Papers of Michael Boddy and Janet Dawson-Boddy, 1967-approximately 2004
- Bib ID:
- 6859332
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Boddy, Michael
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research until 2020. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1967 and approximately 2004]
- 15.15 m (51 boxes) + 14 map folios + 3 index boxes + 5 phase boxes + 3 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box.
- Summary:
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Contains scripts, correspondence and ephemera for numerous theatre, film, television and radio projects written or co-written by Michael Boddy, including The legend of King O'Malley, Number 96, Hamlet on ice, The broken years, Biggles, and the Cradle of Hercules, some with related art by Janet Dawson-Boddy. Also contains draft and published forms of Michael Boddy's books, newsletters and newspaper columns, many with art by Janet Dawson-Boddy, including Surviving in the eighties, Smallest frog in the world, Annie's house, Beware the squiggly squish, Kitchen talk newsletter, and the Binalong Bugle; portraits of Michael Boddy by Janet Dawson-Boddy; letters from readers; material relating to Binalong history and residents including research, writing and oral history tapes created by Michael Boddy, and portraits by Janet Dawson-Boddy; diaries; Michael Boddy's index cards recording ideas and inspiration for writing; research files; and photographs, including a series taken in the Boddy's home, Scribble Rock, by Ben Walton.
- Biography/History:
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Playwright, screenwriter, performer, director, author, columnist. Further biographical information about Michael Boddy available at: https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458711
Painter, printmaker, illustrator and designer. Further biographical information about Janet Dawson-Boddy available at: https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-616160
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference number: MS Acc14.083.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-926481458
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1967-2004
- Other authors/contributors:
- Boddy, Janet Dawson, 1935-
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Michael Boddy's copyright material is permitted for research purposes, except for personal diaries (Boxes 54-55) until 2020.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- A Manuscript Collection may have a range of formats and dates.
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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