Reginald Ottley literary papers and sound recordings, 1930-1989
Reginald Ottley literary papers and sound recordings, 1930-1989
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Date
1930-1989
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Physical Description
Contents
1.17 metres of textual material (7 boxes)
6 sound cassettes
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Applies only to material in which Reginald Ottley owns copyright
Approval for reproduction required : From the Library and Margaret Ottley
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This collection represents a comprehensive record of Reginald Ottley’s life as a writer, including drafts of his short stories, radio scripts and selected novels. His correspondence with American and British publishers in the 1960s and 1970s documents their propensity for modifying his Australianisms for their local markets. Also included are forei...
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Reginald Ottley literary papers and sound recordings, 1930-1989
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Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Margaret Ottley, 1995
Administrative / Biographical history
Reginald Ottley (1909-1985) was a multi-award winning Australian children's author. His Yamboorah trilogy which focuses on a boy's experiences on an outback cattle station is considered a landmark contribution to Australian children's literature. The first book in the trilogy, By the Sandhills of Yamboorah (1965), won a number of awards in the Unit...
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Record Identifier
Yj7dXPl9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7dXPl9
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Reference code
411749
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