MS 6481 Papers of Elizabeth Salter (1918- )
Scope and Content Note
- Papers
- 1922-80
- 3.78 m. (27 boxes)
- Available for reference
The first instalment of the papers was purchased by the Library from Elizabeth Salter in London
in 1981. The Library purchased the remainder of the papers in 1983 from Miss Lorna Coates,
Salter's literary executor.
Reference:
Who's who of Australian women, pp.393-4.
It should be noted that because the two consignments of papers overlap, they
have been integrated.
Elizabeth Salter was born in 1918 in Angaston, South Australia. She was
educated at Adelaide University and Conservatorium, Adelaide. She left
Australia for England in 1952.
Salter worked as secretary to Edith Sitwell from 1957 until her death in 1964.
Salter published a biography of Sitwell, entitled The last years of rebel: a
memoir of Edith Sitwell, in 1967.
In 1969 Salter received a Commonwealth Literary Fellowship to write a biography
of Daisy Bates. Daisy Bates: queen of the never never, was published by
Angus and Robertson in 1971.
Her other publications include Helpmann: the authorised biography of Robert
Helpmann: (1978) and The lost impressionist: a biography of John Peter
Russell (1976).
Series Lists
Series 1 Elizabeth Salter
Subseries 1 General correspondence, 1948-80
Subseries 2 Business correspondence and financial papers, 1940-80
Subseries 3 Lectures and talk, 1973-80
Subseries 4 Newspaper cuttings of book reviews, 1958-78
Subseries 5 Miscellaneous
Series 2 Diasy Bates: Queen of the never never
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, [1971]
Subseries 1 Correspondence, 1966-80
Subseries 2 Notebooks drafts and typescripts
Subseries 3 Newspaper cuttings and printed material, 1967-77
Subseries 4 Photocopies of research material (mostly NLA MS 365)
Series 3 The last years of a rebel: a memoir of Edith
Sitwell
London: Bodley Head, 1967
Subseries 1 Correspondence, 1963-79
Subseries 2 Handwritten drafts and typescripts
Subseries 3 Miscellaneous, 1922-35
Series 4 Helpmann: the authorised biography of Robert Helpmann
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1978
Subseries 1 Correspondence, 1971-79
Subseries 2 Handwritten drafts and typscripts
Series 5 The lost impressionist: a biography of John Peter Russell
London: Angus and Robertson, 1976
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1972-76
Subseries 2: Notes, typescripts and other material
Series 6 'The pairing process'
Series 7 Other Writings
Series 8 Miscellaneous: printed material and photocopies of research
material
Series 1. Elizabeth Salter
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1948-80
This series contains letters from friends and family members, including William
Salter, Jean Gilbert, Marie Herford and Freda Cullen.
Folders 1-6
Subseries 2: Business Correspondence and financial papers, 1940-80
Correspondence with Australian and Overseas publishers and literary agents.
This series also includes personal documents, agreements, accounts, receipts,
bank statements and copies of letters.
Folders 7-12
Subseries 3: Lectures and talks, 1973-80
Correspondence, mostly with various universities in England and
Scotland, inviting Salter to give seminars and lectures on literature
especially relating to Daisy Bates, Patrick White and Edith Sitwell
Folders 13
Subseries 4: Newspaper cuttings of book reviews, 1958-78
Folders 14-15
Subseries 5: Miscellaneous:
Diary (kept during a trip to England in 1947), notebooks, biographical
notes on Elizabeth Salter, poems by other people, passport and photographs.
Folders 16-19
1 Folio item containing music scores and a portrait of Salter
Series 2. Daisy Bates: Queen of the never never
Sydney:Angus and Roberstson, [1971]
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1966-80
Correspondence with Angus and Roberton and other publishing companies,
various libraries and the ABC concerning Daisy Bates. The correspondents
include Rodney Needham, Sir Grenfell Price, John Cleland and Dr John Mathew.
This series also include letters received from the general public ( in response
to Salter's letters, published in newspapers, requesting information on Daisy
Bates), original Daisy Bates letters, official documents and a photograph
album.
