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MS 10267

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: 2022

Collection Summary

Creator
Grenville, Kate
Title
Papers of Kate Grenville
Date Range
1980 - 2020
Collection Number
MS 10267
Extent
8.31 metres (46 MS boxes + 1 map folio + 1 folder + medium folio box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Content Description

This collection comprises papers relating to nine of Kate Grenville's novels (The Secret River, The Lieutenant, Sarah Thornhill, Dark Places, A Room Made of Leaves, The Idea of Perfection, Always Greener, One Life, The Case Against Fragrance) and a piece in Meanjin about the Covid-19 pandemic. The collection primarily consists of early drafts, and correspondence with colleagues and readers.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7155759).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Kate Grenville, National Library of Australia, MS 10267, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Numbering of Consignments

Numbering of Collection starts from MS Acc14.133 class 2 and continues from there and the MS Acc14.060 has it's own numbering convention.

Biographical / Historical

Dr Catherine 'Kate' Elizabeth Grenville AO, FAHA (1950 - ) is an award winning Australian author. She has published fifteen books, including fiction, non-fiction, biography, and books about the writing process. Her novels have been published worldwide and have been translated into many languages. Three have been adapted into feature films. Her works of historical fiction examine class, race, and gender in colonial and contemporary Australia.In 2001, she won the Orange Prize for 'The Idea of Perfection', and in 2006 she won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for 'The Secret River,' which was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2018 she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia or distinguished service to the literary arts as an author, to the tertiary education sector, to professional societies, and as an advocate for the publishing industry.

Item Descriptions

Class 1. Consignment Received May 2014

Series. Relating to Sarah Thornhill (novel)

Drafts 1-7 plus 2 intermediate drafts (File 1-9) - Box 1
drafts 8-13 (File 10-15) - Box 2
Drafts 14-18A (File 16-21) - Box 3
Drafts 19-22 plus intermediate drafts (File 22-26) - Box 4
Drafts 22-23A; first page proofs (File 27-33) - Box 5
Five folders of page proofs for Sarah Thornhill (File 34-38) - Box 6
Editorial correspondence with editor and publisher of Sarah Thornhill (File 39) - Box 6

Series. Interviews

Interviews, 1980s and 1990s, on cassette and video tape (File) - Box 7
National Radio Bookclub #26 'The Idea of Perfection' 05/05/2002, 5/05/2002 (Item NLA.MS-DM003148) - Digital-Carriers-Box 59
1 item, Radio New Zealand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

More info on CD

Macmillan Promo for 'The Idea of Perfection' 12/06/2001, 12/06/2001 (Item NLA.MS-DM003149) - Digital-Carriers-Box 59
1 item, TDK CD-R74, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

More info on CD

My Macmillan site (Item NLA.MS-DM003150) - Digital-Carriers-Box 59
1 item, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)
SITE (Item NLA.MS-DM003151) - Digital-Carriers-Box 59
1 item, Kodak, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)
Speech at Lycett Exhibition Opening @MoS 04/04/2006, 4/04/2006 (Item NLA.MS-DM003152) - Digital-Carriers-Box 59
1 item, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Historic Houses Trust - more info in C case

Australia Overnight Sept '84 KG & Owen Delaney, Sep-84 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012252) - Cassette-Box 590
1 item, 2GB, Compact cassette tape

2GB News Talk 87

Typhoid Mary. Review of Lilian's Story for First Edition. First Edition in full. 11/10/1984, 11/10/1984 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012253) - Cassette-Box 590
1 item, BASF 90, Compact cassette tape
Peter Wherrett Show 22/06/1985 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012254) - Cassette-Box 590
1 item, Compact cassette tape
The Coming Out Show. 14/12/1985 'Review of Women's Writing 1985', 14/12/1985 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012255) - Cassette-Box 590
1 item, TDK AD90, Compact cassette tape
The 200th First Edition hosted by Julie Copeland. Broadcast 14/02/1986, 14/02/1986 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012256) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, Sony HF90, Compact cassette tape
Telling Stories' Coming Out Show. April 1987, Apr-87 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012257) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, TDK AD90, Compact cassette tape

