Guide to the Papers of Mavis Thorpe Clark

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MS 7847 et al

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Collection Summary

Creator
Mavis Thorpe Clark
Title
Papers of Mavis Thorpe Clark
Date Range
1920-1999
Collection Number
MS 7847 et al
Extent
13.75 metres (35 boxes, 23 cartons, 2 folio boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2851560).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

Finding Aid Source(s)

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Collection Retrieval Advice

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there may be multiple Box 1s). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Bibliography

Clark's publications include Pony from Tarella (1959), The min-min (1967), Blue above the tree (1968), Wildfire (1973) and Soft shoe (1988).

Biographical Note

Author of educational and children's books.

Item Descriptions

Class MS 7847. Original consignment

Comprises manuscripts, typescripts, notes, newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to Clark's work as a writer. The correspondence is mostly with publishers and editors, including, Cole Turnley, E.W. Cole, W. Heinemann, George Robinson, Edward Vidler, Derek Smith, Sir Donald Bradman, Zola Kay, Chris Tangey, Catherine Hennessy, and Jackie McDonald.

Contained in 31 boxes and 2 folio boxes.

Series 1. Correspondence

Correspondence, 1923-47 (File 1) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1947-48 (File 2) - Box 1
Correspondence (Mostly copies of letters sent), 1949-53 (File 3) - Box 1
Correspondence (Mostly copies of letters sent), 1949-52 (File 4) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1953-56 (File 5) - Box 1
Correspondence (Mostly letters received), 1957-59 (File 6) - Box 1
Correspondence (Mostly copies of letters sent), 1953-61 (File 7) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1961-62 (File 8) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1963-64 (File 9) - Box 1
Correspondence, 1965-66 (File 10) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1967 (File 11) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1968 (File 12) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1969 (File 13) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1970 (File 14) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1971 (File 15) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1972 (File 16) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1973 (File 17) - Box 2
Correspondence, 1974 (File 18) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1975 (File 19) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1976 (File 20-21) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1977 (File 22) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1978 (File 23) - Box 3
Correspondence, 1979 (File 24) - Box 3

Series 2. Manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence and newspaper

Clippings relating to Clark's published works (File [unnumbered]) - Box 3
Manuscripts (First drafts), typescripts and correspondence relating to 'Peggy's rival', 1924-29 (File 25-29) - Box 4
Typescripts and manuscript of 'The twins abroad' (File 30-31) - Box 5
Manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to 'Hatherly's first fifteen' (File 32-36) - Box 5
Manuscript (First draft) and typescript of 'Dark pool island'; including the first two chapters of 'Sunny Mount school' and 'Light ended', 1936-48 (File 37-38) - Box 6
Manuscripts (First drafts; some chapters are not included) and typescripts of 'The twins from Timber Creek' or 'Home again at Timber Creek', 1947-49 (File 39-40) - Box 6
Manuscript of 'Jingaroo', 1930 (File 41) - Box 6
Manuscript (First draft) and typescripts (Publisher's and radio copies) of 'Jingaroo', 1953 (File 42-44) - Box 7
Manuscript (First draft) and typescript of 'Sunnymount school' or 'Sunnyview school', published in 1951 under a new title 'Missing gold' (File 45-46) - Box 7
Manuscript of the last chapters of the newspaper serial entitled 'Dark pool island'; a short story 'Four bad boys'; a play (myth) written for radio 'The love story of cupid'; an adult short story 'The butterfly'; an article 'Facts of life'; and a poem 'I plucked a rose' (File 47) - Box 8
Typescript of 'The treasure in the barn'. This was published under the title 'Missing gold' (File 48) - Box 8
Manuscript, typescripts (Publisher's and ABC radio copies (File 49-51) - Box 8

Episodes 45-52 are not included) and correspondence with Heinemann relating to 'The brown land was green' 1951-56.

