MS Acc14.083
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Boddy, Michael
Dawson-Boddy, Janet, Ms
- Title
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Papers of Michael Boddy and Janet Dawson-Boddy
- Date Range
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1967-c.2004
- Collection Number
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MS Acc14.083
- Extent
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15.15 metres (51 ms boxes + 14 map folios + 3 index boxes + 5 phase boxes + 3 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box + 24 sound/av carriers + 1 digital carrier)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Content Description
Contains scripts, correspondence and ephemera for numerous theatre, film, television and radio projects written or co-written by Michael Boddy, including The Legend of King O'Malley, Number 96, Hamlet on Ice, The Broken Years, Biggles, and the Cradle of Hercules, some with related art by Janet Dawson-Boddy. Also contains draft and published forms of Michael Boddy's books, newsletters and newspaper columns, many with art by Janet Dawson-Boddy, including Surviving in the Eighties, the Smallest Frog in the World, Annie's House, Beware the Squiggly Squish, Kitchen Talk Newsletter, and the Binalong Bugle; portraits of Michael Boddy by Janet Dawson-Boddy; letters from readers; material relating to Binalong history and residents including research, writing and oral history tapes created by Michael Boddy, and portraits by Janet Dawson-Boddy; diaries; Michael Boddy's index cards recording ideas and inspiration for writing; research files; and photographs, including a series taken in the Boddy's home, Scribble Rock, by Ben Walton.
Item Descriptions
Series. Television
Crackerjack ABC childrens television Scripts (File) - Box 1
Nice and juicy (File) - Box 1
Number 96 scripts and correspondence (File) - Box 7
Number 96 scripts and correspondence (File) - Box 8
Number 96 scripts and correspondence (File) - Box 9
A wild ass of a man [Barry Oakely, adapted by Michael Boddy for TV], 1979 (File) - Box 10
Crackerjack Continued from box 1 (File) - Box 10
Way out...Way in... (File) - Box 10
Way out...Way in... (File) - Box 12
You can't see round corners (File) - Box 12
Contrabandits (File) - Box 12
John Walters ATN project (File) - Box 18
Quite a day (File) - Box 18
Way Out, Way In (File) - Box 28
Deserted Wives fn TCN9 (File) - Box 28
Wild Ass of A Man (File) - Box 28
Lane End ABC 1971 (File) - Box 28
A Curate in Bohemia (Lindsay) adapted MB (File) - Box 28
Prendengust[?] ABC 1971 (File) - Box 28
7 Deadly Sins ABC 1971 (File) - Box 28
Angel's Rest 1973 (File) - Box 28
Hawkshampton 1973 (File) - Box 28
A Bad Case of the Hillies (File) - Box 28
The Window (File) - Box 28
What About What's is Name (Tom Manefield[?]) ABC (File) - Box 28
The Razzle Dazzle Big Smile Palace (File) - Box 28
Australia on the Move (File) - Box 28
The Stuff of Life 1984 (File) - Box 28
Growmore TV (File) - Box 28
The Challenge (File) - Box 28
The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney - adaptation fm ABC-BBC (File) - Box 28
The Bligh St Bugle - preliminary idea for a telemovie or series (File) - Box 31
Series. Theatre
Big brother dragon (for children) Written with Bob Ellis (File) - Box 2
Biggles (for children) (File) - Box 2
Boom Bang Bust (for children) Scripts, teachers' notes Co-author Bob Ellis, 1972 (File) - Box 2
Bothersome Bunyip Scripts, teachers notes, music notes, 1971 (File) - Box 2
Man, Spirit Fish and Rainbow Snake Scripts, teachers notes, music notes (File) - Box 2
The Apotheosis of the Spirit of Brisbane A Masque in honour of the city of Brisbane Narama festival (File) - Box 3
Hamlet on Ice Theatre vaudeville, 1971 (File) - Box 3
A necessary condition, 1967 (File) - Box 3
Crushed by desire Vaudeville Scripts, music, correspondence, c.1985 (File) - Box 3
Cash! Musical theatre, 1972 (File) - Box 4
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes (File) - Box 4
Strip-tease Translated from work by Slavomir Mrozek (File) - Box 4
All fall down (File) - Box 4
Bufo in the underworld (File) - Box 4
The Broken Years Scripts, souvenir program, promotional material, research and working notes Theatre production based on Bill Gammage's book, 1982 (File) - Box 5
