Guide to the Papers of Inez Baranay

MS 8269

National Library of Australia


Date completed: July 1991
Last updated: July 1991


Collection Summary

Creator: Baranay, Inez, 1949-
Title: Papers of Inez Baranay
Date Range: 1950-1993
Collection Number: MS 8269
Extent: 1.92 m (14 boxes)
Repository: National Library of Australia
Abstract: Correspondence, drafts, notes and research material relating to a number of Baranay's publications, together with papers relating to her part-time position on the Immigration Review Panel (1986-1989).

Introduction

Scope and Content

The collection mainly comprises drafts, notes, correspondence and research material relating to Baranay's publications, Between careers and The saddest pleasure (1989), Pagan (1990), The edge of Bali (1992) and Rascal rain: a year in Papua New Guinea (1994). Additional material relates to her part-time position on the Immigration Review Panel (1986-1989). Correspondents include Sidonie Scott, Zigmund Michalowski, Vicki Molloy, Joan Long, Lynn Sellwood, Penny Chapman, Mick Young, Robert Ray, Alf Reina and Daniela Benussi.

Access

The collection is restricted. Series 1 - 6 are restricted until March 2011; Series 7 is restricted until 2013 and Series 8 is restricted until 2015.

Provenance

The papers of Inez Baranay were purchased in 1990. Two further instalments were purchased in September 1993 and April 1995.

Copying and Publishing

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Inez Baranay, National Library of Australia, MS 8269, [series and/or folder number]'.

Biographical Note

Inez Baranay was born in Italy of Hungarian parentage in 1949. Originally a school teacher, Baranay also worked as a TV researcher, scriptwriter and, in 1987-89, as a part-time member of the Immigration Review Panel. She has published three novels, Between careers (1989) Pagan (1990) and The edge of Bali (1992); a volume of travel stories entitled The saddest pleasure (1989) and her most recent work, Rascal rain: a year in Papua New Guinea (1994).



Series List and Descriptions

Series 1 Pagan, 1950-1989

This large series contains early and final drafts, correspondence and research materials for the novel Pagan which was published in 1990. The research material includes notes, cuttings, photocopies and microfilm printouts on the conductor Eugene Goossens and his family, Rosaleen Norton and her associates, witchcraft in Australia, music in the 1950's, the Petrov affair and espionage. The correspondents include Sidonie Scott and Zigmund Michalowski.

Series 2 Between careers: novel, 1989

This series contains manuscripts and typescripts of the book which was published by Collins Australia in 1989.

Series 3 Between careers: film-treatment, 1982-1986

Baranay was initially given financial assistance by the producer Jane Scott for the development of her feature film script. After this option expired she received a grant from the Women's Film Fund of the Australian Film Commission and the first draft script was written. The option was then bought by Limelight Productions and further development was made to the script. Refusal of the Australian Film Commission to fund further development brought the project to a close.

This series contains drafts, correspondence, producers' notes and other files concerning grants and contracts relating to the film rights and film script. The correspondents include Vicki Molloy and Joan Long.

Series 4 The saddest pleasure, 1985-1987

This series contains a typescript of the volume of travel stories published in 1989. In addition there is a typescript of 'Pearl of the Orient', originally published as chapter three of The saddest pleasure, which was written as a part of a NIDA playwriting course in 1985.

Series 5 Immigration Review Panel, 1986-1989

Baranay was appointed a part-time member of the Immigration Review Panel in 1987-89. The function of the Immigration Review Panel was to consider appeals against a range of departmental refusal decisions and, independently from the Department, to recommend to the Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs whether or not appeals should be upheld.

This series includes correspondence, leaflets and roneoed material relating to the Panel and immigration generally. The correspondents include Mick Young, Robert Ray, Alf Reina, and Daniela Benussi.

Series 6 Miscellaneous writings, 1983-1989

This series comprises typescripts, correspondence and research material relating to Baranay's activities as a reviewer, editor and scriptwriter. It includes one file of cuttings, legal material and other material on sexual harassment in the workforce, collected while Baranay was writing a telemovie 'Half the sky' with a grant from the Australia Film Commission. The correspondents include Lynn Sellwood and Penny Chapman.

Series 7 The edge of Bali, 1984-1991

This series consists of drafts, notes and research materials for the novel, The edge of Bali. The research material includes notes, articles, cuttings, travel brochures and maps. The drafts and notes extend from February to November 1991.

Series 8 Rascal rain: a year in Papua New Guinea, 1991-1993

In 1992, Baranay took up a posting with Australian Volunteers Abroad to work as Executive Officer of the Enga Provincial Women's Council at Wabag in Papua New Guinea. This series contains her papers from that year, including circulars and correspondence with Australian Volunteers Abroad; her papers and reports from Wabag; copies of approximately 90 letters to friends (February and August 1992); diary entries; articles on Papua New Guinea, feminism and postcolonialism; and cuttings on Papua New Guinea and Enga Province.

The series also contains three typescripts (one photocopied) annotated with amendments, of which the last includes a covering letter to Anne Lawson of Harper Collins dated November 1993. Also held is the transcript of an interview with Baranay, recorded in Wewak on 19 March 1992.



Container List

Series Box
1 1-4
2 4
3 5
4 6
5 6-7
6 7-8
7 9-11
8 12-14