Papers of Eleanor Witcombe, 1941-1987. 1941-1987.

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Papers of Eleanor Witcombe, 1941-1987. 1941-1987.

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1. Research notes and correspondence concerning Daisy Bates, 1981-87. 2. Production files, drafts, working papers, correspondence, photographs, press clippings, theatre programs, scripts, speeches and other papers accumulated by Witcombe during forty years spent working as a dramatist and script writer. The papers document her involvement in 9 projects for children's theatre; 47 children's radio drama projects; 108 adult radio drama projects; 32 television drama projects; 10 film projects; and 9 theatre projects. 3. Research notes, correspondence and drafts for various prose and non-fiction writing projects. The prose work dates mainly from the 1940s. 4. Four private journals, 1941-48. 5. Correspondence, minutes and other papers on Witcombe's involvement in the Australian Writers Guild and other writers' associations, 1948-87. 6. Miscellaneous biographical papers, 1941-85, including photographs, personal references, interview transcripts, curricula vitae and awards.

4.85 m. (34 boxes) + 1 fol. item.

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Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951

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Daisy May Bates was a social worker and anthropologist who lived with the Aborigines for more than thirty years and wrote about their language and customs. From the description of Letters. 1901-1951. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225689638 Social worker among the Australian Aborigines. Author of The Passing of the Aborigines (1938). From the description of Letters. 1918-1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225766793 Daisy Bates w...

Witcombe, Eleanor, 1923-

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Author and dramatist. Script writer for stage, children's theatre, radio, television and film. From the description of Papers of Eleanor Witcombe, 1941-1987. 1941-1987. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221676206 ...