Papers of Grant Caldwell
MSS 125
Collection Title
Papers of Grant CaldwellCollection Identifier
MSS 125Inclusive date(s)
1983 to 1991Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
The papers of Grant Caldwell include correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, notebooks, diaries, cassette tapes and posters.
Administrative / Biographical history
Grant C. Caldwell was born on the 6 March 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria. He began writing poetry while teaching economics in secondary schools in country Victoria. He has travelled, lived and worked in London, Morocco and Spain.
He returned to Australia in 1977, moved to Sydney and worked for a time on a small literary magazine, SCOPP and began writing full-time. In the late seventies and eighties he was part of the Performance Poetry movement, and read and performed his poetry at many venues in Sydney and Melbourne. He has received two Australia Council Fellowships (1992 and 1994) and two Vicarts grants. His poetry and short stories have been widely published and read on radio and television.
References:
AustLit : the resource for Australian literature, March 2007.
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
The papers of Grant Caldwell include correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs for Malabata (1991) and The revolt of the coats (1988). Also included are notebooks, diaries, cassette tapes and posters.
Access Restrictions
Other
Boxes 1-4 are restricted and boxes 5-7 are available for research.Reproduction Restrictions
Existence and Location of Orginals
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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.