Series 21:
Poetry, manuscripts and biographical notes of other Australian writers, c. 1919-1971
Comprises Items 1-389 and further material added in 1994.
Cuttings from periodicals and newspapers, including The Bulletin, The Australian author, and the Sydney Morning Herald (1932-1943), contain poems by a number of Australian writers including Kenneth Mackenzie, R.D. FitzGerald, Douglas Stewart, Myra Morris, Rex Ingamells, Hugh McCrae, Dame Mary Gilmore, Ronald McCuaig, Furnley Maurice, and Jack Lindsay. The series also contains typescripts of poems by a number of poets, including Kenneth Mackenzie, David Rowbotham and Guy Howarth, handwritten and typescript drafts of poems by Jack Lindsay (1922-1923) and a few typescripts of short stories and articles. Poems and verse Guy Howarth sent to Slessor at Christmas (1963, 1965-1967 and 1969), proofs of Colin Bingham's Decline of innocence and other poems and a copy of Ronald McCuaig's The ballad of bloodthirsty Bessie and other poems, bound and inscribed to Slessor by the author, are included in the series. Newspaper cuttings and two Current affairs bulletins (1955 and 1966) deal with Australian writers such as Hugh McCrae, Harley Matthews and David Campbell, and Australian literature in general.
In 1970 Slessor was a judge for the poetry section of the Captain Cook Bi-centenary Celebrations Literary Competition. He kept a list of the judges for the competition, a few letters relating to the judging, his handwritten and typed notes about entries in the poetry section, and the press release announcing the winners. Papers relating to other competitions and awards include Slessor's handwritten and typed notes about entries in the ABC Verse Competition in 1965, newspaper cuttings about the Britannica Australia Awards, and correspondence concerning Slessor's judging of entries for a poetry competition at St Joseph's College, Sydney, in 1970.
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| Folder 1
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Newspaper cuttings and a 1935 issue of The Australian author, c. 1923-1925, 1931-1944 Comprises Items 1-40.
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| Folder 2
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Manuscript, typescript and published works, c. 1919-1933, c. 1945-1969 Comprises Items 41-202.
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| Folder 3
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Typescript and published poems, 1948, c. 1964-1970 Comprises Items 203-285.
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| Folder 4
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Press cuttings of book reviews and a 1955 issue of Current affairs bulletin, 1946-1971 Comprises Items 286-298.
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| Folder 5
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Newspaper cuttings of articles on Australian writers, c. 1945-1970 Comprises Items 299-338.
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| Folder 6
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Newspaper cuttings, correspondence and other papers relating to poetry competitions and prizes, c. 1965-1970 Comprises Items 339-389.
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| Folder 7
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The ballad of bloodthirsty Bessie and other poems, by Ronald McCuaig, 1961 Added to the collection 23 August 1994.
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