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Papers of Edmund Fitzgerald
MSS 102

Collection Title

Papers of Edmund Fitzgerald

Collection Identifier

MSS 102

Inclusive date(s)

1980 to 1990

Extent and Medium

1 box

Category

Literature

Subject: Terms(s)

Collection Description

The collection includes correspondence, typescript drafts and galley proofs of short stories by Edmund Fitzgerald.

Administrative / Biographical history

Edmund Fitzgerald was born on the 7 October 1925 in Melbourne, and was educated at Box Hill. His short stories have been published and broadcast on radio. Fitzgerald lives in Canberra.

Fitzgerald awards include:
Australian Golden Dagger Mystery Competition, 1990: May winner for 'Beyond the call'
Australian Golden Dagger Mystery Competition, 1989: September winner for 'The choreographed corpse'
In 1980 Rigby conducted a literary competition in conjunction with the Adelaide Festival and The five o'clock cow won the $2000 Humour Award. Most of the stories in this book had been published in the Canberra times or in various fishing magazines.

References:
AustLit Database, November 2004.

Acquisition Details

Acquired by the Academy Library, UNSW Canberra from Edmund Fitzgerald in three consignments from 1988-1997.

Scope and Content

The collection includes correspondence, typescript drafts, galley proofs and published copies of short stories by Edmund Fitzgerald, including The five o'clock cow (1980); 'The choreographed corpse caper : a collection of detective and mystery stories' (1988); 'Beyond the call' and 'Where will I put my legs ...?'.

System of arrangement

The collection has been arranged in box then folder order.

Access Restrictions

Other

The collection is available for research.

Reproduction Restrictions

No copying is permitted without the permission of the copyright owners.

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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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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