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| Manuscript Name | Papers of John Hanrahan |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 263 |
| Last Updated | March 2022 |
| Extent | 3 boxes + 1 oversize |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract | Original drafts, notes and galley proofs relating to John Hanrahan |
Collection Subject Type
Literary
Scope and Content
This collection relates to John Hanrahan and includes a comprehensive set of drafts, versions, galley proofs and corrections from his writing of O Excellent Virgin : A Novel in Stories
Date Range of Content
1977-1989
Biographical Note
John Patrick Hanrahan was born in 1939 in Victoria. A freelance writer and noted literary critic, he started his career with multiple degrees in theology and the arts. After studying at the Melbourne College of Divinity, he entered the priesthood in 1965 where he served five years as a Roman Catholic Priest. Hanrahan became a lecturer in literature upon leaving the priesthood, teaching for twelve years at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Later in life, he published reviews and literary contributions for newspapers and magazines such as Australian Book Review, The Age and The Australian before focusing on personal writing. In addition to poetry and short fiction he wrote O Excellent Virgin : A Novel in Stories published in 1990 and From Eternity to Here : Memoirs of an Angry Priest published posthumously in 1997.
References:
Author record, John Hanrahan, AustLit (https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34550), St Lucia: The University of Queensland, 2002- Hyperlink retrieved 16 Sept 2020
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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.
Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved
Preferred Citation
Papers of John Hanrahan, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 260, Box [Number], Folder [Number]
Provenance
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Subject Keywords
Subjects
John Hanrahan, 1939-1997 — Archives
Australian fiction — 20th century
Religion in literature — Australia
Personal Names
John Hanrahan, 1939-1997
Occupations
Authors
Clergy
Container List
Box 1
Folder 1
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - drafts of ‘Martha’
Folder 2
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - drafts of ‘Martha’
Folder 3
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - drafts of ‘Requiem for Minnie’
Photocopied published version of ‘The Prince’
Folder 4
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - two versions of ‘Phone Calls’; notes and jottings on background editorial comments, bits used, not used and excised
Folder 5
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - notes, jottings on background and editorial comments, bits used, not used and excised
Folder 6
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - revised draft of ‘Magdalena’
Folder 7
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - revised draft of ‘Margarita’
Folder 8
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Magdalena’
Folder 9
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Moira’
Box 2
Folder 10
Draft of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Moira’
Folder 11
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Moira’
Folder 12
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Moira’
Folder 13
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Moira’, 3 September 1989
Folder 14
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan
Folder 15
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan
Box 3
Folder 16
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Madeleine’
Folder 17
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ‘Madeleine’
Folder 18
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan
‘Melchisedich of the Mulga’ - versions from published volume 1977 to 1989
‘The Insiders’ version from Australian Short Stories, number 15 and final version
Folder 19 – not in box
Folder 20
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - drafts of ‘Beneath the Hanging Tree’
Folder 21
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - draft of ’Our Little Hiroshima at Home’
Folder 22
Drafts of Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - early versions of some sections
Oversize material
Folio 1
Excellent Virgin, a novel in stories by John Hanrahan - galley proofs and corrections