Thomas Keneally - literary papers, 1963-1972
Thomas Keneally - literary papers, 1963-1972
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1963-1972
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2289
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
6 boxes, 1 outsized item - 1.2 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (typescript)
Textual Records - (printed)
Photographs
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Collection
Access and use
Finding aids
Click here to see extended guide to this collection in Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts - https://onesearch.library.uwa.edu.au/view/delivery/61UWA_INST/12364186360002101
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The collection includes manuscripts of works including The Place at Whitton, The Fear, Bring Larks and Heroes, Three Cheers for the Paraclete, The Survivor, A Dutiful Daughter and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith; correspondence with John Abernethy and Douglas Stewart, of Angus and Robertson, concerning The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith; papers presen...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Thomas Keneally - literary papers, 1963-1972
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Thomas Keneally between 1969 and 1972
Administrative / Biographical history
Thomas Keneally was born in 1935 in Sydney. He trained for the Catholic priesthood but withdrew in 1960 before ordination. He worked as a schoolteacher before the publication of his first novel, The Place at Whitton, in 1964. Since then he has been a prolific full time writer. He won the Miles Franklin Award in 1967 with Bring Larks and Heroes and...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2289
Record Identifier
16AJ8agn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJ8agn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
413069
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