Guide to the Papers of Geoffrey Dutton
MS 7285
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Geoffrey Dutton
- Title
- Papers of Geoffrey Dutton
- Date Range
- 1898-1998
- Collection Number
- MS 7285
- Extent
- 23 metres (164 boxes, 4 security binders, 10 folio boxes, elephant folios)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, diaries and notebooks, manuscript drafts, photographs, research files, newspaper cuttings and other published material. They provide a near-comprehensive coverage of Dutton's public career as an author, poet, academic, editor, critic, publisher and journalist. The papers document Dutton's life as 'a man of letters' who was often researching and writing three or four books simultaneously, while at the same time compiling anthologies, editing magazines and attending conferences.
Dutton wrote or edited over 200 books, including poetry, fiction, biographies, art appreciation, art and literary history, travel books, novels for children and critical essays. Twenty of Dutton's published monographs are represented in the collection, along with many of his articles, reviews, short stories, poetry, radio and television scripts, lectures and other writings. The papers also offer considerable insights into Dutton's family life, and more generally, into Australian literary and cultural life in the period 1945-1998.
As a central figure in Australian literary life, Dutton's extensive correspondence stands as a major source for researchers studying the lives and writings of many other notable literary figures. In particular, substantial groups of letters of Patrick White, Russell Drysdale, David Campbell and Alister Kershaw feature amongst the correspondence. The Richard Aldington-Roy Campbell-Alister Kershaw sequence of letters offers valuable insights into Australian links with the European world of letters. Also of interest are papers documenting Dutton's association with the 'Angry Penguins' literary group during the 1940s, when he developed close friendships with the poets Donald Kerr, Paul Pfeiffer, Max Harris and Kershaw, and the painters Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd.
References: The Oxford companion to Australian literature (pp. 245-246; Who's who in Australia 1999 (p. 545)
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1357699).
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 Geoffrey Dutton, National Library of Australia, MS 7285, [series and file number]'.
Provenance
The papers were purchased in a number of instalments. The bulk of the papers were received from Geoffrey Dutton between 1986 and 1998, with a further two small instalments received from his partner, Robin Lucas, in 2002 and 2003.
Related Materials
Pictures: a portrait of Dutton drawn by Nicholas von Bujdoss in 1968( PIC R11154 LOC 7522-A).
Oral History & Folklore: recordings of poetry readings made by Dutton in 1959 and 1967 (Oral DeB 61 and ORAL TRC 18); interviews with Dutton recorded in 1967, 1974 and 1986 (ORAL DeB 275, ORAL TRC 472 and ORAL TRC 2120); a collection of interviews undertaken by Dutton over a number of years with his literary associates (ORAL TRC 3133).
Arrangement
The collection was transferred to the Library in three major and several minor instalments between 1986 and 2003.
Prior to 1999, two main groups of the papers were described and arranged:
80 boxes from the first two 1986 consignments were processed in 1988
39 boxes (comprising five instalments received in 1991) were arranged in March 1992
In May 1999, the collection was reorganised to incorporate the third major and subsequent smaller additions, resulting in this finding aid and bearing new series and box arrangements and numbering.
In April 2002 a small instalment of papers was received. The papers have been added to the relevant series/file as follows: 2/163; 14/5; 30/35; 37/44; 43/109; 44/42.
In March 2003 a further small instalment of papers was received. The papers have been added to the relevant series/file as follows: 2/164-168; 22/8; 32/40-44; 34/60-61; 37/45-46; 38/ 29-31; 40/55; 42/50; 43/110; 45/19. Note: four VHS cassette tapes of interviews of Geoffrey Dutton were not retained in the collection. Details are available from the Manuscripts Branch on request.
Biographical Note
1922 Born 2 August, Anlaby, Kapunda, South Australia, son of H. H and Emily Dutton c. 1927-33 Privately tutored at home c. 1934-39 Educated Geelong Grammar School 1940 St Mark's College, University of Adelaide 1941-45 RAAF service 1944 Married Ninette Trott; publication of Nightflight and sunrise 1946-49 Bachelor of Arts, Oxford University 1950 Publication of The mortal and the marble Early 1950s Travelled extensively in Europe and overseas 1953 Publication of A long way south 1955-62 Senior Lecturer in English, University of Adelaide 1956 Publication of Africa in black and white 1957-68 Founding editor (with Max Harris) of Australian Letters : a quarterly of Australian writing and criticism 1958 Publication of Antipodes in shoes (awarded Grace Leven Prize) and States of the union 1958-61 Part-editor, annual poetry anthology Verse in Australia 1960 Commonwealth Fellow in Australian Literature, Leeds University; publication of Founder of a city: the life of Colonel William Light 1961 Editor, Australian book review; publication of Walt Whitman and Patrick White 1961-65 Editor, Penguin Australia 1962 Publication of Paintings of S. T Gill and Flowers and fury 1962-66 Editor, Australian writers and their work series 1963 Visiting Professor in English, Kansas State University 1964 Publication of Russell Drysdale and The literature of Australia 1965 Founded (with Brian Stonier) the paperback publishing firm Sun Books; publication (jointly) of Tisi and the yabby 1966 Publication of Australia and the monarchy, Modern Australian writing and Seal Bay (jointly) 1967 Publication of The hero as murderer: the life of Edward John Eyre, Poems soft and loud and On my island: poems (jointly) 1968 Publication of Tisi and the pageant, Andy and The vital decade (with Max Harris) 1968-70 Member, Australian Council for the Arts 1970 Publication of Australia's last explorer: Ernest Giles, Findings and keepings: selected poems, 1939-69 and Tamara 1972 Publication of Australia's censorship crisis (jointly) and New poems to 1972 1972-74 Member, Literature Board of the Australia Council 1974 Publication of White on black: the Australian Aborigine portrayed in art (awarded L. C Weickhardt Prize, 1978) 1976 Publication of Queen Emma of the South Seas and Australian verse from 1805-1976; awarded Order of Australia 1977 Publication of A body of words and Republican Australia? 1978 Publication of A taste of history: Geoffrey Dutton's South Australia 1980 Publication of The wedge-tailed eagle: stories and Patterns of Australia 1980-85 Editor, The Bulletin Literary Supplement 1981 Member, Libraries Board of South Australia; publication of Impressions of Singapore, The Australian heroes: a rousing roll call of 47 of Australia's greatest heroes and heroines and S. T Gill's Australia 1982 Publication of The eye opener, In search of Edward John Eyre and The prowler 1983-89 Left Adelaide and moved to Sydney 1984 Married Robin Lucas; publication of City life in old Australia, Snow on the saltbush, The heritage of Australian poetry and The land beyond time: a modern exploration of Australia's north-west frontiers (with John Olsen) 1985 Publication of The squatters, Selective affinities : new poems and Sun, sea, surf and sand: the myth of the beach 1985-88 Editor, The Australian Literary Supplement 1986 Publication of The innovators: the Sydney alternatives in the rise of modern art, literature and ideas and The book of Australian islands 1987 Publication of The Australian bedside book : a selection of writings from 'The Australian literary supplement' 1988 Publication of Waterways of Sydney: a sketchbook (with Cedric Emmanuel) 1988-89 Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald Literary Supplement 1989 Publication of Kanga Creek: Havelock Ellis in Australia and Images of Melbourne: a sketchbook (with Kay Stewart) 1989-91 Lived in Mudgee 1989-93 Prepared libretto for the Australian production of the 'The Magic Flute' 1991 Publication of The Picador Henry Lawson and Kenneth Slessor: a biography 1991-1996 Lived in the Glasshouse Mountains, Queensland, before moving to Melbourne 1992 Publication of Flying low: a novel, Artists' portraits and Country childhoods 1993 Publication of New and selected poems; received the FWA Christopher Brennan Award for poetry 1994 Publication of Out in the open: an autobiography and Kenneth Slessor: collected poems 1996 Publication of A rare bird: Penguin Books in Australia, 1946-96 1998 Died, Canberra, September 17
Item Descriptions
Series 1. Diaries and notebooks, 1948-92
The diaries cover most of Dutton's adult life and record the great diversity of his activities and close association with and impressions of many notable Australians. The ten volumes contain about 1600 pages of small writing. The entries are not daily, but there are relatively few long breaks, except for the periods 1966-69 and 1977. The entries are extremely detailed and record Dutton's activities and conversations, give vivid impressions of people, and contain reflections, ideas and emotional outbursts. There are references to hundreds of well-known names in literature, the arts, politics and high society, in Australia, Britain and America. There are also detailed diaries of his visits to the Soviet Union, Romania, Germany and Singapore. Major crises in Dutton's life, such as his falling-out with Patrick White and the end of his first marriage, are documented. The diaries were a major source for Dutton's autobiography Out in the open (1994).
The notebooks contain notes of Dutton's research, his reading and people whom he met.
Series 2. General and personal correspondence, 1940-98
As a central figure in Australian literary life, Dutton's correspondence was extensive. In particular, substantial groups of letters of Patrick White, Russell Drysdale, David Campbell and Alister Kershaw feature among the correspondence.
For a list of other principal correspondents see Appendix 1. (Under related documents tab)
Letters to Geoffrey and Ninette Dutton (includes letters from Denison Deasey and Frank Kellaway), 1940-50 (File 1) - Box 3
Letters from Henri Bastin concerning exhibitions, including exhibition catalogues and other papers, 1950-74 (File 2_3) - Box 3
Correspondence with authors and publisher regarding series Australian writers and their work, 1960-61. (File 27_28) - Box 5
Correspondents include A. D Hope, Norman Lindsay, Manning Clark and Judah Waten.
