Nan McDonald papers, together with 'Transmigrations', ca 1940-2008
Nan McDonald papers, together with 'Transmigrations', ca 1940-2008
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ca 1940-2008
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MLMSS 9792
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0.05 metres of textual material - manuscript; typescript; published
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Copyright status : In copyright
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Collection of published and unpublished poetry by Nan McDonald.
1. 'The Devil's Isle'. Worksheet in pencil in 32 lines over two pages of an early poem. Unsigned but in McDonald's hand.
2. 'The Vanished Dream'. Holograph in pencil of a poem in 12 lines of three four line rhymed stanzas. Signed, 'N. McDonald'. Marked 'Terribly private' wit...
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Nan McDonald papers, together with 'Transmigrations', ca 1940-2008
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Work is undated. Dates based of time of activity of published works.
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Purchased from Nicholas Pounder Bookseller, 2015
Administrative / Biographical history
Nancy May (Nan) McDonald (1921-1974), poet and editor, was born on December 25, 1921 at Eastwood, Sydney. In 1943 McDonald joined the editorial staff of Angus & Robertson Ltd. McDonald's poetic output was small but highly regarded, with poems appearing mostly in Sydney journals from the 1940s to the 1960s. Her first collection, Pacific Sea (1947),...
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MLMSS 9792
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9qoaKRL1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoaKRL1
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1000570
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