Guide to the Papers of Jessica Anderson

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MS 3094

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: September 1989

Collection Summary

Creator
Jessica Anderson
Title
Papers of Jessica Anderson
Date Range
1963-1970
Collection Number
MS 3094
Extent
0.36 metres (2 archive boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn768598) for the access conditions.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Jessica Anderson, National Library of Australia, MS 3094, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The following papers were acquired by the National Library between 1972 and 1975.

Biographical Note

Jessica Anderson was born in Queensland and educated in Brisbane. She has had seven novels and one volume of short stories published: An Ordinary lunacy, 1963; The Last man's head, 1970; The Commandant, 1975; Tirra Lirra by the river, 1978; The Impersonators, 1980; The Only daughter, 1980; Stories from the warm zone, and Sydney stories, 1987; and Taking shelter, 1989. Jessica Anderson, who has lived most of her life in Sydney, has been awarded the Miles Franklin award for Tirra Lirra by the river.

Item Descriptions

An Ordinary lunacy, typescript draft with author's pencilled corrections (File 1)

The Last man's head, typescript drafts, with author's pencilled corrections (File 2-8)

The Commandant, typescript drafts with pencilled correction (File 9-11)

The Commandant, handwritten drafts in six exercise books (File 12-13)

Three exercise books containing handwritten drafts of The Commandant, Tirra Lirra by the river, The Last man's head and radio plays (File 14-15)


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