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Papers of Jean Scott Rogers, 1931-1988 [manuscript]
Bib ID 1186112
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Rogers, Jean Scott, 1917-2000
 
Access Conditions Available for research. Not for loan. 
Description [1931-1988] 
8 cm. (4 folders) 
Summary

The papers contain 96 letters of Patrick White, seven early photographs of Patrick White [n.d.], newspaper cuttings (1948-1981), carbon copy of Scott Rogers' letters to White, a photocopy of a letter from Ronald Waters and two printed poems. The earlier letters were written when White was a jackaroo in Monaro, NSW. The later ones were written from England, Egypt, Greece and Sydney.

Biography/History

British screenwriter. Correspondent and, later, acquaintance of Australian writer Patrick White.

Notes

Manuscript reference no. : MS 8300.

Cited In

Guide ot collections of manuscripts relating to australia ; E961

Subjects Scott Rogers, Jean, 1917-2000 -- Archives.  |  White, Patrick, 1912-1990 -- Correspondence.  |  Waters, Ronald -- Correspondence.
Time Coverage 1931-1988 
Occupation Authors.
Other authors/contributors White, Patrick, 1912-1990  |  Waters, Ronald
Exhibited Selected items exhibited in: "The Life of Patrick White", National Library of Australia, 13 April - 8 July 2012, State Library of New South Wales, 20 August to 28 October 2012. 

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