Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland further literary papers, 1930s-1993
Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland further literary papers, 1930s-1993
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Date
1930s-1993
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8075
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Formats
Manuscripts and Clippings
Physical Description
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2.52 metres of textual material (12 boxes)
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Restricted : - 14 December 2050 -
Approval for reproduction required : No copies to be provided until 40 years after Ruth Park's death except with the permission of literary executor or the copyright holder
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Contents
A collection of papers relating to the literary careers of Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland. Among Ruth Park's papers are documents relating to her books including The Road Under the Sea, Swords and Crowns and Rings, Playing Beattie Bow, The Muddleheaded Wombat series, The Big Brass Key, The Harp in the South and Callie's family. D'Arcy Niland's papers...
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Full title
Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland further literary papers, 1930s-1993
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Contextual Information
Source
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Ruth Park, 1993
Administrative / Biographical history
Ruth Park (1917-2010), was born on the 24 Aug 1917 Auckland, New Zealand. In the late 1930s she corresponded with the young Australian writer D'Arcy Niland whom she married in 1942. Determined to make a living from freelance writing, they wrote in many different forms, including short stories, radio plays, westerns, romances. Park and Niland lived...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 8075
Record Identifier
nX6OqRzY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6OqRzY
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Reference code
447336
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