'Miscellaneous treasures', being letters and cards from Mirka Mora, Helen Garner, Robie Macauley, George Baldessin and Yevgeny Yevtushenko, c. 1962-81 (File 33) - Box 6
Correspondence and other papers regarding series 'Critical commentaries' for Australian schools, 1963-69 (File 35_37) - Box 6
Correspondence relating to an anthology of Australian short stories edited for the Australia-Indonesia Institute, 1990-91 (File 141) - Box 19
General correspondence, November 1994-February 1995, together with letters from Lady Brookes to Helen Dutton (later Blackburn), 1945-49, 1969 (File 157) - Box 21
Correspondence with the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian Studies, University of Texas, 1995-96 (File 160) - Box 21
Series 3. Australian Letters: a quarterly of Australian writing and criticism, 1957-66
In 1957 Dutton and Max Harris founded the quarterly literary journal Australian letters. The series contains correspondence relating to the journal, drafts of articles, poems and short stories and financial papers. The correspondents include Ray Mathew, Kenneth Slessor, Douglas Stewart and David Campbell.
Series 4. Penguin Books, 1961-76
Dutton served as an editor at Penguin Books between 1961 and 1965. Filed in this series are correspondence, notes and minutes of editorial meetings relating to this period. The correspondents include Allan Martin, Penguin Books, Norman Lindsay, Judith Wright, Vincent Buckley, Ray Mathew, Dal Stivens, Manning Clark, Hal Porter, A.D. Hope, J.R. Stow, Russel Ward, R.D. FitzGerald, James McAuley and Henrietta Drake-Brockman.
Series 5. Visiting Professor in English, Kansas State University, 1963
Letters from or correspondence with Max Harris, David Campbell, Ross McLaury, Robyn Davidson, Robie Macauley, Brian Stonier, Neville Meaney, Lawrence Daws and Vincent Buckley regarding activities in Australia, particularly business relating to Australian Letters and Penguin Books.
Series 6. Sun Books, 1958-77
With Brian Stonier, Dutton co-founded the paperback arm of Macmillan under the name of Sun Books in 1965. He maintained his association with the company until 1977. The first original title published by Sun Books was Geoffrey Blainey's The tyranny of distance: how distance shaped Australia's history (1966). The first book was to have been Alan Moorehead's Cooper's Creek, but the British hardback publisher and literary agent insisted that the paperback rights be given to a British publisher. Artwork by Lawrence Daws for the cover of Cooper's Creek is included in this series. The Daws design of the Sun Books colophon led to a commercial design by Brian Sudgrove, which all Sun Books have carried ever since.
Correspondence and press release concerning formation of Sun Books, February-May 1965 (File 1) - Box 26
Correspondence and notes, together with photographs from Pakistan, Caucasus and Iran, 1965 (File 10) - Box 27
Correspondence, minutes of editorial meetings, sales reports, January-December 1967, including suggestions for an 'annual day of poetry' (File 23_28) - Box 29
Page proofs, photocopies of papers regarding an overseas trip by Robert McKay, summary of discussions with authors and publishers, October 1972 (File 55) - Box 33
Correspondence, January-December 1973, including Macmillan Company correspondence, minutes of editorial meetings, publishing forecast, reports, memos and notes (File 56_61) - Box 33
'Sun Books personal file' with annotations by Dutton, typescript 'Sunday and now' by P. Draffin; draft poems by various authors, printed material, 1958-71 (File 65) - Box 34
Correspondence and cuttings regarding censorship and publication of Australia's censorship crisis (1970), 1969 (File 68) - Box 34
Series 7. Adelaide Festival of the Arts, 1965-76
Geoffrey Dutton was one of the key people involved in the establishment of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts and its Writers' Week in 1960, set up in association with the Fellowship of Australian Writers, the Commonwealth Literary Fund and the University of Adelaide. The series includes minutes of the Literature Committee (later Writers' Week Committee) meetings, correspondence, notes, news cuttings, memoranda, copies of letters sent, programs and accounts. The correspondence includes invitations to participate, and arrangements for seminars, events and exhibitions, and various administrative matters. Other committee members included Hedley Brideson, Ian Mudie, Colin Thiele, C. J Horne and Graham Rowlands. Guests invited to Writers' Week included Bella Akhmadulina, James Baldwin, Alister Kershaw, Shirley Hazzard, Allen Ginsberg, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, John Updike, Sumner Locke Elliott, Edna O'Brien and Andre Veznesensky.
Series 8. The Bulletin Literary Supplement, 1979-85
Dutton was the editor of The Bulletin Literary Supplement between 1980 and 1985, while his wife, Robin Lucas, was the unofficial deputy editor, read of all submissions and looked after the correspondence. The series includes correspondence with contributors, writers including Clement Semmler, Dame Mary Durack, Nicholas Jose, Angelo Loukakis, Tim Winton, Kate Llewellyn, Frank Kellaway, Christopher Koch, David Foster, Marjorie Pizer, J. M Couper, Les Murray, R. F Brissenden, Kate Grenville, David Brooks, Nicholas Hasluck, Olga Masters, Michael Wilding, Stephen Murray-Smith, Thomas Shapcott and Marian Eldridge.
Series 9. The Australian Literary Supplement, 1985-88
Dutton took up the editorship of the quarterly The Australian Literary Supplement in 1985, a position he held until 1988. His wife, Robin Lucas, was the unofficial deputy editor, read all submissions and looked after the correspondence. In 1987 he produced The Australian bedside book: a selection of writings from The Australian Literary Supplement. As editor, Dutton corresponded with or received letters from contributors including Michael Sharkey, Clement Semmler, Don Laycock, Garry Disher, Marian Eldridge, Vincent Serventy, Julia Osborne, Helen Garner, Bruce Dawe, Roland Robinson, Margaret Diesendorf, Margaret Barbalet, Marion Halligan, Morris Lurie, John Tranter, Tim Winton, Humphrey McQueen, David Parker, Elizabeth Jolley, Suzanne Edgar, Nancy Cato, Tim Curnow, Graham Rowlands, Beverley Farmer, R. F Brissenden, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, David Brooks, Catherine Hoffman, Gwen Harwood, Michael Wilding, Bruce Hanna, Kate Grenville, Dame Mary Durack, Bruce Dawe, Murray Bail, Morris Lurie, Thomas Shapcott, Jennifer Maiden and Eric Rolls.
Series 10. The Sydney Morning Herald Literary Supplement, 1988-89
Dutton was editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Literary Supplement for two years from 1988 to 1989. His wife, Robin Lucas, was again the unofficial deputy editor. She read all submissions and looked after the correspondence. Contributors included Morris Lurie, Laurie Duggan, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, John Bechervaise, Beverley Farmer, Christopher Koch, Maslyn Williams, Bruce Dawe, Jennifer Maiden, Gwen Harwood, Kevin Osborne, Terry Tredea, Pacita Alexander, Les Murray and Dorothy Porter.
Series [unnumbered]. Published books
Amongst the array of Dutton's published works were seven volumes of verse, four novels, a collection of short stories, critical studies on Walt Whitman and Patrick White, three historical biographies, three art studies, three travel books, three stories for children and a book of verse for young people. Equally prodigious as an editor, his work in this field includes a volume of critical essays, two verse anthologies, two collections of verse and prose, two volumes of essays on republicanism, and another on censorship in Australia. Dutton also published critical essays, articles and reviews, together with translations of the Russian poets Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Bella Akhmadulina.
Series 11. Founder of a city: the life of Colonel William Light, first Surveyor- General of the colony of South Australia (1960)
A biography of Colonel Light, surveyor-general of South Australia and the founder of Adelaide. The book was first published in Melbourne by Cheshire in 1960. It was later published in Adelaide by Rigby in 1971 and 1984 and, as Colonel William Light: founder of a city in 1991 by the Melbourne University Press.
The series includes correspondence, notes, drafts and research material.
Article by Dutton 'William Light: founder of Adelaide'; handwritten draft manuscript, research notes and photographs relating to Light and the Light family, 1955-74 (File 4) - Box 41
Series 12. Russell Drysdale, 1964
The biography of the artist, Russell Drysdale, was published as part of the World of Art Library Series by Thames and Hudson in 1964, 1969 and 1981 and by Angus & Robertson in 1981.
The series includes a transcript of an interview with Drysdale, correspondence and notes.
Series 13. The hero as murderer: the life of Edward John Eyre, Australian explorer and Governor of Jamaica, 1815-1901 (1967) and In search of Edward John Eyre (1981)
Dutton published two books on the life of the Australian explorer Edward John Eyre. The hero as murderer: the life of Edward John Eyre, Australian explorer and Governor of Jamaica, 1815-1901 was published by Collins in 1967 and Penguin in 1977. In search of Edward John Eyre was published by Macmillan in 1981.
The series includes typescripts, research material and some correspondence.
Research material including photocopies of the original ms 1806 held by the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (File 5_6) - Box 45
Series 14. Australia's last explorer: Ernest Giles (1970)
Dutton's biography of Ernest Giles, explorer of Central Australia, was published in London by Faber in 1970 and in Adelaide by Rigby in 1974.
