Guide to the Papers of Fay Zwicky, c.1880-2017, 1880-2017

Summary

Collection number:

MS Acc13.177, MS Acc14.122, MS Acc16.159.MS Acc17.091, MS Acc18.019, MS Acc23.092

Creator:

Zwicky, (Julia) Fay

Extent:

(82 ms boxes + 1 small folio box + 5 folders + 2 digital carriers + 5 audiovisual carriers)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Fay Zwicky, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Not for loan

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection features Fay Zwicky's handwritten journals from 1975-2012; drafts of her writings including poetry and prose; professional and personal correspondence, 1950s-2000s, including letters of Glenda Adams, Robert Adamson, Alec Bolton, Lily Brett, David Brooks, Rosemary Dobson, Helen Garner, Gwen Harwood, Dorothy Hewett, A.D. Hope, Lily Kahan, Denise Levertov, Merv Lilley and Peter Taylor; photographs; publications, newspapers clippings and other printed material; research files and administrative papers.

Biographical Note:

(Julia) Fay Zwicky (1933-2017) was an Australian poet, writer and academic. Zwicky's poetry covered topics including her Jewish heritage and the relationship between art and the artist. She published several works including Isaac Babel's Fiddle, Kaddish and Other poems, Ask Me, The Gatekeeper's Wife, Afloat and other poems, Picnic, Hostages, a compilation of short stories, and The Lyre in the Pawnshop: essays on literature and survival 1974-1984. Zwicky was recognised with various awards and honours including the Patrick White Award, the West Australian Premier's Book Award for Poetry and for Non-Fiction and the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. She was declared a West Australian Living Treasure in 2004.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Literature

Conditions Governing Access:

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6535396).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Fay Zwicky, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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