MS 7949 comprises manuscripts of books, short stories and articles; correspondence; notebooks; research material; tapes and transcripts of interviews with notable Australians; newspaper cuttings; film scripts; publications; cartoons; and photographs. The collection relates to most of Craig McGregor's publications, his journalism for The national times, The sun-herald, The New York times and other newspapers, and such organisations as the Sydney College of the Arts and the Australia Council. Correspondents include Geoffrey Blainey, A.D. Hope, Hal Porter, Bruce Dawe and Richard Walsh (56 boxes, 1 fol. box).
The Acc05.164 instalment comprises material relating to McGregor's book Australian son: inside Mark Latham (2004), including research files, correspondence, drafts on computer disks, notes, clippings and articles (1 box, 2 cartons).
Writer, journalist and academic. Craig McGregor was born in Jamberoo, New South Wales in 1933. He worked as a journalist for The Sydney morning herald in the 1950s before taking up freelance writing. McGregor has published books on popular culture and Australian society as well as fiction, biographies and travel writing. His publications include Profile of Australia (1966), Don't talk to me about love (1971), The Australian people (1980), Headliners: Craig McGregor's social portraits (1990), Class in Australia (2nd ed., 2001) and other works. McGregor was also a lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney.
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