Papers of Drusilla Modjeska, 1959-2012 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1388901
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Modjeska, Drusilla
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research; part not available for research; part permission required for research until access is determined. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1959-2012]
- 11.25 m. (57 boxes) + 1 carton + 2 small folio boxes + 1 elephant folio + 2 digital carriers.
- Summary:
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MS 8320 comprises correspondence, 1959-1987, including letters sent by Modjeska Drusilla's family (parents and sisters) and friends. Major correspondents are Charles Modjeska (her former husband), Klim Gollan, Tony Moniaty, David F. Pocock, Lyndall Hannaford, Deb Jordan, Marsha Rowe and Marlous Terweil. Drusilla's diaries and personal documents for 1948-1987 in the collection include school and marriage certificates, copies of job applications, diaries and notebooks. Also included are book reviews and talks, 1975-1991, from when Modjeska worked as a book reviewer for The Sydney morning herald, McPhee/Penguin and others, with typescripts and newspaper cuttings of some of the reviews. The series relating to her writings comprise drafts, typescripts, research notes and some correspondence relating to the following books: Women writers (1979), Exiles at home (1981), The poems of Lesbia Harford (1985), Inner cities (1989), Poppy (1990) and The orchard (1994) (23 boxes).
The Acc00.054 instalment comprises further papers, 1987-1992 (7 boxes, 1 carton).
The Acc07.045 instalment comprises diaries dating from 1992, material relating to Stravinsky's lunch, and other material (16 boxes).
The MS Acc14.110 consignment contains catalogues, papers, and CDs relating to the exhibition "Wisdom of the Mountain: Art of the Omie" and other research material about Nioge (barkcloth) art which is practised exclusively by Ömie women of Oro Province, Papua new Guinea. Also includes journals, drafts and edits of "The Mountain", correspondence, and a Barkcloth artwork. (11 boxes, 2 small folio boxes, 1 elephant folio).
- Cultural sensitivity advisory notice:
- Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain images and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Details are included in the finding aid.
- ICIP notice:
- This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples including photographs of Uluru. The ICIP belongs to the Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara people and may contain images of ceremonial and/or gender specific material which is sacred to these peoples. Restrictions on access, copying and publication of this material may apply. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information. Details are provided in the finding aid.
- Biography/History:
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Writer, feminist, academic. Drusilla Modjeska was born in England in 1946 and has lived in Australia since 1971. She taught in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the NSW Institute of Technology. Her publications include Women writers: a study in Australian cultural history, 1920-1939 (1979), Exiles at home: Australian women writers 1925-1945 (1981), The poems of Lesbia Harford (1985), Inner cities: Australian women's memory of place (1989), Poppy (1990), The orchard (1994), Stravinsky's lunch (1999) and Timepieces (2002). Women writers was based on Modjeska's Ph.D. thesis.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 8320, MS Acc00.054, MS Acc07.045, MS Acc14.110.
- Associated materials: Women writers: a study in Australian cultural history, 1920-1939 MS 6078.
- Reading Room Access Note: For preservation reasons, we are unable to deliver digital and audiovisual carriers to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Ask a Librarian to enquire about access.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia, E953.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available online.
- Subject:
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- Modjeska, Drusilla
- Jordan, Deborah -- Correspondence
- Pocock, D. F. (David Francis), 1928- -- Correspondence
- Rowe, Marsha -- Correspondence
- Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Archives
- Women authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Archives
- College teachers -- Australia -- Archives
- Feminists -- Australia -- Archives
- Australian literature -- 20th century -- Women authors
- Time Coverage:
- 1959-2012
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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