Series 15. White on black: the Australian Aborigine portrayed in art (1974)
A book which deals with the portrayal of Aborigines by European artists, including T.R. Browne, Thomas Watling, Nicolas Petit, Joseph Lycett, Augustus Earle, John Glover, Benjamin Diterau, S.T. Gill, Tom Roberts, Charles Blackman and Brett Whiteley. Melbourne : Macmillan in association with the Art Gallery Board of South Australia, 1974.
The series comprises mostly of photographs.
Series 16. Queen Emma of the South Seas (1976)
A novel, based on the life of Emma (1850-1913) consort of King Kamehameha IV of Hawaii. It was published by Macmillan in 1976 and Sun Books in 1988.
The series includes research material and drafts.
Series 17. Republican Australia?, 1977
A book of essays edited by Dutton and published in Melbourne by Sun Books in 1977.
The correspondents include Jim McClelland, Les Murray, Brian Stonier, Gareth Evans, Judith Wright, A.J. Grassby, Sandra Jobson, Jo Bjelke Peterson, Don Chipp, Donald Horne, Allan Reid, Beatrice Faust and Sir Zelman Cowan.
Series 18. Patterns of Australia, 1980
An Australian travel book written by Dutton and illustrated with photographs by Hari Peccinotti. It was published in Melbourne by Macmillan in association with Mobil Oil in 1980.
Series 19. The Australian heroes: a rousing roll call of 47 of Australia's greatest heroes and heroines, 1981
A tribute by Dutton to Australian heroes and heroines such as Henry Lawson, Daisy Bates, Nellie Melba, 'Breaker' Morant, Truganini, Gough Whitlam, Billy Hughes, Archbishop Mannix and others. Each chapter is written in prose, verse and songs. London: Angus & Robertson, 1981.
Series 20. Impressions of Singapore, 1981
A travel book written by Dutton and illustrated with photographs by Hari Peccinotti. It was published in Melbourne by Macmillan, in association with Mobil Oil, in 1981.
Series 21. S. T Gill's Australia (1981)
A critical study of the works of Australia's goldfield artist, S. T Gill. It was published in Melbourne by Macmillan in 1981.
Series 22. The land beyond time: a modern exploration of Australia's north-west frontiers, 1984
The book is the story of a journey through the north-west of Western Australia as seen through five different perspectives: those of John Olsen, Geoffrey Dutton, Dame Mary Durack, Vincent Serventy and Alex Bortignon. It is illustrated with paintings and drawings by John Olsen and a few photographs.
The series includes diary, notes and drafts.
Series 23. Snow on the saltbush: the Australian literary experience (1984)
Dutton's series of lectures on the 'The credibility of Australian literature' given at the Australian National University (in Series 39) were used as a basis for this book. It was published by Viking in 1984.
Series 24. The Australian collection: Australia's greatest books, 1985
A volume containing extracts from what were, in Dutton's opinion, Australia's greatest books. They include Ralph Rashleigh by the convict James Tucker, Robbery under arms by Rolph Bolderwood, My brilliant career by Miles Franklin, Capriconia by Xavier Herbert, Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd, Alien son by Judah Waten, Storm boy by Colin Thiele, The year of living dangerously by Christopher Koch and The transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard.
The series include correspondence, notes and other papers. The correspondents include Christopher Christopher Koch, Patrica Wrightson, Eric Rolls, Nene Gare, Geoffrey Blainey, Olaf Ruhen, Thomas Hungerford, Thea Astley, Donald Charlwood, Roger McDonald, Kenneth Cook, Ivan Southall, Peter Mathers, Helen Garner, Hugh Stretton, Murray Bail, Peter Carey, Jessica Anderson and Morris Lurie.
Biographies and works of Jessica Anderson, Thea Astley, Murray Bail, C. E. W Bean and Louis Becke (File 6) - Box 60
Biographies and works of Geoffrey Blainey, Rolf Boldrewood, Martin Boyd, Robin Boyd, Russell Braddon and Mary Grant Bruce (File 7) - Box 60
Biographies and works of Peter Carey, David Carnegie, Donald Charlwood, Manning Clark and Marcus Clarke (File 8) - Box 60
Biographies and works of Kenneth Cook, Dymphna Cusack, Eleanor Dark, Frank Dalby Davison, Mary Durack, M. Barnard Eldershaw, Sumner Locke Elliott, H. V Evatt and Edward John Eyre (File 9) - Box 60
Biographies and works of A. B Facey, George Farwell, David Foster, Miles Franklin, Joseph Furphy, Nene Gare, Helen Garner, May Gibbs, Ernest Giles and Aeneas Gunn (File 10) - Box 60
Biographies and works of Frank Hardy, William Gosse Hay, Shirley Hazzard, Rachel Henning, Xavier Herbert and Donald Horne (File 11) - Box 60
Biographies and works of Tom Hungerford, Eve Langley, Henry Lawson, Joan Lindsay, Norman Lindsay, Lennie Lower and Morris Lurie (File 12) - Box 60
Biographies and works of Ian Idriess, David Ireland, Charmian Johnston, George Johnston, Christopher Koch and Thomas Keneally (File 13) - Box 60
Biographies and works of Roger McDonald, Jack McLaren, Frederic Manning, David Malouf, Alan Marshall, Peter Mathers, Douglas Mawson, Alan Moorehead and Frank Moorhouse (File 14) - Box 61
Biographies and works of D'Arcy Niland, John O'Grady, Vance Palmer, Ruth Park, Cyril Pearl, Ethel Pedley, Brian Penton, Hal Porter, Katharine Susannah Prichard and Francis Ratcliffe (File 15) - Box 61
Biographies and works of Henry Handel Richardson, Eric Rolls, Tom Ronan and Steele Rudd (File 16) - Box 61
Biographies and works of Olaf Ruhen, Vincent Serventy, Ivan Southall, Christina Stead, Louis Stone, Randolph Stow, Hugh Stretton and Charles Stuart (File 17) - Box 61
Series 25. The squatters: an illustrated history of Australia's pastoral pioneers, 1985
An illustrated history of Australian pastoral pioneers. It was first published by Currey O'Neil in 1985 and was later published by Viking O'Neil in 1989 with a subtitle 'an illustrated history of Australia's pioneers'.
The series include notes, drafts, research material and cuttings.
Series 26. Sun, sea, surf and sand: the myth of the beach, 1985
The book looks at many aspects of the long relationships of Australians with the beach, which began with Aborigines before the arrival of the white man. Dutton's evocative text is complemented by poems and extracts from novels and other prose books about the beach and over 150 paintings, drawings and photographs. It was published by Oxford University Press in 1985.
Series 27. The innovators: the Sydney alternatives in the rise of modern art, literature and ideas, 1986
In the introduction, Dutton wrote that he attempts 'to give some account of how modernism in the arts was generated in Sydney, and of the sympathy and hostility with which it was received'. It was published by Macmillan in 1986.
The series includes notes, correspondents and typescripts. The correspondents include Hal Missingham, John Olsen and Douglas Stewart.
Series 28. Kenneth Slessor: a biography, 1991
In 1987 Dutton began researching the life of the Australian poet Kenneth Slessor, resulting in a biography which was published by Viking Books in 1991. To assist in the preparation of the book, Dutton was given custody of a number of papers belonging to the Slessor family (Folders 28-39). Of particular interest are the numerous photographs, a notebook and writings on China of Robert Slessor (Kenneth's father), together with pencil sketches by and of family members. A copy of a 1939 edition of Five bells, inscribed by Kenneth Slessor to Ronald McCuaig and later presented as a gift by McCuaig to Dutton, is filed in file 27. Also included in this series are papers relating to Dutton's involvement with the 'Kenneth Slessor' ABC radio program (broadcast 1991), and a seminar 'Kenneth Slessor remembered', held at the National Library of Australia on 25 May 1991.
Correspondence, including letters from John Tranter, Herbert Jaffa, Dennis Haskell, Tom McKay, Clement Semmler, Roland Robinson, Maslyn Williams and Ronald McCuaig, 1987-89 (File 1) - Box 69
Transcripts of interviews by Dutton of associates of Slessor for a 1991 segment of 'Helicon', an Australian Broadcasting Commission Radio National program, 1987-91 (File 14_15) - Box 71
Interviewees include Ronald McCuaig, David Rowbotham, A. W Sheppard, Geoffrey Lehmann, Christopher Koch, Maslyn Williams, Nancy Keesing, David McNicoll and Robin Slessor.[IJ1]
Notes and papers relating to 'Kenneth Slessor Remembered' seminar, National Library of Australia, 25 May 1991 (File 19) - Box 71
Research notes and related correspondence with Vane Lindsey, Christopher Koch, Rosemary Dobson, George Molnar, Bruce Dawe, Colin Thiele, H. P Heseltine, Nancy Keesing and Ian Fitchett, 1987 (File 20) - Box 71
Research notes and correspondence, filed A-Z (File 23_24) - Box 72
Correspondents include Allan Ashbolt, Geoffrey Blainey, C. B Christesen, Vida Horn, Dennis Haskell, Rodney Hall, Les Murray, Stephen Murray-Smith, Ronald McCuaig, Robin Slessor, Vane Lindsey, Sylvia Lawson, Paul Slessor, Gwen Harwood, Clement Semmler, Stuart Lee, Kylie Tennant and Maslyn Williams.
