Guide to the Papers of Nadia Wheatley
MS 9000, MS Acc04.225, MS Acc05.061.MS Acc08.193, MS Acc17.152
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Wheatley, Nadia
- Title
- Papers of Nadia Wheatley
- Date Range
- 1946 - 2017
- Collection Number
- MS 9000, MS Acc04.225, MS Acc05.061.MS Acc08.193, MS Acc17.152
- Extent
- 12.39 metres (37 ms boxes + 8 archives boxes + 4 large folio boxes + 6 medium folio boxes + 1 map folio)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The papers in MS 9000 comprise writing and publishing correspondence, correspondence with school children, drafts, synopses, maps, notes research material, cuttings, page and cover proofs, flyers and other papers relating to her novels and children's books Five times dizzy, Dancing in the Anzac deli, The house that was Eureka, The blooding, My place, and, Lucy in the leap year. Also includes papers relating to her book of short stories, The night Tolkien died, her dealings with the ABC over the series "The museum of here and now", the stage production of "Lucy in the leap year" and the stage, film and television productions of "Five times dizzy".
Major correspondents in MS 9000 include Oxford University Press, Barbara Mobbs (Wheatley's agent from 1988), Children's Book Council of Australia, International Board on Books for Young People, Penguin Books, Collins, Angus & Robertson, Redress Press, SBS, Rosalind Price (Pixel Publishing), Omnibus Books, Belle Alderman, Margaret Aitken, Katherine Scholes, Donna Rawlins, Edel Wignell, Toss Gascoigne, Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, Julie Lewis, Barbara Jefferis, and Theatre South (19 boxes + 1 fol. box).
The Acc04.225 instalment comprises Australian Society of Authors correspondence regarding the Children's Writers Group, 1990-1994, mail from children, short stories, reviews and talks, papers relating to The night Tolkien died and Luke's way of looking, correspondence and other papers relating to the Charmian Clift biography, Landmarks, A banner bold and Highway (5 boxes).
The Acc05.061 instalment includes papers relating to the television series "Five times dizzy" and the play "Lucy in the leap year", correspondence, 1994-1998, drafts and correspondence concerning Vigil and The house that was Eureka, notes, news items and drafts of The life and myth of Charmian Clift, and papers relating to the Educational Lending Right and Martin Johnston (7 boxes).
The Acc08.193 instalment comprises research material and correspondence related to Charmian Clift and George Johnston. Photographs, book drafts, proofs and related research notes, copies of reviews and newspaper articles (6 boxes + 1 fol. box).
The Acc17.152 instalment comprises drafts, proofs, research and publicity material. Much of the correspondence is from schoolchildren to Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle in response to My place (c.1987), Playground: listening to stories from country and from inside the heart (2011) Australians all: a history of growing up, from the ice age to the apology (2013) and Flight (2015) (8 boxes + 8 fol. boxes).
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2770487).
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 Nadia Wheatley, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The original consignment was purchased by the Library in 1996. Further papers were donated in 2004 and purchased in 2005, 2008 and 2017.
Collection Retrieval Advice
Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.
Item Descriptions
Class MS 9000. Original consignment received 1996
The papers in MS 9000 comprise writing and publishing correspondence, correspondence with school children, drafts, synopses, maps, notes research material, cuttings, page and cover proofs, flyers and other papers relating to her novels and children's books Five times dizzy, Dancing in the Anzac deli, The house that was Eureka, The blooding, My place, and, Lucy in the leap year. Also includes papers relating to her book of short stories, The night Tolkien died, her dealings with the ABC over the series 'The museum of here and now', the stage production of 'Lucy in the leap year' and the stage, film and television productions of 'Five times dizzy'.Major correspondents in MS 9000 include Oxford University Press, Barbara Mobbs (Wheatley's agent from 1988), Children's Book Council of Australia, International Board on Books for Young People, Penguin Books, Collins, Angus & Robertson, Redress Press, SBS, Rosalind Price (Pixel Publishing), Omnibus Books, Belle Alderman, Margaret Aitken, Katherine Scholes, Donna Rawlins, Edel Wignell, Toss Gascoigne, Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, Julie Lewis, Barbara Jefferis, and Theatre South.
