Papers of Jennifer Compton, 1961-2009 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3110983
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Compton, Jennifer, 1949-
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1961-2009]
- 3.70 m. (11 boxes) + 5 cartons + 1 oversize box.
- Summary:
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MS Acc04.058 comprises personal and business correspondence, 20 volumes of diaries and notebooks, 1961-1998, scripts of stage plays that have been performed and other stage scripts, radio plays that have been performed and other radio plays, television scripts, manuscript drafts of poems and other writings. Correspondents include Compton's husband, Matthew O'Sullivan, her mother and sister and other family in New Zealand. The business correspondence includes letters from Compton's agent Howard Nicholson, editors Rodney Hall and Les Murray and publishers including the ABC, Radio New Zealand and Caxton Press (8 boxes, 5 cartons, 1 oversize box).
The Acc10.076 instalment comprises typescripts of poems, short stories and articles by Compton, some annotated with criticism by Les Murray. There are notebooks containing handwritten drafts, and personal and business correspondence including letters from family, publishers and others including Les Murray and Anna Volska. The instalment also includes pocket diaries (3 boxes).
- Biography/History:
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Poet and playwright. Jennifer Compton was born in 1949 in New Zealand where she lived until 1971. From 1972 Compton divided her time between Australia and New Zealand, finally settling at Wingello in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales in 1981. She has published several volumes of poetry, including From the other woman (1993), Blue (2000), and Parker & Quink (2004). Her plays include The big picture (1999). Compton was the winner of the Robert Harris poetry prize in 1995 for her poem "Blue leaves" and was joint winner of the Newcastle Playwriting competition in 1974 for her play Crossfire. She has been shortlisted and highly commended in a number of awards for her short stories. Several of her plays have been performed and her stories and poems appear in a number of periodicals.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc04.058, MS Acc10.076.
- Subject:
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- Compton, Jennifer, 1949- -- Archives
- Compton, Jennifer, 1949- -- Correspondence
- Murray, Les A. (Les Allan), 1938-2019 -- Correspondence
- Poets, Australian -- 20th century -- Archives
- Poets, Australian -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- Dramatists, Australian -- 20th century -- Archives
- Australian poetry -- 20th century
- Australian poetry -- Women authors
- Australian drama -- 20th century
- Australian drama -- Women authors
- Time Coverage:
- 1961-2009
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Murray, Les A. (Les Allan), 1938-2019
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Jennifer Compton's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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