1. Drafts of novels, short stories, etc. 1918-1936. 2. Speeches, c.1926- 3 - 10. Letter books, 1909-1912, 1935-1940; copies of correspondence to publishers; letters 1913-1947, mainly to publishers and correspondence 1893-1948 with Ward Lock & Co. Ltd. and other publishers. 11 and 12. Letters from theatre companies 1900-1921 concerning production of Ethel Turner's plays; letters from various people, 1888-1941. 13 and 14. Miscellaneous papers, including an album, one suede folder with initials EC, various certificates, autographed menus, etc.

Contents list at guides.

The collection consists of newspaper clippings (1936-1954) mainly reviews of Eleanor Dark's novels, and letters (1923-1974) from a number of the prominent Australian literary figures of the period. The correspondents include Manning Clark, Kate Baker, Jean Devaney, Flora Eldershaw, Mary Gilmore, Vance and Nettie Palmer, Miles Franklin, Eric Lowe, Marjorie Barnard, Ethel Turner, Xavier Herbert, Frank Dalby Davison, Brian Fitzpatrick, Alec Chisholm, Kylie Tennant, Meta Mackan, Ruth Park, Ethel Curlewis, C.B. Christesen.

National Library of Australia, 'Papers of Eleanor Dark (1901 - 1985)', in Finding Aids Manuscripts, http://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/4998.html. [ Details... ]

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Plays, poetry, prose. Manuscripts and Typescripts. Many items incomplete. Correspondence with editors, handwritten and typed drafts of poems, plays, short stories and novels, including Seven Little Australians.

Indexed in: Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia; A295

Personal papers, photographs, newscuttings typescript and drafts, correspondence.

List available (2 p.)

A collection of 25 scrapbooks containing letters, invitations, photographs, newspaper cuttings and other papers documenting Lady Braddon's social activities, public campaigns, political interests and
travels. There are also loose letters, travel diaries, publications and cuttings. The correspondence is
mostly with public figures including Sir Robert Menzies, Malcolm Fraser, Sir James Killen, John Carrick, Andrew Peacock, Ian Sinclair, Tony Eggleton, Eric Willis, James McClelland, Lord Mountbatten, Edward Heath and Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. One scrapbook contains a letter and manuscript of Ethel Turner.

Cited In: Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; E30.

Photographic copies of 77 black and white photographs mainly of notable writers and literary figures including Dame Mary Gilmore, Sir Lionel Lindsay, Norman Lindsay, Ethel Turner, Zora Cross, Tom Inglis Moore and Ruth Park.

Correspondence from Thomas Edison, Nellie Melba, Ethel Turner, Edgeworth David, the actor Henry Brodribb Irving and other outstanding personalities to Sir William and Lady (Lily) Cullen. Writings and drafts of speeches on political and social issues by William Cullen including notes on "Kiama Jamberoo Valley 1890" which give a detailed description of the Illawarra and surrounding region. One cutting book of letters and obituaries concerning the deaths of Lady Cullen (1931) and Sir William (1935); order of service for funeral of Dean William Macquarie Cowper 1902, and William Cullen 1935; Correspondence from Sir Edmund Barton, Sir George Reid, Sir Samuel Griffith, Sir Philip Game, Sir Mungo McCallum, Lord and Lady Baden Powell. Many of these are congratulatory letters on Sir William's judicial appointment in 1910. A hand written essay by Sir William entitled "Walks in Wales". Other correspondence relates to the Boy Scouts Association (Sir William was President) and Sir William's appointment to the post of lecturer in law, University of Adelaide 1887. All names in description.

Photographs of letters. Originals in the Mitchell Library. Photocopies of correspondence between Ada Cambridge (nee Cross) and Angus & Robertson, Bertram Stevens, A.G. Stephens, and Mrs Curlewis (Ethel Turner), between 1897-1908.

Correspondence, 1939-1954, between Mary Grant Bruce and Ward Lock and Co.; also, correspondence, 1928-1954, between Ethel Turner and Ward Lock and Co. Correspondence contains details of royalities and sales for some years, problems associated with printing during World War II, and personal insights; also, some miscellaneous correspondence.