3 Writers

Kate Grenville & Prof. Joan Kerr. Monday Arts Live. Sep-Oct 1990, Sep - Oct 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012258) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, Scotch 60, Compact cassette tape
Discussion. The Making of Dark Places. 07/12/1994, 7/12/1994 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012259) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
the Idea of Perfection (Promo) 1/1 12/06/2001, 12/06/2001 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012260) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, Dolby B, Compact cassette tape
Interview with Kate Grenville on 05/08/2004 on behalf of Jessie Street National Women's Library. Interviewer Lola Sharp, 5/08/2004 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012261) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, Sony ZX60, Compact cassette tape
Interview Margaret Throsby Jan 1995, Jan-95 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012262) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, UDR-60, Compact cassette tape
Interview with Margaret Throsby. BRUCE (Item NLA.MS-SAV012263) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, TDK AD90, Compact cassette tape
Side 1 - Simon Mayo 5 Live. 18/05/2006. Side 2 - Orpheus, 18/05/2006 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012264) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, Scotch C60, Compact cassette tape
The Other + Insects. With Kate Grenville. Radio 3 19/05/2006, 19/05/2006 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012265) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, Sony 60, Compact cassette tape
Chopin - Michelangel1 + Pollini. Terry Lane re Writing Book (Item NLA.MS-SAV012266) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, BASF 60, Compact cassette tape
2SER - I.W.DS Special. G8 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012267) - Cassette-Box 601
1 item, Compact cassette tape
ABC Radio Broadcast (Item NLA.MS-SAV012268) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, maxell 60, Compact cassette tape
Up from Down Under' . BBC Radio 4. Programmes 1, 2 +3. (Item NLA.MS-SAV012269) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, TDK SA90, Compact cassette tape
Bea Miles ex Coming Out Show Dec 176[?], Dec 176? (Item NLA.MS-SAV012270) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, BASF 60, Compact cassette tape
True Story 'Look on my Works' (Item NLA.MS-SAV012271) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, ACME C90, Compact cassette tape
Karmel Bird (Item NLA.MS-SAV012272) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, AKAI SX90, Compact cassette tape
QANTAS Australian Writers Part 1 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012273) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, Helen Irvine & Assoc., Compact cassette tape
[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV012274) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, Supertape HD90, Compact cassette tape
Joan Kerr - Monday Arts Live. KG & Jane Novak. (Item NLA.MS-SAV012275) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, TDK SA90, Compact cassette tape
Kate on Radio 4 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012276) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, TDK 90, Compact cassette tape

More info on Cassette cover

Lilian's Story. Books and Writing (Australia Program) (Item NLA.MS-SAV012277) - Cassette-Box 602
1 item, TDK AD60, Compact cassette tape
Sunday Afternoon with Peter Ross. Guest - Kate Grenville, 3/05/1989 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012278) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, Fuji E60, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Week 19 Prog EM8801/H22 Rec 03/05/1989. TX: 07/05/1989

TheBookshow EP 55 31/08/1994, 31/08/1994 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012279) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, Fuji E30, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Sky Television

Books' with James Griffin. ABC TV 27/04/2000, 27/04/2000 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012280) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, TDK E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Interview. The Morning Show, June 2001, Jun-01 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012281) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, TDK E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Sunday Afternoon with Peter Ross' . Grenville/Woolf Interview. AE 9301/V01 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012317) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, E60, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

B/UP master CVJ3677V Segment 4 Item 7

A Tribute to Thea Astley. Sunday Program - Nine Network. 22/08/2004, 22/08/2004 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012318) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, E15, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Secret river, secret past' Sunday Program - Nine Network. 07/08/2005, 7/08/2005 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012319) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, E30, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Ovation - Writer (Item NLA.MS-SAV012320) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, E10, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
47001 [no other info] (Item NLA.MS-SAV012321) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-026
1 item, Sony KCA30, Pro formats - U-matic

Series. Relating to The Lieutenant (novel)

Reviews, bestsellers lists, features, Australian and overseas, of The Lieutenant, 2011 (File 42) - Box 8
Correspondence about The Lieutenant with Michael Heyward (text publisher), 5.2.06 -7.6.11 (File 41) - Box 8
Correspondence about The Lieutenant with Jane Pearson (text editor), 24.6.08-9.12.11 (File 40) - Box 8
Correspondence about The Lieutenant with Bridie Riordan ( text publicist), 2011 (File 44) - Box 8
Miscellaneous papers about The Lieutenant, 2011 (File 43) - Box 8

Includes cover roughs, inserts, fillets, pieces written for promotion, early notes for the book etc.

