Guide to the Papers of Betty Roland

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MS 6772

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Collection Summary

Creator
Betty Roland
Title
Papers of Betty Roland
Date Range
1908-1985
Collection Number
MS 6772
Extent
1.62 metres (6 ms boxes + 4 archive boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2201748) for the access conditions.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Betty Roland, National Library of Australia, MS 6772, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Item Descriptions

Class. Original consignment received July 1975

Typescript copy of Granite peak (File 1) - Box 1

Photocopy of Granite peak (File 2) - Box 1

Typescript copy of The touch of silk (File 3) - Box 1

Class. Consignment added April 1981

32 letters from Helen Skipper to Betty Roland, March 1977-December 1980 (File 4-6) - Box 1

5 letters Betty Roland to Helen Skipper, June 1976-September 1977 (File 4-6) - Box 1

1 letter from H.S. to her mother, Lena Skipper, May 1969 (File 4-6) - Box 1

81 letters from Helen Skipper to Betty Roland (30 letters received) (20/5/70 - 30/5/76) (File 7) - Box 1

5 letters B.R. to H.S. (19/4/74 - 30/5/76) (File 8) - Box 1

43 undated letters H.S. to B.R. (File 9) - Box 1

1 H.S. to Saskia Munday, her niece (File 10) - Box 1

5 H.S. to Sebastian Jorgensen (her son) (File 10) - Box 1

4 H.S. to Sigmund (her second son) (File 10) - Box 1

9 H.S. to various people (File 10) - Box 1

2 H.S. to copies H.S. to B.R. (File 10) - Box 1

1 letter from B.R. to Colin Colahan (File 10) - Box 1

Notes and comments by Helen Skipper re various events and people and miscellaneous letters (File 1) - Box 2

Photocopies of 13 letters from Max Meldrum to Justus Jorgensen. Originals are at Montsalvat., (May 1924 - October 1930) (File 2) - Box 2

Copies of 40 letters from Mervyn Skipper to Lena, his wife, (nee Wilshire) prior to their marriage while he was stationed in the Malay States and Borneo., (1908 - 1913) (File 3-4) - Box 2

Copies of 6 letters to Lena, (March 1934 - April 1934) (File 3-4) - Box 2

Copies of 2 letters to his mother. 1 letter to sister, (1908) (October 1908, January 1908) (File 3-4) - Box 2

Copies of 8 letters Justus Jorgensen to his wife, Lillian (Approx.), 1933 - 1934 (File 5) - Box 2

3 letters from Colin Calahan, 1977 (File 6) - Box 2

Correspondence between Sigmund Jorgensen and Betty Roland (December 1973 - April 1980) consisting of 13 letters, plus outline of future plans for Montsalvat (File 6) - Box 2

1 letter from Dr Elef Jorgensen, Justus' brother (File 6) - Box 2

Collection of 9 letters to various people (File 7) - Box 2

Mervyn Skipper's letter to Lil Jorgensen (copy) asking for lethal dose of poison (Original at Montsalvat). Includes: (File 7) - Box 2

His final words written at point of death 3/10/59. Original at Montsalvat.

7 letters from Sue Vanderkelen to Jorgensen and Mervyn Skipper (undated) (File 8) - Box 2

One letter from Mervyn Skipper to Sue Vanderkelen (dictated by Jorgensen (File 8) - Box 2

One letter Oscar Mendelsohn to Lyn Howell re Jorgensen (File 8) - Box 2

One letter from Mervyn Skipper's brother, Stanley, to Dr Grenfell Price (File 8) - Box 2

19 letters, correspondence between Mervyn Skipper and Betty Roland, 1942-1946 (File 9) - Box 2

Copies of assorted letters, poems, and other documents concerning Montsalvat (File 10) - Box 2

Two letters from Matcham Skipper, Mervyn Skippers's son, to Betty Roland written in Rome (File 10) - Box 2

38 letters (originals) from Lena Skipper to Betty Roland (1965-1970) (File 11) - Box 2

