MS 9356 Papers of David Marr (1947- )
| Creator: |
Marr, David, 1947- |
| Title: |
Papers of David Marr |
| Date range: |
1920s-96 (bulk 1979-96) |
| Reference number: |
MS 9356 |
| Extent: |
12.48 m. (71 boxes, 16 cartons, 6 folio boxes) |
Administrative Information
Access
Available for research. Not for loan.
Provenance
The collection was purchased by the National Library from David Marr in
1999. Further papers were donated to the Library in November 1999 (Series 30/
Item 11), November 2000 (Series 1/ Folders 4-10) and January 2001 (Series 27/
Item 41).
Scope and Content
The papers comprise correspondence, research material, photographs,
reviews, permission files and drafts of Marr's books Barwick (1980),
The Ivanov trail (1984), Patrick White a life (1991), Patrick
White letters (1994) and The price of heaven (1999).
The bulk of the correspondence, around 4000 letters, relates to Marr's
research and writings on Patrick White. It extends from 1985 to 1998 and is
arranged chronologically in 88 bundles. The letters and faxes, including copies
of those written by Marr, document Marr's life over nine years, as he pursued
friends and acquaintances of White and dealt with all the problems associated
with writing the two Patrick White books.
Some of the correspondents wrote dozens of letters and they are often
very lengthy. The principal correspondents are Veronica Brady, Paul Brunton,
Geoffrey Dutton, Ninette Dutton, Chuck Elliott (Random House), Andrew Fisher,
Peggy Garland, Graham Greene (Jonathan Cape), Elizabeth Harrower, Graham James,
Heather Johnson, Matthew Kelly (Random House), Alan Lawson, Richard de Mestre,
Anthea Morton-Saner, Jean Scott Rogers, John Thompson and Gerard Windsor.
Wherever possible, the original arrangement of the papers and the file
titles have been preserved by the Library. The papers relating to the two books
on Patrick White were extremely well organised and Marr's arrangement of the
papers has been retained in series 13-29. Some of the papers were removed from
the original ring binders or plastic folders.
David Marr was born in Sydney in 1947. He was educated at the Sydney
Church of England Grammar School and the University of Sydney, where he
graduated in Arts and Law. He had been an articled clerk with the legal firm
Allen, Allen and Hemsley, but he soon turned to journalism and wrote for the
Bulletin and the National Times. He was editor of the National
Times in 1981-82. He was later a reporter on the ABC program 'Four Corners'
(1985, 1990-91) and the presenter of Radio National's 'Arts today' program
(1994-96). He is currently a feature writer for the Sydney Morning
Herald.
Marr is the author of Barwick (1984), The Ivanov trail
(1984), Patrick White: a life (1991) and Patrick White: letters
(1994) and The price of heaven (1999).
Reference
Who's who in Australia 1999, p. 1144
An interview with David Marr by Ann Turner, recorded in
May 1988, is held in the Oral History Section at ORAL TRC 3717.
Series |
Title |
1 |
Barwick: contracts and business papers, 1981-93 |
2 |
Barwick: research papers, 1954-80 |
3 |
Barwick: interviews, n.d. |
4 |
Barwick: drafts, 1979 |
5 |
Barwick: publicity, 1980 |
6 |
Barwick: corrected copy, n.d. |
7 |
The Ivanov trail: contracts and business papers, 1979-85 |
8 |
The Ivanov trail: research papers, 1982-83 |
9 |
The Ivanov trail: notes and card index, c.1983 |
10 |
The Ivanov trail: drafts |
11 |
The Ivanov trail: reviews, 1984 |
12 |
Television feature film 'Humpty dumpty man', 1984-85 |
13 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: correspondence, 1985-98 |
14 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: business correspondence, 1985-94 |
15 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: subject files, 1950-90 |
16 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: copies of Patrick White's letters, 1920-90 |
17 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research, 1939-88 |
18 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: press files, 1939-90 |
19 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: properties, c.1866-1970 |
20 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: photographs, n.d. |
21 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: research: permission files, 1986-90 |
22 |
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters: other research material, 1977-93 |
23 |
Patrick White a life: drafts, 1990-92 |
24 |
Patrick White a life: publication, 1987-92 |
25 |
Patrick White a life: reviews, 1991 |
26 |
Patrick White a life: audio book, |
27 |
Patrick White letters: drafts, 1993-94 |
28 |
Patrick White letters: publication and publicity, 1994 |
29 |
Patrick White letters: reviews, 1994-96 |
30 |
Miscellaneous papers, 1969-94 |
Series 1 Barwick: contracts and business papers, 1981-93
Sir Garfield Barwick (1903-1997) grew up and was educated in Sydney and
was called to the Bar in 1927. By the early 1940s he was recognised as one of
the leading barristers in Australia and he appeared in a succession of major
High Court and Privy Council cases until his election to the House of
Representatives in 1958. He was Attorney-General in 1958-63 and Minister for
External Affairs in 1961-64. In 1964 he was appointed Chief Justice of the High
Court of Australia, a position he occupied until 1981.
