Literary manuscripts collected by Alexander Sheppard during his time as publisher at Alpha Books, ca...
Literary manuscripts collected by Alexander Sheppard during his time as publisher at Alpha Books, ca. 1969-1993
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Date
ca. 1969-1993
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8189
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0.32 metres of textual material (2 boxes) - typescripts, manuscripts
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
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Includes published and unpublished typescripts of books and photographs collected by Alexander William Sheppard during his time at Alpha Books, ca. 1969-1993
BOX 1
‘Nice Guys Come Last’ ‘The Housewarming’ ‘Night Play’ unpublished typescripts with a covering letter to Alex Sheppard from author Paul Collins, 17 March 1992, and his writing a...
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Literary manuscripts collected by Alexander Sheppard during his time as publisher at Alpha Books, ca. 1969-1993
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Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2011-2012
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by A. W. Sheppard, February 1993
Administrative / Biographical history
Alexander William Sheppard (1911-1997), was a bookseller and publisher. He founded Alpha Books in 1970, and during his time there collected literary manuscripts by Australian authors. Some of these were published by Alpha Books, for example ‘No case to answer’ by Jo. Stevenson, 1971 and ‘Dougherty, a great man among men : a biography of Major Gener...
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MLMSS 8189
Record Identifier
9Na6qr2Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Na6qr2Y
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Reference code
105101
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