The Australian Women's Register

BOX 1 Personal journals, 1982-1998 Personal journal, Part 3, 2 Apr. 1982-18 Jan. 1986 Personal journal, Part 4, 19 Jan. 1982-17 Aug. 1990 Personal journal, Part 5, 20 Aug. 1990-30 Sept. 1994 Personal journal, Part 6, 4 Oct. 1994-2 May 1998 BOX 2 Correspondence, 1994-1998 Correspondence concerning copyright breach of action against Joy Thwaites for unauthorised use of biographical material on Eve Langley, 1989-1990 Correspondence and notes concerning Jill Greaves writing her thesis for James Cook University, ‘Writing to understand : a critical study of the major works of Ruth Park, 1995-1998 Correspondence with Brother Gerald P. Williams M.A concerning his thesis ‘The Harp in the South : novel and mini-series (a study in literary adaptation)’ and a typescript copy, 1988-1989 General correspondence concerning readers, publishers, book awards, judging panels, 1993-1995 General correspondence concerning readers, publishers, book awards, judging panels, 1995-1996 General correspondence concerning readers, publishers, book awards, judging panels, 1996-1997 BOX 3 Publications/Film scripts, 1982-1999 Typescript with MS. annotations and corrections of Ruth Park’s Sydney (1999); Correspondence with Micheal Duffy and Curtis Brown and research notes, 1996-1999 Correspondence between Ruth Park, Tim Curnow (Curtis Brown), Barbara Mobbs (Curtis Brown) concerning discussion of first film drafts for ‘Playing Beatie Bow’ with Jock Blair (South Australian Film Corp.), 1982-1984 Film screenplay (preliminary treatment) of Dead Men Running by Tony Morphett (Brendan Lunney Film) based on the novel by D’Arcy Niland that failed to get sufficient funding. Transcribed interview film director Anthony Buckley BOX 4 Unfinished novel ‘Flights of Angels’, First draft, working notes, location notes, character development and storyline Reviews, additional notes and readers/publishers letters concerning’A Fence Around the Cuckoo (1992), 1992-1993 Reviews, additonal notes and readers/publishers letters concerning ‘Fishing in the Styx (1993), 1992-1995 Story of the great Huntly Mine (New Zealand) disaster in 1890, by Joseph O’Brien recorded 1948 (cassette tape). Ruth Park’s grandfather A. J. Park was an engineer at the time of the mine collapse.