David Marr had worked in the Sydney legal firm of Allen, Allen and
Hemsley, a firm that had often briefed Barwick in his years at the Bar. In 1977
Marr began to collect material for a biography of Barwick. In the following
year he interviewed Barwick, but the Chief Justice later indicated his
opposition to the project and provided no further help. Barwick was
first published in1980 by Allen and Unwin. A new edition by the same publisher
appeared in 1992.
The correspondence in Folders 4-10 was added to the collection on 23
November 2000. The correspondents include Sir Garfield Barwick, Justice Rae
Else-Mitchell, R.R. Downing, Sir Lionel Murphy, Geoffrey Griffith and C.W.
Pincus. Copies of some of Marr's letters are also included.
Folder
1 Contracts with Hale & Iremonger and Allen & Unwin
2 Financial papers, 1981-82
3 Correspondence with Allen & Unwin, 1992-93
4 Correspondence, 1978-79
5 Copies of Marr's letters to Sir Garfield Barwick, 1979
6-7 Correspondence, 1979-80
8 Correspondence, 1980
9 Correspondence, 1980-81
10 Letters from friends and the general public about the book, 1981-84
Series 2 Barwick: research material, 1954-80
The series includes notes, photocopies, cuttings, card indexes and other
papers accumulated while Marr was researching his book.
Wherever possible, the original arrangement of the papers and the file
titles have been preserved by the Library. To comply with the Library's
preservation guidelines, some of the papers were removed from the ring binders
or plastic folders.
Folder/bundle
1 Airlines
2 Cases
3 Dobell case, 1943
4-5 Copies of Hansard, 1956-64
6 High Court building, 1968-78
7 Copies of Justinian, 1979-80
8 Sir John Kerr
9-14 Land holdings of Barwick
15 Lawyers
16 Macquarie University
17-20 Parliament
21-22 Privy Council, 1967-72
23 Parramatta
24 Questions, scraps, ideas
25-29 Sacking of the Whitlam Government, 1975
30 Searches: notes for research assistant
31-33 12 notebooks
34-36 Notes and clippings, 1954-79
37-39 Notes, photocopies and cuttings, 1974-80
40-47 Notes and photocopies, n.d.
48 Photocopies and cuttings, 1979-80
49 Miscellaneous notes, n.d.
50 Card indexes
Series 3 Barwick: interviews
In researching for Barwick Marr interviewed friends, colleagues
and acquaintances of Sir Garfield. The series comprises transcripts and
handwritten notes of the interviews. The interviewees include Sir Howard Beale,
A.J. Blackshield, Malcolm Booker, Sir John Carrick, Sir William Deane, Kep
Enderby, Rae Else-Mitchell, Milo Dunphy, John Ewens, William Gummow, Richard
Hall, Clarrie Harders, R.A.G. Henderson, Sir Richard Kirby, Geoff Lindell,
James McClelland and Lady McNicoll.
Wherever possible, the original arrangement of the papers and the file
titles have been preserved by the Library. Some of the papers were removed from
the ring binders or plastic folders.
Folder
1 A-D
2 E-F
3 F-L
4 K-M
5 O-S
6 S-W
Series 4 Barwick: drafts, 1979
The series comprises mostly of typewritten drafts. Wherever possible,
the original arrangement of the papers and the file titles have been preserved
by the Library. Some of the papers were removed from the ring binders or
plastic folders.
Folder
1 First draft shown to John Iremonger
2-4 Draft 2
5 Draft 3
6 Draft 3: first draft of 'Barwick A: 1950-58' submitted to Iremonger in June 1979
7-8 Draft 3: first draft of 'Barwick B: 1950-58' submitted to Iremonger in June 1979
9-11 Draft 4: first fairly complete draft sent to professional typist
12 Draft 5: chapters 1-15
13 Draft 5: chapters 16-20
14 Draft 5: chapters 1-9
15 Draft 6
16 Draft 7 A: chapters 1-12
17 Draft 7 A: chapters 13-20
18-24 Draft 7 B: second proof for re-type
25 Draft of chapter 1: 'A start of life'
26 Draft of chapter 2: 'Masters'
27 Draft of chapter 3: 'Hard times'
28 Draft of chapter 4: 'Persuasion'
29 Draft of chapter 5: 'Combat training, Barwick at war'
30-31 Draft of chapter 6: 'All the precedents' men'
32-34 Draft of chapter 7: 'The great financial romance'
35-38 Draft of chapter 8: 'Communist Party Dissolution Bill'
39 Draft of chapter 8
40 Draft of chapter 9
41-44 Draft of chapter 10: 'Petrov'
45 Draft of chapter 11: 'Unfinished business'
46 Draft of chapter 14: 'Trouble on the north west frontier'
47 Draft of chapter 15: 'Free market forces'
48-50 Draft of chapter 17: 'Work as Chief Justice'
51 Draft of chapter 18
52-54 Draft of chapter 19: 'Sacking'
55 Drafts
56 Proof from Griffin Press
Series 5 Barwick: publicity, 1980
This small series contains flyers and guest lists for the launching of
the book.
1 folder
Series 6 Barwick: corrected copy, n.d.
A corrected copy of the book used for the new edition which was
published in 1982.