Series 1. Writing and Publishing Correspondence, 1981-93
Correspondence dealing with all Wheatley's fiction books from Five times dizzy (1982) to The night Tolkien died (1993), as well as some short stories, the non-fiction works Adolescent and family problems: books for young people (1988) and Landmarks (1991), the television and stage productions of Five times dizzy and My place; and progress on Wheatley's unpublished biography of Charmian Clift.
The correspondence canvasses business matters such as writing grants, royalty payments, book awards, publishing agreements, foreign editions, editorial comments on books, permission to publish short stories, negotiations over book covers, copyright requests, public lending right payments, requests for articles and book reviews, Wheatley's comments on other writers' proposals for works, and invitations for visits, talks and book launches. The correspondence also contains a quantity of biographical information as well as comments by Wheatley on Australian juvenile fiction, the status of children's authors, politics, the Bicentenary, other children's authors works, Garry Kinnane's biography of George Johnston, and her involvement in the Unemployed People's Union in 1979-80. The 1990 and 1991 files contain some correspondence with students and the 1993 files contains a file on Wheatley's objections to the NSW Teachers' Federation's use of (and addition of a McDonalds logo to) an illustration from My place for its Year 3 Basic Skills test.
Major correspondents include Oxford University Press, Barbara Mobbs (Wheatley's agent from 1988), Children's Book Council of Australia, International Board on Books for Young People, Penguin Books, Collins Angus & Robertson Publishers, Redress Press, SBS, Rosalind Price (Pixel Publishing), Omnibus Books, Belle Alderman, Margaret Aitken, Katherine Scholes, Donna Rawlins, Edel Wniell, Toss Gascoigne, Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, Julie Lewis, Barbara Jefferis, and Theatre South.
Series 2. Correspondence with Children, 1982-95
Letters from school children together with replies containing background information on Wheatley's books.
Series 3. Five Times Dizzy, 1977-83
Published by Oxford University Press in 1982. The novel was adapted for the stage by Des Davis of Theatre South and for film and television by Wheatley and Terry Larsen (see also Appendix for Wheatley's background notes).
The series contains papers relating to the novel Five times dizzy (working title 'A job for yaya') and later adaptations for the stage, film and television.
Novel: Copy of original typescript 'A job for yaya', written in Crete in 1977 and submitted to various Australian publishers 1977-78 (A few pages missing). Also includes Wheatley's background notes to the novel and stage, film and television adaptations (File 22) - Box 3 (MS 9000)
Novel: A complete photocopy (pages 1-75), plus incomplete photocopy 'A Job for yaya'. Latter has some changes made during next re-write (File 23) - Box 3 (MS 9000)
Novel: Substantial handwritten and typed drafts, synopses etc, for re-written version done in Sydney 1979-80 (File 24) - Box 4 (MS 9000)
Novel: (i) Photocopy of clean typescript, chapters 1-4, revised version, 'A Job for yaya'. This is essentially the same as a later version titled Five Times Dizzy. (ii) Photocopy of Five Times Dizzy as submitted to and accepted by Oxford University Press, 1981. Epilogue considerably different from published version. (iii) Two copies first stage galley proofs of Five Times Dizzy. Full set with corrections copied in by Nan McNab, OUP editor; with handwritten corrections by Wheatley (File 25) - Box 4 (MS 9000)
Novel: (i) 2 copies second stage galley proofs, Five Times Dizzy, April 1982, handwritten corrections by Nan McNab. (ii) Shooting schedule for ABC Education program on the writing of Five Times Dizzy, directed by Sophia Turkiewitz. (iii) Early correspondence relating to 'A Job for yaya' and Five Times Dizzy, including letters from Wayne Davies 1977 re chemistry, anonymous Penguin rejection, notes by Wheatley to OUP re the first illustrator chosen and a 1982 letter from second illustrator, Neil Phillips (File 26) - Box 4 (MS 9000)