Articles and papers about Slessor, including issues of Southerly, and leaflet describing Sydney Chinese Food Society, c. 1950s (File 25) - Box 72
Sea-serpent skin bound edition of Five Bells. Sydney: Frank C. Johnson, 1939 (Volume formerly belonging to Ronald McCuaig and subsequently given as a gift to Dutton, inscribed by Slessor and McCuaig) (File 27) - Box 73
Correspondence, biographical articles and obituaries, 1939-86, including letters from Clement Semmler and pencil sketches by a Slessor family member (I. Slessor?), c. 1882 (File 28) - Box 73
Slessor family papers, c. 1899-1980, including notes relating to E. H. P Slessor and Robert Slessor, will of Marian Schloesser, The sheep stealer and other verses by Maud Slessor (1924, two copies), photographs (File 30) - Box 73
Series 29. Flying low: a novel, 1992
Flying low is a revised edition of Dutton's novel Andy (1968), and is based on Dutton's own experiences as a pilot in World War II. The novel was published in 1992 by University of Queensland Press.
Series 30. A rare bird: Penguin Books in Australia, 1946-96, 1996
Dutton was the founding editor of Penguin Australia. In 1995 he was commissioned to write the history of the Penguin Books Australia's first fifty years, from 1946 to 1996. The series includes drafts and transcripts of interviews.
Facsimile message from Kay Ronai regarding appointment of John Michie as manager of Penguin Australia, 1996, together with draft typescript (File 12) - Box 77
28 sound cassettes of interviews recorded as research material for the book; 1 computer disk (3.5") with transcripts of the interviews (File 28_29) - Box 80
Side A Ian Templeman. Side B Frank Thomson (1) [cassette tape], c.1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000300) - Cassette-Box 19
1 item,
Side A Julie Watts, Side B Margaret Barrett [cassette tape], c.1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000308) - Cassette-Box 19
1 item,
Penguin History Interviews 1 Di Gribble, Frank Thompson 2 [cassette tape], c.1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000309) - Cassette-Box 19
1 item,
John Strike (side A), George Dale (side B) [cassette tape], c.1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000312) - Cassette-Box 20
1 item,
Geoffrey Dutton I/VS for Penguin History. Side A George Smith, Side B John Curtain [cassette tape], c.1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000170) - Cassette-Box 20
1 item,Thirteen microcassette tapes containing interviews recorded as research material for the book (File 30) - Box 80
[untitled] Tapes of interviews by Kay Ronai with Penguin staff & authors [microcassette], 1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000373) - Cassette-Box 21
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[untitled] Tapes of interviews by Kay Ronai with Penguin staff & authors [microcassette], 1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000374) - Cassette-Box 21
1 item,
[untitled] Tapes of interviews by Kay Ronai with Penguin staff & authors [microcassette], 1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV000378) - Cassette-Box 21
1 item,Eight computer disks (3.5") containing interview transcripts, together a with covering letter, 1996 (File 31) - Box 80
Folder 31. B COS.DOC. G BASE.DOC. P Jen. DOC, 1996 (Item NLA.MS-DM000018) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 item, Verbatim MF2-DD, 3.5 inch floppy diskPrecis 31.
Penquin. Reg Ford-wps(word doc). Regf.doc-WP 5.1 for DOS, 1996 (Item NLA.MS-DM008143) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 item, Verbatim MF2-DD, 3.5 inch floppy diskPrecis 31.
Pat Adam Interview, 14/02/1996 (Item NLA.MS-DM008144) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 item, Gestetner MF-2HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskPrecis 31.
Paul Jennings, 1996 (Item NLA.MS-DM008145) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 item, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskPrecis 31.
Interview with Julie Watts, 8/02/1996 (Item NLA.MS-DM008146) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 item, Verbatim 2HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskPrecis 31.
Interview with Robert Sessions, 8/02/1996 (Item NLA.MS-DM008147) - Digital-Carriers-Box 1
1 item, Verbatim 2HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskPrecis 31.
Eight computer disks (3.5") containing transcripts of interviews, 1995 (File 35) - Box 160
Disk 1 Penguin History Interviews, DI GRIBBLE, Word 2., Disc 1 [1 of 8] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Gestetner, MF-2HD, For IBM PS/2, Model #'s 50,60,80 and other DOS Systems, DS-HD 135 T.P.I. Formatted to 1.44Mb, 3.5 inch floppy diskDisk 2, INTERVIEWS, WORD FOR WINDOWS, (CONVERTED FROM MAC) [2 of 8] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Imation, 2HD, Macintosh Formatted Formatee, 1.40 MB, 3.5 inch floppy diskDisk 3 Hilary McPhee, Jackie Yowell, Andrew Porter, Word for Windows Version 2 [3 of 8] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Gestetner, MF-2HD, For IBM PS/2, Model #'s 50,60,80 and other DOS Systems, DS-HD 135 T.P.I. Formatted to 1.44Mb, 3.5 inch floppy diskDisk 4, A: Summers, A: Ronai, Word 4 Windows [4 of 8] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Penguin Books Australia LTD, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskDisk 5, George Smith, Edmund Campion, John Curtain [5 of 8] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Penguin Books Australia LTD, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskDisk 6, Peter Field Interview [6 of 8] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Gestetner, MF-2HD, For IBM PS/2, Model #'s 50,60,80 and other DOS Systems, DS-HD 135 T.P.I. Formatted to 1.44Mb, 3.5 inch floppy diskDisk 7, a: Johns (Brian Johns), a: Strike (John Strike), a: Dale (George Dale) [7 of 8] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Penguin Books Australia LTD, HD, 3.5 inch floppy diskSeries 31. Other published books, 1950-94
This series comprises published writings, written and edited by Dutton, and arranged chronologically by date of first publication. Publications represented in this series include:
The mortal and the marble (London: Chapman & Hall, 1950): The mortal and the marble is a novel written by Dutton. The series includes manuscripts and typescripts. For related material (such as agreement with publisher and proposed film adaptation) see also Series 37.
A long way south (London: Chapman & Hall, 1953): A long way south comprises an account of Dutton's journey by car from London to Australia, through Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, in the early 1950s.
Africa in black and white (London: Chapman & Hall, 1956): Africa in black and white concerns travels through Africa.
States of the union (London: Chapman & Hall, 1958): Dutton wrote in the preface that 'This book is based on the people, places and ideas my wife and I encountered in the course of a car journey through the USA' in the 1950s.
Patrick White (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1961): The book, which is part of the 'Australian writers and their work' series, gives a brief account of Patrick White, a survey of his works and a critical assessment of his place in Australian literary history.
Modern Australian writing: The books contains a collection of short stories and poems by Australian authors and poets edited by Geoffrey Dutton. The contributors include Judith Wright, Patrick White, Rosemary Dobson, David Campbell, Max Harris, James McAuley, A.D. Hope and Randolph Stow.
Andy (London: Collins, 1968): A revised edition of the novel Andy was published as Flying low in 1992. For papers relating to the later edition see Series 29.
Tamara: A novel published in London by Collins in 1970.
A taste of history: Geoffrey Dutton's South Australia: A history of South Australia based on a series of television program of the same name made for the ABC. It was published in Adelaide by Rigby in 1978.
The wedge-tailed eagle: stories: A collection of short stories. It was first published by Macmillan in 1980 and was reissued by Sun Books in 1983.
City life in old Australia: A pictorial history published by Currey O'Neil in 1984.
The book of Australian islands (South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1986): The book contains chapters written by 16 Australians, under the general editorship of Geoffrey Dutton, about their special islands. The contributors include Mark O'Connor, Margaret Hazzard, Nancy Keesing, Stephen Murray-Smith, Manning Clark, Geoffrey Dutton and Vincent Serventy.
The Australian bedside book: a selection of writings from 'The Australian Literary Supplement' , edited by Geoffrey Dutton (South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1987): Dutton was editor of The Australian Literary Supplement from 1985 to 1988.
Waterways of Sydney: a sketchbook: The book contains short texts of places on the Sydney's waterfront, including Lady Bay, Vaucluse Bay, Nielsen Park, Glebe Point, Tarban Creek, Middle Harbour, Berowa Waters and Port Hacking. It is illustrated with drawings by Cedric Emmanuel.
Images of Melbourne: a sketchbook, drawings by Kay Stewart; text by Geoffrey Dutton (Ferntree Gully: Houghton Mifflin, 1989): The book contains brief descriptions of well known places in Melbourne, including Flinders Street Station, Yarra River, Old Melbourne Gaol, Mietta's, Meat Market Craft Centre, Victorian Tapestry Workshop, St Patrick's Cathedral, Royal Arcade, Victorian Arts Centre and Lygon Street.