Series. Relating to The Secret River (novel)

Overseas reviews of The Secret River; papers about Booker shortlisting; prizes; bestseller lists; Australian press (two folders) (File 45-51) - Box 9
Nine folders of research for The Secret River (File 79-88) - Box 15

Includes notes; research via others; interviews; of interest for other projects, e.g. Dawes; Great North Road; Australian research; boats; books referring to SW; Hawkesbury & Wiseman's Ferry.

Two early drafts of The Secret River (File 89-90) - Box 16
Two folders of research for The Secret River (File 91-92) - Box 16

Includes notes and images.

Miscellaneous writings about The Secret River and some reviews (File) - Box 16
Notes for The Idea of Perfection and for short story "Water in Quantity"; Two reviews by KG; Talks & lectures; Two drafts of filmscript for The Secret River; Unpublished short stories; Four drafts of Searching for the Secret River (File 93-105) - Box 17

Series. Miscellaneous

Papers about backlist (pre-2005) books; draft and completed text of lecture for Festival of Ideas; grants & jobs; PLR and ELR; CAL (File 52-62) - Box 10

Series 63-66. Relating to Dark Places (novel)

Dark Places Draft 5; Dark Places Draft 6; Dark Places, un-numbered early draft; Bundanon workshop (File) - Box 11

Series. Correspondence

Correspondence with readers and other writers, 2006-2011 (File 67-70) - Box 12
Correspondence with overseas publishers, 2009-2010 (File 71) - Box 13
Correspondence with overseas publishers, 2006-2008 (File 72) - Box 13
Correspondence with backlist publishers and former agents (File 73) - Box 13
Correspondence with with Barbara Mobbs, 2006-2011 (File 74) - Box 13
Correspondence with historians (McKenna, Clendinnen, Griffiths, Beardwood); correspondence about Sue Kossew's book (dealings with Kossew, Gall, Kelada); correspondence with other academics (including Pybus and Cathcart) (File 75-78) - Box 14

Class 2. Consignment Received October 2014

Series. Relating to The Lieutenant (novel)

Academic papers about the novel (File 1) - Box 18
Notes from drafts 1-17 (File 2) - Box 18
Notes from drafts 18 - proof stage (File 3) - Box 18
Research about Gadigal language, linguistics, etc. (File 4) - Box 18
Dawes "biography" (2 unfinished drafts) and documents relating to his life (File 5) - Box 19
References to Dawes in HRA and HRNSW with Kate Grenville's notes (File 6) - Box 19
KG's copy of Dawes' notes (File 7) - Box 19
Notes and correspondence (File 8) - Box 19
Research notes about the First Fleet (File 9) - Box 19
Research about Eora (File 10) - Box 19
Dawes ' letters to Neville Maskelyn (File 11) - Box 19
Research on UK places (File 12) - Box 20
Research on Antigua (File 13) - Box 20
Research on Sydney in 1788 (File 14) - Box 20
Research on Australian places (inc. P. Matthew letter) (File 15) - Box 20
Research re: Dawes' life (File 16) - Box 20
Documents by Dawes with notes; Research on smallpox in 1789; (File 17) - Box 20
Maps from 1790s, with notes, for 'punitive expedition' research; timelines/other contemporary accounts (File 18) - Box 20
Library research (File 19) - Box 20
Research into US Revolutionary War in which Dawes fought (File 20) - Box 20
Research about 18th century science (File 21) - Box 20
About the 'punitive expedition' (File 22) - Box 20
Dawes' colleagues and companions (File 23) - Box 21
Dawes' colleagues and companions (con) (File 24) - Box 21
Research notes in the Public Record Office, UK (File 25) - Box 21
Blurbs, etc. (File 26) - Box 21

Series. Relating to Sarah Thornhill (novel)

