Papers. 1939-1995.

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Papers. 1939-1995.

Letters, novel "Towards the source", "Green grows the vine", miscellaneous verse, photographs, editor's "mock up" of the Jindyworobak Anthology, 1950. Also includes letters, mainly personal, from other writers commenting on her work, (1946-1976). Correspondents include Ian Mudie, Mary Durack, John Bray, Gwen Harwood, R.H. Morrison, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Douglas Stewart, Dorothy Green, C.B. Christesen, Kylie Tennant, Dymphna Cusack, Nancy Keesing (added 9.12.76). Other letters added to the collection include those of: Florence James, Nancy Keesing, Judith Wright, Dorothy Green, Gwen Harwood and Flexmore Hudson (added 30.5.96) and Andrew Hay, son of William Gosse Hay (added 16.6.96). A number of letters refer to the formation of Lyrebird Writers, of which Cato and Roland Robinson were founding members. The collection also contains a transcript of dictated excerpts from the diary of Daniel Matthews, 1889, together with photcopies of his diaries, 1899-90, used in research for Mr Maloga (added 30.5.96).

85 cm. (3 boxes) + 1 folio box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7026362

Libraries Australia

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Cato, Nancy

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Novelist. From the description of Nancy Cato manuscript collection, 1967-1992. 1967-1992. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224823488 From the description of Nancy Cato manuscript collection. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 220420001 Nancy Fotheringham Cato was born 1917 in Adelaide and educated at the University of Adelaide. A poet and novelist, now living in Queensland, she has also been a journalist and art critic. She was a foundation member ...

Matthews, Daniel, 1837-1902

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