1 volume
Series 7 The Ivanov trail: contracts and business
correspondence, 1979-85
In April 1983, a few weeks after it came into office, the Hawke
Government decided to expel Valery Ivanov, the First Secretary at the Soviet
Embassy in Canberra, because his relationship with the lobbyist David Combe
constituted a high security risk. Combe had been Federal Secretary
of the Australian Labor Party from 1973 to 1981. In May 1983 the Prime Minister
announced that his Ministers had been directed not to associate with Combe and
he revived the Royal Commission into the Security Services to investigate the
affair. The Commission, chaired by Justice Robert Hope, reported in December
1983 that Combe had been a KGB target and that his evidence had not been
entirely truthful.
Marr was assigned by the National Times to cover the proceedings of the
Royal Commission. He was subsequently given leave to write a book on the
affair, which he completed within a few months. The Ivanov trail was
published by Thomas Nelson in 1984.
The series includes contracts between Marr and Thomas Nelson and
correspondence with the publisher.
2 folders
Series 8 The Ivanov trail: research material, 1982-83
The series includes notes, photocopies, cuttings and other papers
accumulated by Marr while carrying out research for the book.
The original arrangement of the papers within the files and the file
titles have been preserved by the Library.
Folder
1 Harvey Barnett
2-5 Laurie Matheson
6 Cuttings and photocopies, 1982-83
7 Submission of the State of South Australia to the Hope Royal Commission, 1983
8 Photographs, n.d.
9 Miscellaneous research
10 Notebook
Series 9 The Ivanov trail: notes and card index,
c.1983
The series comprises a card index and notes taken by Marr while on
assignment to cover the hearings of the Hope Royal Commission for the
National Times in 1983.
Folder/item
1-6 Notes
7 Card index
Series 10 The Ivanov trail: drafts
The drafts, mostly with corrections, have been kept in chapter order.
The file titles and the arrangement of the papers within the files have been
preserved by the Library.
Folder/item
1-6 Drafts
7-8 Chapter 1: 'A secret life'
9 Chapter 6: 'Russian salad' (photocopy)
10 Chapters 1-7
11 Chapters 8-10
12 Chapters 11-12
13 Chapter 12: 'Hope, life and liberty'
14-19 Miscellaneous drafts, including photocopies
20-21 Proofs, including photocopies
Series 11 The Ivanov trail: reviews, 1984
The series comprises reviews of the book
1 folder
Series 12 Television feature 'Humpty Dumpty man', 1984-85
In 1984 Marr was engaged by Endeavour Film Productions, Canberra, to
advise the scriptwriter of the 'Humpty Dumpty man', a television feature based
on his research for The Ivanov trail. The series includes
correspondence, notes and drafts, including papers relating to a legal action
concerning Marr's unpaid consultation fees. The correspondence was mostly with
Chris Warner of Trout Films and Marr's solicitors.
Folder/item
1-2 Correspondence, notes and drafts, 1984
3-4 Correspondence and notes concerning legal action, 1984-85
5 Notes and scene breakdown
6 Story outline
7 First draft of the 'Loyal Australian' (original title), Jan. 1985
8 First draft of the 'Humpty Dumpty man', March 1985
9 First draft of 'The tiger's trail', March 1985
10 Drafts of Act I
11-14 Drafts of Act II
15-16 Drafts of Act III
17-18 Drafts of Act IV
19 Breakdown of Acts IV and V
20-22 Drafts
Series 13 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research: correspondence, 1985-98
In early 1985 David Marr began to interview Patrick White with a view to
writing a biography. In May 1986 White gave Marr authority to collect
Whites letters. Marr had a number of interviews with White over five
years and in July 1990 he brought him the draft of the book. White pointed out
several factual errors, but did not request any changes. He died two months
later. Patrick White a life was published by Random House in 1991.
Marr decided to publish a selection from the huge number of letters of
White that he had collected for the biography. This entailed complex
negotiations with many of Whites correspondents, some of whom threatened
legal action if particular letters were published. Patrick White
letters, reproducing about 600 letters written between 1918 and 1990, was
published by Random House in 1994.
The series comprises around 4000 letters (the majority faxes) relating
to Marr's research and writings on Patrick White. It extends from 1985 to 1998
and is arranged chronologically in 88 bundles. The letters and faxes, including
copies of those written by Marr, document Marr's life over nine years, as he
corresponded with friends and acquaintances of White and dealt with all the
problems associated with writing the two books.
Some of the correspondents wrote dozens of letters and they are often
very lengthy. The principal correspondents are Veronica Brady, Paul Brunton,
Geoffrey Dutton, Ninette Dutton, Chuck Elliott (Random House), Andrew Fisher,
Peggy Garland, Graham Greene (Jonathan Cape), Elizabeth Harrower, Graham James,
Heather Johnson, Matthew Kelly (Random House), Alan Lawson, Richard de Mestre,
Anthea Morton-Saner, Jean Scott Rogers, John Thompson and Gerard Windsor.
