Papers of Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson, 1807-1950
- Bib ID:
- 8047102
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton), 1864-1941
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1807 and 1950]
- 6.05 m (16 boxes) + 3 medium folio boxes + 2 large folio boxes + 8 map folios.
- Summary:
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The collection represents a considerable part of Paterson’s work and life. There is a large group of his writings in the form of manuscript and typescript drafts of verse, prose, articles and radio plays. Some drafts are fully formed, while others are notes jotted down in journals and diaries. There are papers and photographs relating to Paterson’s military service in both the Boer War and World War 1, family correspondence and photographs, newspaper cuttings, ephemera, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.
- Biography/History:
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Poet, author, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier. Further biographical information available at: https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-514760
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference number: MS 10483.
- Associated materials: Letters of Rose Paterson, 1873-1888 MS 9423; Waltzing Matilda manuscript notated by Christina Macpherson (the Bartlam-Roulston manuscript), circa 1895 MS 10086; and Papers of Joan Macrae relating to Christina Macpherson, 1885-1990 MS Acc10.019.
- Singer of the bush, A.B. (Banjo) Paterson : complete works 1885-1900, collected and introduced by Rosamund Campbell and Philippa Harvie and published in 1983, was compiled using this collection.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2338273777
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1807-1950
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s copyright material is permitted for research purposes.
- 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.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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