The Australian Women's Register

A collection of papers relating to literary, radio, televison and screen projects by Ruth Park and D’Arcy Niland. Manuscripts by Ruth Park include drafts of her novel One-a-pecker, Two-a-pecker, the guide book The Sydney We Love, the children’s books The Big Brass Key and Callie’s Brother, and her autobiography Fence Around the Cuckoo. Also included are D’Arcy Niland’s journalism, radio plays and his files on the adaptation and filming of his novel The Shiralee. SERIES 01: Ruth Park BOX 1 Far from the Land (radio script) (typescript), 1950 Four one hour historical plays (Radio Scripts) Early in the morning (typescript) Stormy Was the Weather: The story of the making of James Cook (typescript) I’ll Meet you in Botany Bay (typescript) The Ballad of Katty McCarty: Carbon typescript, typescripts with manuscript annotations, deletions and notes with letters from the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, 1950 One-a-pecker, Two-a-pecker, ca. 1957 Manuscript and typescript working notes, research material, photographs, newscuttings, storyline, unused chapters BOX 2 The Big Brass Key, ca. 1980 Original (typescript with manuscript annotations, notes, typescript) Callie’s Brother, ca. 1987 Original manuscript (typescript with manuscript annotations), notes, typescript, correspondence with A&R James, ca. 1987-1989 Original manuscript (typescript with ms annotations) revised typescript, correspondence with editor from Nelson Publishers, together with the original William, ideas and notes BOX 3 Things in Corners, 1987-1988 ’Remaining scripts, feminist hassle and some research’ Typescripts, notes and correspondence with Viking O’Neil re feminism in relation to one character, sections deleted from the first typescript, edited galley BOX 4 The Sydney We Love, 1983 Original typescript with manuscript annotations and changes, typescript with ms annotations, correspondence with Thomas Nelson publishers and copies of letter to the artist, Cedric Emanuel, ms notes, correspondence with Curtis Brown BOX 5 Missus, 1984 Original manuscript (typescript with ms annotations and changes), carbon typescript, false starts (typescript with manuscript annotations and changes of material unused in the publication), file of correspondence and file notes by Ruth Park Re disputed editorial changes with Thomas Nelson publishers BOX 6 A Fence Around the Cuckoo, ca. 1991-1992 Original manuscript (typescript with manuscript annotations and changes), typescripts (2nd copy, corrected copy, duplicates) Research material Notes, including events not used. Reviews, articles, letters from Penguin and Clem Semmler BOX 7 A Fence Around the Cuckoo, ca. 1990-1992 Typescript with manuscript annotations, diary notes re publishers and agent, correspondence re the book, historical research, ms notes SERIES 02: D’Arcy Niland BOX 8 Research material re Katherine Mansfield, including letters received by D. Niland from E.J. Brady, 21 July 1948-2 July 1949; typescript manuscript of the article on K. Mansfield, ca. 1948 Working notes, interview and original manuscript (typescript with ms annotations) of the ‘Reg Evans’ story re President Kennedy), ca. 1961 Working notes and clippings of New Zealand serialisation of articles on Griffith Taylor and the South Pole, ca. 1963 BOX 9 The Shiralee, ca. 1955-1957, 1984 Reviews, newsclippings and promotional material. Includes film premiere at the Civic Theatre, Scone, a telegram re London opening night and music scores (The Shiralee: the song of the film; The Ballad of Starlight; Buster: the swagman’s daughter) Photographs (75 B&W) of film version, including photographs of Peter Finch, Sid James etc., 1957 Publicity photographs (15) for Earling Film’s Film script of Tony Morphett, 1984 BOX 10 Call Me When the Cross Turns over, 1958-1965 Film script, abstract, outline; contracts with 20th Century Fox, letters from 20th Century Fox; manuscripts notes Files re: copyright dispute over The Cross, letters from Curtis Brown Ltd., solicitors, copies of letters from D’Arcy Niland; agreements, notes BOX 11 Radio Scripts: typescripts together with correspondence with the ABC When Father Bought the Penny-farthing Bicycle Ghosts Along the Murray A Place Where You Whisper (typescript & typescript with ms annotations) Woolloomooloo Walkabout The Land and its People The Day the Miko Won the Cup One for the Road The Melbourne Cup Story SERIES 03: Ruth Park and D’Arcy Niland BOX 12 The Courtship of Henry Lawson Original manuscript (typescript with ms annotations), carbon typescript, typescript. Manuscript notes of interview with Bertha Lawson A Little South Of Heaven Typescripts (2) for BBC, carbon typescript, typescript with manuscript annotations, ms notes, list of queries BOX 13 The Centaur, 1964 Typescript with heavy manuscript annotations, typescript and carbon typescript The Young Girls Typescript with manuscript annotations, ms notes, copies of correspondence Let No Man Put Asunder (typescript) The Cannibals Storyline for TV Film poster ‘The Shiralee, directed by Leslie Norman’. an Earling Film. Located at NSL M POSTERS/2294