Other correspondents include Luciana Arrighi, Nancy Keesing, Thea
Astley, Murray Bail, Thomas Keneally, Peter Beatson, Michael King, Ingmar
Bjorksten, Jean Lambert, Barbara Blackman, Ray Bloomfield, Julie Lewis, Ron
Blair, Sumner Locke-Elliott, Billy McCann, Liz McDonald (Lothian Books), Gordon
Chater, Humphrey McQueen, Dymphna Clark, Alison Mansbridge, Liz Cowen, Harry
Medlin, Peter Craven, Tim Curnow, Keith Michell, Lawrence Daws, Barbara Mobbs,
Desmond Digby, David Moore, Rosemary Dobson, Edna OBrien, Jurgen Oertel,
Juliet OHea, Elizabeth Falkenberg, Tim Pearce, Nicholas Pearson (Jonathan
Cape), Janet Frame, Nicholas Pounder, J.D. Pringle, Elise Goodman, Annie
Proulx, Dorothy Green, Barrett Reid, Paul Reynolds, Kate Grenville, Elizabeth
Riddell, Frances de Groen, John Gielgud, Peter Rose, Alice Hamalgyi, Peter
Scriven, David Hare, Peter Sculthorpe, Max Harris, Clem Semmler, Jim Sharman,
Shirley Hazzard, Gavin Souter, Jill Hellyer, James Stern, A.D. Hope, Randolph
Stow, Hu Wenzhong, James Tacey, Barry Humphries, Kylie Tennant, Barry Jones,
Tim Winton and Betty Withycombe.
Folder Bundle Dates
1 1 Jan-Dec 1985
2 2 Jan-Feb 1986
3 3 Feb-Aug 1986
4 4 Aug-Nov 1986
5 5 Nov 1986-Apr 1987
6 6 Apr-Aug 1987
7 7 Jul-Sep 1987
8 8 Sep 1987-Jan 1988
9 9 Jan-Mar 1988
10 10 Mar-May 1988
11 11 May-Jul 1988
12 12 Jul-Aug 1988
13 13 Aug-Sep 1988
14 14 Sep-Oct 1988
15 15 Oct-Dec 1988
16 16 Nov 1988-Jan 1989
17 17 Jan-Mar 1989
18 18 Mar-Jun 1989
19 19 Feb-Aug 1989
20 20 Aug-Oct 1989
21 21 Oct 1989-Jan 1990
22 22 Jan-May 1990
23 23 May-Sep 1990
24 24 Sep-Nov 1990
25 25 Nov-Dec 1990
26 26 Dec 1990-Jan 1991
27 27 Jan. 1991
28 28 Jan-Feb 1991
29 29 Feb-Mar 1991
30 30 Feb-Mar 1991
31 31 Apr-May 1991
32 32 Apr-Jun 1991
33 33 Jun-Jul 1991
34 34 July 1991
35 35 July 1991
36 36 Jul-Aug 1991
37 37 Aug 1991
38 38 Aug 1991
39 39 Oct 1991
40 40 Nov-Dec 1991
41 41 December 1991
42 42 Jan-Mar 1992
43 43 March 1992
44 44 Mar-Jun 1992
45 45 Jul-Aug 1992
46 46 Aug-Sep 1992
47 47 Sep-Oct 1992
48 48 Sep-Nov 1992
49 49 Nov-Dec 1992
50 50 December 1992
51 51 Jan-Feb 1993
52 52 Jan-Mar 1993
53 53 Mar-May 1993
54 54 June 1993
55 55 Jun-Jul 1993
56 56 August 1993
57 57 August 1993
58 58 Sep-Oct 1993
59 59 Oct-Nov 1993
60 60 Nov 1993-Jan 1994
61 61 January 1994
62 62 January 1994
63 63 Jan-Feb 1994
64 64 Dec 1993-Mar 1994
65 65 Mar-Apr 1994
66 66 April 1994
67 67 Apr-May 1994
68 68 May 1994
69 69 May-Jun 1994
70 70 June 1994
71 71 Jun-Jul 1994
72 72 Jul-Aug 1994
73 73 August 1994
74 74 Aug-Sep 1994
75 75 Sep-Oct 1994
76 76 October 1994
77 77 Sep-Nov 1994
78 78 October 1994
79 79 Nov 1994-Jan 1995
80 80 Jan-Feb 1995
81 81 Feb-Mar 1995
82 82 Mar-Aug 1995
83 83 Aug-Oct 1995
84 84 Oct-Dec 1995
85 85 Dec 1995-May 1996
86 86 May-Oct 1996
87 87 Oct 1996-Mar 1997
88 88 June 1997-Nov 1998
Series 14 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: business correspondence, 1985-94
The series comprises business letters, including copies of letters
written by Marr, relating to the books on Patrick White. They extend from 1985
to 1994 and were arranged by Marr chronologically in 12 bundles. The
correspondents include Caroline Lurie (Australian Literary Management), Graham
Greene (Jonathan Cape), Anne Chisholm, the Australian Literature Board, Angus
and Robertson, Allen and Unwin, Thomas Nelson Australia, the Bancroft Library
(University of California, Berkeley) and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research
Center (University of Texas, Austin).
Other letters from publishers and agents are in Series 13.
