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Papers of Margaret Barbalet, 1974-1993 [manuscript]
Bib ID 2091026
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author Barbalet, Margaret, 1949-
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Access Conditions Permission required for research. Not for loan. Restricted during the lifetime of Margaret Barbalet. 
Description 1974-1993. 
70 cm. (5 boxes) 
Summary

The collection comprises correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, research material, corrected proofs, and photographs relating to Barbalet's short stories and her books: "Far from a low gutter girl : the forgotten world of state wards, South Australia, 1887-1940", "Blood in the rain", "Lady, baby, gypsy, queen"..

Biography/History Margaret Barbalet is an author. She has written in a number of genres, including novels, children's books, short stories and historical writings. She was one of a group of ACT-based women writers known as the 'Canberra Seven.' Barbalet has combined her writing with a number of other jobs including work as an Historian with the Adelaide Children's Hospital; a Research Officer with the Adelaide City Council; a History Lecturer at Mitchell College of Advanced Education, Bathurst; a Researcher for the Commonwealth Schools Commission; a Tutor at the Canberra College of Advanced Education; a Research Officer with the Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade and as an Analyst with the Office of National Assessments. 
Notes

Additional material was received.

Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 5396.

Index/Finding Aid Note Descriptive list available (3 p.). 
Subjects Barbalet, Margaret, - 1949- - Archives.  |  Women authors, Australian - 20th century - Archives.
Occupation Authors.  |  Historians.
Other Authors Barbalet, Margaret, 1949-

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