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Papers of Les Wicks
MSS 151

Collection Title

Papers of Les Wicks

Collection Identifier

MSS 151

Inclusive date(s)

1975 to 1986

Extent and Medium

2 boxes

Creator(s)

Category

Literature

Subject: Person(s)

Subject: Organisation(s)

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

The first consignment of this collection was purchased in 1985, with the remaining four consignments donated under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, the last in 1997

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

Access Restrictions

Other

Access: Check with Curator

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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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

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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