Folder Dates
1 Jan 1985-Feb 1987
2 Mar 1985-Aug 1987
3 Aug 1987-May 1988
4 May 1988-Feb 1989
5 Feb-Dec 1989
6 Oct 1989-Nov 1990
7 May-Oct 1991
8 Jul 1991-May1992
9 May-Aug 1992
10 Aug-Sep 1992
11 Sep 1992-June 1993
12 June 1993-Apr 1994
Series 15 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research: subject files, 1950-90
The series includes files of notes and photocopies entitled 'War',
'Dogwood', 'Nobel Prize', 'Martin Road', 'Interviews' (including Marr's
interviews with White) 'More questions' and others. The papers have been filed
in alphabetical order. The arrangement of papers within the files and the file
titles have been preserved by the Library.
Folder/item
1 America: photocopies of letters of Spud Johnson to Patrick White
(1940-44) and miscellaneous articles.
2 List of addresses and names for the 1991 launch of Patrick White a life
3 Curtis Brown, London
4 Cambridge: photocopies, notes and leaflets
5 Criticism: articles and cuttings, 1956-87, including:
· Article on The tree of man, Observer, 29 Apr 1956
· R.F. Brissenden. 'Patrick White', Meanjin, Dec 1959
· O.N. Burgess. 'Patrick White, his critics and Laura Trevelyan',
Australian Quarterly, Dec 1961
· A.P. Riemer. 'Back to abyss: Patrick White's early novels',
Southerly, no. 4, 1987
6 More criticism
7-8 Roy de Maistre: the art, 1960-77
9 Roy de Maistre: the life
10 Dogwoods: notes, photocopies and photographs
11-12 Illustrations for Patrick White a life
13 Illustrations and maps: raw material
14 Indexes: photocopies of entries from biographical dictionaries
15-18 Transcripts of interviews by Marr with Patrick White, 12 Jan 1985-7 May 1990
19 Interviews with Patrick White: list of questions and rough notes
20 More questions: handwritten notes of interviews with Patrick White
and others (including Kath Walker, Elizabeth Riddell, Barrett Reid,
Dorothy Green, Elizabeth Harrower, Frank McDonald, Hazel
Hollander, David Cahill, James McClelland, Harry Harper, A.D. Hope,
Jim Sharman, Anne Mayor, Tara McCarthy and Patricia White), 1985-90
21 Jackarooing: Bolaro, Adaminaby
22 Letterbook: working breakdown and list of correspondents
23 London
24 Manoly
25 Martin Road
26 Nobel Prize, 1973: cuttings and photocopy of Marr's draft with David
Harry's corrections
27 Paintings: concerning Patrick White's gift of about 265 paintings to the
Art Gallery of New South Wales
28 Pepe Mamblas (Jose Ruix de Arana y Bauer Duque de Baena): extracts
from Mamblas' diary and article written by Mamblas after Patrick
White won the Nobel Prize
29 Post-war: back and forth
30 Press and other material (including typescript of the Three uneasy
pieces and draft of 'In search of Patrick White', a radio feature by David
Moore, n.d.)
31 School days: Tudor House, Moss Vale and Cheltenham College,
England
32 Speeches: copies of speeches and cuttings, including:
· 'Address to librarians of Australia', Mitchell Library, 1950
· 'Citizens for democracy', 1983
· 'Testimonial gathering for the Whitlams', 30 Jan 1978
· 'Message to Writers' Week', Adelaide, 8 Mar 1986
· 'A sense of integrity', 20 Jul 1988
33 War
34 The Whites: White relations, Victor, Ruth, Suzanne and Frank White
35 White properties: 'Belltrees', Scone, 'Timor', Upper Hunter and
'Lulworth', Sydney (see also Series 18)
36 The Withycombes
Series 16 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research: copies of Patrick White's letters, 1920-90
The series comprises photocopies of over 3000 Patrick White letters held
in libraries and private possession. About 600 of these letters were included
in Patrick White letters.
Lever arch files Dates
1 1920-40
2 1950-57
3 1958-60
4 1961-62
5 1963-64
6 1965-66
7 1967-68
8 1969-70
9 1971-72
10 1973-74
11 1975-76
12 1977-79
13 1980-82
14 1983-90
15 Index to letters
Series 17 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research, 1939-88
The series comprises reviews, notes by Marr (including his summaries of
some of White's letters to Peggy Garland, Elizabeth Falkenberg, Geoffrey
Dutton, James Stern and Ronald Waters), typescripts and photocopies of research
material. The papers were originally kept in ring binders. As many of them were
rusty, the papers were removed from the ring binders. The original arrangement
of the papers within the files and Marr's file titles have been preserved by
the Library.
