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Manuscript Name | Papers of Brian Ridley |
Manuscript Number | MSS 218 |
Last Updated | June 2021 |
Extent | 6 boxes |
Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
Abstract | The papers of Brian Ridley comprise minutes, reports, press clippings and other papers, mainly relating to the Australian Society of Authors and the Poetry Society of Australia |
Literary
This collection relates to Brian Ridley and includes material relating to his work as a poet and an administrator. It contains minutes, papers, articles, and correspondence relating to the Australian Society of Authors, Poetry Society of Australia, PEN, and Australian Copyright Council as well as poetry and correspondence, including from Suzanne Hunt (who later married Ridley)
1962-1979
Poet and administrator Brian Ridley was born in 1942. As well as teaching German, French and Latin, Ridley worked in Australian government departments including Treasury and Prime Minister and Cabinet. As a poet, he was published in Australian journals such as Poetry Australia, Southerly, and Meanjin. He was a counsellor for the Poetry Society of Australia in the late 1960s, and served on the committee of the Australian Society of Authors.
References:
Austlit : Brian Ridley https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A12119 retrieved 28 August 2020
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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 for private study and research is approved
Papers of Brian Ridley, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 218, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
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Brian Ridley, 1949-2009 — Archives
Australian poetry — 20th century
Australian literature — Societies, etc
Brian Ridley, 1949-2009
Suzanne Ridley (nee. Hunt), 1942-2009
Australian Society of Authors
Poetry Society of Australia
Poets
Administrators
Folder 1
Australian Society of Authors, 1970-1973: articles, newsletters
Folder 2
Australian Society of Authors, 1970-1973: articles, newsletters
Folder 3
Australian Society of Authors, 1970-1973: articles, newsletters
Folder 4
Australian Society of Authors, 1970-1973: articles, newsletters
Folder 5
Australian Society of Authors, 1973, 2a
Folder 6
Australian Society of Authors, 1973, 2b
Folder 7
Australian Society of Authors, 1974, 2c
Folder 8
Australian Society of Authors, 1975, 3
Folder 9
Australian Society of Authors, 1976, 4
Folder 10
Australian Society of Authors, 1977, 5
Folder 11
Australian Society of Authors, 1978, 6
Folder 12
Australian Society of Authors, 1979, 7 and 1989, 8
Folder 13
Poetry Society of Australia, 1962-1968: general correspondence
Folder 14
Poetry Society of Australia: minutes, correspondence regarding grants
Folder 15
Poetry Society of Australia: certified copies of documents, minutes
Folder 16
Poetry Society of Australia: miscellaneous papers, News clippings, notebook
Folder 17
Arts Council Summer School, 1972
Folder 18
Australian Copyright Council, 1973-1977
Folder 19
P.E.N. (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists), 1974-1977: notes, newsletter, correspondence; Society of Women Writers, Canberra, Newsletter, 1977
Folder 20
News clippings; review 1975, part 1
Folder 21
News clippings; review 1975, part 2
Folder 22
News clippings; review, 1976-1977
Folder 23
Annandale scrapbook, poetry/review
Folder 24
Reviews, 1974-1975
Folder 25
Poetry from Sydney Morning Herald, 1965-1967
Folder 26
Clippings poetry review early 1970s
Folder 27
Ella Turnbull and Duncan Miller
Folder 28
‘The Harrowing of Balmain’, Peter Kocan
‘Paddymelons and Peaches’, Suzanne Hunt
Folder 29
Suzanne Hunt: poetry
Folder 29A
Suzanne Hunt: poetry and correspondence, part 1
Folder 30
Suzanne Hunt: poetry and correspondence, part 2
Folder 31
Suzanne Hunt: poetry and correspondence
Folder 32
Suzanne Hunt: poetry and correspondence
Folder 33
Brian Ridley: poetry drafts, 1968
Folder 34
Brian Ridley: poetry drafts, 1969
Folder 35
Brian Ridley: poetry drafts, 1970
Folder 36
Brian Ridley: drafts, 1971/1972/1973
Folder 37
‘Essay on Intrusion’
‘The Dialogue of Life’
‘Poems, 1966-1969
Folder 38
Miscellaneous news clippings, 1972-1974
Folder 39
Miscellaneous drafts and news clippings
‘New Sympathy’, Brian Ridley
Folder 40
Publication notes, 1973
Folder 41
Prize competition, 1969
Folder 42
‘Away From Lebanon’, including illustrations
Folder 43
Publication notes, 1968-1972; correspondence
Folder 44
Drafts, 1967/1968/1969
Folder 45
Poetry by Suzanne Hunt
Folder 46
Audio cassette
Folder 47
Audio cassette
Folder 48
Open Door Press: broadsheets, signed by authors