Stage play: Two versions of the stage play Five Times Dizzy, adapted by Des Davis, with handwritten suggestions, changes, and dialogue by Wheatley (File 27) - Box 4 (MS 9000)
Film scripts: (i) 2 copies typed treatment of 'How Are You?' (44p) submitted to the Australian Film Commission, May 1979. Parts of novel 'A Job for yaya' incorporated into submission. Plus some draft material: including typed draft character notes and Greek notes essentially by Wheatley, with some handwritten additions by Terry Larsen and Wheatley and translations of passages from Greek mantinadhes by Martin Johnston. (ii) Chopped fragments treatment 'How Are You?', with notes for first draft screenplay (File 28) - Box 4 (MS 9000)
Film scripts: 2 copies second draft screenplay, Five Times Dizzy -- 179 scenes (File 30-31) - Box 5 (MS 9000)
Film scripts: Photocopies of cartoons by Patrick Cook, commissioned by Terry Larsen and Wheatley, as a way of opening up the written text of the film script. Drafts from stage after second draft screenplay (File 32) - Box 5 (MS 9000)
Film scripts: Draft re-working of Five Times Dizzy screenplay, 74 pp. (complete), plus notes and drafts (File 33) - Box 5 (MS 9000)
Film scripts: Bound copy Five Times Dizzy third draft screenplay, 128 pp (File 34) - Box 5 (MS 9000)
Film scripts: Fourth draft screenplay, Five Times Dizzy, pages 1-117 complete; second copy pages 22-117 (File 35) - Box 5 (MS 9000)
Film scripts: Australian Film Commission assessors' reports; contract; photographs of Greek girls and grandmothers, Newtown, about 1981 (File 36) - Box 6 (MS 9000)
Scripts for TV mini-series: Notes and synopses, first funding submission to Australian Children's Television Foundation, 1982 (File 36) - Box 6 (MS 9000)
Scripts for TV mini-series: Episodes 1-5: second draft; episodes 6-13: treatments. Written at Ebor, NSW, September 1983 (File 37) - Box 6 (MS 9000)
Scripts for TV mini-series: Episodes 6-12, plus slightly different copies of episodes 10-12 (File 40) - Box 6 (MS 9000)
Scripts for TV mini-series: Chopped up fragments and drafts from various stages (File 41) - Box 6 (MS 9000)
Scripts for TV mini-series: Handwritten and cut-and-paste version episodes 8 and 11 from quite a late stage (File 42) - Box 7 (MS 9000)
Series 4. Dancing in the Anzac Deli, 1982-83
Sequel to Five times dizzy. Published by Oxford University Press, 1984.
Handwritten and typed drafts, synopses etc, September 1982 - April 1983. Also one page of handwritten Greek translations of dialogue by Martin Johnston. First typed draft, approx. 84 pages, Sept 1982 - March 1983 (File 46) - Box 7 (MS 9000)
Full original typescript plus 2 full photocopies of the novel, as submitted to OUP mid 1983 (File 47) - Box 7 (MS 9000)
Series 5. The House That was Eureka, 1982
Published by Viking/Kestrel in 1985.
Exercise book: first handwritten draft opening (57 pp.); structural notes, calendars, house maps, photocopies historical material; first typed draft of opening sections, re-typed for submission to Literature Board (File 50) - Box 8 (MS 9000)
Handwritten and typed drafts of latter section of novel (mostly written after May 1982 submission) (File 52-53) - Box 8 (MS 9000)
2 photocopies complete typescript as submitted to Vogel/Australian Award and Penguin (File 55-56) - Box 9 (MS 9000)
2 photocopies edited typescript with comments by Kay Ronai and Wheatley (File 59) - Box 10 (MS 9000)
Series 6. The Blooding, 1986
Published by Viking/Kestrel in 1987.
Series 7. My Place, 1986-87
Published by Collins Dove in 1987.Illustrated by Donna Rawlins.
First draft: handwritten, in exercise book: April 1986; first typed draft, as sent to Donna Rawlins, April 1986 (File 69) - Box 12 (MS 9000)
Sample of historical maps; research from Sands Directory, and roughs (mainly photocopies) for maps for book, with notes (File 73) - Box 12 (MS 9000)
Series 8. Lucy in the Leap Year, 1984-96
Published by Omnibus Books in 1993. The novel was adapted for the stage by Wheatley in 1995 for production by Theatre South in 1996.
