Guide to the Papers of Mavis Thorpe Clark

Correspondence, 1923-47 (File 1) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1947-48 (File 2) - Box 1

Correspondence (Mostly copies of letters sent), 1949-53 (File 3) - Box 1

Correspondence (Mostly copies of letters sent), 1949-52 (File 4) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1953-56 (File 5) - Box 1

Correspondence (Mostly letters received), 1957-59 (File 6) - Box 1

Correspondence (Mostly copies of letters sent), 1953-61 (File 7) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1961-62 (File 8) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1963-64 (File 9) - Box 1

Correspondence, 1965-66 (File 10) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1967 (File 11) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1968 (File 12) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1969 (File 13) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1970 (File 14) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1971 (File 15) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1972 (File 16) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1973 (File 17) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1974 (File 18) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1975 (File 19) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1976 (File 20_21) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1977 (File 22) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1978 (File 23) - Box 3

Correspondence, 1979 (File 24) - Box 3

Clippings relating to Clark's published works (File [unnumbered]) - Box 3

Manuscripts (First drafts), typescripts and correspondence relating to 'Peggy's rival', 1924-29 (File 25_29) - Box 4

Typescripts and manuscript of 'The twins abroad' (File 30_31) - Box 5

Manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to 'Hatherly's first fifteen' (File 32_36) - Box 5

Manuscript (First draft) and typescript of 'Dark pool island'; including the first two chapters of 'Sunny Mount school' and 'Light ended', 1936-48 (File 37_38) - Box 6

Manuscripts (First drafts; some chapters are not included) and typescripts of 'The twins from Timber Creek' or 'Home again at Timber Creek', 1947-49 (File 39_40) - Box 6

Manuscript of 'Jingaroo', 1930 (File 41) - Box 6

Manuscript (First draft) and typescripts (Publisher's and radio copies) of 'Jingaroo', 1953 (File 42_44) - Box 7

Manuscript (First draft) and typescript of 'Sunnymount school' or 'Sunnyview school', published in 1951 under a new title 'Missing gold' (File 45_46) - Box 7

Manuscript of the last chapters of the newspaper serial entitled 'Dark pool island'; a short story 'Four bad boys'; a play (myth) written for radio 'The love story of cupid'; an adult short story 'The butterfly'; an article 'Facts of life'; and a poem 'I plucked a rose' (File 47) - Box 8

Typescript of 'The treasure in the barn'. This was published under the title 'Missing gold' (File 48) - Box 8

Manuscript, typescripts (Publisher's and ABC radio copies (File 49_51) - Box 8

Episodes 45-52 are not included) and correspondence with Heinemann relating to 'The brown land was green' 1951-56.

Manuscripts (Including first drafts) and typescripts, including first draft and carbon copy of final draft of 'Gully of gold', 1961-62 (File 52_55) - Box 9

Manuscript (first draft) and typescripts (Including carbon copies of some of the TV scripts) of 'Pony from Tarella', 1958 (File 56_57) - Box 10

Manuscript, notes, typescript and correspondence relating to 'Fishing, 1962-63 (File 58) - Box 10

Manuscript and typescript of 'John Batman' (File 59) - Box 10

Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'They came South, 1963 (File 60) - Box 10

Carbon copy of typescript for the ABC radio serial of 'They came South' (File 61) - Box 11

Typescript (Publisher's copy) and notes of 'Pastor Doug', 1965 (File 62) - Box 11

Manuscript and typescripts (first draft incomplete) and typescript (publisher's copy, complete) of 'Min-Min', 1966 (File 63_64) - Box 11

Typescript of short story entitled 'Sylvie', 1962 (File 65) - Box 11

Manuscript (First draft) and typescript of "Blue above the tree', 1966 (File 66_67) - Box 12

Typescripts and some correspondence relating to 'A pack-tracker', 1966-67 (File 68_69) - Box 12

Manuscript of 'Spark of opal' (File 70) - Box 12

Typescripts (Publisher's production copy and first carbon copy) of 'Spark of opal, 1967 (File 71_72) - Box 13

Manuscript (First draft) and Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'Nowhere to hide' 1943-44, 1969 (File 73_74) - Box 13

Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'The mystery of the island', 1943-44 (File 75) - Box 14

Typescript and correspondence relating to 'The opal miner' (Later published as 'Opal mining'), 1968 (File 76_77) - Box 14

Manuscript, typescripts (Landsdowne press' and Macmillan's copies) and some correspondence, 1970-71 (File 78_80) - Box 14

Typescripts (Including the first working copy) of 'Iron ore mining', 1971 (File 81) - Box 15

Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'Strolling players', 1972 (File 82) - Box 15

Manuscript (First draft), Typescript (Publisher's copy) and notes relating to 'Wildfire' (File 83) - Box 15

Manuscript, typescripts (Including publisher's copy and notes of 'New golden mountain', 1970-73 (File 85_87) - Box 16

Typescripts (First typed draft ,with some notes, and publisher's copy) of 'The sky is free', 1973 (File 88_89) - Box 16

Manuscript, typescripts (Publisher's and working copies) and notes relating to 'The hundred islands' (File 90_93) - Box 17

Manuscript and typescript of 'Iron ore mining', 1971 (File 94) - Box 17

Typescript, notes and correspondence relating to 'Spanish Queen', 1976-77 (File 95) - Box 18