Various plays for children, many with Shakespearean themes Scripts and working notes A great prince in prison lies A cloak a crown and a sword Man, spirit, fish and rainbow snake The jewel in the head of the toad Meet Mr Brutus There's nothing so beautiful as a magnificent sunset (File) - Box 16
Breakdown (for George Whaley) (File) - Box 17
Intersection (File) - Box 17
Last Supper show (File) - Box 17
What's in it for me (File) - Box 17
Various papers including material relating to the book, working, notes, scripts, correspondence, photos, notes for a talk (File) - Box 19
Folders relating to contributors to book: Rod Morice, Peter Grose, Richard Fotheringham, Alan Edwards, Katherine Brisbane (File) - Box 19
Folder: Currency Press (File) - Box 19
Folder: expenses (File) - Box 19
Scripts (King O'Malley) (File) - Box 19
Non-original material: program, print Significance of some material unclear but taken, eg game Multiple copies of book taken Cuttings Programs and posters for various productions (File) - Box 20
Paste-up story/boards for The Broken Years program (File) - Box 21B
Proof print of program for the Broken Years (File) - Box 22
The Planet of Stolen Jokes (File) - Box 25
Peter + Patricia's Propeller (File) - Box 25
A Vinehall Nativity (File) - Box 25
The Measures Taken (Brecht) (File) - Box 25
A Matter of Concience (File) - Box 25
On Our Selection (adaptation 'Jame St') (File) - Box 25
Masterman's Comeback (File) - Box 25
Mother Courage (Brecht) (File) - Box 25
Perils at Paramatta - production notes (File) - Box 25
King O'Malley - correspondence re amateur productions (File) - Box 25
The Marrickville Miracle (Nimrod Theatre) (File) - Box 25
Correspondence with theatre companies (File) - Box 26
Correspondence with agents (File) - Box 26
Correspondence - QLD Theatre Company (File) - Box 26
Comedy and Theatre Restaurants (including PITS Canberra) (File) - Box 27
Other Comedy (File) - Box 27
El Dorado (Lust for Power) (File) - Box 29
Crushed by Desire (File) - Box 29
Hamlet on Ice (File) - Box 29
Miscellaneous (File) - Box 29
Around the World in 80 Days adaptation (File) - Box 31
Four on the Floor - four plays for children about theatre for the Young Elizabethan Player (File) - Box 31
Playmaking Workshop for Children, Launceston 1972, 1972 (File) - Box 31
Files and notes relating to theatre and productions (File) - Box 31
Production Photographs - numerous, mostly uncaptioned (File) - Box 32
Production Photographs - Scribble Rock interiors, photographs by Ben Walton (File) - Box 32
Reference prints: interiors of their home at Scribble Rock 2014; the Bus package includes hi-res files, 2014 (Item NLA.MS-DM003041) - Digital-Carriers-Box 68
1 item, Unbranded, USB flash drive (memory stick, thumb drive)
Photographer: Ben Walton
Production Sketches by Janet Dawson, for scenic design of various shows (File) - Box 33
Crushed by desire - script, program (File) - Box 39
Cradle of Hercules - cuttings, program, script (File) - Box 39
Lust for power - script, program (File) - Box 39
Sequence of 6 projections for play 'Einstein' (Theatre ACT, 1982) (File) - Folio-Box 41
Posters for Hamlet on Ice (File) - Folio-Box 41
Finished roughs for Cradle of Hercules, by Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 44
Series. Radio
Series for children on theatre (File) - Box 30
The hills (File) - Box 30
Oz grub - papers including scripts for radio national segments/broadcasts, c.1983-c.1989 (File) - Box 45
Series. Film
The Way Home (Film Australia) (File) - Box 30
Tarwola With Jack Lee (File) - Box 30
Defensive Driving (CFU/FA) (File) - Box 30
Series. Writing
Christ is an uncoiling spring (File) - Box 6
Molly Purdom, 1973 (File) - Box 6
Beware the squiggly squish (File) - Box 6
The Maker of Dreams - drafts and ideas, possibly for multiple works, 1973 (File) - Box 6
Proposals for various projects, including Dogs guide to good living, Watch yourself, Jim and Jenny, Perfect weekender, Shadow play, How to stick up for yourself (File) - Box 6
Documentary on Cape York (File) - Box 6
Social realist stuff (File) - Box 6
Wake up I'm talking to you (File) - Box 6
Clap your hands children or Tinkerbell will die (File) - Box 6