Novel: First handwritten drafts, 1984; first typed draft (first third of text only), 1984 (File 78) - Box 13 (MS 9000)
Novel: First computer typescript complete novel: chapters 1-9 typed c. 1986; chapters 10-25 typed 1991 (File 80) - Box 13 (MS 9000)
Novel: Clean copy complete typescript as sent to Barbara Mobbs, Jenny Pausacker, Libby Gleeson, November 1991 (File 81) - Box 13 (MS 9000)
Novel: First interim revisions January/April 1992;second interim revisions January/April 1992 (File 83) - Box 14 (MS 9000)
Novel: Photocopy version submitted to Aidan Chambers, 28 April 1992 and sent to Jenny Pausacker May 1992 with her handwritten comments, revised Sept/Oct 1992 (File 85) - Box 14 (MS 9000)
Novel: Copy (same as in Folder 86) marked for illustrator and revised Oct 1992 (File 87) - Box 14 (MS 9000)
Novel: Bits replaced late Oct 1992; clean copy typescript submitted to Omnibus November 1992 and accepted December 1992 (File 88) - Box 14 (MS 9000)
Novel: Copy typescript submitted to Omnibus in November 1992 and accepted December 1992, flagged for illustrator (File 89) - Box 14 (MS 9000)
Novel: Edited text, Lucy in the Leap Year. Posted to Omnibus, 10 March 1993 (File 90) - Box 14 (MS 9000)
Series 9. The Night Tolkien Died, 1978-93
Short stories published by Random House in 1994.
'The Blast Furnace': drafts January-February 1991; historical resource material (File 94) - Box 15 (MS 9000)
'Quicksand', drafts January - April 1991; offer letter and galleys re The Blue Dress. (File 97) - Box 16 (MS 9000)
'Melting Point': drafts August 1993 -- March 1994; translation notes: Latin: Gig Ryan; Greek: Petro Alexiou (File 99) - Box 16 (MS 9000)
'The Convict Box': drafts December 1990 - February 1991; historical resource material (including letters, Sam Searle's history project); correspondence and galleys re 'Hello & Goodbye' (File 100) - Box 16 (MS 9000)
Series 10. The Museum of Here and Now, 1988-89
Script produced for ABC Education Unit TV series, 1988.
Class MS Acc04.225. Consignment received September 2004
Comprises Australian Society of Authors correspondence regarding the Children's Writers Group, 1990-1994, mail from children, short stories, reviews and talks, papers relating to The night Tolkien died and Luke's way of looking, correspondence and other papers relating to the Charmian Clift biography, Landmarks, A banner bold and Highway.
Series. Highway, c. 1990s
Highway is a 32 page picture book illustrated by Andrew McLean. It was drafted in 1994, rewritten 1994-1995, and published by Omnibus 1998. Awards include; Honour Book Children's Book Council of Australia Awards 1999; shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 1999; and Young Australian's Best Books Awards (YABBA) 2000.
Highway - correspondence, September 1996- November 1997 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc04.225)
Correspondence between author and editor, September 1996 to November 1997.
Series. Landmarks, 1990 - 1991
Landmarks is an anthology of short stories by nine Australian young adult authors, edited by Nadia Wheatley, and published by Turton and Chambers.
Series. A Banner Bold, 2000
A Banner Bold is a novel for children in diary format, set at the time of the Eureka Stockade, it was written in 2000 and published same year by Scholastic in the My Story series.
Series. The Night Tolkien Died, 1992 - 1993
Collection of 12 short stories for adults and young adults, submitted in 1993, edited by Mark Macleod, and published by Random House in 1994. Awards include; Honour Book, and CBCA Awards 1995.
Series. Indigenous Australian writers, 1992 - 1993
Papers from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers' Workshop at Brambruk Cultural Centre and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Women Writers' Conference, 1992 - 1993 (File 15) - Box 3 (MS Acc04.225)
In December 1992, Nadja Wheatley atttended the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers' Workshop at Brambruk Cultural Centre on the recommendation of Kevin Cook, Director of Tranby Aboriginal Cooperative. Wheatley attended as "sort of liaison person" from the Australian Society of Authors. Wheatley was subsequently invited by Jackie Huggins to attend the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Women Writers' Conference, Brisbane, in September 1993.
Series. Luke's Way of Looking, 1997 - 1998
32 page picture book illustrated by Matt Ottley, edited by Robin Morrow, published by Hodder Headline 1999. Awards include Honour Book CBCA Awards, and Family Award for Children's Literature 2000.
Luke's Way of Looking - Drafts, August 1997 - March 1998 (File 16) - Box 3 (MS Acc04.225)
Drafts from first draft (August 1997) to paste-up through to 13th draft (March 1998). Some drafts were done during the editorial process, and incorporate editor's suggestions.
Luke's Way of Looking - Correspondence with Matt Ottley, Robin Morrow, and Belinda Bollinger, c. 1997 (File 17) - Box 3 (MS Acc04.225)
Correspondence with Matt Ottley, Robin Morrow, and Belinda Bollinger (Hodder) from the time of initial submission, to illustrator (September 1997), to publication. Includes faxed roughs of some illustrations.
