Corporate records of a literary agency. The bulk of the collection comprises agency files for authors represented by Curtis Brown Australia, and by Hickson Associates prior to acquisition by Curtis Brown in 1999. Includes correspondence, typescript drafts, press cuttings, financial records, contract registers, memoranda and articles of association. Represented authors include Thea Astley, Bryce Courtenay, Luke Davies, Robert Drewe, Geoffrey Dutton, Ninette Dutton, Nick Earls, David Foster, Janet Frame, Peter Goldsworthy, Marion Halligan, AD Hope, Janette Turner Hospital, Thomas Keneally, Robin Klein, Christopher Koch, David Malouf, Andrew McGahan, Mandy Sayer, Dale Spender, Nicolette Stasko, Kylie Tennant, Ric Throssell, Brenda Walker, Maslyn Williams, David Williamson and Sue Woolfe.
Literary agency, founded in London in 1899. Curtis Brown (Australia) Pty Ltd. was established in 1967 to represent Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific writers worldwide. In 1999, Curtis Brown acquired Hickson Associates and in 2003 concluded a management buy-out to become independent in Australia (from Curtis Brown Group Ltd.)
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