This collection contains published and unpublished manuscript and typescript drafts of poems and some prose pieces by John Blight, correspondence with individuals including Thomas Shapcott, Judith Wright, Bruce Beaver and Barbara Giles, and organisations, newspapers and literary societies. Also included are congress and festival pamphlets and papers, newspaper clippings and family photographs.
Blight, John, 1913-
Correspondence; draft manuscripts, photographs, and personal papers relating to James Devaney.
Devaney, James, 1890-1976
Literary manuscripts, articles, publications, a small amount of correspondence.
Manifold, J. S. (John Streeter), 1915-1985
Collection of correspondence from friends and fellow writers, mostly poets, editors and critics, discussing poetry, literary journals in Australia, personal news. Also copies of poems enclosed with letters or included in them. The earliest letter is dated 31 Nov. 1933. The great bulk of letters was written in the 1960s and 1970s. In all there are over 900 letters and a large number of unsorted postcard communications. The collection also includes some of Gwen Harwood's outgoing correspondence, and mss of her poems, with some biographical material and photographs. Correspondents include: Bruce Beaver; Peter Bennie; John Beston; Kevin Bowden; Vincent Buckley; Nancy Cato; Alexander Craig; Margaret Diesendorf; R.D. Fitzgerald; Frank Green; Rodney Hall; Rex Hobcroft; A.D. Hope; Evan Jones; Frank Kellaway; James McAuley; Roger McDonald; James Penberthy; Craig Powell; Thomas Riddell; Keith Russell; Thomas Shapcott; Larry Sitsky; Vivian Smith; Norman Talbot. Includes folder of letters, with some poems, to Ann Jennings, 1959-1988. There are also some photographs and audio recordings.
Harwood, Gwen
Working notes for a poem holograph, signed and dated 12.7.74.
Blight, John, 1913-
Colour Bar' Hotel, 1964 Jul 14: lyric and music by Bill Jones.
Accompanied by music score [1 leaf, 19 cm.]
Jones, Billy, 1935-
Correspondence, poetry and prose manuscripts, newspaper cuttings, miscellaneous items.
Dawe, Bruce, 1930-
Correspondence, manuscripts, journals, publications.
Jones, Billy, 1935-
Two holograph versions, signed and dated 31.5.74. On verso of version (b): Places [working notes for a poem], holograph, signed, dated 2.12.74.
Blight, John, 1913-
Working notes for a poem, signed and dated 4.12.74. On verso: Written with a journalist's pen [poem], typescript, dated 25.11.74. Accompanied by manilla folder with handwritten list of poems.
Blight, John, 1913-