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| Manuscript Name | Papers of Cornelis Vleeskens |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 146 |
| Last Updated | August 2021 |
| Extent | 3 boxes |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract | Correspondence, assorted works, handwritten and typescript drafts |
Collection Subject Type
Literary
Scope and Content
This collection contains poetry and prose by Cornelis Vleeskens and correspondence from contributors to his poetry journals (Fling, Makar…), friends and publishers.
Date Range of Content
1975-1989
Biographical Note
Cornelis Vleeskens studied for a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in English at the universities of Sydney and Queensland. He travelled widely in South-East Asia, Hong Kong and Japan and worked mainly as a psychiatric and geriatric nurse. He began writing in English, made some attempts to write in Dutch between 1979 and 1984 and then began writing predominantly in Dutch in 1987. His work has been read on Radio 5UV in the late 1970s, Radio 4ZZZ in 1976, Radio 2SER in 1981, Radio 3CR from 1982, Radio 3RRR in 1985 and 1989, Radio 3RPP in 1989, Radio 3ZZZ since 1989 and Radio 2EA in 1990. He read on many occasions, including at Sydney University; the University of Queensland and Kedron College of Advanced Education; the Warana Festival; Cafe L'Absurd (Balmain); Exiles Bookshop (Darlinghurst); Cornstalk Bookshop (Glebe); Monsalvat Poetry Festival; La Mama Poetica; Rochester Castle Hotel (Melbourne); Fringe Festivals (Melbourne); Club Foote (Adelaide) and on the 1990 MAD (Melbourne Adelaide Darwin) Poets Tour on the Ghan Train in 1990.
References
AustLit: https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A20655
Administrative Information
Access and Copying Conditions
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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.
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Preferred Citation
Papers of Cornelis Vleeskens, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 146, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
Provenance
The collection was acquired by the library in 1989.
Subject Keywords
Subjects
Correspondence, poetry
Personal Names
Cornelis Vleeskens, 1948-2012
Richard Tipping, 1949-….
William (Billy) Jones, 1935-2012
Pete Spence, 1946-….
Corporate Names
Fling
Friendly Street Poets
Makar
Occupations
Writer, poet, publisher
Container List
Box 1
Correspondence – Mainly consists of subscription letters to Fling and letters re material submitted to the journal for publication. Writers include Richard Allen, Jenny Boult, Kate Llewellyn, Joyce Parkes, Andrew Donald, Ananda Braxton-Smith, Robert Habost. The rest of the correspondence relates to material submitted to publishers by Vleeskens, as well as letters from friends.
Folder 1
Correspondence, 1976-1987
Newspaper clippings
Poetry
Folder 2
Correspondence, 1977-1985
Memorandum of agreement between Vleeskens and Angus and Robertson Publishers (June 1978)
Programs, flyers, posters and newsletters
Poetry
Folder 3
Correspondence, 1980-1988
Newspaper clippings
Lest to remember, by Margaret Houghton
Folder 4
Correspondence, 1976-1988
Poetry
Folder 5
Correspondence, 1975-1985
Typescript of Action Shots, Prose poems, by Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Flyers
Folder 6
Typescript of prose (some published, some unpublished)
Folder 7
Typescript of prose (some published, some unpublished)
Folder 8
The Day the River - Proofs and editor’s copy, North Queensland Press, 1984
Box 2
Assorted works, material re Richard Tipping, correspondence (Billy Jones, Pete Spence…), material related to Fling and Makar
Folder 9
Assorted works
Published post neo 1987
Translations published as Naked Dreams post neo 1988
Folder 10
Black Satin
The Desert and the Sea
The Gift
Unpublished/unfinished
Folder 11
Assorted works, in English and Dutch
Folder 12
Letter from Richard Tipping, May 1978
An interview with Richard Tipping by Michael Sharkey, 1982-83
Newspaper clippings and material re Richard Tipping
Poets’ Union News N.1, correspondence and material re the Poets Union, 1978-79
Folder 13
Correspondence, 1977-88, mainly related to Fling and Makar (subscriptions, submissions, comments) and to material submitted by Vleeskens to publishers
Folder 14
Correspondence, 1976-85, mainly related to Fling and Makar (subscriptions, submissions, comments) and to material submitted by Vleeskens to publishers
Folder 15
Correspondence from Billy Jones, 1977-89
Correspondence, 1979-87
Folder 16
Correspondence, 1976-89, including Pete Spence and Billy Jones
Box 3
Assorted works, including Sittings for a family portrait and The day the river, correspondence and miscellaneous
Folder 17
Sittings for a family portrait – Handwritten and typescript drafts
Folder 18
Sittings for a family portrait – Handwritten and typescript drafts, 1981-84
Sittings for a family portrait – Complete typescript
Folder 19
Assorted works, including The day the river – Handwritten and typescript drafts, 1979-80
Folder 20
Assorted works
Correspondence from publishers re the publication of Vleeskens’ work, 1976-87
Material related to Vleeskens’ grants and awards
Folder 21
Orange Blizzard – Annotated typescript, 1975-79
Folder 22
Assorted works – Handwritten and typescript drafts
Folder 23
Assorted works – Handwritten and typescript drafts
Photocopies of different publications