Papers of Gabrielle Carey
MSS 286
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Papers of Gabrielle CareyCollection Identifier
MSS 286Inclusive date(s)
1984 to 1991Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Literary papers, including manuscripts, drafts and notes relating to In My Father's House (1992) as well as correspondence and some other material.
Administrative / Biographical history
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Carey
Gabrielle Carey is an Australian author and academic. She is best known for the teen novel Puberty Blues (1979), co-written with Kathy Lette and since adapted for film and television. She currently works as a lecturer in writing at the University of Technology Sydney.
She has published one another novel, The Borrowed Girl (1994), based on her time living in Mexico, and four autobiographical books. These include In My Father's House (1992), which deals with the suicide of her father, the social psychologist Alexander Carey. Her 2013 book, Moving Among Strangers was the joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Award for Non-Fiction.
References:
Author record, Gabrielle Carey, AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au), St Lucia: The University of Queensland, 2002-. [Retrieved from https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A24962 21/01/2019].
Carey, Gabrielle. (2012). About & Contact. Retrieved from https://www.gabriellecarey.com.au/contact-links/ 21/01/2019
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
A collection of literary papers of Gabrielle Carey. Most material relates to In My Father's House (1992). The collection includes drafts and manuscripts, early versions, annotations by author Rory Barnes, and galley proofs. There is also correspondence between Carey and her father, the social psychologist Alexander Carey.
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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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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.