' or 'God took the picture' (1999-2000). This work was inspired by the life of Southall's granddaughter, Rachel. Includes 2 x 3.5 inch discs annotated 'Picture working disks'. Bound typescript of third draft (1987) of a screenplay by Noel Robinson based on Southall's book, 'Hill's end' which was first published in 1962. Photocopy of a musical score of a Japanese musical play, based on Hill's end, 1981. Notebooks, including one annotated 'Idea book', containing notes dating from 1948-1985. Bibliography of Southall's published works, as at Jun 1986
Series 3. Working files, 1970s-2007 (bulk 1990s-2000s)
Southall's working files, which he grouped alphabetically, mostly relating to publication of his writings. Some files are titled with the name of the publisher, some with the name of the book. Also includes research material, reader's letters, correspondence about educational and public lending rights, and correspondence with the Literature Board and the Children's Book Council.
Series 4. Royalty statements, 1951-1998
Royalty statements, filed alphabetically by Southall by name of publisher.
Series 6. Publications
A small group of miscellaneous publications and journals, some of which contain references to or contributions by Southall. Also two academic works that relate to Southall's writing and a group of publications relating to the military in World War II, c1940s. Please note, in addition to these items, a collection of Southall's works published in other languages were transferred to the National Library's General Collection.
Series 7. Family papers, 1942-2005
Papers relating to Southall's military service together with autobiographical material and papers relating to the death of his granddaughter, Rachel Barber.
Southall's military service, 1942-1947 (File) - Box 33, Box 34, Box 35
Comprises Southall's war time service records; his Flying Log Book, with entries from 1942-1944; notebooks containing study notes relating to Southall's military training, including the operation of Sunderland aeroplanes; plotting maps of the south of England/northern France and of the Irish Channel; a printout of the Operations Records Book of 461 Squadron RAAF; and copies of 'Coastal Command Review', a military publication (1942-1945). There is also a small appointment diary for 1944; a small pocket notebook containing diary notes commenced 4 May 1945; and personal diary with entries for 1947.
Autobiographical material (File) - Box 35
Autobiographical material including letters Southall received on the death of his father (1935); household papers and receipts (1940s-1960s); personal reference from the Headmaster of Box Hill Grammar School (1941); and miscellaneous certificates, school reports and a small group of photographs. A small group of miscellaneous papers, including a copy of Southall's will, dated 1981, together with a personal letter to 'Liz' regarding the distribution of the estate; and an early address book.
Series 8. Papers of Susan Stanton/Southall, 1970s-2000s
A group of diaries and notebooks kept by Susan Stanton/Southall, together with bound and loose pages of typescript diary notes. Papers relating to book reviews written by Stanton/Southall (1970s), typescripts of her writings, and autobiographical notes. A group of notebooks containing diary entries for the period following the death of Southall's granddaughter, Rachel Barber.
Series 9. Miscellaneous papers
Papers (File) - Box 35
Memorandum of Agreement re 'Simon Black in space', 1952, together with an image of a drawing of a ship, annotated 'c1939' and 'Eventually became the story line for Simon Black in Space'; photograph of the 'Children's Welfare and Cultural Encouragement Award', Japan presented to Southall for Ash Road in 1969.
Papers and correspondence (File) - Folio-Box 39
A poster of children's illustrations together with correspondence sent to Southall by Tony Shaw, Principal of Glen Park Public School, VIC, after studying his work as part of their curriculum. Includes a CD entitled 'Classic Australian Literature Unit Plan', by T. Shaw. 2004
Class MS Acc08.052. Consignment received 28 March 2008 - Piece 1 (MS Acc08.052)
This consignment comprises five items, including a letter from David Harris; three letters to the Taxation office, regarding overseas royalties, education expenses, and the requirement for an office; single annotated typescript page from manuscript for Bread and Honey.
Class MS Acc09.039. Consignment received 5 March 2009 - Box 1 (MS Acc09.039)
The consignment comprises condolence letters received by Southall's wife, Susan, following his death in November 2008 (1 box).