Manuscript and typescripts (First typed draft and publisher's copy) of 'The boy from Cumeroogunga', 1979 (File 96_98) - Box 18

Manuscript, typescript, notes and correspondence relating to 'The lilly-pilly', 1978-79 (File 99_100) - Box 18

Manuscript and typescript of 'Joey', 1979-80 (File 101) - Box 19

Manuscript and typescript of 'A stranger came to the mine', 1978-80 (File 102_103) - Box 19

Manuscript of 'Solomon's child', 1981 (File 104) - Box 19

Typescripts (First typed draft and publisher's copy) of 'Solomon's child' (File 105_106) - Box 20

Manuscript and typescript of 'Boo to a goose', 1979-80 (File 107) - Box 20

Notes, typescript and correspondence relating to 'The thief who came quietly', 1980-81 (File 108) - Box 20

Typescript and correspondence relating to 'Young and brave', 1981 (File 109_110) - Box 20

Manuscript and typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'No mean destiny', 1986 (File 111_112) - Box 21

Notes and manuscript of 'Soft shoe', 1981 (File 113) - Box 21

Typescript, galley proof and correspondence relating to 'Soft shoe', 1987 (File 114) - Box 22

Manuscript of 'The Prince Vega' (File 115) - Box 22

Manuscript and typescript of 'Out of revenge', 1939 (File 116_117) - Box 22

Manuscript and typescript of 'Found on the waterfront', 1939 (File 118) - Box 22

Manuscript and typescript of 'The house of Innismore', 1938 (File 119_120) - Box 23

Manuscript and typescript of 'The blue homestead', 1946-50 (File 121_122) - Box 23

Manuscript and typescript of 'Greek myths' which was adapted into radio plays (3LO); and the manuscript of 'The little folks from Bundy', 1934 (File 123) - Box 24

Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The hero of Clifton';and 'New girl Clifton', published in 1948 (File 124_125) - Box 24

Manuscript of 'Guest in danger' or 'Wallaby Hill' (File 126_127) - Box 24

Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Guest in danger'; also known as 'Wallaby Hill', 'Harbour rescue', 'Let's call him Tim!', 'The harbour's yield', or 'Tim of Wallaby Hill', 1947-48 (File 128_131) - Box 25

Manuscript and typescript of 'The folk next door', written for radio station 3DB, 1946 (File 132_133) - Box 25

Typescripts of short stories: (File 134) - Box 26

'A good save'

'Danny again'

'Danny shines again'

'Danny takes a knock'

'Danny's sixth sense'

'The dud'

'How things work out'

'In the wrong colours'

'Island in the river'

'Jeff's reward'

'The night freighter'

'Night hold-up'

'The nightwatchman'

'The pay-off'

'The perfect nuisance'

'Tommy fights again'.

Manuscript, notes and typescript of 'In the days of Charlemagne', 1926 (File 135) - Box 26

Manuscript and typescript of 'In the ruck', 1928 (File 136_137) - Box 26

Manuscript and typescript of 'The fourth generation', 1928 (File 138_139) - Box 27

Manuscript, typescript and correspondence relating to 'Friend o' mine', 1929-30 (File 140) - Box 27

Manuscript and typescript of 'They also serve', 1933 (File 141_142) - Box 28

Two plastic bags, 1922-25 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

'Dark pool island', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1949 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

'The twins from Timber creek', Melborne, Oxford University Press, 1949 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

'Home again at Timber Creek', Melbourne, Oxford University press, 1950(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

'The Min Min Lane Cove', Hodder Stoughton, 1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

'Jingaro, Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1951(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'The brown land was green', Sydne,: Hodder Stoughton, 1974(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Gully of gold', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1969(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Pony from Tarella', Melbourne, Heinemann, 1959 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'John Batman', Melbourne Oxford University Press, 1971 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'They came south', Melbourne, Heinemann, 1963 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Pastor Doug', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1965 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Fishing', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1963 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Blue above the trees', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1967 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'A pack-tracker', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1968 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Spark of opal', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1968 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Fishing', Oxford University Press, 1963 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Nowhere to hide', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1969 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Opal mining', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1969 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Iron mountain', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1970 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30

'Iron oremining', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1972 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Strolling players', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1972 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Wildfire', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1973 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'New golden mountain', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1973 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'The hundred islands', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1976 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'The boy from Cumeroogunga', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1979 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'A stranger came to the mine', Melbourne, Hutchinson, 1980 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Spanish Queen', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1977 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'The Lilly-Pilly', Adelaide, 1979 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Joey', Sydney, Addison-Wesley, 1980 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Solomon's child', Melbourne, Puffin, 1981 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Boo to a goose', Sydney, Addison-Wesley, 1981 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'The thief Who came quietly', Sydney, Addison- Wesley, 1982 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Young and brave', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1984 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'No mean destiny', Melbourne, Hyland House, 1986 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

'Soft shoe', Gosford, NSW, Bookshelf, 1988 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Newspaper clippings, 1961-70 (File) - Folio 1

Newspaper clippings, 1957-64 (File) - Folio 2

Newspaper clippings, 1950-64 (File) - Folio 3

Newspaper clippings, 1948-50 (File) - Folio 4

Newspaper clippings, 1932-54 (File) - Folio 5