ABC for schools (for radio) Murder in the cathedral, Oedipus Rex, Catcher in the Rye, 1969 (File) - Box 6
The world of Lenny Lower (File) - Box 6
Project 66 (File) - Box 6
Camera man (File) - Box 6
I wish they'd re-possess me (File) - Box 6
English for Vietnam Submission script (File) - Box 10
Flipside of pop (File) - Box 11
On the polonaise (File) - Box 11
Various film treatments (File) - Box 11
Early essays and notes, short stories, verse and worse (File) - Box 14
More early writings (File) - Box 15
Kitchen talk - Original illustrations and paste-up story/boards for Kitchen Talk Newsletter (issues 10-13) (File) - Folio-Box 24
Binalong Bugle [paste ups?] (File) - Folio-Box 24
Articles - Indoor Gardening (File) - Box 34
Articles for Earth garden (File) - Box 34
On Hydroponic Gardening (File) - Box 34
Part of his first novel (File) - Box 34
Ward 10C, London, 1957 (a short story) (File) - Box 34
Annie's House (book for children) (File) - Box 34
Annie's Shadow (book for children) (File) - Box 34
Surviving in the Eighties (book) notes (File) - Box 34
Ideas for a book on Theatre (File) - Box 34
Miscellaneous Writings (for books) (File) - Box 34
Kitchen talk - The Australian (Michael's column) articles (File) - Box 36
Kitchen talk - article + controversy over food irradiation (File) - Box 36
Kitchen talk - subscription magazine Master copies, editions 1-13 (except 8), correspondence with subscribers (File) - Box 37
Kitchen talk - subscription magazine Master copies (File) - Box 38
Book reviews by Michael Boddy (File) - Box 39
Binalong Bugle - published (File) - Box 40
Binalong Bugle - Ephemera about Binalong produced by Michael Boddy / Janet Dawson / Binalong Bugle (File) - Box 40
Michael Boddy hand written notes on Binalong history - possibly book ideas (File) - Box 40
Mini tape player [dictaphone?] (File) - Box 40
Mini tapes and index cards - mostly relating to Fred Bateup, Rocky Pond Express (File) - Box 40
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 1 Rabbits, general 6/03/1998, 6/03/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012138) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 2 13/03/1997, 13/03/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012139) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 3 20/03/1997, 20/03/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012140) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 4 10/04/1997, 10/04/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012141) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 5 17/04/1997, 17/04/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012142) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 6 1/05/1997, 1/05/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012143) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 7 08/05/1997, 8/05/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012144) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 8 22/05/1997, 22/05/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012145) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 9 29/05/1997, 29/05/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012146) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 10 12/06/1997, 12/06/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012147) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 11 19/06/1997, 19/06/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012148) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 12 3/07/1997, 3/07/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012149) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sony, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 13 17/07/1997, 17/07/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012150) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 14 31/07/1997, 31/07/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012151) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 15 23/10/1997, 23/10/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012152) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 16 6/11/1997, 6/11/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012153) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 