The mortal and the marble (London: Chapman Hall, 1950): Notebooks containing handwritten draft manuscript (File 1_2) - Box 81
The mortal and the marble (London: Chapman Hall, 1950): Handwritten and typescript draft manuscript and notes (File 3_4) - Box 81
A long way south (London: Chapman Hall, 1953): Typescript manuscript and photographs (File 5_6) - Box 82
Africa in black and white (London: Chapman Hall, 1956): Handwritten draft manuscript, with preface by Roy Campbell, together with memorandum of agreement, 1955 (File 7_8) - Box 82
Patrick White (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1961): Discussion notes, reviews of Patrick White's books and other research material, 1961-71 (File 11) - Box 83
Patrick White (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1961): Correspondence with Oxford University Press, bibliography and manuscript entitled 'The novels of Patrick White', 1970-72 and Tisi and the yabby (London: Collins, 1965), Seal Bay (London: Collins, 1966) and Tisi and the pageant (Adelaide: Rigby, 1968) (File 12) - Box 83
Patrick White (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1961): Notes and typescript drafts for the three picture books for children (File 13) - Box 83
Modern Australian writing: Correspondence, introduction and poems, 1964-65, including letters from Vincent Buckley, Laurence Collinson, Peter Cowan, Judith Wright, James MacGibbon, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, James McAuley, Patricia Rolfe, Charles Higham, Elizabeth Harrower, Bruce Dawe, Hal Porter, Hugh Atkinson, Randolph Stow, A.D. Hope, James Murray, H.P. Heseltine, David Campbell, Thomas Shapcott and David Martin. (File 14) - Box 83
Australia since the camera, 1901-1914: Correspondence regarding research and publication, primarily with the publisher F.W. Cheshire, together with research notes and interviews, 1968-69 (File 21) - Box 84
A taste of history: Geoffrey Dutton's South Australia: Typescript, with corrections (File 23) - Box 84
The eye opener (St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1982): Handwritten draft (File 27) - Box 85
The Australian bedside book: a selection of writings from 'The Australian Literary Supplement' , edited by Geoffrey Dutton (South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1987): Notes, typescript preface by Morris West, typescript of Nancy Keesing's contribution, and letter from Tim Curnow of Curtis Brown, 1986 (File 31) - Box 85
Waterways of Sydney: a sketchbook: Typescript drafts, notes and correspondence with J.M. Dent, 1987 (File 32) - Box 85
Images of Melbourne: a sketchbook, drawings by Kay Stewart; text by Geoffrey Dutton (Ferntree Gully: Houghton Mifflin, 1989): Draft typescripts (File 33_34) - Box 86
Kanga Creek: Havelock Ellis in Australia (Sydney: Picador, 1989): Notes, draft manuscript and correspondence with Francis Lafitte and Pan Books, 1988 (File 36) - Box 86
The Picador Henry Lawson, selected by Geoffrey Dutton ([Sydney]: Picador Australia, 1991): Research material, notes and correspondence with Pan Books, 1989 (File 37) - Box 86
The Picador Henry Lawson, selected by Geoffrey Dutton ([Sydney]: Picador Australia, 1991): Typescript notes and correspondence with Pan Books, later Pan Macmillan, 1990 (File 38) - Box 86
The Picador Henry Lawson, selected by Geoffrey Dutton ([Sydney]: Picador Australia, 1991): Manuscript and galley proofs (File 39_40) - Box 87
The Picador Henry Lawson, selected by Geoffrey Dutton ([Sydney]: Picador Australia, 1991): Galley proofs (File 41) - Folio-Box 3
Artists' portraits, selected and introduced by Geoffrey Dutton (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1992): Correspondence with the National Library, 1991-92, together with transcripts of interviews by Hazel de Berg with various Australian artists, including Guy Grey Smith, Helen Grey Smith, Nora Heysen, Russell Drysdale, Norman Lindsay, Jon Molvig and Francis Lymburner., c. 1960s, and a transcript of Dutton's interview with Donald Friend, 1984 (File 42_43) - Box 87
Series 32. Unpublished books, c. 1950s-96
This series comprises correspondence, manuscript drafts, notes and research material relating to five proposed books by Dutton, all apparently unpublished.
'Life is not enough', c. 1950s: Typescript draft of a novel produced for H.J. Ryman Ltd, London (File 1_4) - Box 88
'Germans in Australia', 1970-77: Manuscripts, notes, photocopied documents, newspaper cuttings and correspondence, including a letter from H.C. Coombs, 1971-77 (File 7_9) - Box 88
Typescript draft, notes and research material (mainly photocopies), arranged alphabetically, A-L, N-W (File 10_15) - Box 89
Thesis by Ian Harmstorf 'German migration, with particular reference to Hamburg, to South Australia, 1851-1884', 1971 (File 17) - Box 90
'Marquis de Rays, Emperor of Oceania', 1978-79: Research notes, manuscripts and correspondence, 1978-79 (File 20) - Box 91
'Marquis de Rays, Emperor of Oceania', 1978-79: Research notes and draft manuscripts (File 21_23) - Box 91
'The poetic language', 1984-94: Correspondence regarding research and attempts at publication, 1961, 1985-86, together with typescript draft manuscripts (File 24) - Box 91
'The poetic language', 1984-94: Proofs, typescripts and correspondence regarding attempts at publication, 1984-86 (File 25) - Box 91
'The poetic language', 1984-94: Correspondence with publishers and contributors, regarding permissions and attempts at publication, 1986-88 (File 26) - Box 91
'The poetic language', 1984-94: Correspondence, proofs and memorandum of agreement, 1984-94 (File 27) - Box 92
Series 33. Short stories
Typescripts and handwritten drafts of many of Dutton's short stories, including photocopies or cuttings if published, for example, 'The artistic butcher' in Quadrant, 1977. Dutton published a collection of his short stories, The wedge-tailed eagle, in 1980. Papers relating to this work are filed in Series 31.
Series 34. Poetry, 1959-98
This series includes correspondence with publishers, contributors and other writers, as well as drafts, typescripts, notes and cuttings of published poems from newspapers and magazines. As well as producing a substantial body of poetry, Dutton edited a number of anthologies, including Australian verse from 1805: a continuum (1975). There are also papers relating to the works On my island : poems (1967), Findings and keepings : selected poems, 1939-69 (1970), Selective affinities : new poems (1985), New and selected poems (1993) and New York nowhere (1998). Dutton wrote this final volume after suffering a stroke in May 1995 and spending four days in a New York Hospital. The remaining folders in this series contain drafts of and correspondence relating to various poems, many of which may have been included in or relate to other published anthologies of Dutton's work, or anthologies edited by him.
On my island: poems (Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire, 1967): Typescript with extensive corrections (File 1) - Box 96
Australian verse from 1805: a continuum, edited by Geoffrey Dutton (Adelaide: Rigby, 1975): Correspondence and poems for anthology, 1970-74, including correspondence with Rigby, Gwen Harwood, Roland Robinson, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, R.F. Brissenden, A.D. Hope, Geoffrey Lehmann, Joan Mas and Rosemary Dobson (File 2) - Box 96
Australian verse from 1805: a continuum, edited by Geoffrey Dutton (Adelaide: Rigby, 1975): Correspondence, notes and introduction to anthology, 1971-76, including letters from Mary Finnan, Geoffrey Lehmann, Les Murray, Thomas Shapcott, Bruce Dawe and R.D. FitzGerald. (File 3) - Box 96
Australian verse from 1805: a continuum, edited by Geoffrey Dutton (Adelaide: Rigby, 1975): Photocopies of poems from the Sydney Gazette and others from early 1800s-1840s, 1971-79 (File 4) - Box 96
Australian verse from 1805: a continuum, edited by Geoffrey Dutton (Adelaide: Rigby, 1975): Photocopies and typescripts of poems (File 5) - Box 96
Findings and keepings : selected poems, 1939-69 (Adelaide: Australian Letters, 1970): Correspondence, accounts and orders, 1969-70 (File 6) - Box 96
Findings and keepings : selected poems, 1939-69 (Adelaide: Australian Letters, 1970): Publishing correspondence, accounts, sample sheets and book cover, 1970-71 (File 7) - Box 96
Selective affinities: new poems (North Ryde: Angus Robertson, 1985): Typescripts and photocopies of poems (File 8) - Box 97
Selective affinities: new poems (North Ryde: Angus Robertson, 1985): Typescript poems (File 10) - Box 97
Selective affinities: new poems (North Ryde: Angus Robertson, 1985): Draft poems and notes (File 11) - Box 97
Selective affinities: new poems (North Ryde: Angus Robertson, 1985): Corrected copy (File 12) - Box 97
New and selected poems (Sydney: Angus Robertson, 1993): Draft, typescript and copies of published poems (File 13) - Box 97
New and selected poems (Sydney: Angus Robertson, 1993): Draft and typescript poems (File 14_15) - Box 97
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Typescript draft and final versions (File 19) - Box 98
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript early poems (File 20_25) - Box 98
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript early poems, 1959, together with a letter to Ninette Dutton from Richard Aldington, and a typescript of 'Richard Aldington: a memoir' by Geoffrey Dutton (File 26) - Box 99
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1961-62 (File 28) - Box 99
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1963 (File 29) - Box 99
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1964-67 (File 30) - Box 99
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1965 (File 31) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, c.1966 (File 32) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, to 1972 (File 33) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1972 (File 34) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1973-74 (File 35) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1974-75 (File 36_37) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Correspondence concerning poems for Maximus Books poetry series, 1974-78, including correspondence with Garrie Hutchinson, Garth Clarke, Bruce Gardiner, John Beston, Fay Zwicky, Terry Tredrea, Bill Green and Macmillan (File 38) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Correspondence regarding and poems for Maximus Books poetry series, 1974-75, including material relating to a proposed anthology of Australian love poems (File 39) - Box 100
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1978 (File 40) - Box 101
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1980-81 (File 41) - Box 101
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1982-84 (File 42) - Box 101
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Typescripts of 'Eighteen poems from the North West', 1982-83 (File 43) - Box 101
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Typescripts and photocopied drafts of poems for 'Selected poems, 1940-1980' (File 44_45) - Box 101
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Typescript poems for 'A body of words : poems to do with love' (File 46_48) - Box 101
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Typescript for 'Amico amante in eterno', 1983, based on the life of Lord Byron (File 49) - Box 102
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Translation of 'My island' into Japanese by Rikutaro Fukuda (File 50) - Box 102
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Papers and correspondence for proposed anthology of Australian love poetry, c. 1987 (File 51) - Box 102
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript poems, 1992-95 (File 52_53) - Box 102
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Draft and typescript new poems (File 54) - Box 102
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Typescripts of miscellaneous poems (File 55_56) - Box 102
New York nowhere (Melbourne: Lytlewode Press, 1998): Drafts and copies of published poems (File 58_59) - Box 103
Series 35. Translations of Russian poems, 1968-95
Dutton first met Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko at the 1966 Adelaide Festival of the Arts. In the following year Dutton made a reciprocal trip to Russia, at which time he hoped to arrange a return visit by other Russian poets to the 1968 Festival. During this period he began composing literary translations of Russian poems, based on literal translations by Russian speakers.
