Correspondence from Daphne Mayo to her parents.

Typescript of draft report on New Caledonia.

Reproduction Exhibition poster : Nicholas Pope Exhibition at Venice Biennale 1980, dedicated To Gertrude Langer & signed by Nicholas Pope.

Nine letters, 2 telegrams and 1 envelope from George Braziller Inc., New York covering the period August 11, 1977 to February 1978. All letters with letterhead. From August 11 to November 9, 1977 letters are written by Julia Strand. From November 29, 1977 to February 21, 1978, letters are written by Barbara Barre. Included with these are two telegrams. Topics include: doubts about title, negotiations on world rights, publishing, biographical details for blurb, suggested changes, questions from copy editor, decision on title, sending galleys, discussion on book jacket.

One page, handwritten in blue ink, with notes by the author on the original handwritten draft that accompanies it. Original first handwritten draft, 12 sheets of paper, some folded in half and written on both sides, in red and blue biro and black ink. From the accompanying note: This was usually referred to as 'Birds'; Written at Campagnatico in 1981; “Birds was originally to be a long story of some 15,000-20,000 words; the opening of a collection which would include 'Sorrow & Secrets', 'Musica Viva' and several more.”

Quiet Night is a play about hospital life, was written in the early 1940s. It was performed around Australia and in the United Kingdom. It was also produced as a radio play.

Box 1
Folder 1
Typescript of the play by Dorothy Blewett Quiet Night, pasted into a foolscap sized notebook with the handwritten title on the cover: "Quiet Night" Prompt Copy. On the first page is the name and address of Dorothy Blewett below which is a pasted in copy of the programme for the performance of the play: "Programme of "Quiet Night" presented by the A.B.C. Dramatic Club at the State Conservatorium of Music Sydney. Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th", [1943].

Folder 2 Quiet Night : a play in three acts printed by the R.A.A.F. Educational Services, 48 pages. The R.A.A.F. Educational Services Plays were issued to Area and Group Headquarters, from which units could obtain on loan a set of copies of the play. [1943].

Folder 3
Typescript, and carbon copy typescript of the play Quiet Night by Dorothy Blewett. Cover page has red pencil and blue pen writing with the name and address of Dorothy Blewett crossed out; handwritten amendments; iii, 50 leaves; undated. Original binding/folder retained.

Folder 4
Three roneoed copies of Quiet Night, 52 numbered pages. Undated.

Folder 5
Typescript of the rehearsal script of Scene One of Quiet Night, 10 leaves. Undated.

Folder 6
Roneoed copy of the "Rehearsal script" for the A.B.C. Television Drama Department, produced by Christopher Muir. Handwritten emendations. 66 leaves. Undated. Inserted between pages numbered 15 and 16 are three typescript pages.

Letter from the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Victorian Branch), 29 May 1961, to Dorothy Blewett with details of the rehearsal for Quite Night, signed by Christopher Muir. Attached is the rehearsal schedule from 8 Jun 1961 to 28 Jun 1961.

ABC Television cast list, 2 leaves, 28 Jun 1961.

Folder 7
One handwritten note with envelope addressed 'to the author'.

Two programs: The Withington Players present "Quiet Night", the first performance in England of a play by Dorothy Blewett, 4 pages, 1953; and Jean Barklamb presents The Ashfield Players in "Quiet Night" a play in3 acts by Dorothy Blewett at the Ashfield Theatrette on 27 May 1953, 3 pages, 1953.

Photograph album: Commercially available photograph album with 'Photographs' on front cover, 19 x 24 cm, leaves made of medium weight dark grey papers. On first page "To Dorothy Blewett as a memento of the first stage production of "Quiet Night" the Withington Players, February 1953". Six black and white photographs, 10 x 15 cm, on six separate pages, final page has handwritten list of cast with actors signatures beside their characters name. Five unused pages.

Carbon copy typescript of short story (unpublished) 'Holiday in France', 18 numbered pages, undated. Based on when most of her short stories were published, they could have been written in the 1930s.

Letters and opinion articles sent by Bruce Whiteside in 1988 as chairman of the organisation Heart of a Nation

Correspondence relating to the formation, governance and operation of Pauline Hanson's One Nation. The file consists of letters from and to Bruce Whiteside, and between third parties. Correspondents include David Ettridge, Paul Trewartha and Terry Sharples.