Folder/item
1 Art Sex God Oz Self, 1961-86
2 The aunt's story, 1948-58
3 'Bald mountain' and four plays, 1963-64
4 'Big toys', 1977-79
5 'Bread and friends' (Bread and butter women)
6 The burnt ones, 1962-65
7 Cape: copies of the chapters of Patrick White a life which were sent
to Jonathan Cape, July 1987
8 A Cheery soul, 1962-79
9 Cockatoos, 1970-74
10 The eye of the storm, 1970-74
11 Flaws in the glass, 1981-82
12 A fringe of leaves, 1974
13 'The ham funeral'
14 Happy Valley
15 Interviews (notes of interviews with Patrick White by Tara McCarthy of
the Canadian Broadcasting Commission, Gordon McLauchlan of TV-1
New Zealand and White and Neil Armfield discussing The Signal driver
with Gus Worby for Theatre Australia, March 1982), 1969-88
16 The living and the dead, 1941-63
17 Memoirs of many in one, 1986
18 Netherwood, 1983-84
19 Opinions: notes, arranged in alphabetical order, on White's views of
writers (such as Martin Boyd, David Campbell, T.S. Eliot,
George Eliot and Katherine Mansfield), film directors (such as Ingmar Bergman),
composers (J.S. Bach and Richard Strauss) and sculptors (Constantin
Brancusi)
20 Poetry: notes concerning poems by Patrick White, arranged by subjects,
including 'The ploughman and other poems', Thirteen poems and 'The
home behind the baricades'
21 [Night] the prowler
22 Research
23 'Return to Abyssinia'
24 Revue
25 Riders in the chariot, 1961-62
26 Ruth, 1939-41
27 Sales: notes on Patrick White's earnings
28 Screen plays
29 The season at Sarsparilla, 1976
30 'Shepherd [on the rocks]', 1987
31 Signal driver, 1982-85
32 [The solid] Mandala, 1966-67
33 Stories Statements Letters, 1973-88
34 Three uneasy pieces
35 Translation
36-38 Travel drafts: US-France-Egypt, 1987-88
39 The Tree of man, 1956
40 The Twyborn affair
41 Unpublished
42 The vivisector, 1970
43 Voss
44 Voss film, 1970-83
45 Voss opera, 1973-82
Series 18 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research: press files, 1939-90
The series includes photocopies and cuttings of articles and Who's
Who entries relating to Patrick White and the theatre.
5 files
Series 19 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research: properties of the White family, c. 1866-70
The series comprises photocopies of legal papers, such as mortgage
certificates, land deeds and land grants, documenting the acquisitions and sale
of various properties in New South Wales by members of the White Family. The
arrangement of papers within each file and the file titles have been preserved
by the Library.
Folder/item
1 Barwon Vale, near Walgett, NSW, 1911-37
2 Millgrove butter factory, Hunter Valley, NSW, c.1911
3 Mortgages to Victor Martindale White, 1911-30
4-6 Piercefield, c.1866-70
7 Piercefield, 1910-11
8 Piercefield: Withycombe kids (Ruth, Ralph and Clement James Withycombe), 1903-11
9 White and Withycombe general properties, 1906-60
10-11 Ruth White's properties, 1902-66
Series 20 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research: photographs, n.d.
Folder/item
1-6 Illustrations
7 Illustrations for A fringe of leaves
8 Illustrations for the cover of Patrick White letters
Series 21 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: research: permission files, 1986-90
The series comprises a note (6 May 1986), typed and signed by White,
giving Marr permission to read his letters and one ring binder containing other
letters of permission (arranged in alphabetical order, 1986-90).
2 items
Series 22 Patrick White a life and Patrick White
letters: other research material, 1977-93
The series includes notes, photocopies and cuttings. The arrangement of
papers within each file and the file titles have been preserved by the
Library.
Folder/item
1 Copy of 'The budgiwank experiment' (later known as Shepherd on the
Rocks): a play by Patrick White
2 Copy of 'Kidults': a screenplay by 'Penny Finkelstein' (Patrick White)
3 Andrew Kirton: notes and letters of Kirton (Marr's research assistance),
1993
4 Miscellaneous notes
5 Copy of 'The monkey puzzle': a comedy for the screen written by
Patrick White, produced by Anthony Buckley and directed by Jim
Sharman, n.d.
6 Copy of 'Three uneasy pieces'
7 A note on Patrick White by Brett Whiteley, n.d.
8 Copy of revised second draft of Voss, adapted for film by David
Mercer for Joseph Losey, n.d.
9-10 Voss opera
11 Material from White's desk
12 Postcard: portrait of Patrick White, n.d.
13 Miscellaneous illustrations and articles for Patrick White a life
14 Research: list of names and addresses
16 Obituaries of Patrick White, 1990
17 Notes on notes for Patrick White a life
18 Notes on notes II for Patrick White a life
19-20 'Research: people': comprising photocopies from biographical
dictionaries on actors, writers and artists
21-22 Interviews, arranged in alphabetical order, 1985-90
23 'Press files: Pre Nobel, 1939-73'
24 'Press files: Nobel to 1979' (i.e. 1975-79)
25 'Press files: The eighties' (i.e. 1980-88)
Series 23 Patrick White a life: drafts, 1990-92
The series comprises annotated drafts, which are mostly in lever arch
files. Some of the annotations were done by Nick Enright, Neil Armfield,
Barbara Mobbs and David Marr. The original arrangement of the papers and the
file titles have been preserved by the Library.
