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Series 4: Slessor's publications, 1917-1972

Comprises Items 1-368 and papers added to the collection in 1979.

Books by Slessor in this series are Poems, Cuckooz country, One hundred poems, Thief of the moon, Earth visitors, Darlinghurst nights, Portrait of Sydney, Australian profile, The grapes are growing: the story of Australian wine, and Canberra. Also included are copies of an index of first lines to One hundred poems 1919-1939 and a small book by Slessor on surfing called Surf: all about it. Periodicals and anthologies containing articles and poems by Slessor include Art in Australia, Vision, Southerly, Australian letters, Poetry magazine, Poetry in Australia 1923, and Australian poetry 1944. Articles about Slessor and his work are contained in issues of Australian letters, Australian literary studies, Southerly and Meanjin quarterly.

Cuttings of three early poems by Slessor that appeared in The Bulletin and the Triad in 1919 and of poetry and verse which Slessor wrote for Smith's Weekly (1927-1936) are included in the series. Newspaper cuttings of articles by Slessor in the Daily Telegraph (1962, 1963 and 1967) deal with various writers, including James Thurber, Dame Mary Gilmore, Harley Matthews and Judith Wright, and aspects of literature in general and Australian literature in particular. The series also contains some publishers' announcements and a copy of the song, 'Two chronometers the Captain had', with words taken from Slessor's poem, 'Five visions of Captain Cook', and music by Lindsay Aked.

 

Folder 1 Books, c. 1926-1928
Comprises Items 1-3.
Folder 2 Publications, c. 1932-1950
Comprises Items 4-44.
Folder 3 Publications, c. 1960-1966
Comprises Items 45-49.
Folio 4 Publications, 1922
Comprises Items 50-52.
Folder 5 Publications, 1923
Comprises Items 53-54.
Folder 6 Publications, c. 1923-1956
Comprises Items 55-128.
Folder 7 Publications, 1956-1966
Comprises Items 129-193.
Folder 8 Publications, 1966-1970
Comprises Items 194-245.
Folder 9 Publications, c. 1970-1972
Comprises Items 246-291.
Folder 10 Newspaper cuttings of articles and poems by Slessor, c. 1917-1967
Comprises Items 292-368.
Folder 11 Books, 1923, 1926
Added to the collection 15 August 1979.
Folder 12 Books, 1925, 1944, 1957
Added to the collection 15 August 1979.
Folder 13 Books, 1932, 1944
Added to the collection 15 August 1979.
Folder 14 Australian poetry, 1944 - photocopy
Added to the collection 15 August 1979.
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