First round of edits by Michael Heyward (File 27) - Box 21
Michael Heyward's second round of edits on the final draft (File 28) - Box 21
Research about Glen Myre (File 29) - Box 21
Research about Stewart Island, New Zealand (File 30) - Box 21
Research about Mrs Wiseman (File 31) - Box 21
Notes and musings about the novel; some reviews and the Australian publicity schedule for Sarah Thornhill (File 32) - Box 21
Research about Sarah and her siblings (File 33) - Box 22
Research about Thomas Chaseland (File 34) - Box 22
Research about William Wiseman in NA (File 35) - Box 22
Research about Sophia and Mary Ann (including Mott research) (File 36) - Box 22
Research about women's lives in the 1840s (File 37) - Box 22
About John Martin Davis (File 38) - Box 22
about the Gronos (File 39) - Box 22
Correspondence about Sarah Thornhill (incl. NZ) (File 40) - Box 22
First (handwritten drafts) of Sarah Thornhill (drafts 1, 2, 4 and 5) (File 41) - Box 23
Notebooks, postcards, sketches from New Zealand trip (File 42) - Box 23
Research about Australian aspects of the novel (File 43) - Box 23
New Zealand contacts (File 44) - Box 23
Research about NZ places relevant to the novel (File 45) - Box 23
Thesis about Rakiura (Stewart Island) by New Zealand student Kate Stevens (File 46) - Box 23
Maps of Wiseman Ferry (File 47) - Box 24
Research including about Margaret Catchpole and John Grant (File 48) - Box 24
Genealogical research into Wisemans (File 49) - Box 24
Brian's copies of Wiseman documents in NSW State Archives (File 50) - Box 24
Copy of Solomon Wiseman "biography" (File 51) - Box 24

All the documents by and about him in order, with linking narrative.

Alexander Harris memoir (File 52) - Box 24
Notes (including first Tamworth Trip) and a few readers' letters (File 53) - Box 24
2 letters to Caroline Lurie, literary agent (File 55) - Box 25
Various promotional materials (File)

Series. Relating to Dark Places (novel)

Dark Places, draft 13 (File 54) - Box 25

Class 3. Consignment Received 2016, 1990 - 2005

Series. Teaching, 1990 - 2005

Teaching notes (File 56) - Box 27 (MS 10267)
Teaching notes, O'Reilly's (File 57) - Box 27 (MS 10267)
Notes for "Workshop book" (File 58) - Box 27 (MS 10267)
"Doing it Together" draft 1 (File 59) - Box 27 (MS 10267)
"Doing it Together" draft 2 (File 60) - Box 27 (MS 10267)
"Doing it Together" draft 3 (File 61) - Box 27 (MS 10267)
Photos for writing workshops (File 62) - Box 27 (MS 10267)

Series. One Life Drafts

"Mum's Book" Draft 1, 2006 (File 63) - Box 28 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 2, 2008 (File 64) - Box 28 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 3, 2011 (File 65) - Box 28 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Memoirs" Draft 4, 2011 (File 66) - Box 28 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 5, 2011 (File 67) - Box 28 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 6, 2012 (File 68) - Box 28 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 8 (no printout of draft 7), 2012 (File 69) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"Family Archive version of Mum's Book", 2012 (File 70) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 9, 2012 (File 71) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 10, 2012 (File 72) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"Mum's Book" Draft 11, 2012 (File 73) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"One Life" - draft 12 (File 74) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 12 - family version, 2012 (File 75) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"One Life Version One" draft 13, 2012 (File 76) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 14 (no printout of draft 13), 2012 (File 77) - Box 29 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 15, 2012 (File 78) - Box 30 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 15a, 2012 (File 79) - Box 30 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 16, 2013 (File 80) - Box 30 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 16a, 2013 (File 81) - Box 30 (MS 10267)
"One Life with photos", draft 17, 2013 (File 82) - Box 30 (MS 10267)
"One Life" notes, 2014 (File 83) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
"One Life with photos", draft 18, 2014 (File 84) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
"One Life with photos" draft 19, 2014 (File 85) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 19 notes, 2014 (File 86) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 20, 2014 (File 87) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 21, 2014 (File 88) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
"One Life" notes on draft 21, 2014 (File 89) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 22, 2014 (File 90) - Box 31 (MS 10267)
Photos with captions (File 91) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" notes, 2011 - 2012 (File 92) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" notes, 2013 - 2014 (File 93) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 22a - notes from MH and ST, 2014 (File 94) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 23, 2014 (File 95) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 24 (DW edits), 2014 (File 96) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" draft 25 (postscript only) (File 97) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" acknowledgements, blurbs, covers etc. (File 98) - Box 32 (MS 10267)
"One Life" promotion (File 99) - Box 32 (MS 10267)