Folder/item
1 Nick chapter 1-9
2 Nick chapter 10-29
3 Draft to Nick for comments, June 1987
4 Nick I
5 Nick I 2
6 Nick II 2
7 Nick II chapter 1-16
8 Nick II chapter 17-29
9 Barbara Mobbs Jul 1990 chapter 1-16
10 Barbara Mobbs Jul 1990 chapter 17-29
11 Liz draft 2 chapter 1-16
12 Liz draft 2 chapter 17-29
13 Final I chapter 1-16
14 Final I chapter 17-29
15 Master II chapter 1-16
16 Master II chapter 17-29
17 Draft III chapter 1-16
18 Draft III chapter 17-29
19 Draft chapter 1-16
20 Draft chapter 17-29
21 Draft
22-27 Author's marked proofs
28-29 Drafts
30 Final III: includes changes made by White, Rae de Teliga and Marr
31 Final IV
32 'Fifth and last batch'
33 Cape: my corrections Pt. I (chapter 1-16), 19 Oct 1990
34 Copy-editing: first batch, 8 Jan 1990
35 Last corrections before proofs
36 Response to the first Vintage proofs, 23 Apr 1992
37 Copy of letter to Ann Chisholm, n.d.
38 Word count and corrections
Series 24 Patrick White a life: publication, 1987-92
Folder
1 Offers made to Marr by various publishers, 1987
2 Random House royalty statement for the paperback edition, 1992
Series 25 Patrick White a life: reviews, 1991
Australian and overseas (mostly British) reviews sent to Marr by friends
and his publisher, Jonathan Cape.
Folder
1 English reviews sent by Jonathan Cape, 1991
2-8 Other reviews (mostly Australian), 1991
Series 26 Patrick White a life: audio book, n.d.
The audio book was narrated by James Condon and produced by Louis
Braille Productions, n.d.
5 cassettes
Series 27 Patrick White letters: drafts, 1993-94
The series comprises annotated drafts, which are mostly in lever arch
files. The original arrangement of the papers within the files and the file
titles have been preserved by the Library.
Item 41, containing master proofs of the book, was added to the
collection on 8 January 2001.
Folder/item
1-2 First proofs
3-4 Final typescript 2
5-6 Draft 3)
7-9 Photocopy of draft 3
10-11 Draft 4
12-13 Draft 6
14-15 Proofs
16-17 First go at second proof
18-19 Second go at second proof
20-21 Proofs
22 Drafts, Mar-Aug 1994
23-26 Drafts, 1994
27-28 Drafts
29 Draft: cut from 52 to 29 pages, 9 June 1993
30 Draft: cut from 70 pages to 48, July 5-6, 1993?
31-32 Final typescripts
33 Index
34-40 Typesetting
Series 28 Patrick White letters: publication and publicity,
1994
The series includes acknowledgements, correspondence with Barbara Mobbs
and notes on corrections to be made to reprints of the book.
Folder
1 Acknowledgements, corrections and correspondence with Barbara Mobbs, 1994
2 Correspondents check list
3 Illustrations
Series 29 Patrick White letters: reviews, 1994-96
Australian and overseas (mostly British) reviews sent to Marr by friends
and his publisher, Jonathan Cape.
Folder
1 Reviews, 1994
2 English reviews sent by Jonathan Cape, 1995
3-4 Reviews, 1995-96
Series 30 Miscellaneous papers, 1969-94
The series contains a file of correspondence, receipts and hotel bills
relating to Marr's visit to America in 1993, posters and other items (such as
computer disks, cassettes and videos) relating to Patrick White a life
and Patrick White letters and other papers. The correspondents include
Elise Goodman, Ingmar Björkstén and Vincent Price.
Folder/item
1 Promotional material (such as speech notes, flyer papers relating to the
book launching, invitations, book signing and literary lunch) for
Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters
2 Invitation to private viewing of Desmond Digby's theatre designs,
Melbourne, 16 March 1969
3 Conference papers on 'Commission, Contempts and Civil Liberties',
held in Canberra, 1984
4 Copies of Ariel Book News, Nov. 1987 and Good Weekend, 2 Dec.
1989
5 'PW: US trip', 1993
6-8 Computer disks
9 Cassettes:
oDavid Marr talking to May-Britt Akerholt about The ham funeral,
23 Nov. 1989
oInterview with Manoly Lascaris, n.d.
oMarr's interview with Margaret Throsby, 15 July 1994
oPatrick White's political anti-war speeches, n.d.
oPatrick White on nuclear war, ABC, 21 May 1983
oABC interview with Patrick White, n.d.
oRecordings Sydney Symphony Orchestra and SOV, n.d.
oPatrick White's interview with Veronica Brady, n.d.
oDavid Marr on ABC radio PM program, n.d.
10 Videos:
oSunday show on Patrick White, 18 July 1991
oSunday show on Patrick White, 14 October 1994
oFull Frontal program, Channel 7, Melbourne on Patrick White
letters, n.d.
oThe burning piano: a portrait of Patrick White, n.d.