Series. Australian Society of Authors - Children's Book Writers' Group, 1989 - 1994
Duncan Ball started the Children's Book Writers' Group in 1989 and Nadia became co-convenor with Libby Leeson for some years.
Class MS Acc05.061. Consignment received March 2005
Includes papers relating to the television series "Five times dizzy" and the play "Lucy in the leap year", correspondence, 1994-1998, drafts and correspondence concerning Vigil and The house that was Eureka, notes, news items and drafts of The life and myth of Charmian Clift, and papers relating to the Educational Lending Right and Martin Johnston.
Five Times Dizzy - Draft script episodes 1-6 with handwritten revisions, 1985 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc05.061)
Television miniseries by Nadia Wheatley and Terry Larsen.
Five Times Dizzy - Shooting script episodes 1-12 with typed amendments and location list, October 1985 (File 2) - Box 2 (MS Acc05.061)
Television miniseries by Nadia Wheatley and Terry Larsen.
Lucy in the Leap Year, 1995 - 1996 (File 3) - Box 2 (MS Acc05.061)
Second draft as given to Des Davis, Theatre South, in 1995 with revisions made in production 1996
Lucy in the Leap Year, March 1997 (File 4) - Box 2 (MS Acc05.061)
Awarded an AWGIE [annual award from the Australian Writers Guild] 1997
Vigil - Interim version between fifth drafth (submitted to Penguin and edited) and the final version, August 1999 (File 12) - Box 3 (MS Acc05.061)
The House that was Eureka - Original published version with notes for revision, 1985 (File 16) - Box 4 (MS Acc05.061)
The House that was Eureka - Two sets of index cards preparing revision of The House that was Eureka, n.d. (File 18) - Box 4 (MS Acc05.061)
Breakdown of original book (purple Index cards) and breakdown of new book (green index cards)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Charmian: Kiama-Born, draft, n.d. (File 21) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Notes for chapters on Childhood and Adolescence and Family, n.d. (File 22) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Arriving where we started (Childhood), draft, n.d. (File 23) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Adolescence - the Awkward Age, draft, n.d. (File 24) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Liars and Embroiderers - Parents/Ancestors, draft, n.d. (File 25) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Rather an Alien Family, draft, n.d. (File 26) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Solitary Pleasures, draft, n.d. (File 28) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Introduction and maps and contents lists, n.d. (File 29) - Box 5 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Notes on first visit to Clift's birthplace in Kiama, February 1983 (File 30) - Box 6 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Notes on structure etc of biography, 1980 - 1998 (File 31) - Box 6 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Clift family: assorted certificates of births, deaths and marriages, and notes on ancestry, n.d. (File 32) - Box 6 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - History of Kiama and of Wollongong High School, n.d. (File 33) - Box 6 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - News items relevant to Clift's essays, 1960's (File 34) - Box 6 (MS Acc05.061)
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift - Charmian Clift short story 'The Awakening' from Australasian Post, 1946 (File 35) - Box 6 (MS Acc05.061)
Australian Society of Authors, Campaign for Educational Lending Right, 1992 (File 36) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Feasibility Study by Hans Guldberg. 2 volumes.
Australian Society of Authors - Campaign for Educational Lending Right, n.d. (File 37) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Minutes of Joint ASA, ABPA, ELR Committee.
Australian Society of Authors - Campaign for Educational Lending Right, n.d. (File 38) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Letters to Minister for the Arts from educators supporting campaign.
Australian Society of Authors - Campaign for Educational Lending Right, n.d. (File 39) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Letters to Minister for the Arts from writers and illustrators.
Australian Society of Authors - Campaign for Educational Lending Right, n.d. (File 40) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Nadia Wheatley's correspondence, drafts re ELR Campaign.
Australian Society of Authors - Campaign for Educational Lending Right, c. 1996 (File 41) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Material relating to ELR campaign post August 1996 budget.
Material relating to Martin Clift Johnston - First carbon copy typescript novel Cicada Gambit by Martin Johnson, 1973 (File 42) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Written 1973 while Martin was on a one year $5000 Literature Board Grant and living with Wheatley in Camperdown. This is the complete typescript as submitted to William Collins (publishers). The novel was regarded as too experimental and was rejected. Martin returned to the text in 1982 and made some changes; it was published by Hale and Iremonger in 1983.