Series. One Life research

Charles Gledhill (File 100) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Mona Vale (includes Murches, Deirdre Maddocks, Louise Wiechert, Lakehouse, Baracchi, newspaper bits­ Mum's letter, piece re building house (File 101) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Towns- where Mum lived, plus Alice Springs (Currabubula kept for present project) (File 102) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Nance's university records (File 103) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Nance timelines (File 104) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Christopher and Stephen (File 105) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Oral histories - NLA, Mrs Keane (John Mackie kept for present project) (File 106) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Memories of Nance (File 107) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Library research (Archives, NLA, SLNSW) (File 108) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Research- social history of the times (File 109) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
War (includes CDs of Carrick and Ward interviews with transcripts) (File 110) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Carrick and Ward interviews with transcripts, 2012 (Item NLA.DMA000223) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, TDK CD-RW80 700MB, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Includes: Max Letters to Dolly; Frank Postcards from Thailand

Pharmacy research (File 111) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Bishop Moyes, 302 and Raubitschek (File 112) - Box 33 (MS 10267)
Schools (Currabubula and Hall kept for present project) (File 113) - Box 34 (MS 10267)
Research about Frank (File 114) - Box 34 (MS 10267)
Research about Max (including letters with transcripts) (File 115) - Box 34 (MS 10267)
Transcript of interview with Nance, possibly for NLA by Hazel de Berg?, Transcript of interviews with KG, 1988 - 1992 (File 116) - Box 34 (MS 10267)
Correspondence and journalistic bits, 1983 - 2000 (File 117) - Box 34 (MS 10267)
Bitsand pieces for earlier books (File 118) - Box 34 (MS 10267)
Letters toand from readers, 2012 - 2015 (File 119) - Box 34 (MS 10267)

Series. The Case Against Fragrance drafts

"Fragrance", drafts 1 - 6 (File 120) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"Fragrance", drafts 9 and 12 (File 121) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"Fragrance", drafts 18 and 19 (File 122) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"Fragrance: A Memoir", drafts 20-23 (File 123) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"On the Scent of Scent", draft 24 (File 124) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"On the Scent of Scent", draft 26 (File 125) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"On the Scent of Scent", draft 27 (File 126) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance: An Explorer's Guide", draft 28 (File 127) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
Comments from readers of early drafts (File 128) - Box 35 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance" draft 1 (actual draft 29), 2016 (File 129) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance", draft 2 (draft 30), 2016 (File 130) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance", draft 3 (draft 31), 2016 (File 131) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance", draft 4 (draft 32), 2016 (File 132) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance", draft 5 (draft 33), 2016 (File 133) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance", draft 6 (draft 33), 2016 (File 134) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
Hormone chapter, several drafts, 2016 (File 135) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"Planet Fragrance", draft 7a (draft 35)(MH edits), 2016 (File 136) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"The Case Against Fragrance" (draft 36), 2016 (File 137) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
"The Case Against Fragrance" (draft 37)(DW edits), 2016 (File 138) - Box 36 (MS 10267)
Notes for "The Case Against Fragrance", 2016 (File 139) - Box 36 (MS 10267)

Series. Various

Talks, 1997-2013 (File 140) - Box 37 (MS 10267)
Reviews (TSR play, Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant (French) (File 141) - Box 37 (MS 10267)
Submissions to Productivity Commission (File 142) - Box 37 (MS 10267)
Awards, Hon Docs etc (File 143) - Box 37 (MS 10267)
Handwritten 1st drafts: "Perfection"; "The Lieutenant" (File 144) - Box 37 (MS 10267)
CDs of interviews with Nance (Item 145) - Folio-Box 38 (MS 10267)
Nance Russell CD one, c. 1984-1985 (Item NLA.DMA000033) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation Music CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 1 - Track 1 support systems; Track 2& 3 Music by accident

Nance Russell CD two (Item NLA.DMA000034) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation Music CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 2 - Track 1&2 radio; Interview with mum: Track 3 this is a test; Track 4 Good idea it's great; Track 5 About the Wisemans

