Guide to the Papers of Paul Brennan, 1877-1994 (bulk 1985-1994)

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8116

Creator:

Brennan, Paul and Spence, Josephine

Extent:

(30 ms boxes + 1 small folio box + 1 file)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Paul Brennan, National Library of Australia [class number, box number and file and/or item number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises separately arranged groups of correspondence and papers accumulated by Primavera Press during the publication of the following titles:

Paul Brennan, Repetitive strain injuries : explorer's guidebook to tenosynovitis (teno), cumulative trauma syndromes and occupational cervicobrachial disorders, 1985

Finola Moorhead, Remember the Tarantella, 1987

Paul Brennan and Christine Flynn (eds), Patrick White speaks, 1989

Dorothy Green (ed), Descent of spirit: writings of E.L. Grant Watson, 1990 Dorothy Green, Writer reader critic, 1991

E.L. Grant Watson, The nun and the bandit, 1993 (first published in 1935)

Also included is correspondence and papers relating to the proposed re-release by Primavera Press of the E.L. Grant Watson novel Priest Island, which was first published in 1940, copies of a work by E.L. Grant Watson entitled 'To this end' and the memoirs of his wife Katharine Grant Watson, entitled 'Between two worlds'.

Principal correspondents include Dorothy Green and Josephine Spence (E.L. Grant Watson's daughter, and trustee of his works).

The collection contains correspondence, typescripts, proofs, cuttings, photographs, reviews, research material, legal documents and film scripts.

These papers bring together collections of material of value to researchers in a number of areas including Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI), Patrick White, Dorothy Green, E.L. Grant Watson, and, with the papers from Remember the Tarantella, a case study in feminism, sexual politics, social change and the law. The papers in general also document the publication process, including the development of the relationship between the publisher and the author.

It should be noted that even though Descent of spirit, The nun and the bandit and Priest Island are all separate publications, there is some overlap in the content of the papers for these three publications, as they all relate to the writings of E.L. Grant Watson.

Biographical Note:

Paul Brennan is a publisher and journalist. He was born in Birmingham, England in 1945 and came to Australia in 1958. He was educated at Hunters Hill High School, the University of New South Wales where he attained a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of Sydney where he attained a Master of Arts degree. He has worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC Radio, both in Australia and in Europe.

Brennan is the founder of Primavera Press, a small publishing company in Sydney.

Provenance:

The papers of Paul Brennan were purchased from him in several instalments during the period 1990 to 1995.

Arrangement:

The papers have been grouped into files by the donor, and this arrangement has been retained by the Library.

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-vn1574412).

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 Paul Brennan, National Library of Australia [class number, box number and file and/or item number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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