Guide to the Papers of Christine Williams
MS 8065 et al.
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Christine Williams
- Title
- Papers of Christine Williams
- Date Range
- 1876-2006
- Collection Number
- MS 8065 et al.
- Extent
- 3.3 metres (15 boxes, 2 cartons, 1 folio box)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Papers of Christine Williams relating to her book entitled: Christina Stead: a life of letters. Melbourne, McPhee Gribble, 1989.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn52989).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Christine Williams, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number or series/file number]'.
Separated Materials
There are 26 cassette tapes containing interviews with friends and acquaintances of Stead. These tapes are housed in the Library's Oral History Collection.
Finding Aid Source(s)
Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.
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.
Item Descriptions
Class MS 8065. Original consignment
Comprises manuscripts, proofs, correspondence, notes and photographs relating to Williams' biography of Christina Stead and her later publication, Fathers & sons. For the biography of Stead, the correspondence is mostly with Stead's friends and acquaintances. During the research Williams also corresponded with the Australian Archives, US Intelligence and FBI, Virago and McPhee Gribble. The chief correspondents are C.B. Christesen, Dorothy Green, Jack Lindsay and Kate Stead. Material for the book Fathers & sons includes correspondence, drafts of the interview manuscripts and photographs. The interviewees include Graeme Blundell, Ric Charlesworth, Marcus Einfeld, Michael Kirby, Lionel Rose, Norman Swan, Ted Whitten Jr., Robyn Williams and Michael Wilding.
Contained in 11 boxes, 1 fol. box.
Series 1. Manuscript of Christina Stead: a life of letters
This series contains the manuscript and notes of Williams' book. The manuscript was typed on a word processor.
Series 2. Proofs and the related papers of Christina Stead: a life of letters
This series contains various corrected proofs, including galley proofs.
Galley proofs (Page numbers differ from the final published version; labelled D by the author) (File 7) - Box 1
A set of page proofs (Page numbers differ from the final published version; labelled E by the author) (File 8-9) - Box 2
Photocopies of photographs reproduced in the book; including a list of captions and sources with annotations by the author and the editor (labelled I by the author) (File 13) - Box 3
Series 3.2. Correspondence with the Australian Archives, 1986-88
This series contains correspondence, photocopies and notes. The correspondence is between Williams and the Australian Archives (H.W. Stokes and Angela Greig) requesting information relating to Stead. There are also some correspondence with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, concerning a request by Williams to gain access to closed ASIO material.
Series 3.3. Correspondence with U.S. Intelligence and F.B.I, 1986-88
This series contains correspondence, photocopies and notes. The correspondence is between Williams and the U.S. Department of State, the Department of the Army, the Department of Defence, the National Archives and Records Administration, and the F.B.I.
Series 3.4. Correspondence with McPhee Gribble, 1988-89
This series contains correspondence with Mary Callahan, Michael Langley, Judith Lukin, Sue Hines and Hilary McPhee of McPhee Gribble concerning Williams' book on Stead and also some additional captions.
Series 3.5. Correspondence with Virago, 1989
This series contains correspondence and corrections relating to the 1990 edition of Williams book to be published by Virago Press
Series 4. Photographs and negatives, 1904-88
This series contains black and white, colour photographs and negatives of the Stead family. Some of the photographs and negatives are mounted in a scrapbook
Series 5. Miscellaneous material, 1876-1983
Class MS Acc05.121. Consignment added 2005
Comprises a typescript of Jiddu Krishnamurti: world philosopher (1895-1986): his life and thoughts, with related research material and correspondence concerning the publication. In addition, there are extensive extracts from Krishnamurti correspondence 1920-1986 and research on Krishnamurti's visits to Australia, including transcripts of and notes on interviews conducted by Williams with people who attended Krishnamurti's last (1970) Sydney meetings.
Contained in 4 boxes.