One letter Betty Roland to Lena Skipper (File 11) - Box 2

Four letters Betty Roland to Eric Westbrook re Montsalvat manuscript (File 11) - Box 2

13 letters exchanged between B.R. and Phillip Adams re making film about Montsalvat and Jorgensen, (August 1977 - October 1979) (File 11) - Box 2

Telegram from Phillip Adams (21/4/78) (File 11) - Box 2

Extract from Lena Skipper's diary, telling of origin of The Meeting Pool. Account of Betty Roland's separation from Ellis Davies (1933) (File 12) - Box 2

Lena Skipper's account of journey in Trans-Siberia railway, 1914 (File 12) - Box 2

Notes on various matters by Betty Roland (File 12) - Box 2

Part of unfinished novel by Mervyn Skipper containing his impressions of Guido Baracchi (File 12) - Box 2

3 letters from Betty Roland to Justus Jorgensen, 1942, 1973 (File 12) - Box 2

Lena Skipper's account of early life in Paddington (File 12) - Box 2

Photocopy of photo of Helen Skipper taken in courtyard of Betty Roland's house at Montsalvat (1980) (File 12) - Box 2

Lena's diaries (copy) (1929-1933) (File 13) - Box 2

Photographs, random notes and records. Genealogical tree of Mervyn and Lena Skipper's children. (File 1) - Box 3

Photocopy of statement by Jorgensen concerning Mervyn Skipper (File 1) - Box 3

First draft of part of Jorgensen biography (File 2) - Box 3

Photographs of Montsalvat. (File 3) - Box 3

Six photographs of Justus Jorgensen and others (File 3) - Box 3

One photograph of Jim Minogue (File 3) - Box 3

One photograph of Matcham Skipper and his son, Marcus (File 3) - Box 3

Three photographs of Lily Jorgensen (File 3) - Box 3

Nine photographs: Sue Vanderkelen, Molly Dean, Justus Jorgensen, Mervyn Skipper, Sebastian Jorgensen with Tina Date and son, Ben Jorgensen (File 3) - Box 3

Molly Dean murder 21/11/1930 (File 4) - Box 3

Microfilm and prints of press reports in Melbourne dailies (File 4) - Box 3

Microfilm of report of inquest held in Melbourne morgue 30/1/1931 published in Truth. First day of hearing. (File 4) - Box 3

Microfilm of special edition of Truth giving account of second day of inquest (31/1/1931) and blow-up of same. (N.B. This was obtained from Melbourne office of Truth there being no record of this special edition held in the Newspaper archives in Melbourne Library). (File 4) - Box 3

T/S of A Visit to Montsalvat. Note: (File 5) - Box 3

This a copy of the original diary by Betty Roland kept during a visit to Montsalvat in January 1941 (118 pages) also account of second brief visit made in 1962 (7 pages)

Notes and miscellaneous press cuttings re Montsalvat and Justus Jorgensen (File 6-7) - Box 3

Diary giving account of first weeks on island of Lesbos (February-March 1959). Subsequent book, Lesbos, the Pagan Island, published Cheshires, 1963, is an extension of this (35 pages) (File 8) - Box 3

T/S of proposed brochure giving brief account of the foundation of Montsalvat and work of Justus Jorgensen intended for sale to visiting tourists. Project never realized (File 9) - Box 3

Nineteen letters exchanged between Betty Roland and various publishers. Subject: Jorgensen and Montsalvat manuscript (File 10) - Box 3

Rough draft of several chapters of novels Beyond Capricorn and No Ordinary Man, published William Collins, London, 1976 and 1974 respectively (File 11-12) - Box 3

Notes and rough drafts of section of Jorgensen biography (File 1-5) - Box 4

Four different treatments of Jorgensen biography, written during years, 1972-1978 (File 6-9) - Box 4

Treatments of Jorgensen biography (File 1-2) - Box 5

T/S of Caviar for breakfast, published Quartet Books, London, 1979, with editorial alterations and corrections by Anne Godden of Hyland House, Melbourne. Author's objections to same and suggested amendments. (File 3-5) - Box 5