Class MS Acc12.002. Consignment received 11 January 2012 - Folder 1 (MS Acc12.002)
This consignment comprises papers documenting Southall's career as a writer, including, publishers' and Australia Council correspondence, an appointment diary, public lending right title claims and a publication (1 folder).
Class MS Acc13.146. Consignment received 19 August 2013 - Box 1 - Shared (MS Acc08.052, MS Acc12.002, MS Acc13.146), Piece (MS Acc13.146)
This consignment comprises correspondence relating to Ivan and Susan Southall's move to Australia. The correspondents are Faith de Vilder, Margaret Giumelli, David Harris, Susan Hirchman, Barbara Hunger, and Moira Thomas (1 folder).
Class MS Acc15.075. Consignment received 10 July 2015 - Box (Shared), Folder 1 (MS Acc15.075)
This consignment comprises a small group of letters to Southall. Correspondents include Orie Muta, Japanese children's literature specialist; Nina Demourova, Russian children's literature specialist; Stephany Steggall; and the Australian Literature Board.
Class MS Acc17.087. Consignment received 1 October 2017 - Box (Shared), Piece 1 (Ms Acc17.087)
This consignment comprises material relating to Ivan Southall's service in the RAAF and to several of his books. There are photographs and associated material on 461 Squadron RAAF; Southall's hand-drawn map of the U-Boat attack plan that resulted in Southall receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross; research materials for Southall's books Bluey Truscott, Softly Tread the Brave, Indonesia Face to Face and Parson on the Track, with some photographs taken by Southall, particularly in Indonesia.
Class MS Acc17.124. Consignment received 25 October 2017
This consignment comprises of a number of literary awards received by Southall during the course of his career. There are also photographic illustrations from Southall's last book, 'Delights gained from being obsolete', and the memorial book containing the signatures of mourners at his funeral.
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year, awarded to Southall for his book 'Ash Road', 1966 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year, awarded to Southall for his book 'To the Wild Sky', 1968 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year, awarded to Southall for his book 'The Sly Old Wardrobe', 1969 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year, awarded to Southall for his book 'Bread and Honey', 1971 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year, awarded to Southall for his book 'Fly West', 1976 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
The Library Association Ingenia Hominum Res Publica Carnegie Medal for the Best Children's Book of the Year, awarded to Southall for his book 'Josh', 1971 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
10 met een griffel Kinderboekenweek, a Dutch Zilveren Griffel (Silver Pencil) award; one of the major literary prizes for Dutch children's literature, awarded to Southall for the translation of his book 'To the Wild Sky', 1972 (File MS Acc17.124) - Box (Shared), Piece 2
PEN Club pin, awarded to Southall by the Australia Council, 1993 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
Metal gumnut pin with small attached nameplate 'Writers Award 1974; 'Matt and Jo', Ivan Southall.' There is also a separate small metal piece stamped with the words 'France and Germany', 1974 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
Dromkeen Medal awarded to Southall for his outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian Children's literature, 2003 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
The Phoenix Award, 2003 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
Presented to Southall by the Children's Literature Association for his book 'The Long Night Watch', published by Methuen in 1983. The (American) award comprises a brass statue mounted on three-tiered wooden base.
The Silver Plate Steamship of Editions, 1995 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
Mounted plaque inscribed 'Suelta el Globo de Ivan Southall; Ha obtenido la Placa de Plata Barco de Vapor de Ediciones SM por 100,000 ejempllares vendidos. Madrid, Mayo, 1995'. Translated as: 'Let the Balloon Go has obtained the Silver Plate Steamship of Editions for 100,000 copies sold. Madrid, May 1995'.
Austrian Award, 1971 (File MS Acc17.124) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.124)
Austrian Award 'Bundesministerium fur unterricht und kunst uber vorschlag der jury wird das werk "Die Falle am Desmond" in die Ehrenliste…' Translated as: 'The Federal Ministry of Education and Art jury will propose the work 'The Fox Hole 'in the Honour List', 1971 Vienna.