Manuscripts (Including first drafts) and typescripts, including first draft and carbon copy of final draft of 'Gully of gold', 1961-62 (File 52-55) - Box 9
Manuscript (first draft) and typescripts (Including carbon copies of some of the TV scripts) of 'Pony from Tarella', 1958 (File 56-57) - Box 10
Manuscript, notes, typescript and correspondence relating to 'Fishing, 1962-63 (File 58) - Box 10
Manuscript and typescript of 'John Batman' (File 59) - Box 10
Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'They came South, 1963 (File 60) - Box 10
Carbon copy of typescript for the ABC radio serial of 'They came South' (File 61) - Box 11
Typescript (Publisher's copy) and notes of 'Pastor Doug', 1965 (File 62) - Box 11
Manuscript and typescripts (first draft incomplete) and typescript (publisher's copy, complete) of 'Min-Min', 1966 (File 63-64) - Box 11
Typescript of short story entitled 'Sylvie', 1962 (File 65) - Box 11
Manuscript (First draft) and typescript of "Blue above the tree', 1966 (File 66-67) - Box 12
Typescripts and some correspondence relating to 'A pack-tracker', 1966-67 (File 68-69) - Box 12
Manuscript of 'Spark of opal' (File 70) - Box 12
Typescripts (Publisher's production copy and first carbon copy) of 'Spark of opal, 1967 (File 71-72) - Box 13
Manuscript (First draft) and Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'Nowhere to hide' 1943-44, 1969 (File 73-74) - Box 13
Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'The mystery of the island', 1943-44 (File 75) - Box 14
Typescript and correspondence relating to 'The opal miner' (Later published as 'Opal mining'), 1968 (File 76-77) - Box 14
Manuscript, typescripts (Landsdowne press' and Macmillan's copies) and some correspondence, 1970-71 (File 78-80) - Box 14
Typescripts (Including the first working copy) of 'Iron ore mining', 1971 (File 81) - Box 15
Typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'Strolling players', 1972 (File 82) - Box 15
Manuscript (First draft), Typescript (Publisher's copy) and notes relating to 'Wildfire' (File 83) - Box 15
Manuscript, typescripts (Including publisher's copy and notes of 'New golden mountain', 1970-73 (File 85-87) - Box 16
Typescripts (First typed draft ,with some notes, and publisher's copy) of 'The sky is free', 1973 (File 88-89) - Box 16
Manuscript, typescripts (Publisher's and working copies) and notes relating to 'The hundred islands' (File 90-93) - Box 17
Manuscript and typescript of 'Iron ore mining', 1971 (File 94) - Box 17
Typescript, notes and correspondence relating to 'Spanish Queen', 1976-77 (File 95) - Box 18
Manuscript and typescripts (First typed draft and publisher's copy) of 'The boy from Cumeroogunga', 1979 (File 96-98) - Box 18
Manuscript, typescript, notes and correspondence relating to 'The lilly-pilly', 1978-79 (File 99-100) - Box 18
Manuscript and typescript of 'Joey', 1979-80 (File 101) - Box 19
Manuscript and typescript of 'A stranger came to the mine', 1978-80 (File 102-103) - Box 19
Manuscript of 'Solomon's child', 1981 (File 104) - Box 19
Typescripts (First typed draft and publisher's copy) of 'Solomon's child' (File 105-106) - Box 20
Manuscript and typescript of 'Boo to a goose', 1979-80 (File 107) - Box 20
Notes, typescript and correspondence relating to 'The thief who came quietly', 1980-81 (File 108) - Box 20
Typescript and correspondence relating to 'Young and brave', 1981 (File 109-110) - Box 20
Manuscript and typescript (Publisher's copy) of 'No mean destiny', 1986 (File 111-112) - Box 21
Notes and manuscript of 'Soft shoe', 1981 (File 113) - Box 21
Typescript, galley proof and correspondence relating to 'Soft shoe', 1987 (File 114) - Box 22
Manuscript of 'The Prince Vega' (File 115) - Box 22
Manuscript and typescript of 'Out of revenge', 1939 (File 116-117) - Box 22
Manuscript and typescript of 'Found on the waterfront', 1939 (File 118) - Box 22
Manuscript and typescript of 'The house of Innismore', 1938 (File 119-120) - Box 23
Manuscript and typescript of 'The blue homestead', 1946-50 (File 121-122) - Box 23
Manuscript and typescript of 'Greek myths' which was adapted into radio plays (3LO); and the manuscript of 'The little folks from Bundy', 1934 (File 123) - Box 24
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The hero of Clifton';and 'New girl Clifton', published in 1948 (File 124-125) - Box 24
Manuscript of 'Guest in danger' or 'Wallaby Hill' (File 126-127) - Box 24
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Guest in danger'; also known as 'Wallaby Hill', 'Harbour rescue', 'Let's call him Tim!', 'The harbour's yield', or 'Tim of Wallaby Hill', 1947-48 (File 128-131) - Box 25
Manuscript and typescript of 'The folk next door', written for radio station 3DB, 1946 (File 132-133) - Box 25
Typescripts of short stories: (File 134) - Box 26