16 20/11/1997, 20/11/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012154) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 18 4/12/1997, 4/12/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012155) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Fred Bateup oral recordings: Tape 19 18/12/1997, 18/12/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV012156) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Boddy personal (Item NLA.MS-SAV012157) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Rocky Ponds Express (Item NLA.MS-SAV012158) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Save - Bee. (Item NLA.MS-SAV012159) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Olympus XB60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box. Contents: General; Brain scan; OZ homo sap; plants + ?; Bees, time; Curia - Bees language
Xinquest Repeat (Item NLA.MS-SAV012160) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV012161) - Cassette-Box 584
1 item, Sanyo MC-60, Microcassette / mini cassette
Notes re tapes in box
Papers relating to Fred Bateup, including Michael Boddy's eulogy (File) - Box 40
Sketchbook: Jokes, Animals, Farm, etc Ideas and sketches for illustrations for essay by MB in New Times Magazine (File) - Folio-Box 41
Original drawings by Janet for Kitchen Talk Newsletter - vegetables, flowers, etc (File) - Folio-Box 41
Sketchbook: '1989 KTN & other' (File) - Folio-Box 41
Original artwork for cover of book Surviving in the Eighties (File) - Folio-Box 41
Roughs for book 'The Squiggly Squish' (File) - Folio-Box 41
Preliminary drawings & study drawings for book Surviving in the Eighties (File) - Folio-Box 41
Story/boards and original artwork for Beware the Squiggly Squish (File) - Box 42
Story/boards and original artwork for Annie's House (File) - Box 42
Kitchen talk - the Australian - final column attached to draft, c.1983-c.1989 (File) - Box 46
Several files relating to food related associations - correspondence - probably related to Kitchen Talk (File) - Box 46
Original illustrations and paste-up story/boards for The smallest frog in the world (File) - Box 21A
Original illustrations and paste-up story/boards for The smallest frog in the world (File) - Box 21B
1 story/board for Surviving in the Eighties (File) - Box 21B
Original illustrations and paste-up story/boards for Kitchen Talk Newsletter (issues 1-4, 6) (File) - Box 23A
Original illustrations and paste-up story/boards for Kitchen Talk Newsletter (issues 5, 7-9) (File) - Box 23B
Series. Correspondence
Files of correspondence on various subjects (File) - Box 35
School plays, clippings (File) - Box 35
Nimrod Theatre, clippings (File) - Box 35
Hamlet on Ice, clippings (File) - Box 35
Biggles, clippings (File) - Box 35
Kitchen talk - correspondence with readers (File) - Box 36
Kitchen talk - letters from readers, c.1984-c.1987 (File) - Box 45
Kitchen Talk - correspondence (File) - Box 46
Kitchen talk - recipes sent by other people (File) - Folio-Box 56
Series. Artwork
Artwork and sketchbooks (Michael Boddy/Janet Dawson) (File) - Folio-Box 41
Janet Dawson, 'Dutchy Lee' [husband of Ethel], guache (2000) (File) - Folio-Box 41
Janet Dawson Paddy, 'Michael Resting', [guache?] (Winter 1978) (File) - Folio-Box 41
Miscellaneous cartoons by Michael Boddy and Janet Dawson (File) - Folio-Box 41
Michael Linocuts 1 (by Michael Boddy) (File) - Folio-Box 41
Photographs of Bill Wright (used as model for drawings, Surviving in the Eighties) (File) - Folio-Box 41
Ethel Lee', Pastel (painted by Janet Dawson) (File) - Folio 43
Portrait of Charlotte Middleton (science teacher and wife of local grazier in Binalong), with Michael Boddy And one with Charlotte's son William (painted by Janet Dawson) (File) - Folio 43
Portrait of Gary O'Gorman, local resident of Binalong (painted by Janet Dawson) (File) - Folio 43
Fred Bateup's backyard with garden ornaments' (painted by Janet Dawson) (File) - Folio 43
Portraits of Michael Boddy and Fred Bateup (painted by Janet Dawson) (File) - Folio 43
'Cloth 4 in setting; cloth 4 in performance sequence' (The Legend of King O'Malley, Parade Theatre) (File) - Folio 64
'Cloth 2 in setting; cloth 1 in performance sequence' (The Legend of King O'Malley, Parade Theatre) (File) - Folio 65
