Journals, for various periods from 1980-1997, handwritten & typed, in exercise books & in a gift notebook. Includes photocopied excerpts from a notebook & a typewritten draft & a final transcript of her 1995-1997 diaries. A copy of the transcript is also held on floppy disk. The journals include reminiscences & reflections about herself as well as diary entries about her activities. Drafts of, & notes for, Fernando's works, e.g. 'Hunger', 'Second exile', 'Dualities'. Includes floppy disk 'Looking for a way out.' Reviews & newspaper clippings about Fernando, including book reviews (1979-1998) & book reviews written by Chitra Fernando (1992-1994). Drafts: Lecture for a course on 'One hundred years of Australian writing' with section on Fernando (author unknown); 'Negotiated space : cultural crossings in Australian women's fiction' by Carmel Kelly, contains 4 pages on Fernando; 'Chitra Fernando : Making connections/the pleasures of exile' (author unknown). Miscellaneous papers : biographical information; list of Fernando's literary and linguistic work & fiction; Yerland Burial Ground notes & sketch; Kalutara District Plan to do with a land allotment and newspaper clippings (1994).