Nance Russell CD three (Item NLA.DMA000040) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation Music CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 3 - Track 1 I must ask Arthur; Track 2 all this again

Nance Russell CD four (Item NLA.DMA000035) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation Music CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 4 - Track 1 You would have been about; Track 2 My cousin in South Aust.; Track 3 Will I be all right over there

Nance Russell CD five (Item NLA.DMA000036) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation Music CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 5 - Track 1 After Stephen was born; Track 2 and either get a job in a pharmacy; Track 3&4 Nan Manefield

Nance Russell CD six (Item NLA.DMA000037) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation Music CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 6 - Track 1. Una told me years afterwards; Track 2 you mean how I was sent; Track 3 The two things about the house

Nance Russell CD seven (Item NLA.DMA000038) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 7 Harbour Bridge

9. "One Life" - first proofs, 2015 (Item NLA.DMA000039) - Digital-Carriers-Box DMA 1
1 item, Imitation CD-R 52x/700MB/80min, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

CD 8 The move to 302

Various promotion images, plus original artwork for cover of paperback of "Joan Makes History" (Item 147) - Map-Folio 39 (MS 10267)

Class 4. Consignment Received 2022, 2009 - 2020

1.68 metres,

This consignment comprises material relating to Grenville's award winning book 'A Room Made of Leaves,' including drafts, proofs, edited manuscripts, research notes and correspondence. It also includes material related to other works such as 'The Lieutenant,' 'The Idea of Perfection,' 'Always Greener' 'One Life,' 'The Case Against Fragrance' and drafts for a piece in Meanjin about the Covid-19 pandemic.

Series. A Room Made of Leaves - drafts, 2018 - 2019

Mrs Macarthur - first handwritten drafts, 2017 - 2018 (File 148) - Box 40 (MS 10267)

Includes bound notebooks and loose drafts

Mrs Macarthur - first draft typed up (File 149) - Box 40 (MS 10267)
Mrs Macarthur - first draft assembled (File 150) - Box 40 (MS 10267)

Start 1 - Start 3 edited typscripts (2018-3-26)

Start 6, 2018 (File 151) - Box 40 (MS 10267)

Typescripts (2018-5-22)

Start 8, 2018 (File 152) - Box 40 (MS 10267)

Typescripts - with no Start 7 (2018-5-22)

Start 9, 2018 (File 153) - Box 40 (MS 10267)
Start 10, 2019 (File 154) - Box 41 (MS 10267)
Draft 14 (File 155) - Box 41 (MS 10267)

With transcript of her letters at the end

Draft 16 - fillets (File 156) - Box 41 (MS 10267)
Draft 22, 2018 (File 157) - Box 41 (MS 10267)
Draft 25 (File 158) - Box 41 (MS 10267)

Just Part 2

Draft 26 (File 159) - Box 41 (MS 10267)

Just the rewritten parts

Draft 23, 2018 (File 160) - Box 41 (MS 10267)

December

Draft 33 part 5, 2019 (File 161) - Box 41 (MS 10267)

September - Notes for dr 29-34; dr extra bits

Draft 34 (File 162) - Box 41 (MS 10267)

Edits by Michael Heyward

Draft 34, 2019 (File 163) - Box 42 (MS 10267)

With notes from Ellah (UK editor)

Draft 34, 2019 (File 164) - Box 42 (MS 10267)

Draft 34b, edits by David Winter (2019-10-27)

Draft 34b, 2019 (File 165) - Box 42 (MS 10267)

After David Winter edits

Proofs (File 166) - Box 42 (MS 10267)
Cover ideas (File 167) - Box 42 (MS 10267)

Includes mock up

Promotion and Talking about a Room Made of Leaves (File 168) - Box 42 (MS 10267)
Draft 27 (File 169) - Box 42 (MS 10267)
Draft 27 with comments by Michael Heyward (File 170) - Box 42 (MS 10267)
Draft 28 and 29, 2019 (File 171) - Box 43 (MS 10267)
Draft 30, 2019 (File 172) - Box 43 (MS 10267)
Draft 30A (File 173) - Box 43 (MS 10267)
Draft 31 (File 174) - Box 43 (MS 10267)
Draft 33 (File 175) - Box 43 (MS 10267)