'Federation' 'cloth 3 in setting; cloth 3 in performance sequence' (The Legend of King O'Malley, Parade Theatre) (File) - Folio 66
'Cloth 1 in setting; cloth 2 in performance sequence' (The Legend of King O'Malley, Parade Theatre) (File) - Folio 67
Package 1 - 8 drawings by Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 68
1 Cradle of Hercules - rough sketch of settlement at Sydney Cove, Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 68
2 Binalong portraits - two drawings of Winifred Elphick (portrait head and figure study), by Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 68
3 Binalong portraits - two drawings of Henry Beavis (portrait head and small head study), by Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 68
4 Binalong portraits - Drawing of Dutchy Lee (full figure study), by Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 68
5 Binalong portraits - Drawing of Stella Bateup (pastel drawing), by Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 68
6 Binalong portraits - Drawing of Michael at the dam, by Janet Dawson (File) - Folio 68
Package 2 Binalong portraits - Winifred Elphrick's Hands, oil on board (ca 1997), by Janet Dawson (Study for portrait) (File) - Folio 68
King O'Malley - Roughs, set and costume designs, for a production at Richbrooke Theatre in Sydney (1972/3) (File) - Folio 68
King O'Malley -Designs for an O'Malley book, which did not eventuate But the watercolour of O'Malley and Billy Hughes WAS used on the O'Malley script, so that bit is worth seeing! JDB (File) - Folio 68
Package 3 SuperRoo - Patrick Flynn (Musical Director, Cash!) 1971 (drawings by Janet Dawson) (File) - Folio 68
Material related to Hamlet on Ice (Perth) Production of Hamlet on Ice in Perth, Aarne Neeme (File) - Folio 69
The Legend of King O'Malley, 15 Parliament cloth 1 (Richbrooke Theatre), 1973 (File) - Folio 70
The Legend of King O'Malley, Happy Land cloth - Act 1 Finale (Richbrooke Theatre), 1973 (File) - Folio 71
The Legend of King O'Malley, Prologue gauze (Richbrooke Theatre) Two pieces (halves), 1973 (File) - Folio 72
Photo on board; cast portrait? King O'Malley? (File) - Folio 73
Binalong portraits - Sketch of unknown sitter (File) - Folio 74
Binalong portraits - Sketch of unknown sitter, at piano (Michael Boddy watching in background) (File) - Folio 74
Binalong portraits - Colour sketch, portrait of Michael Boddy (File) - Folio 74
Series. Diaries and address books
Two address books (File) - Box 55
Series. Miscellaneous
Curricula vitae, Storry Walton's appraisal of Michael Boddy's life, biographical notes, correspondence with Storry Walton (File) - Box 13
The War Horse by John Upton, 1980 (File) - Box 13
Body and soul (File) - Box 13
Cartoons by Geoff Pryor (File) - Box 13
Binalong fire safety maps [?] (File) - Folio-Box 24
Folder of photographs of Michael Boddy in garden etc (File) - Box 32
M Boddy: Letterhead artwork (File) - Box 34
Jokes / Cartoons / Ideas for Sale Items (File) - Folio-Box 41
Two publications about Janet Dawson (File) - Folio-Box 41
Series. Subject files
Food related subject files / research, some with Michael Boddy's own writing in them (File) - Box 47
Food related subject files / research, some with Michael Boddy's own writing in them (File) - Box 48
Food related subject files / research, some with Michael Boddy's own writing in them (File) - Box 49
Food related subject files / research, some with Michael Boddy's own writing in them (File) - Box 50
Food related subject files / research, some with Michael Boddy's own writing in them (File) - Box 51
Food related subject files / research, some with Michael Boddy's own writing in them (File) - Box 52
Food related subject files / research, some with Michael Boddy's own writing in them (File) - Box 53
Manuscripts Subject Box 1 (File) - Box 61
Manuscripts Subject Box 2 (File) - Box 62
Manuscripts Subject Box 3 (File) - Box 63
Series. Index cards
Two small wooden boxes of index cards (File) - Box 57
Index cards with research notes 'from drawer 1' (File) - Piece 58
Index cards with research notes 'from drawer 2' (1/2) (File) - Piece 59
Index cards with research notes 'from drawer 2' (2/2) (File) - Piece 60