Papers of Judith Wright. 1958-2000.

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Papers of Judith Wright. 1958-2000.

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The papers comprise literary manuscripts, correspondence, research material, newspaper cuttings, subject files, financial records and other papers. A significant proportion relates to conservation and Aboriginal concerns, with extensive files on the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, the Australian Conservation Foundation and other organisations. Literary material includes requests for use of Wright's poems and drafts of her books Because I was invited, The coral battleground, The generations of men, Charles Harpur, The cry for the dead and We call for a treaty and of her autobiography, Half a lifetime. Correspondents include A.W. Sheppard, Rosemary Dobson, Barbara Blackman, Dorothy Green, Kevin Gilbert, Roberta Sykes, David Brooks, Ian Hudson, Thistle Stead, Stefanie Bennett, Julian Croft, John Reed, Roger McDonald, Henry Reynolds, Kathleen McArthur and Len Webb.

14.42 m. (100 boxes) + 1 folio box and 2 oversized items.

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Wright, Judith, 1915-2000

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Poet, essayist and conservationist. Author of The moving image (1946), Five senses (1963), Preoccupations in Australian poetry (1965), Collected poems, 1942-1970 (1971) and many other books. From the description of Papers of Judith Wright [manuscript]. 1949-1951. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825154 Poet, essayist and conservationist, born in 1915. Author of The moving image (1946), The gateway (1953), Birds (1962), Five senses (1963), Preoccupations in Austr...

Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland

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Australian Conservation Foundation

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