'The Bratsk Station' by Yevtushenko, translated by T. Tupikina-Glaessner and Geoffrey Dutton (File 4) - Box 103
Printed material, newspaper cuttings, photographs and poems published in Moskva, 1961 (File 7_8) - Box 104
Poems by Robert Rozhdestvensky and others, translations, correspondence, printed material and newspaper cuttings, c. 1968 (File 14_15) - Box 104
Miscellaneous Russian poems, correspondence with Doubleday publishers, New York, 1970-71 (File 16_18) - Box 105
Series 36. Libretto 'The Magic Flute', 1989-93
In 1989 Dutton began translating and adapting Emanuel Schikaneder's original libretto of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute', in association with Arthur Boyd, Max Dupain, Sir Yehudi Menuhin and Bernd Benthaak. The adaptation was commissioned for a special Australian production of the opera. Included in this series is correspondence with Menuhin, with whom Dutton dealt extensively.
Production notes, correspondence with Bernd Benthaak, Sue Nattrass, Bill Lasica, Yehudi Menuhin and Eleanor Hope, libretto extracts, c. 1989-90 (File 5) - Box 106
Series 37. Articles and reviews, 1955-95
Typescript and handwritten drafts, notes, research material and cuttings of published items from journals and magazines. Including articles, reviews, obituaries and letters to the editor. Published in The Bulletin, Times Literary Supplement, Pegasus, Australian Book Review, New York Times, The Australian, The Guardian, Overland, Sydney Morning Herald and others
The articles and essays cover diverse subjects: politics, literature/poetry/writing in Australia, censorship, Australian writers, art appreciation and criticism, Yevgeny Yevtushenko and other Russian writers.
Reviews covering over 40 years of Dutton's opinions on Australian artists and Australian and overseas writers and their works. Dutton also broadcast a number of his reviews on radio; papers relating to radio and television broadcasts are filed in Series 38 Obituaries including Alister Kershaw, Max Harris, Manning Clark, David Campbell and Dame Mary Durack.
Articles and newspaper cuttings relating to University Students for Youth, 1970-72 (File 13) - Box 108
Articles for Pegasus together with letters from editor Gregory Vitiello and publisher Mobil Services, 1978-86 (File 20_22) - Box 109
Typescript of Jeffrey Smart on T. S Eliot, notes by Dutton on Colin Lancely, typescript account of the launch of Craig Munro's Wild man of letters, c. 1984-87 (File 25) - Box 110
Typescript articles, and reviews, c. 1991-93, together with speeches made at conferral ceremony for Doctor of Literature, University of Canberra (honoris causa) (File 36) - Box 112
Draft review of A. D Hope (1992) by Kevin Hart, together with papers regarding visits to Indonesia and Singapore, 1992 (File 40) - Box 112
'Castles of madness', article published in the Australia Day edition of The Bulletin, 1994 (File 42) - Box 112
Series 38. Radio, television and film scripts
A series containing papers documenting the various radio, television and film productions with which Dutton was associated as a writer, broadcaster and producer over the course of his career. There are also scripts of the radio programs 'Watch your English' (1959) and 'Enjoy your English' (1964), which contain useful discussions on the Australian idiom.
Radio broadcasts, c. 1950, together with papers concerning Dutton's novel The mortal and the marble (File 1) - Box 113
Broadcast transcripts for travel segment on the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) radio program 'South Australian diary', 5CL, 1953, together with diary of Dutton's trip to India in 1938 (File 2) - Box 113
Correspondence and scripts relating to 'Enjoy your English', broadcast on ABC radio 5CL, 1964 (File 8) - Box 113
Papers relating to 'Geoffrey Dutton on commitment', ABC 'Spectrum' television program, 1966; material concerning radio and Australian writers, c. 1970s-1981, including 'Talking to the void' by A. D Hope (File 10) - Box 114
Proposed film scripts for 'Paradox' (based on Dutton's novel The mortal and the marble) and 'Be my Valentina', and associated papers, 1970-c., 1981 (File 11_12) - Box 114
Papers relating to: ABC radio program on Dutton's poetry, broadcast on the 'Poet's tongue', August 1959; ABC radio program 'Today's books', 5AN, 1962; film 'Eyre the explorer', 1970; proposed ABC radio feature on Edward John Eyre, 1979 (File 13) - Box 114
Script and notes for six part television series on the history of South Australia, 1977 (File 15) - Box 114
Script with production notes for television series on the history of South Australia (File 16) - Box 114
Notes, clippings and research material from concertina file for television series on the history of South Australia (File 17_21) - Box 114
Invitation to contribute essay on history of the arts in South Australia, from editor Eric Richards, 1983 (File 22) - Box 115
Suggestions for Japanese television program on Australia, 1984, including liaison with the Australia-Japan Foundation (File 24_25) - Box 115
Notes and photographs for proposed film 'First North', c. 1984, based on crossing of Australia by car by Henry Hampden Dutton, 1908 (File 26) - Box 115
Correspondence and outlines of screenplays, 1984-90, including life of Edward John Eyre (File 27) - Box 115
Series 39. Lectures, 1940-93
Typescript and handwritten drafts of and notes for lectures and speeches.
Papers concerning 'Vision of evil, 1900-14', Commonwealth Literary Fund lecture, July 1964 (File 2) - Box 163
'Dangerous canons: disciplining Australian literature', address given at the State Library of Queensland, 1993 (File 4_5) - Box 163
Australian National University lecture series 'The credibility of Australian literature': Lecture 1 'Australian literary confidence', Lecture 2 'The standing of Australian literature', Lecture 3 'Australian literary success'; together with drafts of other lectures including 'Loving and hating Australia', 'The art of the poet' and 'Poetry in a changing world' (File 6_7) - Box 163
Series 40. Research files and other projects, 1898-1996
Included in this series are files annotated as 'miscellaneous' by Dutton, generally relating to research for various projects. Material in this series may relate to other series, particularly Dutton's lectures, articles and reviews, and his other writings.
Miscellaneous files, correspondence with Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1964-70 (Dutton on Literary Committee of the Britannica Australia Awards) (File 5) - Box 117
Miscellaneous files, report by Dutton on Sylvia Rose Gzell's thesis on Patrick White's novels, 1968 (File 7) - Box 117
Miscellaneous files, Walt Whitman/Butterley project correspondence and typescript notes, 1973-75 (File 8) - Box 117
Miscellaneous files, newspaper cuttings and photocopies re 'Drink' and 'Environment', 1978-82 (File 11) - Box 118
Miscellaneous files, 'Little Magazines', 'Love', 'Mateship', 1981-83, including letters from Rosemary Jones, Stephen Murray-Smith, Ken Goodwin, Chris Mansell, H.W. Arndt and Andrew Sant (File 14) - Box 118
Miscellaneous files, printed material and notes re 'Patriotism' 'Pundits and gurus', 1981-82 (File 15) - Box 118
Miscellaneous files, printed material and published verses dealing with war, 1981-82 (File 16) - Box 118
Miscellaneous files, papers re Bibliophile Books publishing venture with Dutton, Max Harris and Garth Pye, 1980, including letters from A.D. Hope, Max Harris, Dorothy Green, Bill Wilde, John Manifold, Tim Curnow and Arthur Hoyle (File 17) - Box 118
Miscellaneous files photocopies of newspaper and journal articles re 'Bookshops. Preece guide to good books' (File 18) - Box 119
Miscellaneous files typescript of a conversation with Max Harris and Barrett Reid typescript, 1981 (File 19) - Box 119
'Artists of Australia' (Pty Ltd), notes and correspondence with Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, Lawrence Daws, Albert Tucker, Barbara Blackman, V. Macallister, John Reed and Hal Missingham, 1964 (File 22_23) - Box 119
'Work by others', typescript of 'Tracking back' by Stephan Murray-Smith and 'The position of the writer in this world' by Stefan Heym (File 26) - Box 119
'Work by others', Chapter 1 of Charles Cameron Kingston by Craig Campbell, 1970, together with notes and papers re Kingston and others, c. 1977 (File 27) - Box 119
'Australian literary environment' questionnaire, 1980, including responses from A. D Hope, Richard Tipping, Thomas Keneally, J. S Manifold, Christina Stead, David Rowbotham, Murray Bail, Geoffrey Blainey, Nancy Keesing, Rosemary Dobson, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Thea Astley, R. D FitzGerald and Hal Porter. (File 29) - Box 120
'The bush'. Cuttings and articles by Dutton and others re the Australian bush, 1978-82 (File 30) - Box 120
'Australian studies', printed material and photocopies of articles, newspaper cuttings and notes, 1981-82 (File 31) - Box 120
'Children's books' printed material including Outpost magazine of the correspondence school, vol. 47, no. 1, 1981, and Charlotte Barton: Australia's first children's author by Marcie Muir, 1980 (File 32) - Box 120
'Back in print' Questionnaire, 1981, for The Bulletin Centenary, including responses from Bruce Beresford, Ross Campbell, Rosemary Dobson, Ron Saw, Patricia Rolfe, Thomas Keneally, Dame Mary Durack, David McNicoll, Michael Wilding, Bob Hawke, M. D Kirby, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, Sir James Darling, Stephen Murray-Smith, Jessica Anderson, Suzanne Ridley, Dorothy Gibson, J. R Rowland, Colin Thiele, David Rowbotham, Hal Missingham, J. B Leslie, Sir John Crawford and Nancy Keesing (File 33) - Box 120
'Zoo in South Australia', newspaper cuttings of articles and letters to the editor of various newspapers, 1981 (File 34) - Box 120
List of edited manuscripts, Angus and Robertson Archives, Mitchell Library, 1983 (File 35) - Box 120
Correspondence and notes re the work of the Commonwealth Literary Fund and later the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts, 1982 (File 36) - Box 121
Research material on Australian books used for the Higher School Certificate, including HSC examination papers, 1979-85 (File 38_41) - Box 121
Singapore Literature Prize (1992) together with papers re Australia-Indonesia Institute anthology of Australian short stories (File 48) - Box 122
Papers re the Methold-Shapcott debate concerning the Australian Society of Authors, 1989, together with other ASA papers, 1990 (File 49) - Box 122
Series 42. Out in the open: an autobiography, 1994
Dutton's autobiography Out in the open was published in 1994 by the University of Queensland Press. This series includes drafts, research material, notes and correspondence regarding research and publication. There are also letters from friends, reviewers and others in response to the book, together with copies of reviews and a copy of Dutton's article in The Australian (1994) regarding his relationship with Patrick White.