'A good save'

'Danny again'

'Danny shines again'

'Danny takes a knock'

'Danny's sixth sense'

'The dud'

'How things work out'

'In the wrong colours'

'Island in the river'

'Jeff's reward'

'The night freighter'

'Night hold-up'

'The nightwatchman'

'The pay-off'

'The perfect nuisance'

'Tommy fights again'.

Series 3. Manuscripts, typescripts, notes and correspondencerelating to early unpublished works

Manuscript, notes and typescript of 'In the days of Charlemagne', 1926 (File 135) - Box 26
Manuscript and typescript of 'In the ruck', 1928 (File 136-137) - Box 26
Manuscript and typescript of 'The fourth generation', 1928 (File 138-139) - Box 27
Manuscript, typescript and correspondence relating to 'Friend o' mine', 1929-30 (File 140) - Box 27
Manuscript and typescript of 'They also serve', 1933 (File 141-142) - Box 28

Series 4. Manuscripts, typescripts, notes and correspondence relating to works written during school days

Two plastic bags, 1922-25 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29

Series 5. Printed material

'Dark pool island', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1949 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29
'The twins from Timber creek', Melborne, Oxford University Press, 1949 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29
'Home again at Timber Creek', Melbourne, Oxford University press, 1950(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29
'The Min Min Lane Cove', Hodder Stoughton, 1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 29
'Jingaro, Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1951(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'The brown land was green', Sydne,: Hodder Stoughton, 1974(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Gully of gold', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1969(Signed copy) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Pony from Tarella', Melbourne, Heinemann, 1959 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'John Batman', Melbourne Oxford University Press, 1971 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'They came south', Melbourne, Heinemann, 1963 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Pastor Doug', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1965 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Fishing', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1963 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Blue above the trees', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1967 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'A pack-tracker', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1968 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Spark of opal', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1968 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Fishing', Oxford University Press, 1963 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Nowhere to hide', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1969 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Opal mining', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1969 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Iron mountain', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1970 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 30
'Iron oremining', Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1972 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Strolling players', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1972 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Wildfire', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1973 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'New golden mountain', Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1973 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1974 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'The hundred islands', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1976 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'The boy from Cumeroogunga', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1979 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'A stranger came to the mine', Melbourne, Hutchinson, 1980 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Spanish Queen', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1977 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'The Lilly-Pilly', Adelaide, 1979 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Joey', Sydney, Addison-Wesley, 1980 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Solomon's child', Melbourne, Puffin, 1981 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Boo to a goose', Sydney, Addison-Wesley, 1981 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'The thief Who came quietly', Sydney, Addison- Wesley, 1982 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Young and brave', Sydney, Hodder Stoughton, 1984 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'No mean destiny', Melbourne, Hyland House, 1986 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31
'Soft shoe', Gosford, NSW, Bookshelf, 1988 (File [unnumbered]) - Box 31

Series 6. Newspaper clippings

Newspaper clippings, 1961-70 (File) - Folio 1
Newspaper clippings, 1957-64 (File) - Folio 2
Newspaper clippings, 1950-64 (File) - Folio 3
Newspaper clippings, 1948-50 (File) - Folio 4
Newspaper clippings, 1932-54 (File) - Folio 5

Class MS Acc99.226. Consignment added 1999

Comprises notes and notebooks, talks given by Clark, newspaper cuttings, press releases and correspondence relating to several of her works, including, No mean destiny, They came south, Nowhere to hide, Blue above the trees and her autobiography, Trust the dream. In addition, manuscripts of various unpublished works, a scrapbook on Pastor Doug, and papers relating to conferences Clark attended.

Contained in 21 MS cartons, 2 MS boxes, 2 folios.

Class MS Acc05.016. Consignment added 2005

Comprises correspondence, drafts, screenplays, royalty statements, agreements, files on Public Lending Right and Copyright Agency Limited, diaries and photographs.

Contained in 2 MS cartons, 2 MS boxes.


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