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| Manuscript Name | Records of the Youngstreet Poets |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 293 |
| Last Updated | June 2022 |
| Extent | 4 boxes |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract | Organisational papers, including constitution, minutes, financials, correspondence. Also includes literary papers, drafts, galley proofs. |
Collection Subject Type
Literary
Scope and Content
A collection of the organisational papers of the Youngstreet Poets, created between 1978 and 1989. The collection includes minutes and meeting books, annual reports, constitution, financial records and correspondence. The collection also includes material relating to anthologies published by the Youngstreet Poets, including drafts, contracts, galley proofs.
Date Range of Content
1977 - 1989
Biographical Note
The Youngstreet Poets are a group of Sydney-based poets founded in 1979 to provide a workshop setting in order to close the distance between creators and readers. The group was named after Young Street, where they were founded, but altered their name to avoid being confused with ‘street poetry’. They are still meeting, based since 1995 at Writing NSW, with a limited number of invited members.
The Youngstreet Poets have published several anthologies of Australian poetry, including Refractions: poems (1983, ed. Geoff Page), Procession (1987, ed. Fay Zwicky), Directions (1991, ed. Rosemary Dobson), The breaking line (1995, ed. Peter Skrzynecki).
References:
Publisher record, Youngstreet Poets, AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au), St Lucia: The University of Queensland, 2002-. [Retrieved from https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C376165 14/01/2019].
Writing NSW. (2018, April 12). Youngstreet poets. Retrieved from https://writingnsw.org.au/resources/writing-groups/youngstreet-poets/ 14/01/2019
Zwicky, F. (1987). Introduction. In F. Zwicky (Ed.), Procession (pp. 7-8). Sydney: Hale & Ironmonger.
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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
Records of the Youngstreet Poets, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 293, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
Provenance
The collection was acquired from Youngstreet Poets in a single consignment.
Subject Keywords
Subjects
Australian poetry, 20th century poetry
Personal Names
Corporate Names
Young Street Poets
Youngstreet Poets
Occupations
Container List
Box 1
Folder 1
Young Street Poets Anthology material
Correspondence, 1981
Folder 2
Poetry, including material for Youngstreet Poets 3, edited by Fay Zwicky
Folder 3
Poetry, invoices, correspondence and details of history, 1980 - 1983
Folder 4
Correspondence, 1984 - 1988
Attendance books, 1983 - 1984, 1985 - 1986
Folder 5
Correspondence, 1985 - 1987
Folder 6
Correspondence, 1984 - 1985
Photographs
Folder 7
Correspondence, 1979 - 1987
Folder 8
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, 1979 - 1987
Box 2
Folder 9
Financial records, 1983 - 1987
Folder 10
Financial records, 1983 - 1987
Folder 11
Correspondence, 1981 - 1983
Folder 12
Correspondence, 1978 - 1980
Folder 13
Book reviews, publicity, 1979 - 1987
Society of Women Writers’ Workshop booklet, 1977
President’s report, talks given by members.
Folder 14
Talks by Young Street members
Young Street Poets’ Anthology, 1981
Folder 15
Minute books, 1978 - 1979
Meeting book, 1980 - 1982
Young Street Poets’ Anthology, edited by Vivian Smith
Folder 16
Order book, Receipt and Expenditure book, 1978 - 1987
Account book, 1983-1984
Creative Writing, Sri Lanka
Box 3
Folder 17
Minutes and annual reports, 1983 - 1987
Folder 18
Minutes, agendas, constitution, 1979 - 1983
Folder 19
Galley proofs, contract for Procession
Folder 20
Minute book, 1979 - 1989
Folder 21
Talks given at meetings, 1978 -
Folder 22
Correspondence regarding Procession, 1986 - 1987
Folder 23
Correspondence, 1983-late 1980s.
Box 4
Folder 24
Correspondence, poetry, 1983 - 1984
Folder 25
Poetry, c.1980s
Folder 26
News clippings, 1979 - 1989
Folder 27
Receipts and cheque books, 1982 - 1987