Papers of Barry Oakley
MSS 129
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Papers of Barry OakleyCollection Identifier
MSS 129Inclusive date(s)
1980 to 1998Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Papers, scripts, drafts, correspondence
Administrative / Biographical history
Born in Melbourne, Oakley was educated at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda, and the University of Melbourne. He was a secondary school teacher in Victoria from 1955 to 1962, and also lectured in humanities at RMIT University in 1963. He worked as an advertising copywriter and for the Department of Overseas Trade before his first novel, A Wild Ass of a Man, was published in 1967. He was joint winner of the Captain Cook Bicentenary Literary Award for his 1971 novel Let's Hear it for Prendergast. His early plays were performed at La Mama Theatre in Carlton.
From 1988 to 1997, Oakley was literary editor of The Australian newspaper.
From: Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Oakley
See also Auslit: https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A3979
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
This collection contains literary drafts, letters and play scripts by Barry Oakley, Australian playwright and novelist. The collection includes extensive correspondence with Australian authors and literary reviewers including Geoffrey Dutton, Tom Keneally, Donald Horne, Adam Shoemaker, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Kate Llewellyn
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Access: Open Access
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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.
Copying: Copying of material authored by Barry Oakley for private study and research is approved.
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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.