Papers of Les Wicks
MSS 151
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Papers of Les WicksCollection Identifier
MSS 151Inclusive date(s)
1975 to 1986Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Correspondence, notebooks, manuscript drafts, and reviews relating to Les Wicks
Administrative / Biographical history
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wicks
Poet, publisher, and editor Les Wicks was born in 1955, and studied at Macquarie University. In 1976 he founded Meuse Press with Bill Farrow, which was initially an occasional magazine. Wicks continued as the primary editor and curator of Meuse Press, delivering ground-breaking productions such as Antransit (bus poetry) in Sydney and Newcastle, and Heritage Light which included publishing a poem on the surface of the Parramatta River. Wicks has performed and run workshops across Australia, and published in numerous newspapers, anthologies, and magazines across multiple countries
References:
Austlit : Les Wicks https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18195 retrieved 13 November 2020
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
The papers of Les Wicks relate to his early years of writing and editing up to 1986, and are mainly comprised of notebooks. The papers also include some correspondence, small press items, drafts, and reviews
Appraisal & Processing Information
Awaiting processing: 5 oversize
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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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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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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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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.