Guide to the Papers of Kate McNamara
MS 8512; MS Acc03.074; MS Acc03.079; MS Acc04.140.MS Acc04.156; MS Acc14.073; MS Acc14.156. MS Acc18.073
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Collection Summary
- Title
- Papers of Kate McNamara
- Date Range
- ca. 1959-2018
- Collection Number
- MS 8512; MS Acc03.074; MS Acc03.079; MS Acc04.140.MS Acc04.156; MS Acc14.073; MS Acc14.156. MS Acc18.073
- Extent
- 4.95 metres (20 ms boxes, 5 cartons, 1 folio box)
- Physical Facet
- MS 8512; MS Acc03.074; MS Acc03.079; MS Acc04.140; MS Acc04.156; MS Acc14.073; MS Acc14.156; MS Acc18.073
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises correspondence, drafts of plays and poems, diaries, journals, cuttings, and ephemera.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2701778).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Kate McNamara, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Provenance
The papers were acquired from Kate McNamara in a number of instalments.
Collection Retrieval Notice
Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.
Biographical note
Canberra based poet and playwright.
Item Descriptions
Class MS 8512. Original Consignment
Personal and literary correspondence, 1973-1988 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS 8512)
Correspondents include Richard Hopkinson, Paula Keogh, Dorothy Hewett, Pip Proud, Peter Ride and Merv Lilley.
Class MS Acc03.074. Consignment Received March 2003
This consignment comprises diaries, letters, drafts of plays and poems, cuttings and printed ephemera.
Class MS Acc03.079. Consignment Received March 2003
This consignment comprises papers relating to Year of the dog, Aktion Surreal, Johno Johnson, The infinite gays, Chris Barnett, The wish palace, International Conference of Women Playwrights, Francis Webb, Persephone, and early poems by McNamara.
Class MS Acc04.140. Consignment Received June 2004
This consignment comprises manuscripts and papers.
Class MS Acc04.156. Consignment Received July 2004
This consignment comprises manuscripts and papers.
Class MS Acc14.073. Consignment Received June 2014
This consignment comprises personal and visual journals from 1988-2006, family correspondence; photographs; cards; drafts for poems and plays including Wild Lady, Kazan, The Hebrew Master, and Alwyn or the Loon; issues of The Pacific - Australia's Illustrated Weekly; assorted drafts from various poets and authors including Richard Hopkinson, Kathy Kituai, Neil Freeman and Dymphna Cusack; two VHS tapes marked Year of the Dog and In the Secret Room; and flash drives.
Family correspondence (File) - Carton 5 (MS Acc14.073)
Includes photos and cards
[no information] (Item NLA.MS-DM008798) - Digital-Carriers-Box 151
1 item, Imation 8Gb, USB flash drive (memory stick, thumb drive)[a Yellow stick]
[no information] (Item NLA.MS-DM008799) - Digital-Carriers-Box 151
1 item, 128Mb, USB flash drive (memory stick, thumb drive)[a silver stick with a cover]
[no information] (Item NLA.MS-DM008800) - Digital-Carriers-Box 151
1 item, Belkin 54Mb, USB flash drive (memory stick, thumb drive)[a balck stick uncovered]
Class MS Acc14.156. Consignment Received December 2014
This consignment comprises personal and business correspondence, drafts and poems by Kate McNamara and others, minutes from Aberrant Genotype Press meetings, material from playwrights' conferences, printed ephemera and photographs.
Class MS Acc18.073. Consignment Received May 2018
This consignment comprises finished and unfinished typescripts and manuscripts of poems and short stories; notebooks; correspondence; galley proofs; fragments and notes; educational material; family papers; poetry written for Kate McNamara for her 60th birthday; and early poems of Michael Dransfield and Richard Hopkins.
Note: McNamara provided hand written notes of content details for each file, which have been placed with the relevant papers in each file.