Collection UQFL12 - Thomas Keneally Papers

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Reference code

UQFL12

Title

Thomas Keneally Papers

Date(s)

  • 197-?-1974 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2 boxes.

Context area

Name of creator

(1935-)

Biographical history

Thomas Keneally AO, an award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction, was born in Sydney in 1935. He initially trained to become a Catholic priest before moving into a teaching career. His most famous novel, Schindler's Ark was published in 1982 and became the first Australian novel to win the Booker Prize.

Name of creator

(1937-2018)

Biographical history

Simon King was a publisher with William Collins and Random House.

Name of creator

(1941-)

Biographical history

Name of creator

(1929-)

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Archival history

Collection previously titled as: Papers, 197-?-1974
Collection alternatively titled as: Thomas Keneally Collection.

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Research notes, manuscripts, correspondence relating to novels Blood Red, Sister Rose and Gossip from the Forest.

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Accruals

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

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Language of material

  • English

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Uploaded finding aid

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Publication note

Material from this collection has been cited in:

Sharrad P (2023) ‘The art in fiction: Thomas Keneally’, Journal of Commonwealth literature, 58(2):280–292, doi:10.1177/0021989420961820.

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Alternative identifier(s)

Alma MMS ID

991003576669703131

Millennium Local System Number

.b19719930

OCLC Number

1058757566

Libraries Australia ID

21260380 ; 63004927

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Status

Revised

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Revised, FF, 14-May-2020.
Revised, AM, 04-Mar-2020.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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