Folders 1-15
Subseries 2: Notebooks, handwritten drafts and typescripts
4 Notebooks containing handwritten drafts, typescripts and galley proofs for
the biography.
Folders 16-33
Subseries 3: Newspaper cutting and printed material, 1967-77
Folders 34-36
Subseries 4: Photocopies of research material
Photocopies, mostly of original Daisy Bates material held at National
Library (MS 365).
Folders 37-55
Series 3. The last year of a rebel: a memoir of Edith Sitwell
London: Bodley Head, 1967
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1963-79
This series contains correspondence with friends and publishers,
agreements, accounts and receipts. Some of the correspondents are Roy A.
Roberts, Mark Hamilton, Alan Brooke, and Christian Roberson.
Folders 1-5
Subseries 2: Handwritten drafts and typescripts
Notebooks, drafts and typescripts of miscellaneous chapters and complete
original draft.
Folders 6-23
Subseries 3: Miscellaneous, 1922-35
Newspaper cuttings, one scrapbook, typescripts of articles and poems by Edith
Sitwell, photographs and miscellaneous notes.
Folders 24-31
Series 4. Helpmann: the authorised biography of Robert Helpmann
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1978
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1971-79
This series includes original letters and copies of letters of Sir Robert
Helpmann and Katharine Hepburn (who wrote the foreword of the biography).
Folder 1
Subseries 2: Handwritten drafts and typescripts
Handwritten drafts and typescripts.
Folders 2-7
Series 5. The lost impressionist: a biography of John Peter
Russell
London: Angus and Robertson, 1978
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1972-76
Correspondence with publishers, art galleries in Australia and overseas
concerning the biography. This series also include copies of correspondence
between A. Rodin and John Peter Russell, copies of family letters and letters
from friends containing information on Russell.
Folders 1-3.
Subseries 2: Notes, typescripts and other material
This series contains notes and research material (4 folders). Complete
typescripts, proofs and photographs (12 folders). Newspaper clippings, book
reviews and printed material (1 folder).
Folders 4-20
Series 6. 'The pairing process'
Notes and typescripts written in collaboration with Gillian Younger,
psycho-sex-analyst. This manuscript was never published.
Folders 1-2
Series 7. Other writings
Death in a mist: Two complete typescripts
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1957 Folders 1-3
Once upon a tombstone: Complete typescript
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Folders 4-5
1965
There was a witness: Complete typescripts
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1960 Folders 6-7
The voice of a peacock: Complete typescripts
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962 Folder 8
'Will to survive': Complete typescript
Unpublished Folders 9-11
Other complete typescripts of short stories and plays are:
Tails she dies Folders 12-14
Call me bluff Folders 15-16
Echo of death Folders 17-18
The girl from down under Folders 19-20
High stepping
a musical play Folder 21
Incomplete typescripts of radio and television plays, and short
stories
'Highlights from abroad' Folders 22-24
Miscellaneous typescripts of short stories, some Folders 22-47
are incomplete.
Series 8. Miscellaneous
This series contains one manuscript box of various women magazines and
illustrations. Many of these publications contain short stories written by
Salter.
Box 26
Photocopies of material held in NLA and other libraries.
Box 27
Box List
BOX Series Subseries Folders
1 1 1 1-6
1 1 2 7-10
2 1 2 11-12
2 1 3 13
2 1 4 14-15
2 1 5 16-19
3 2 1 1-8
4 2 1 9-15
5 2 2 16-21
6 2 2 22-28
7 2 3 29-33
7 2 3 34-36
8 2 4 37-42
9 2 4 43-48
10 2 4 49-55
11 3 1 1-5
11 3 2 6-9
12 3 2 10-17
13 3 2 18-24
14 3 3 25-31
15 4 1 1
15 4 2 2-7
16 5 1 1-3
16 5 2 4-9
17 5 2 10-15
18 5 2 16-20
18 6 1 1-2
19 7 1-7
20 7 8-12
21 7 13-18
22 7 19-27
23 7 28-35
24 7 36-42
25 7 43-47
26 8 27-8
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