Papers of Anthony Hill, 1975-2003 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3092196
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Hill, Anthony, 1942-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 9824 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1900-2012]
- 8.9 m. (52 boxes) + 2 map folios.
- Summary:
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The bulk of the papers relate to Hill's published works, forming a comprehensive record of his literary career. There is research material, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts, galley and page proofs, correspondence and letters from readers. Major correspondents are Rosemary Creswell (Hill's agent), Max Harris and the numerous publishers with whom Hill dealt. There is a small group of drafts of unpublished short stories, plays and poems and cutting books containing copies of newspaper and journal articles by and about Hill, including reviews of his books.
MS Acc12.120 comprises typescript manuscripts, proofs, drafts, outlines, story files, research notes, diaries, ephemera, posters and correspondence relating to Anthony Hill's publications, primarily "Animal Heroes", "Captain Cook's Apprentice" and "The Story of Billy Young".
- Biography/History:
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Anthony Hill is a Canberra-based author. He worked as a journalist with the Melbourne Herald before joining the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Canberra in 1972. From 1977 to 1983 Hill owned an antique shop near Yass and from 1989 to 1999 worked as a speech writer for Governors-General Bill Hayden and Sir William Deane. He has published works in several genres including fiction for children and adults, biography, reference, newspaper and journal articles and librettos for musicals.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9824, MS Acc12.120.
- MS 9824 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-368924967
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (14 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Authors
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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