Catalogue Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2615455
APA Citation
Dark, Eleanor, 1910 Papers of Eleanor Dark, 1910-1974 [manuscript]
MLA Citation
Dark, Eleanor, Papers of Eleanor Dark, 1910-1974 [manuscript] 1910
Australian Citation
Dark, Eleanor, 1910, Papers of Eleanor Dark, 1910-1974 [manuscript]
Papers of Eleanor Dark, 1910-1974 [manuscript]
| Bib ID | 2615455 |
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| Format |
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| Author |
Dark, Eleanor, 1901-1985
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| Related Online Resources |
Finding aid |
| Access Conditions | Available for research. Not for loan. |
| Description |
[1910-1974]
0.39 m. (7 folders) + 4 security binders. |
| Summary |
The collection consists of newspaper clippings (1936-1954), mainly reviews of Eleanor Dark's novels, and letters (1923-1974) from a number of the prominent Australian literary figures of the period. The correspondents include Manning Clark, Kate Baker, Jean Devaney, Flora Eldershaw, Mary Gilmore, Vance and Nettie Palmer, Miles Franklin, Eric Lowe, Marjorie Barnard, Ethel Turner, Xavier Herbert, Frank Dalby Davison, Brian Fitzpatrick, Alec Chisholm, Kylie Tennant, Meta Mackan, Ruth Park, Ethel Curlewis, C.B. Christesen. |
| Biography/History | Australian author who published nine novels between 1934 and 1959. They include Prelude to Christopher and Return to Coolami which won the Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for the best Australian novel for the years 1934 and 1936 respectively, and The timeless land (1941). |
| Notes |
Manuscript reference no.: MS 4998. |
| Cited In |
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; C1166. |
| Index/Finding Aid Note | Finding aid available in the Manuscript Reading Room and on the Internet at: http://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/4998.html |
| Subjects |
Dark, Eleanor, - 1901-1985 - Archives.
| Novelists, Australian - 20th century - Archives.
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| Occupation | Novelists. |
| Details | Collect From | |
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| MS 4998 | Manual Request only from Manuscript Reading Room, 2nd Floor Access details Available for research. Not for loan. less... more |
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