MS 7754
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Hanrahan, Barbara, 1939-1991
- Title
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Papers of Barbara Hanrahan
- Date Range
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1958-1992
- Collection Number
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MS 7754
- Extent
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3.45 metres (23 boxes)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
- Sponsor
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This finding aid was revised and published with the assistance of the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust.
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises correspondence, notes, typescripts, proofs and drawings relating to fourteen of Hanrahan's novels and some unpublished works. Hanrahan's first novel The scent of eucalyptus is not represented. Also included in the papers are her diaries and notebooks (1958-91).
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn133019).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Barbara Hanrahan, National Library of Australia, MS 7754, [series and/or file number]'.
Provenance
The papers were purchased in two instalments, by the Library in 1988 and 1993.
Biographical Note
Barbara Hanrahan was an artist, print maker and writer. She was born in Adelaide in 1939 and lived there until her death in December 1991.
She spent three years at the South Australia School of Art and the left for London in 1963 to continue her art studies. She taught in the South Australian School of Art (1963-66). In England Hanrahan taught at the Falmouth College of Art, Cornwall, (1966-67) and Portsmouth College of Art (1967-70).
From 1964 Hanrahan held a number of exhibitions principally in Adelaide and Sydney, but also in Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, London and Florence. He works are represented in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra and many regional galleries.
Barbara Hanrahan's novels include The scent of eucalyptus (1973), The peach groves (1980), The frangipani gardens (1988) and Flawless jade (1989).
See: The encyclopedia of Australian art, p. 549.
The Oxford companion to Australian literature, pp. 315-316.
Item Descriptions
Series 1. Correspondence, 1972-91
Murray Pollinger, London, 1972-76 (File 1)
Chatto Windus, London, 1972-80 (File 2-3)
Literary correspondence. Some of the correspondents are Craig Munro, Merril Yule, Geoffrey Dutton, Leslie Anderson, Varity Laughton, Dale Spender and Tim Curnow., 1978-91 (File 4-10)
Series 2. Writings, 1974-92
This series consists of 14 subseries.
Subseries 2-1. Sea green, 1974
Published by Chatto and Windus.
Corrected proofs (File 1)
Subseries 2-2. The albatross muff, 1977
Published by Chatto and Windus
Corrected proofs and notes (File 2)
Subseries 3. Where the queens strayed, 1978
Published by the University of Queensland Press
Corrected typescript. Also a letter from Margaret Perkins, Editorial Secretary of the University of Queensland Press (File 3)
Subseries 4. The peach groves,1980
Published by the University of Queensland Press.
Handwritten notes (File 4)
Notes for an early typescript (File 5)
Corrected typescript and some handwritten pages (File 6)
Early typescript, uncut version, with editorial pencil marks by D.J. Enright of Chatto Windus (File 7)
Corrected typescript (File 8)
Subseries 5. The frangipani gardens,1980
Published by the University of Queensland Press.
Handwritten notes for pages from early typescript (File 9)
Corrected typescript (File 10)
38 textual drawings on 30 pieces of cards. Some of these drawings were used in the book. (File 11)
Corrected galleys, and folio (File 12)
Subseries 6. Dove, 1982
Published by University of Queensland Press.
Early typescript and notes (File 13)
Typescript and a set of page proofs (File 14)
Corrected page proofs and corrected galleys (File 15)
Handwritten notes and drafts (File 16)
Subseries 7. Kewpie doll, 1984
Published by Chatto and Windus.
Notes and drafts (File 17)
Typescripts and corrected typescripts (File 18-20)
Subseries 8. Annie Magdalene, 1985
Published by Chatto and Windus.
Corrected typescripts (File 21-22)
Subseries 9. Dream people (12 stories), 1987
Published London, Grafton/Collins.
Draft and corrected typescript (File 24)
Subseries 10. A Chelsea girl, 1988
Published by Grafton Books.
Corrected typescript (File 25)
Subseries 11. Flawless Jade, 1989
Published by University Press of Queensland.
Typescripts with corrections (File 26-29)
Galley proof and blurb (File 30-31)
Subseries 12. Iris in her Garden, 1991
Published by Brindadbella Press, Canberra.
Typescript of eight short stories, with alterations (File 32)
Subseries 13. Good Night Mr Moon, 1992
Published by University Press of Queensland.
Handwritten drafts and notes (File 33)
Typescripts with corrections (File 34-37)
Subseries 14. Michael and me and the sun, 1992
Published by University Press of Queensland.
Handwritten draft (File 38)
Corrected typescripts and notes (File 39-41)
Complete typescript (File 42-43)
Series 3. Unpublished writings
Miscellaneous drafts and notes of published and unpublished works, including 'Rose alone' and a ship book (File 1-5)
Notes and drafts of short stories (File 6-7)
Notes and drafts for public talks and miscellaneous biographical notes (File 8)
Series 4. Book reviews, 1973-92
Newspaper cuttings of reviews of Hanrahan's writings and that of other writers; book reviews, magazine articles and obituaries; book reviews, magazinea articles and obituaries (File 1-5)
Series 5. Diaries and notebooks (Restricted)
Diaries 1-14, 1958-71 (File [unnumbered])
Diaries 15-23, 1971-74 (File [unnumbered])
Diaries 24-34, 1975-81 (File [unnumbered])
Diaires 35-43, 1981-86 (File [unnumbered])
Diaries 44-53, 1986-89 (File [unnumbered])
Diaries 54-58, 1989-91 (File [unnumbered])
Please note that the notebooks are not dated.
Photocopies of all the original diaires and notebooks (File [unnumbered]-23)
Container List
| Box |
Series |
File |
| 1 |
1 |
1-8 |
| 2 |
1 |
9-10 |
| 2 |
2 |
1-6 |
| 3 |
2 |
7-11 |
| Folio box |
2 |
12 |
| 4 |
2 |
13-19 |
| 5 |
2 |
20-25 |
| 6 |
2 |
26-32 |
| 7 |
2 |
33-41 |
| 8 |
2 |
42-43 |
| 8 |
3 |
1-6 |
| 9 |
3 |
7-8 |
| 9 |
4 |
1-5 |
| 10 |
5 |
Diaries 1-14 |
| 11 |
5 |
Diaries 15-23 |
| 12 |
5 |
Diaries 24-34 |
| 13 |
5 |
Diaries 35-43 |
| 14 |
5 |
Diaries 44-53 |
| 15 |
5 |
Diaries 54-58; notebooks 59-64 |
| 16-23 |
5 |
Photocopies of diaries and notebooks |