Letters from Xavier Herbert [manuscript]. 1980-1983.

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Letters from Xavier Herbert [manuscript]. 1980-1983.

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Forty five letters, mostly handwritten, detailing the relationship between Peggy Hayes and Xavier Herbert. The last letter to Hayes, 23 Sept. 1983, addresses Herbert's 'attitude towards the Aboriginal problem' and encloses an article from The Bulletin, 1 Nov. 1983, entitled The backlash. Papers include: 35 letters from Xavier Herbert to Peggy Hayes (also known as Margaret Edwards); 5 letters from Herbert to Hayes's daughter, Vicki Edwards; 1 letter from Herbert to Hayes's sister, Anna Mylne; 2 letters from Herbert to John Molony; 1 letter from Herbert to Ken Wilder; 1 letter from Herbert to Jim Baker; 1 postcard from David Marr (1996) advising Hayes to lodge the letters in the Fryer Library; 1 photograph of Herbert with Aboriginal children; newspaper clipping, photograph of Herbert and Hayes; article from The Australian Women's Weekly, July 1990, about Herbert and Hayes.

2 cm. (2 folders)

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Herbert, Xavier, 1901-

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Emeritus Professor Laurie Hergenhan, Founding Editor, of the journal "Australian Literary Studies", worked extensively with Xavier Herbert. Xavier Herbert's best known novels are "Capricornia" (1938) and "Poor Fellow My Country" (1975). From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1976-1977. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223020754 From the description of Papers, 1976-1977. 1976-1977. (The University of Queensland Library). WorldCat record id: 44896497 X...

Molony, John N. (John Neylon), 1927-

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Epithet: surveyor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x00018f Academic, historian and author. After initially training for the priesthood, in 1964, Molony left the Catholic Church and embarked on an academic career in the History Department at the Australian National University. In addition to his academic career, he has published a number of scholarly works, numerous newspaper and journal articles, chapter...

Hayes, Peggy M.

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Peggy Hayes, also known as Margaret Edwards, correspondent of author, (Alfred Jackson) Xavier Herbert, 1901-1984. Herbert's first published novel, Capricornia, won the Commonwealth 150th Anniversary Prize in 1938. He won the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 1976 for Poor fellow, my country (1975). Other works include: Seven emus, Soldier's women, Disturbing element, and Larger than life. From the description of Letters from Xavier Herbert [manuscript]. 1980-1983. (Libraries Australia...

Wilder, Ken, 1927-

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Ken Wilder was for many years the managing director of Collins publishing company in Australia. Collins published Poor Fellow my Country by Xavier Herbert in 1975. From the description of Papers, 1975-1985. 1975-1985. (The University of Queensland Library). WorldCat record id: 50165470 ...