Concertina file containing cuttings, notes, photocopies and correspondence, including letters of Dame Nellie Melba, Geoffrey Dutton, Wilfrid Pennefather, Helen Mayo, Sir James Darling, Sir Robert Southey and A. Norman Jeffares, 1924-92 (File 5) - Box 126
Correspondence, photographs and research notes, c. 1930-92, including original and photocopied letters from Dutton to his mother and sister, 1930s-1950s (File 6) - Box 126
Photographs (including photographs of Barry Humphries at Bundanoon 1990, Ronald McCuaig 1988 and Yevgeny Yevtushenko c.1970s) and negatives; sketch of Anlaby by Hans Heysen, 1931 (File 9) - Box 127
Correspondence received following publication, copies or cuttings of reviews, 1994-95, and correspondence with or letters from Judith Clarke, Greg Vitiello, Philip Ziegler, Dymphna Clark, Mark Strizic, Sir Robert Southey, Michael Sharkey, Craig Munro, Don Aitkin, Colin Lancely, Jeanne Jeffares, Manfred Jurgensen, Sophie Masson, Peter Corris, Jeffrey Smart, Jim McClelland, Alex Buzo, Brian Kiernan, Michael Wilding, David Marr, Peter Pierce and Joy McMorrine (File 10_12) - Box 127
Computer disks containing draft manuscripts (File 48) - Box 133
Out in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [on disk] AB 1-12, 10-11-12 revised, COPY B (B is circled) [1 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Nashua, MF-2DD, Double Sided, Double Density, 135TPI, 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts/ G.D. AUTOBIOGRAPHY DISKS AB 1-33 [on disk] COPY B (B is circled), AB 13-24 [2 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Nashua, MF-2DD, Double Sided, Double Density, 135TPI, 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [on disk] 1 (1 is circled) AB 1-6 incl. Sep '93 [3 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, Gestetner, MF-2HD, For IBM PS/2, Model #'s 50,60,80 and other DOS Systems, DS-HD 135 T.P.I., 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [on disk] 2 (2 is circled) AB 11. DOC -->, AB 19. DOC inclusive [4 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
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1 item, Gestetner, MF-2HD, For IBM PS/2, Model #'s 50,60,80 and other DOS Systems, DS-HD 135 T.P.I., 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [on disk] A: KS ABC .DOC [11 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, ACT, 3 1/2 INCH MICRO FLOPPY DISK, 135 TPI, MF2DD, 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [on disk] 6R66 - KLMcM, 6R66 - NOP [12 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
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1 item, TANDY COMPUTER PRODUCTS, Cat. No. 26-9523, double sided, double density, 100% certified, 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [no information on disk] [15 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, TANDY COMPUTER PRODUCTS, Cat. No. 26-9523, double sided, double density, 100% certified, 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [no information on disk] [16 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, TANDY COMPUTER PRODUCTS, Cat. No. 26-9523, double sided, double density, 100% certified, 3.5 inch floppy diskOut in the open, Computer disks containing draft manuscripts [no information on disk] [17 of 18] (File) - Digital-Carriers-Box 2
1 item, TANDY COMPUTER PRODUCTS, Cat. No. 26-9523, double sided, double density, 100% certified, 3.5 inch floppy diskSeries 43. Dutton family papers, 1922-1993
The Dutton family papers have been assembled by Dutton and his family, particularly Dutton's sister, Lady Blackburn. The comprehensive range of material reflects the influential and interesting lives of four generations of a pioneering Australian family. The family papers and photographs extend back to the nineteenth century, and are a useful record of an old landowning family which divided its life between Australia and Europe, including information on old properties and families in South Australia. The photographs are a fine source on the life of the gentry in Australia, and their offspring in Oxford and Europe, as well as early Australian motoring.
Of importance are eight large photograph albums (1901-c.1955) which contain many photographs of family members in England and Europe and of Dutton as a boy. These albums and many other photographs are included in Series 44, Photographs. Other items of interest are 19th century Christmas cards, photographs and cuttings of the first journey across Australia by car by Dutton's father Henry Hampden (H. H) Dutton in 1907-8, diaries of H. H Dutton (1900, 1913, 1918), photographs of Anlaby, a catalogue of native flora on the property (1917), photographs of cars owned by the family and two copies of the catalogue of the Anlaby collection of Australiana sold in 1966.
Anlaby, Kapunda, South Australia : the property of H.H. Dutton, Esq., Sydney : The Pastoral Review, c. 1928. Anlaby receipts, 1910-12 (File 1) - Box 134
Notes, correspondence and other papers re Australian Dictionary of Biography entry for Emily Dutton, including early postcard photographs of Anlaby, and The Duttons of Anlaby, c. 1905 (File 2) - Box 134
Typescript family history by Helen Blackburn, including transcripts of letters by William Hampton Dutton, 1823-31 (File 3) - Box 134
Papers regarding F. S Dutton, including photographs of Emily and Henry Hampden (H. H) Dutton, c. 1910 (File 4) - Box 134
Family papers and correspondence, 1904-c. 1941, including family tree, letter from H. H Dutton to Emily Dutton during transcontinental trip (1907), letters from Ross Smith (1920), Hans Heysen (1927), and photographs (File 6) - Box 134
Dutton family records and mementoes, 1909-14, including watercolour miniature of Emily Dutton by N. H Edmunds, Anlaby records and correspondence, marriage certificate of Henry Broughton Edkins and Helen Lyall, 19th century Christmas cards and invitations (File 7) - Box 134
Photocopies of notes by Helen Blackburn, and letter re transcontinental car crossing by H. H Dutton, 1952, 1990 (File 8) - Box 135
Family history notes compiled by Helen Blackburn, 1986, together with early family photographs, c. 1920s (File 10) - Box 135
Catalogue of the H. H Dutton Australiana collection (4 copies, with annotations) (File 13) - Box 135
Correspondence, notes, photos and other family papers, 1902-c. 1920, including photograph of Emily Dutton in wedding dress, list of jewellery, notes on tree plantings (File 14) - Box 135
Family papers, chiefly re Martin and McNeil families, including photographs, photocopies, compiled, c. 1993 (File 16) - Box 136
Papers and notes (mostly photocopied) re Martin family of Gawler, including some photographs (File 20) - Box 136
Transcribed 19th century letters from Mrs George Grey (later Lady Grey) to F. S Dutton, letters from F. H. H Dutton and H. H Dutton (File 21) - Box 136
Papers re Anlaby and Dutton family history, 1907-92, including copies of letters, copy of will of F. H Dutton, photograph of Pachuca, Mexico, notes on Martin and McNeil families, letters of enquiry from researchers (File 22) - Box 136
Typescript copies of letters from Lady Grey, and extracts from letters from W. H Dutton in Melbourne in early days (File 27) - Box 137
Letters to Helen Blackburn from her mother, Emily Dutton, on her last trip overseas, 1954 (File 30) - Box 138
Handwritten transcriptions of letters from Pelham Dutton, 1846, 1937, together with notes from O'Connor family Bible. Extract from script of radio play on Pelham Dutton, by Colin? (n.d) (File 33) - Box 138
Notes re F. H Dutton property 'Mullengendra', compiled 1963-70, including photographs (File 35) - Box 138
Handwritten transcriptions of letters by Ewen Dutton (1860) and Ethel Dutton (1883-92) (File 36) - Box 138
Photocopies of W. H Dutton's list of requirements for his inn on the beach, 1840, together with plan of Collins Street cottage, Melbourne (File 37) - Box 138
Series list describing business records of Dutton family (PRG 396), Mortlock Library, Adelaide (File 38) - Box 139
Photographs, chiefly family and racing cars (c. 1900s - 1930s); notes on Dutton photographs in Mortlock Library; portraits of Geoffrey Dutton; Packard 1899-1942, c. 1973 (File 39) - Box 137
Notebook of Helen Blackburn containing extracts from the Riley papers, memoirs of Amy Evans, photocopied family trees, typescript copy of agreement re F. S Dutton's affairs whilst overseas, 1861 (File 40) - Box 139
Miscellaneous family correspondence and documents, 1881-1939, including Emily and H.H. Dutton's wedding certificate, signed witness of laying of Anlaby foundation stone (File 42) - Box 139
Contents of concertina file containing miscellaneous family history notes and clippings (File 44) - Box 139
Family history notes on Colonel Charles Cameron, compiled c. 1976-87, including photographs, Moore family tree (File 48) - Box 140
Typescript copied correspondence of F. H Dutton, 1881, together with family history notes re Moses Mendes, compiled 1987 (File 50) - Box 140
Family history papers re Alexander Buchanan, including his Diary of a journey overland from Sydney to Adelaide with sheep, 1858 letter, extracts from his memoirs (handwritten transcript) (File 52) - Box 141
Account of the wind-up of Francis Hansborough Dutton's estate by nephews Frank and Fred Dutton, sons of F. S Dutton (written by eldest son, Frank MacDermott Dutton) (File 59) - Box 141
Family history notes re Pelham Dutton and attack by bushrangers at Gammon Plains, NSW (File 62_63) - Box 142
Correspondence, notes and other family papers, photographs, chiefly relating to H. H Dutton, 1898-1969, including 1900 diary of trip to Morocco, 1906 appointment diary, 1899 photo of 'Australia' en-route to London (File 64_65) - Box 142
