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Papers of Desmond O'Grady
MSS 251

Collection Title

Papers of Desmond O'Grady

Collection Identifier

MSS 251

Inclusive date(s)

1854 to 1991

Bulk date(s)

1974 to 1991

Extent and Medium

20 boxes + 4 oversize + 1 AV box

Category

Literature

Subject: Person(s)

Collection Description

Manuscript drafts, clippings, notes, galley proofs, audiovisual material and correspondence relating to Desmond O'Grady

Administrative / Biographical history

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_O%27Grady

Desmond O'Grady was born in 1929 in Melbourne and studied at the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in 1953. After working as a teacher, he left for Europe in 1955 and obtained his diploma in Italian from the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy. O'Grady moved back to Melbourne in 1957 and started working as a journalist, then returned to Rome in 1962. Although he returned regularly to Australia, he settled in Rome and worked as an author, news correspondent and journalist, contributing to newspaper publications across the world. Other publications include novels, collections of short stories, history and biography, many of which have been translated into numerous languages

References:
Austlit : Desmond O'Grady https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16456 retrieved 9 June 2020

Acquisition Details

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Scope and Content

The papers of author, playwright and journalist Desmond O'Grady include manuscript drafts, clippings, notes, correspondence, galley proofs and audio tapes. Manuscript material relates to Raffaello! Raffaello! (1985) and Deschooling Kevin Carew (1974) as well as many short stories

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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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

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Existence and Location of Orginals

Special Collections, UNSW Canberra

Related and Separated Materials

Related Material

Further papers of Desmond O'Grady are held by the State Library of New South Wales, at MLMSS 8019 and MLMSS 8380

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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