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MS Acc14.083

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Collection Summary

Creator
Boddy, Michael
Dawson-Boddy, Janet, Ms
Title
Papers of Michael Boddy and Janet Dawson-Boddy
Date Range
1967-c.2004
Collection Number
MS Acc14.083
Extent
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
English
Repository
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

2FU (File) - Box 18

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

Charles (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

Tuna (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

Jacki (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

Odyssey (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

Diaries (File) - Box 54

Diaries (File) - Box 55

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


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