Guide to the Papers of Patricia Wrightson

MS Acc12.102

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Collection Summary

Creator: Patricia Wrightson
Title: Papers of Patricia Wrightson
Date Range: c. 1950-2000
Collection Number: MS Acc12.102
Extent: 4.65 metres (18 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 3 non-standard containers)
Language of Materials: English
Repository: National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6264322).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Patricia Wrightson, National Library of Australia, MS Acc12.102, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Item Descriptions

General correspondence - A (File 1) - Box 1

Arbuthnot lecture (File 2) - Box 1

Angus Robertson 1957 - 1964 (B Davis) (File 3) - Box 1

Andersen, Hans Christen) medal (File 4) - Box 1

Aunt Joanna and the Unlucky Accidents (unpublished MS correspondence) (File 5) - Box 1

Australia Council (File 6) - Box 1

Authors societies (File 7) - Box 1

Correspondence B (File 8) - Box 1

Balyet (correspondence) (File 1) - Box 2

Baylet corrected ms (File 2) - Box 2

Beath, Betty (1) (File 3) - Box 2

Beath, Betty (2) (File 4) - Box 2

Behind the Wind (incl. MS) (File 5) - Box 2

Beneath the Sun (File 6) - Box 2

The Bunyip Hole (File 7) - Box 2

Correspondence C (File 8) - Box 2

Correspondence - Children's Council of Australia (File 1) - Box 3

Children's letters - 1 (File 2) - Box 3

Children's letters - 2 (File 3) - Box 3

Children's letters - 3 (File 4) - Box 3

Children's letters - 4 (File 1) - Box 4

Children's letters - 5 (File 2) - Box 4

Patricia Wrightson – Her Book of Pot-Kooroks (File 3) - Box 4

Conferences general (1) (File 1) - Box 5

Conferences Hawaii and Vancouver (2) (File 2) - Box 5

Correspondence - colleges (File 3) - Box 5

The Crooked Snake (File 4) - Box 5

Correspondence - D (File 5) - Box 5

Dark Bright Water (File 6) - Box 5

Dark Bright Water – typescript (Author's own copy with corrections) (File 7) - Box 5

Honorary Doctorate (File 8) - Box 5

Dromkeen (File 9) - Box 5

Down to Earth (File 10) - Box 5

Correspondence - B Driver (File 1) - Box 6

Correspondence - Education establishments (?) (File 2) - Box 6

Emu Stew (File 3) - Box 6

Correspondence - F (Incl. Fitzharding subset) (File 4) - Box 6

Feather Star (File 5) - Box 6

Correspondence G (File 6) - Box 6

Gumnut Awards (File 7) - Box 6

Correspondence H (Incl. Horder subset) (File 8) - Box 6

Hall, Dennis correspondence (File 1) - Box 7

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc general correspondence (File 2) - Box 7

Hutchinson Publishers, general correspondence (File 3) - Box 7

General correspondence I (File 4) - Box 7

IBBY correspondence (File 5) - Box 7

The Ice is Coming (File 6) - Box 7

The Ice is Coming (typescript - Authors copy with alterations) (File 7) - Box 7

Correspondence J (File 1) - Box 8

Japan trip 1986 (File 2) - Box 8

General correspondence K (File 3) - Box 8

General correspondence L (File 4) - Box 8

A Little Fear env. 1 (File 5) - Box 8

A Little Fear env 2 (File 6) - Box 8

A Little Fear (typescript - Authors copy with alterations) (File 7) - Box 8

Correspondence M1 (File 1) - Box 9

Correspondence M2 (File 2) - Box 9

Macmillan correspondence (File 3) - Box 9

McElderry correspondence (File 4) - Box 9

McVitty, Walter (File 5) - Box 9

Merryweather Productions ( plus album) (File 6) - Box 9

Methuen publishers (File 7) - Box 9

Moon Dark 1 (File 1) - Box 10

Moon Dark MS (File 2) - Box 10

John Murray (File 3) - Box 10

An Older Kind of Magic (File 4) - Box 10

an older Kind of Magic MS (File 5) - Box 10

Penguin Publishers 1973 – 1980 (File 6) - Box 10

Penguin publishers post 1980 (File 7) - Box 10

Correspondence N (File 1) - Box 11

Thomas nelson publishers (File 2) - Box 11

Night Outside (File 3) - Box 11

Lilith Norman (File 4) - Box 11

Correspondence O (File 5) - Box 11

An Older Kind of Magic – School Project (File 6) - Box 11

Premiers Literary Awards (File 7) - Box 11

Public Lending Right (File 8) - Box 11

Unpublished poetry (Circa 1945 Written mostly to comfort her mother following the loss to polio of Patricia's second younger brother Jeffrey Furlonger. Also one poem on the futility of war.) (File 9) - Box 11

The Nargun and the Stars 1 (File 1) - Box 12

The Nargun and the Stars 2 (File 2) - Box 12

The Nargun and the Stars MS (File 3) - Box 12

The Nargun and the Stars BBC Radio broadcast script (File 4) - Box 12

The Nargun and the Stars ABC TV script - 6 episodes separately bound (File 5) - Box 12

I Own the Racecourse (File 1) - Box 13

I Own the Racecourse MS with Authors corrections (File 2) - Box 13

A Racecourse for Andy ( USA title) uncorrected proof copy (File 3) - Box 13

I Own the Racecourse Film script by John Edwards (File 4) - Box 13

I Own the Racecourse Film Script by John Edwards - Master Script with comments and alterations by Patricia Wrightson (File 5) - Box 13

I Own the Racecourse Film Script by John Edwards - Second Draft (File 6) - Box 13

I Own the Racecourse Film Script by John Edwards - Shooting Script with corrections (File 7) - Box 13

I Own the Racecourse BBC TV script (File 8) - Box 13

Correspondence R (File 1) - Box 14

Random Century Australia (File 2) - Box 14

Rattlers Place (File 3) - Box 14

Lu Rees (File 4) - Box 14

Rocks of Honey n (File 5) - Box 14

Rocks of Honey Film Script with comments and notes by APW (File 6) - Box 14

General correspondence S (File 1) - Box 15

Saxby Maurice (File 2) - Box 15

Schools (File 3) - Box 15

School Magazine (File 4) - Box 15

Scott, Bill and Mavis 1 (File 5) - Box 15

Scott, bill and Mavis 2 (File 6) - Box 15

Shadows of Time (File 1) - Box 16

Shadows of Time - MS with corrections (File 2) - Box 16

Shelley, Noreen (File 3) - Box 16

Short Stories (File 4) - Box 16

Sugar Gum Tree (File 5) - Box 16

Correspondence T (File 6) - Box 16

Tasmanian tour 1963 (File 1) - Box 17

Universities (File 2) - Box 17

University of New England - 1 (File 3) - Box 17

University of New England - 2 (File 4) - Box 17

Correspondence U/V 1976 - 1980 (File 5) - Box 17

Water Dragons (File 6) - Box 17

Wignell, Edil (File 7) - Box 17

Westwater, Dr. Martha (File 1) - Box 18

Wisp of Smoke (File 2) - Box 18

Wisp of Smoke MS (originally Saturday Night) Multiple copies as story developed (File 3) - Box 18