Photocopy of original diary written in Soviet Union, 1933-1934, and used as basic material for Caviar for breakfast (File 6) - Box 5

Notes and rough drafts for Caviar for breakfast (File 7-8) - Box 5

Page proofs Caviar for breakfast (File 1) - Box 6

Photos for Caviar for breakfast (File 2) - Box 6

One letter from Mary Phillips (A.A.'s wife) after reading original Moscow diary 17/9/69 (File 3) - Box 6

One letter from A.A. Phillips on Moscow diary. No date. (File 3) - Box 6

One letter from Rosa Ribush on Moscow diary (File 3) - Box 6

Correspondence between B.R. and Jan Utley, son of Freda Utley and Arcadi Bendichensky (File 3) - Box 6

Obituary notices of Freda Utley (File 3) - Box 6

Correspondence between B.R. and Ric Throssell (File 3) - Box 6

Photostat of letter from Ric published in Overland (File 3) - Box 6

Letter to B.R. from Stephen Murray-Smith re Ric Throssell (File 3) - Box 6

Letter from Kylie Tennant rejecting typescript of Caviar for breakfast on behalf of Macmillan (File 3) - Box 6

Book entitled Justus Jorgensen privately published 1976 by his niece, Jenny Teichman, daughter of his brother Elef Jorgensen (limited edition of 100 copies of which this No. 25 and autographed by author), together with 3 letters from Jenny and 1 letter from Elef, written in regard to the book. (File 4) - Box 6

Transcription of interview with Jorgensen recorded for Australia Council Archival material (File 5) - Box 6

Helen's last letter to Betty Roland at Montsalvat. Sketch of Guido Baracchi probably by his fourth wife, Victoria. (File 6) - Box 6

Class. Consignment added September 1985

Seven letters from Bruce Mcleod, 1985 (File) - Box 7

Photocopies of page proofs of biography of Justus Jorgensen, The Eye of the beholder (2 folders). (File) - Box 7

Typescript pages of The Eye of the beholder. (File) - Box 7

Correspondence re Eye, 1982 and other papers. "Analects of Justus Jorgensen". (File) - Box 7

Clippings and pamphlets re Montsalvat. Correspondence with Mervyn Skipper., 1942-1946 (File) - Box 7

Page and galley proofs with corrections for Eye. Letters received by Sebastian Jorgensen,., 1975-1977 (File) - Box 7

Ten notebooks (File) - Box 7

Corrected galley proofs for Eye. (File) - Box 7

Photocopy of radio play "Daddy was asleep", 1946. Assorted notes and correspondence. (File) - Box 8

Corrected typescript of Caviar for breakfast (2 folders). (File) - Box 8

Corrected typescript of "Jamie - young farmer"; letters received, 196?-1972; and British Passport, 1953-1961 (File) - Box 8

Shooting scripts of "Return to Eden" (3 volumes) (File) - Box 8

Copies of Quadrant, June and August 1985 (File) - Box 8

Letters from Montsalvat, 1972-1984 (File) - Box 9

The Eye of the beholder, sixth corrected version, typescript (3 vols) (File) - Box 9

"Proem" by Sue Vanderkelen, mss in exercise book (File) - Box 9

Photocopy of "The Gate of bronze", a play for schoolchildren (File) - Box 9

Pocket diaries, 1945, 1966, 1970-1983 (File) - Box 9

Package of personal diaries and correspondence (File) - Box 10

Including:

Diary, 1933-1967, includes inserted personal correspondence, 1934-1970s.

Diaries, 1942, 1945, 1946.

Corrected typescript of novel The Devious being (File) - Box 10

Corrected typescript of "The Knight on the panther skin", 1970 (File) - Box 10

"Hell hath no fury", typescript, 1968, and miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 1934-1972 (File) - Box 10

Typescript of novel "The Other side of sunset", 1969 (File) - Box 10

Photocopies of synopsis and promotional material for "Return to Eden" (File) - Box 10

Class. Consignment added September 1986

Comprising two letters from Mary Durack and one letter to Mary Durack (File) - Box 10


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