Papers of Eleanor Witcombe, 1941-1987 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2724792
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Witcombe, Eleanor, 1923-2018
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1941-1987]
- 4.85 m. (34 boxes) + 1 folio box.
- Summary:
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1. Research notes and correspondence concerning Daisy Bates, 1981-87. 2. Production files, drafts, working papers, correspondence, photographs, press clippings, theatre programs, scripts, speeches and other papers accumulated by Witcombe during forty years spent working as a dramatist and script writer. The papers document her involvement in 9 projects for children's theatre; 47 children's radio drama projects; 108 adult radio drama projects; 32 television drama projects; 10 film projects; and 9 theatre projects. 3. Research notes, correspondence and drafts for various prose and non-fiction writing projects. The prose work dates mainly from the 1940s. 4. Four private journals, 1941-48. 5. Correspondence, minutes and other papers on Witcombe's involvement in the Australian Writers Guild and other writers' associations, 1948-87. 6. Miscellaneous biographical papers, 1941-85, including photographs, personal references, interview transcripts, curricula vitae and awards.
- Biography/History:
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Author and dramatist. Script writer for stage, children's theatre, radio, television and film.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : MS 7739
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Related Material:
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- Edith Sinclair interviewed by Eleanor Witcombe; located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 5607.
- Liz Collins interviewed by Eleanor Witcombe; located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 5608.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; E776
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list (68 p.) is available.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1941-1987
- Occupation:
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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