Material relating to Martin Clift Johnston - Greek Australian magazine Skepsis, no. 24, February 1991, with obituary of Martin Johnston by Dimitri (Jim) Calomeras, 1991 (Item 43) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Photograph is of Jim Calomeras; article includes information about Charmian Clift and Shane Johnston, and their role in the campaign against the Junta.
Material relating to Martin Clift Johnston - The Athenian (Greece's English Language Monthly), March 1980, May 1980 (Item 44) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
Includes article by Martin Johnston, 'The songs of the robbers' pp. 31-33 (March) and 'The paintings of Theofilos', pp. 26-30. Neither essay is reproduced in John Tranter's Martin Johnston: selected poems and prose (UQP, 1993) - they are both about subjects which were very important to Martin. His fascination with Kleftika Traghoudhia (Robber Songs) began when he was 12. Some of these songs appear in his book of translations, Ithaka. The paintings of Theofilos connect with the subject matter of Martin's long poem 'To the Innate Island'.
Material relating to Martin Clift Johnston - Material related to Voyage to Ithaka, 1994 (Item 45) - Box 7 (MS Acc05.061)
A celebration of the life and poetry of Martni Johnston, 12 Greek Festival of Sydney: copies of speeches by Petrou Alexiou, Gig Ryan, Nadia Wheatley (Letter to Persus)
Class MS Acc08.193. Consignment received December 2008 - Box 1 (MS Acc08.193), Box 2a-3a (MS Acc08.193), Box 3b-4 (MS Acc08.193)
Comprises research material and correspondence related to Charmian Clift and George Johnston. Photographs, book drafts, proofs and related research notes, copies of reviews and newspaper articles.
Class MS Acc17.152. Consignment received December 2017
Drafts, proofs, research and publicity material, c.1950-2017. Much of the correspondence is from schoolchildren to Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle in response to My place (c.1987), Playground: listening to stories from country and from inside the heart (2011), Australians all: a history of growing up, from the ice age to the apology (2013) and Flight (2015).
Series. Australians all: growing up in Australia from the ice age to the apology
Handmade double-page spreads for story board, showing layout and design, all chapters plus intro conclusion (File 2) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.152)
Initial sample layout for Chapter 3— hand-made pages with illustration roughs by Ken Searle; this was given to Erica Wagner (publisher) and Sarah Brennan (in-house editor) for first sample setting, 2005 (File 4) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.152)
Handmade layout for end-notes: What Happened to the Children?; Introduction; Revised Preliminary proofs (File 5) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.152)
Handmade double-page spreads, showing layout and design Chapters 3-6 (File 6) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.152)
Handmade double-page spreads, showing layout and design Chapters 7-10 (File 7) - Folio-Box 1 (MS Acc17.152)
Index cards: Chapter by chapter material text and illustrations, 2004 (File 8) - Box 2 (MS Acc17.152)
Draft chapters 1 to 8, including original artwork; Draft Intro and Conclusion; Other draft papers, 2008-2009 (File 9) - Box 2 (MS Acc17.152)
Chapters 1-4 edited by Nan McNab
Theme Checklists; A4 notebook containing extensive handwritten notes on history, c2011 (File 10) - Box 2 (MS Acc17.152)
Prospectus offered to Allen & Unwin 2004; Outlines chapters, themes etc; Sample text and contents 2005, 2004-2005 (File 11) - Box 2 (MS Acc17.152)
Full set handmade pages 2011 to 2012;Working templates, 2011-2012 (File 14) - Folio-Box 3 (MS Acc17.152)
Drafts: handmade pages, chapters 7 to 9, April to August 2012, with notes to Jo (computer design) and additional draft pages attached (File 15) - Folio-Box 3 (MS Acc17.152)
Series. Playground: listening to stories from country and inside the heart
Folder of Written Text permissions signed by various Indigenous contributors, 2010 (File) - Box 6 (MS Acc17.152)
Folder of Visual Text permissions signed by various Indigenous contributors, 2010 (File) - Box 6 (MS Acc17.152)
Folder of correspondence with editors (Nan McNab and Elise Jones) and Jo Hunt (computer design) from synopsis (offer to Erica Wagner) July 2008 to completion 2010; Includes correspondence with the book's Indigenous consultant, Dr Jackie Huggins, 2008-2010 (File) - Box 6 (MS Acc17.152)
Playground - 7th proofs - Full book on CD ROM (File) - Box 6 (MS Acc17.152)
1 x CDR removed to Digital carriers Box 32
Illustrative material: prints/copies of research art, plus copies and a few roughs, original illustrations by Ken Searle (File) - Box 6 (MS Acc17.152)