Series. A Room Made of Leaves - also correspondence, 2011 - 2018

Correspondence with Text Publishing, 2011 - 2016 (File 176) - Box 44 (MS 10267)

Michael Heyward 2011-2018, David Winter 2014-2018, Jane Pearson 2011-2016

From Barbara Mobbs 2011-2016, 2011 - 2016 (File 177) - Box 44 (MS 10267)
To Barbara Mobbs 2011-2016, 2011 - 2016 (File 178) - Box 44 (MS 10267)
Readers' Mail 2011-2013 and 2017-2019, 2011 - 2019 (File 179) - Box 44 (MS 10267)

Includes printout of some emails; cards and letters of congratulations on being awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (2018)

Readers' Mail, Notes, plans, outlines for ARMOL, 2012 - 2017 (File 180) - Box 44 (MS 10267)

Series. A Room Made of Leaves - notes and research, 2011 - 2018

EM's contemporaries (File 181) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
Elizabeth Farm (File 182) - Box 45 (MS 10267)

Walking map of Parramatta and Sydney Living Museums guide

Camden (File 183) - Box 45 (MS 10267)

Background research and correspondence

Sheep (File 184) - Box 45 (MS 10267)

Background research and correspondence

EM's society (File 185) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
The Kingdons (File 186) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
JM's disorder (File 187) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
Mrs Mac Bridgerule (File 188) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
Mrs Mac - Library and book research (File 189) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
Mrs Mac - notes (File 190) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
Blurbs, promo and consultation (File 191) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
Late correx (File 192) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
The Battle of Parramatta (File 193) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
EM Notes (File 194) - Box 45 (MS 10267)
About Elizabeth and John (File 195) - Box 45 (MS 10267)

Including correspondence with Judith Upton re: Conrwall genealogical records

Series. A Room Made of Leaves - material about other books, 2009

The Lieutenant (File 196) - Box 46 (MS 10267)

Unfinished biography of William Dawes

Interview with Ernie [Rauclaud: Went to [Curra Primary School] with mum - envelope, 2009 (File 197) - Box 46 (MS 10267)
Ernie Ranclaud: nursing home July 2009 - Sound A/V recording, 2009 (Item NLA.SAVA000329) - Cassette-Box SAVA 20
1 item, RadioShack MC-60 2.4 cm; 1.2cm, Microcassette

Related Materials

NLA.SAVA000329

John Mackie 24 March 2009 - Sound A/V recording, 2009 (Item NLA.SAVA000330) - Cassette-Box SAVA 20
1 item, TDK MC-60, Microcassette

Related Materials

NLA.SAVA000330

The Idea of Perfection (File 198) - Box 46 (MS 10267)
Colour photographs of quilts and needlework 1-4 (File 198a) - Folder MS Cold Store 4, Folder 198a (MS 10267)
Photograph, large of 'The Bent Bridge' by David Rawlinson [from cover of The Idea of Perfection] (Item 197b) - Folio-Box (Shared), Folder 198b (MS 10267)
Possible titles for Always Greener (File 199) - Box 46 (MS 10267)

An audio book about my grandmother, written and recorded for Audible

One Life (File 200) - Box 46 (MS 10267)

Reviews and promo notes and Michael Heyward notes

One Life correspondence (File 201) - Box 46 (MS 10267)

Readers who knew Mum, and research correspondence: re Deirdre Maddocks; Wal Ward, Ernie Chapman, John Carrick; old schools; Mum at SU and UNSW; Crown prosecuting; Gledhill; Curtis and Uluru; others

Notes for review for The Washington Post (File 202) - Box 46 (MS 10267)
One Life: Readers' letters (plus a few for other books) (File 203) - Box 46 (MS 10267)

Series. The Case Against Fragrance and Others, 2011 - 2020

Fragrance notes and research (File 204) - Box 47 (MS 10267)
Correspondence re Fragrance research (File 205) - Box 47 (MS 10267)
Readers' mail (File 206) - Box 47 (MS 10267)
Proofs (File 207) - Box 47 (MS 10267)
Reviews (File 208) - Box 47 (MS 10267)
Piece for Meanjin (File 209) - Box 47 (MS 10267)

Pandemic 'Journal' - drafts

2020 Melbourne Writers' Festival (File 210) - Box 47 (MS 10267)

Keynote address - drafts


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