11 A copy of The Boltons Theatre: first season: containg 'Return to
Abyssinia' by Patick White, London: Marsland Publications, 1947
(Added 30 November 1999)
Posters for Patrick White a life and Patrick White letters and a family tree of the
Marr family (10 items)
|
Box/folio |
Series |
Folder/item |
|
1 A |
1 |
1-3 |
|
1 |
2 |
1-5 |
|
2 |
2 |
6-13 |
|
3 |
2 |
14-20 |
|
4 |
2 |
21-28 |
|
5 |
2 |
29-36 |
|
6 |
2 |
37-43 |
|
7 |
2 |
44-49 |
|
8 |
2 |
50 |
|
8 |
3 |
1-6 |
|
9 |
4 |
1-3 |
|
10 |
4 |
4-8 |
|
11 |
4 |
9-11 |
|
12 |
4 |
12-13 |
|
13 |
4 |
14-16 |
|
14 |
4 |
17-21 |
|
15 |
4 |
22-29 |
|
16 |
4 |
30-37 |
|
17 |
4 |
38-45 |
|
18 |
4 |
46-52 |
|
19 |
4 |
53-56 |
|
19 |
5 |
1 |
|
19 |
6 |
1 |
|
20 |
7 |
1-2 |
|
20 |
8 |
1-5, 9 |
|
21 |
8 |
8, 10 |
|
Folio 1 |
8 |
6-7 |
|
21 |
9 |
1-6 |
|
22 |
9 |
7 |
|
22 |
10 |
1-7 |
|
23 |
10 |
8-12 |
|
24 |
10 |
13-15, 19-20 |
|
Folio 1 |
10 |
16 |
|
Folio 2 |
10 |
17-19 |
|
24 |
11 |
1 |
|
25 |
12 |
1-8 |
|
26 |
12 |
9-16 |
|
27 |
12 |
17-22 |
|
28 |
13 |
1-8 |
|
29 |
13 |
9-16 |
|
30 |
13 |
17-24 |
|
31 |
13 |
25-32 |
|
32 |
13 |
33-40 |
|
Box/carton/folio |
Series |
Folder/item |
|
33 |
13 |
41-48 |
|
34 |
13 |
49-56 |
|
35 |
13 |
57-64 |
|
36 |
13 |
65-72 |
|
37 |
13 |
73-80 |
|
38 |
13 |
81-88 |
|
39 |
14 |
1-8 |
|
40 A |
14 |
9-12 |
|
40 |
15 |
1-4 |
|
41 |
15 |
5-9 |
|
42 |
15 |
10-15 |
|
43 |
15 |
16-23 |
|
44 |
15 |
24-30 |
|
45 |
15 |
31-34 |
|
46 |
15 |
35-36 |
|
47 |
16 |
1-3 |
|
48 |
16 |
4-6 |
|
49 |
16 |
7-9 |
|
50 |
16 |
10-12 |
|
51 |
16 |
13-15 |
|
52 |
17 |
1-8 |
|
53 |
17 |
9-14 |
|
54 |
17 |
15-21 |
|
55 |
17 |
22-29 |
|
56 |
17 |
30-38 |
|
57 |
17 |
39-45 |
|
58 |
18 |
1-5 |
|
59 |
19 |
1-9 |
|
60 |
19 |
10-11 |
|
60 |
20 |
1-4 |
|
61 |
20 |
5-8 |
|
61 |
21 |
1 |
|
61 |
22 |
1-2 |
|
62 |
22 |
4-12 |
|
63 |
22 |
13-18 |
|
64 |
21 |
2 |
|
64 |
22 |
19-20 |
|
65 |
22 |
21-22 |
|
Folio box 3 |
22 |
23-25 |
|
65 |
23 |
1-2 |
|
66 |
23 |
3-7 |
|
67 |
23 |
8-10 |
|
68 |
23 |
11-14 |
|
69 |
23 |
15-17 |
|
70 |
23 |
18-20 |
|
71 |
23 |
21-22 |
|
72 |
23 |
23-25 |
|
Box/carton/folio |
Series |
Folder/item |
|
73 |
23 |
26-29 |
|
74 |
23 |
30-38 |
|
75 |
24 |
1-2 |
|
75 |
25 |
1-6 |
|
76 |
25 |
7-8 |
|
76 |
26 |
1-5 |
|
77 |
27 |
1-4 |
|
78 |
27 |
5-9 |
|
79 |
27 |
10-13 |
|
Folio box 4 |
27 |
14-17 |
|
Folio box 5 |
27 |
18-21 |
|
80 |
27 |
22-28 |
|
81 |
27 |
30-32 |
|
82 |
27 |
33-37 |
|
83 |
27 |
38-40 |
|
83 |
28 |
1-3 |
|
84 |
29 |
1-4 |
|
84 |
30 |
1-4 |
|
85 |
30 |
5 |
|
85 |
30 |
6-8 (computer disks) |
|
86 |
30 |
9-10 (cassettes and videos) |
|
86 |
30 |
11 (Added 30.11.1999) |
|
87 |
1 |
11 (Added 23.11.2000) |
|
Folio Box 6 |
27 |
41 (Added 08.01.2001) |
|
Map drawer (H/Wing) |
Description |
Quantity |
|
20 |
Posters |
10 items |
September 1999; amended June 2006.
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