Series. My Place - Television Series
Ephemera, press clippings, series reviews, advertising material, book entitled Making My Place, 2008-2010 (File) - Folio-Box 9 (MS Acc17.152)
My Place 20th Anniversary reprint, 2007-2008 (File) - Folio-Box 9 (MS Acc17.152)
Notes for teachers, drafts for poster, original drawing for poster, correspondence, speech for book launch, media releases, My Place Belonging blog notes
Making My Place, 2008-2009 (File) - Folio-Box 9 (MS Acc17.152)
Correspondence, script for Leah Purcell, colour samples, Jane's first design, editing note, design notes, proofs; second draft storyboard,
Making My Place, 2008 (File) - Folio-Box 9 (MS Acc17.152)
Artwork drafts, children's stories of My Place, proofs for book
My Place Script, 2006-2010 (File) - Folio-Box 9 (MS Acc17.152)
Nadia's general notes, correspondence, drawings
My Place TV Series, 2008-2010 (File) - Folio-Box 9 (MS Acc17.152)
Nadia's notes on scripts; Episodes 1-26
My Place TV Series, 2009 (File) - Folio-Box 9 (MS Acc17.152)
13 x DVD's removed to Digital Carriers Box 32; Episodes of My place
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001931) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 14 - Henry
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001932) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 15 - Minna
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001933) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 16 - Ben
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001934) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 17 - Johanna
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001935) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 18 - Davey
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001936) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 19 - Alice
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001937) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 20 - Charles
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001938) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 21 - Sarah
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001939) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 22 - Sam
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001940) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 23 - Waruwi
My Place (Item NLA.MS-DM001941) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Ep 24 - Dan
Series. My Place - Student Interactions
Letters to Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle, 1993-2017 (File) - Box 10 (MS Acc17.152)
These letters and books, from 1990s to 2017, concern the books My Place, Five Times Dizzy, Lucy in the Leap Year, A Banner Bold and Flight. Also copies of some of Nadia's replies; children often send their own 'My Place' pages, about their homes, neighbourhoods and families; all children's authors receive letters from children, asking questions and making comments about their books; these are often illustrated
Series. Flight
Flight, 2006-2014 (File) - Folio-Box 11 (MS Acc17.152)
Publicity, teachers' notes; notes on the process of producing the book, photocopies of Nadia's mother's war album, first draft, revised draft, revisions, second draft, 2009 version; Flight - Walker and revisions 2011 to 2012, correspondence with editors, publisher and agent, collaboration with Armin Greder and Helen Chamberlin on published text, includes correspondence with Helen and Armin; Nadia's drafts (handwritten and typed); Armin's pdfs without words, and final pdf proofs
Series. Braille Window Project
Project walks (File) - Folio-Box 11 (MS Acc17.152)
Walks information in both Braille and English, historical information for walks by Chris McConville, master copy text, Text for Installation at Mantra on Russell, notes and correspondence, 4 x CD Roms Removed to Digital Carriers Box 32; BWP Writing Workshops 1 and 2, Bruce's interview, the Braille Window Project
The Braille Window Project (Item NLA.MS-DM001945) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, No Brand, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Anne Walton and Bruce Maguire
Bruce's Interview (Item NLA.MS-DM001946) - Digital-Carriers-Box 32
1 item, Office Max, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Series. Charmian Clift Biography
Series. Miscellaneous Papers
Transcripts of talks, 1984-2015 (File) - Box 12 (MS Acc17.152)
