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A warning to wantons

A warning to wantons, is a radio play in three acts, by Dorothy Blewett from the novel of the same name by Mary Mitchell. Mitchell's book was published in 1934. It is unknown when Dorothy Blewett adapted this play, possibly from the 1940s or 1950s. There are two carbon copies of Act 1 and one complete version of this play: Carbon copy typescript, with typescript title cover, 37 leaves (separately numbered for each act), undated.

Documents relating to poetry prizes

This file has documents relating to judging the Herald C J Dennis Memorial Poetry Competition in 1976; The Australian poetry prize and anthology, 1984 - 1985; and the Canning Literary Awards, 1984.

Nagas [and] 'Kinship 1.0.C' by Camilla Wedgwood

Anthropological field notes and reports, original folder titled 'Nagas' written in pencil and below that, in pen, 'Kinship 1.0.C by Camilla Wedgwood'. It contains a typescript paper by Camilla Wedgwood, with handwritten emendations; the title on page one is 'The English kinship system'; there are 100 pages of typescript and one page in pen and pencil with 'Genealogy illustrating the use of English kinship terms and the multiple relationships arising from the marriage of first cousins'. Wedgwood published an article in Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1929 titled 'Cousin marriage'.

Correspondence, 1991

Correspondence, incoming, from 1991:
1991 – 51 letters:
Murray Bail (2);
Alison Clark (3);
Dymphna Clark (1);
Nin Dutton (18 Apr 1991);
Nick Enright (1);
Kate Grenville (1);
Elizabeth Jolley (8 Jul 1991);
David Marr (27 Jun 1991 – ‘I’ve now seen the PW [Patrick White] book […]. I took the first copy round to show Manoly. […] Even though it was cold we had tea on the terrace and M started telling me things I wish I had in the book. He talked about meeting Patrick: that first night they went out for a meal. M said, ‘I found I could talk to him. He understood what I was saying and I understood him […]. We talked for hours. He made me happy at once, and I think I made him happy.’ I’d have given pages of my own prose to have ‘He made me happy at once…’;
Drusilla Modjeska (1);
Frank Moorhouse (6 Nov, 26 Nov 1991);
Janette Turner Hospital (15 Apr, 22 Oct 1991);
Others (35).

Poems, 1980s

Poems, published and unpublished, by Judith Rodriguez, most typescript, month and year of creation, some with publication details, some with handwritten emendations. Covers the years 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1985-1990.

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