Photographs, including Vestey properties (NT) c. 1920s, family photographs c. 1910, World War II Airforce pictures and Talbot (File 67) - Box 143
List of puddings eaten by E. W. C Dutton, 1863, letter from Emily Dutton to her son Dick, 1940, letter from Mrs M. C Douglas on Dick Dutton's death (File 68) - Box 143
Papers of H. H Dutton including diaries (1900, 1913, 1918), A collection of incidents in my trip to Morocco (1901), wallet containing baby photograph, notes, clippings and certificates (File 69) - Box 143
Sale of Anlaby, including Prospectus, 1967, auction catalogue for sale of contents, 1978, Native trees and shrubs: Anlaby, South Australia, 1917 (File 70) - Box 143
Letters to Helen and Richard Blackburn and Emily Dutton from Geoffrey and Ninette Dutton and family, 1954-78, clippings and other papers (File 71_72) - Box 143
Postmarked envelopes (mostly empty) addressed to Dutton family members, c. 1903-1950s, together with two letters concerning death of Dick Dutton (1941) and stamps collected by Dutton family (File 73_74) - Box 144
Photographs, c. 1890s-1980s, including old Anlaby scenes, early racing cars, salvage of John Dutton's Vauxhall from Blue Lake, Mt Gambier, SA, Geoffrey Dutton in airforce uniform and H. H Dutton in group photo at Magdelen College, Oxford (File 75) - Box 144
Letters from Emily Dutton to her children, written whilst overseas, 1928-29, Emily Dutton's World War II identity card and ration cards, other family correspondence, c. 1931-1950s (File 76) - Box 144
Newspaper cuttings, 1933, together with Kapunda Centenary Celebration booklet (1946), Anlaby menus, 1910, family history notes and photographs, c. 1930s (File 82) - Box 145
Letters to Emily and H. H Dutton, 1929-53, and profit and loss account for Emily Dutton, 1942 (File 84) - Box 145
Wedding invitation, Bryony Helen to R.A. Blackburn, 1951, together with other family papers including Helen's homework book, 1932 (File 85) - Box 145
Geoffrey Dutton's RAAF papers, ration book, pay book, marriage certificate, 1940-45, together with Ninette (Trott) Dutton's WAAF discharge certificate, 1943 (File 87) - Box 146
Photographs and papers re Talbot trips, 1908 and 1959, including copy of Across Australia by motor, c. 1920 (File 88) - Box 146
Talbot trips, 1908 and 1959, including 'The first car to cross Australia' by Geoffrey Dutton, key to photographs, newspaper clippings (mostly relating to 1959 trip) (File 89) - Box 146
Typescript extracts from diary of Murray Aunger on 1908 Talbot trip, together with a transcript of 1978 interview with John Dutton re recollections of the Talbot and other cars owned by the family (File 90) - Box 146
'Non Such' proposed addition to the home (plans), 1956 together with a copy of Captain Cook's chart of the world (File 94) - Box 147
Miscellaneous family postcards, drawings and photographs relating to Geoffrey Dutton, Ninette and children, 1955-80 (File 96) - Box 147
Newspaper cuttings of articles concerning the Duttons in South Australia, 1957-58 (File 97) - Box 147
Series 44. Photographs
The series includes photographs of Geoffrey Dutton, other members of the Dutton family, Anlaby (former home of the Dutton family in South Australia) and photograph albums.
Original photographs of 1908 Talbot trip, together with later photographs of Dutton family and Talbot, 1908-c. 1976 (File 17) - Box 151
Slides re 1959 Talbot trip, together with negative of Francis Birtles and 1908 Talbot (File 21) - Box 151
Photographs, negatives and slides, including Bungle Bungles, photographs for Melbourne sketch book, negatives for piece on A. L Gordon and South Australia, and negatives of Geoffrey Dutton, c. 1939 (File 25) - Box 152
Slides, including slides of Springwood, Robe, Mt Gambier, 1987, Melbourne Travel Leisure, 1987, Geoffrey Dutton and Araluen (File 26) - Box 152
Photographs and prints, including photographs of Geoffrey Dutton, c. 1940s, H. H Dutton, 1902, and Anlaby (File 35) - Folio-Box 7
Series 45. Newspaper cuttings
The cuttings in this series include articles, reviews, society news and letters to the editor. Generally, the cuttings relate to Dutton, including reviews of some of his writings. There are cuttings regarding Dutton's family and events in South Australia, including the death of Dutton's father, H. H Dutton. There are also cuttings regarding other Australian writers, and topics of interest such as republicanism and the Adelaide Festival of the Arts.
Series 46. Publications
The two issues of Courier (July 1948 and November 1948) contain Geoffrey Dutton's first published stories. Other publications include journals, monographs and sound recordings.
Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes (vol. XVIII, no. 3-4, 1955) (reprint) (Item 21) - Box 157
The Emu (vol. XV, part 3, January 1916; vol. XVI, part 1, July 1916 (2 copies); vol. XVI, part 2, October 1916; vol. XVI, part 3, January 1917 (2 copies); vol. XVIII, part 2, January 1919) (reprints) (Item 23) - Box 157
J.H. Maiden. The flowering plants and ferns of New South Wales (parts 1-7, April 1895-Nov 1898) (Item 24) - Box 157
Sound recording (23 records, 33 1/3 rpm) titled Learning Russian (Item 36) - Box 159
Learning Russian M72 -38645 & 38646 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018546) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38647 & 38648 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018547) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38649 & 38650 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018548) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38651 & 38652 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018549) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38653 & 38654 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018550) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38655 & 38656 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018551) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38657 & 38658 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018552) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38659 & 38660 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018553) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38661 & 38662 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018554) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38663 & 38664 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018555) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38665 & 38666 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018556) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38667 & 38668 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018557) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38669 & 38670 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018558) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38671 & 38672 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018559) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38673 & 38674 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018560) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38675 & 38676 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018561) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38677 & 38678 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018562) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38679 & 38680 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018563) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38681 & 38682 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018564) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Learning Russian M72 -38683 & 38684 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018565) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, Aurora 33.3rpm, Vinyl discsMade In U.S.S.R. [Title in Russian]
Sound recording (record, 33 1/3 rpm) titled Kurt Tucholsky, Hanns Eisler: An preukischen Kaminen, with accompanying book (Item 36) - Box 159
Reel of magnetic tape titled 'Literary program by Geoffrey Dutton', (1968) (in Russian) (Item 37) - Box 159
Reel of magnetic tape titled 'Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Australia', a Spectrum production, Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1966 (Item 38) - Box 159
Cassette tape titled 'Geoffrey Dutton on republicanism' Cassette tape titled 'Corporate advertising and the publication of Patterns of Australia', David Vogel, John Scully and Humphrey McQueen;Broadband, ABC Radio National through 3AR, Melbourne, 1980 (Item 39) - Box 159
Sound recordings (4 records, 33 1/3 rpm) titledThe express course in basic conversational Russian (Item 40) - Box 159
The express course in basic Conversational Russian - Record 1, 1958 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018574) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, 33.3 rpm Crown Publishers USA, Vinyl discsThe express course in basic Conversational Russian - Record 2, 1958 (Item NLA.MS-SAV018575) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-012
1 Item, 33.3 rpm Crown Publishers USA, Vinyl discsSeries 47. Art works
The series comprises paintings and drawings by Clifton Pugh, Lawrence Daws, Robert Juniper, Ray Crooke, Tom Cleghorn and Leonard French. They were produced for a series called 'Australian Poets and Artists' which appeared in the journal Australian letters, edited by Dutton and Max Harris, between 1960 and 1967. The editors commissioned the painters to illustrate the work of Rosemary Dobson, Judith Wright, Geoffrey Dutton, Tom Shapcott, Ray Matthew and James McAuley.