Includes Magpies Seminar, National Word Fest, Australian School Librarians Association, Australian Reading Association, Festival of Sydney, Sydney Writers Festival, Primary English Teachers Association, Children's Book Council of Australia Conference, International Research Society for Children's Literature, Victorian Association for the Teachers on English, Viewpoint, Salamanca Festival, Reading Matters, Stanton Library, National Library Biography Conference, History Teachers Association, Women's College, Catholic University, Edmund Rice Association, National Library Manuscripts Conference, Greek Australian Literature Festival, Australian Literacy Educators, University of Sydney Graduation ceremonies
Book Reviews, Correspondence, 1990s-2014 (File) - Box 13 (MS Acc17.152)
Sydney Morning Herald (includes correspondence with literary editor Michele Field); Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Historical Studies, Labour History; Times on Sunday; Scripsi, Fremantle Arts Review, Viewpoint, the Australian, Australian Book Review
Series. Harmony Project and Going Bush
Workshopping Harmony Project poetry, 2005-2007 (File) - Box 13 (MS Acc17.152)
Handout to show children a poetry model, week 6 poems regarding fire, kids' writing historical and scientific, week 4 poems, week 5 poems, week 3 poems, children's tree poems, Harmony poems
Material on the Harmony Project (that lead to Going Bush), 2005-2007 (File) - Box 13 (MS Acc17.152)
Correspondence, flyers, certificate of participation, Draft proposal for Interschool project, Speech transcript, programs, oral evaluations, Children's final evaluations of the project, outline of book, borders and visual notes, correspondence, text
Harmony/Going bush - The Bush (File) - Box 13 (MS Acc17.152)
Children's art done onsite in the bush and in the classroom during the 8 week project workshopping with Ken Searle
Harmony/Going bush - Botany (File) - Box 13 (MS Acc17.152)
Children's drawings of flowers, leaves, nuts, pods, banksias and photocopies of the originals
Harmony/Going bush - Launch (File) - Box 13 (MS Acc17.152)
invitation, correspondence, promotional material, PowerPoint presentation notes, script for forum, launch speech
Harmony/Going Bush - Fauna and habitat (File) - Folio-Box 14 (MS Acc17.152)
Children's drawings' of birds, fish, shellfish, boats, bushland and waterways
Harmony/Going Bush - Escarpment (File) - Folio-Box 14 (MS Acc17.152)
Children's drawings and photocopies of drawings of the escarpment
Harmony/Going Bush - Flora (File) - Folio-Box 14 (MS Acc17.152)
Children's colour-rendering of different flowers
Harmony/Going Bush - Landscape (File) - Folio-Box 14 (MS Acc17.152)
Children's drawings of path and cave
Harmony/Going Bush - Borders - theory (File) - Folio-Box 14 (MS Acc17.152)
Children's drawing/colouring exercises in the use of borders
Series. Miscellaneous Writings
Mentoring Rhoda Lalara, Alfred Lalara and Alice Durillo, 2013 (File) - Folio-Box 14 (MS Acc17.152)
Correspondence, notes, sketches, text and storyboard
Articles about writing and reading by Nadia Wheatley, 1984-1998 (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
For publications including Australian Book Review, the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian, Scarlet Woman, the Australian, Vogue, The Literature Base; Some include responses from editors
Publicity material (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
Interviews with Nadia, articles, profiles, newspaper clippings
Obituaries, 2004-2006 (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
Barbara Jefferis Hinde, Jan Mark and Mary Malbunka
1 is for One, 1983 (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
Roughs by illustrator Helen Leitch for 1 is for One by Nadia Wheatley and Helen Leitch
Luke's Way of Looking, 1999 (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
Audiobook by Nadia Wheatley;2 x audio cassettes removed to Cassette Box 423 and 477
Five times Dizzy, 1994-2000 (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
Two different versions of play script of Nadia Wheatley's book by Des Davis
Luke's Way of Looking, 1998-1999 (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
Original version drafts and paste up by Nadia Wheatley and Matt Ottley
The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
Photographs of Nadia Wheatley and Deborah Klein after book launch; slides of pages; photographs of illustrations; notes by Nadia Wheatley regarding Deborah Klein's illustrations, layout and design
Luke's Way of Looking, 2012 (File) - Box 15 (MS Acc17.152)
New Edition - Walker Books - Nadia Wheatley's notes on re-formatting text on proofs
Johnnie and the Circus, 1989-1990 (File) - Box 16 (MS Acc17.152)
Drafts and Final published in Absolutely Rapt OUP
Bomber's Moon, 1995-1996 (File) - Box 16 (MS Acc17.152)
Correspondence, Drafts and Final published in Nothing Interesting about Cross Street Editor Beth Yahp
Zoe and Rowie, 1995 (File) - Box 16 (MS Acc17.152)
Correspondence, Drafts and Final published in Ready or Not