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Papers of Colleen Burke
MSS 069

Collection Title

Papers of Colleen Burke

Collection Identifier

MSS 069

Inclusive date(s)

1973 to 1985

Extent and Medium

3 boxes

Category

Literature

Collection Description

Manuscripts, poems, drafts, correspondence, and papers relating to Colleen Burke

Administrative / Biographical history

Poet, biographer and prose writer Colleen Burke was born in 1943 in Sydney. Along with teaching creative writing and oral history, Burke has received three grants from the Literature Board of the Australia Council, two Varuna Writing Fellowships, and a NSW Writers' Fellowship in 2000. In addition to publishing extensively as a poet, Burke has written a number of biographies, most notably Doherty's Corner : the Life and Work of the Poet Marie E.J. Pitt (1985)

References:
Austlit : Colleen Burke https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A4727 retrieved 14 July 2020

Acquisition Details

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Scope and Content

The papers of Colleen Burke comprise material relating to her work as an author and poet as well as correspondence, and a photocopy of the Last Will and Testament of Francis Patrick Burke. Material relating to published works include She Moves Mountains (1984), Hags, Rags and Scriptures (1977), and Doherty's Corner : the Life and Work of the Poet Marie E.J. Pitt (1985)

Access Restrictions

Other

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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

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Existence and Location of Orginals

Special Collections, UNSW Canberra

Disclaimer

This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

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